Idiot runs into me at a Red light

[Adam]

I'm always worried of people crashing into me at a light or stop sign. I guess it is because I don't have my brake lights on...I put it in neutral since I have a manual.

[djomlas]

no kidding, u know how many people told me that my brake lights dont work at stoplights

[Brucelee]

So I am riding on my Buell on Friday and a woman in a minivan with kids in back is sitting on a side street. She sees me come sweeping down the hill and pulls out anyway. Then she REALIZES that this was a mistake.

She then BACKS UP without looking. Well, since she is half way out in the intersection, the woman behind here in her SUV (who is on the cell phone and trying to discipline her kids in back) has already started to follow this bird out into the interspection.

I guess SHE wasn't watching the road either.

So, BAMMMMMMMMMMM! These two chicks meet back to front.

I ride gently around them as they remain in the intersection.

As I look in my mirror, I can see the confusion reign supreme.

It was priceless!

I have to say, I laughed all the way home.

What a story to remember.

[pecivil]

what has HAPPENED to the idea of paying attn to you driving when you are driving for gods sakes!

if some cell phone yapping, child waking, woman slammed into my Porsche, I would not be in a very charitable mood....

It would take every fiber of my being to not slam her head against the damaged Porsche part multiple times

AAARRRGGHHHH I hate cell phones in the car. As soon as I get in, I turn mine off. That way the temptation to answer it is gone. I think cell phones cause more accidents than pretty much everything. It seems like everybody you see here in Cali is yapping on their phone while driving. It scares the f**k outta me.

[Dante]

While I have not had an accident in my Boxster *knocks on wood*, what are the thoughts of arguing for deminished value? Meaning that once a car like a Porsche is wrecked for whatever reason - most buyers are either going to stay away from it completely or want the price reduced.

I know that everytime I have looked for one of my Porsches - I have always excluded ones that have had been in an accident.

[BobMarley1]

I think in addition to the cell phone phenonemon(I mean really, do you have to be talking with someone at all times?...)
I think that it's related to the "ME" attitude that everyone has, I'm first, I own the road, what are you thinking? I'm here so you better let me go.

so tiring, and it's going to get worse...

Originally Posted by pecivil

what has HAPPENED to the idea of paying attn to you driving when you are driving for gods sakes!

if some cell phone yapping, child waking, woman slammed into my Porsche, I would not be in a very charitable mood....

It would take every fiber of my being to not slam her head against the damaged Porsche part multiple times

AAARRRGGHHHH I hate cell phones in the car. As soon as I get in, I turn mine off. That way the temptation to answer it is gone. I think cell phones cause more accidents than pretty much everything. It seems like everybody you see here in Cali is yapping on their phone while driving. It scares the f**k outta me.

[djomlas]

the other day there was a special on this, driving with cellphone, and driving with handsfree, and they both were wery bad conclusion that both of them are a bad idea. not that its news to us anyways, but just to show u that u should get off the phone while driving, or just simply pull over and talk, but who in their right mind wold wanna do that, god forbid we miss an episode of some useless tv show or something of that magnitude, phew

[Sammy]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

So I am riding on my Buell on Friday and a woman in a minivan with kids in back is sitting on a side street. She sees me come sweeping down the hill and pulls out anyway. Then she REALIZES that this was a mistake.

She then BACKS UP without looking. Well, since she is half way out in the intersection, the woman behind here in her SUV (who is on the cell phone and trying to discipline her kids in back) has already started to follow this bird out into the interspection.

I guess SHE wasn't watching the road either.

So, BAMMMMMMMMMMM! These two chicks meet back to front.

I ride gently around them as they remain in the intersection.

As I look in my mirror, I can see the confusion reign supreme.

It was priceless!

I have to say, I laughed all the way home.

What a story to remember.

I'm not sure I would be laughing seeing that she recognized her mistake soon enough to keep you from being splattered over the pavement... It sucks that stupidity led to a crash of the other vehicles, but I would be thanking my lucky stars that it wasn't me on my bike... (I hope this doesn't sound like a nagging wife, just thankful that we didn't have to read about one of our fellow members departing early)

I wish they would at least make a law where if you are talking on a cell phone you have to use a hands free device (Chicago has this but I'm not sure how the enforcement is?). I think talking on a cell phone while driving is something we'll live/deal with the rest of our lives, but I'm hoping they will take steps to make it safer.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Sammy

I'm not sure I would be laughing seeing that she recognized her mistake soon enough to keep you from being splattered over the pavement... It sucks that stupidity led to a crash of the other vehicles, but I would be thanking my lucky stars that it wasn't me on my bike... (I hope this doesn't sound like a nagging wife, just thankful that we didn't have to read about one of our fellow members departing early)

I wish they would at least make a law where if you are talking on a cell phone you have to use a hands free device (Chicago has this but I'm not sure how the enforcement is?). I think talking on a cell phone while driving is something we'll live/deal with the rest of our lives, but I'm hoping they will take steps to make it safer.

I was in NO danger as I KNEW she was going to do this. I get these feelings on the bike and they are almost always right. Hence, I had already slowed down and could have easily done a dead stop.

So, no luck involved although I supposed she could have made a really sharp left and run up my lane and into me. Stranger things have happened with women behind the wheel.

Now, here come our female members to start hammering me!

[Brucelee]

PS- Thanks for the concern!

[jeffsquire]

[QUOTE=I wish they would at least make a law where if you are talking on a cell phone you have to use a hands free device (Chicago has this but I'm not sure how the enforcement is?). I think talking on a cell phone while driving is something we'll live/deal with the rest of our lives, but I'm hoping they will take steps to make it safer.[/QUOTE]

THeres a lot of new data out there proving that not even a handsfree device makes talking on a cell phone while driving any less dangerous.

[Sammy]

[QUOTE=jeffsquire]

Originally Posted by I wish they would at least make a law where if you are talking on a cell phone you have to use a hands free device (Chicago has this but I'm not sure how the enforcement is?). I think talking on a cell phone while driving is something we'll live/deal with the rest of our lives, but I'm hoping they will take steps to make it safer.[/QUOTE

THeres a lot of new data out there proving that not even a handsfree device makes talking on a cell phone while driving any less dangerous.

It sure makes it a lot easier to shift plus I can turn my head easily to look to the side before I change lanes. Of course I can't argue that talking on a cell phone is a distraction, but I have a hard time believing that using a handsfree device is equally dangerous to that of someone with one hand on the steering wheel.

I rarely ever answer my phone when I'm in my Boxster as I need the extra hand for shifting, but in my automatic truck I am guilty of talking on the cell phone. I do make a conscious effort to minimize lane changes as well as focus more when coming to an intersection. The same goes when I have a "royale with cheese" in hand...

[IowaS]

Originally Posted by Sammy

It sure makes it a lot easier to shift plus I can turn my head easily to look to the side before I change lanes. Of course I can't argue that talking on a cell phone is a distraction, but I have a hard time believing that using a handsfree device is equally dangerous to that of someone with one hand on the steering wheel.

I rarely ever answer my phone when I'm in my Boxster as I need the extra hand for shifting, but in my automatic truck I am guilty of talking on the cell phone. I do make a conscious effort to minimize lane changes as well as focus more when coming to an intersection. The same goes when I have a "royale with cheese" in hand...

Or a "royale with cheese"....good stuff Sammy...

[IowaS]

I will probably take some heat for this but I am ALWAYS on my phone in the car...I just couldn't do my job without it...office time for me is very limited between meetings. Granted I use handsfree devices, speed dialing or voice recognition dialing...

where do you stop, eating, drinking (soda), make-up, radio, CD players, Ipods,and my all time favorite, smoking...all of these cause distractions of some sort. I'd rather see someone on a cell phone than munching on a Big Mac and fries....

[jeffsquire]

Originally Posted by IowaS

I will probably take some heat for this but I am ALWAYS on my phone in the car...I just couldn't do my job without it...office time for me is very limited between meetings. Granted I use handsfree devices, speed dialing or voice recognition dialing...

where do you stop, eating, drinking (soda), make-up, radio, CD players, Ipods,and my all time favorite, smoking...all of these cause distractions of some sort. I'd rather see someone on a cell phone than munching on a Big Mac and fries....

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Eating requires minimal cognitive abililty. Ditto drinking, smoking, radio listening. But communicating, listening, talking, analyzing distracts you from the road.

If you're in your Porsche, just enjoy the ride. Save the phone calls for the office.