What traffic violation do you hate most?

LMAO that's a good tact.

 

Sweet. :thumbsup:

Couple Saturdays ago I rode to Lexington, KY - all slab on the way down. Around Cincy traffic came to a complete stop, backed up in all 3 lanes. Gotta be due an accident or lane closure, right? Nope. There was nothing at all in the way. People hit their freakin' brakes for no reason, so the next 20 people behind them have to do it, too. Stop 'n go traffic for 15-20 min. for no reason at all. Damn cagers!

 

I just did a 950 mile trip in the cage this weekend. It would take half of the memory space on the VFRW server for me to detail all the insane behavior I saw...and it would get me all upset again anyway. I think it is clear, there is no worse stage to see bad human behavior than the road.
Period.

 

The one the LEO's seem to miss is the dudes who take rattyass pickups and SUV's. jack them up with suspension and big rubber like they are going on a monster truck rally or a leisurely jaunt down the Baja. add a stepladder to get in and out of the rig and never adjust the headlights.

 

That's why God made large ball bearings.

 

Just because they are too fucking sorry to adjust their headlights you're gonna throw ball bearings? What, you wanna be on the Smoking Gun Presents?! You gotta use an assortment of used nuts, bolts and bearings (enough for one drop only) so it'll look like kick up from your rear tire and the inbred can't prove otherwise...

 

I learn a lot on this site.

 

Unfortunately there are those who are packing a tootsie roll in their pants, who compensate with what I like to call a "teeny weenie" truck. Does anyone think there are girls who look at a truck like that, and the fat, mullet sporting, sister diddler driving it and go "oooh, yeah, that's hot" really? I'll add them to the list though. I'm gonna be a busy boy.

 

Knife needs a bit of honing this moning..

That ball bearing story is about as bad as the guy in the tavern on a Harley that is 45 years old and was at Anzio and shot down 37 Messerschmidts all on the same day.

What has been missed is that it's as big a PITA when these mini big rigs are comin at ya.

Now if ya wanna really do some damage, instead of ballbearings, use caltrops.

It also may be a little hard to covince a judge that carrying a pocketfull of ballbearings around is a thing that "everyone" does. Better to have half a roll of dimes or for the guys in the cheap seats, a roll of pennies.


I like the Tootsie Roll analogy. However, a judge might consider that a form of racial profiling and even checking something like that out is not likely found on the general LEO's job discription.

 

OK, I'll bite. What's a caltrop? I'm learning so much new stuff my head hurts (in a good way).

 

http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/caltrop/pic/caltrop.jpg

 

ohhh, $h!t... wouldn't want to tangle with one of those while on a bike. PM me where I can get some of those, or are they homemade.
What ethical purpose do they serve?

 

And I sure as hell would not want to go down with those in my pocket either.

 

Causing cosmetic damage is one thing, vehicle crashes is another. While I'm not above tossing stuff that will chip and crack, shit like caltrops is crossing the line, period.

 

I hafta agree with Cyborg. The biker's Geneva Convention and code of ethics would prohibit the use of indiscriminate anti-personnel mines and caltrops. Try collecting interesting rocks in your travel, but beware, as one clumsy move can scatter your collection. Especially when wearing gloves.

Here's a poem to help you remember to stay calm:

DROP your cares aside.
ROCKS are pretty.
WHEN angered, take a deep breath.
TAILGATERS will eventually get caught.
RIDE happy.
YOUR safety is #1.
ASSume no one will give you the right-of-way.

It's no haiku, but think of it when you get angry whilst riding.

Happy riding to everyone. :thumbsup:

 

So what you guys are saying basically is that things like Claymores and C4 are out? Gosh and all this time, I thought y'all were solution oriented.

I suppose now, no one is interested in another solution involving an Irish made equivalent of a Sylvania PF series 300 flashbulb, a Mazda base, some wire a trigger button and a couple of alligator clips? For the photog set the Sylvania knockoffs have a GN of +/- 1150 @ 400 ISO with three burst rates still available. The same rig with a little modification is also great for getting rid of Jesus freaks who come knocking just about dinnertime if you put one in your porchlight.

 

Lemme think about that...Uh, no.

 

A Slick50 dispensing unit? Smoke grenades? Spike strips? Inflatable road kill? Hydroflouric acid?

The object here is not to make anyone think but to merely offer alternative solutions. However, I do understand your POV.

 

Uhhhhh... I wonder if this is being picked up on the Feds word/phrase scanner. Anyone get an early morning knock on the door yet?

 

Naaah, they stopped most of that when GWB went back to Texas and his jug of Wild Turkey.

Sometimes those knocks on the door are from Guido and Tony if ya owe some bucks to the wrong guy.