Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 28, 2009, 2:18 am
> Traffic came to a standstill on
> the way home though, with maybe a half mile long line of cars winding
> along the shore line till it disappeared around the mountain bend. We
> sat there for awhile. I hadn't charged the battery in recently, which
> is something I seem to have to do to ward off low voltage, so I was
> hesitant to shut/start the engine down as traffic moved a few car
> lengths every 10 minutes. I was also leery of sitting at a stop for
> long periods on an air-cooled bike. After perhaps 20 minutes, I
> pulled over to the shoulder, rode up the line about 50 yards, crossed
> the street, parked in a pull-off, and shut the engine down.
>
> Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,
Filter past the traffic. It's what bikes are for.
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Posted by Twibil on June 28, 2009, 2:28 am
On Jun 27, 11:18 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,
> Filter past the traffic. It's what bikes are for.
But it's illegal most places in north America, and can result in a
nasty fine if a cop sees you doing it.
Perfectly legal in California, of course.
Thank God.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 28, 2009, 2:34 am
> On Jun 27, 11:18 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
> >
> > > Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,
> >
> > Filter past the traffic. It's what bikes are for.
>
> But it's illegal most places in north America, and can result in a
> nasty fine if a cop sees you doing it.
I know. I couldn't resist, though.
>
> Perfectly legal in California, of course.
>
And most other places on the planet. Where people are sensible enough to
realise that if there's some unused road, and a vehicle small and agile
enough to use, you might as well let them.
And in this eco-age, it relieves congestion which also reduces
emissions. A winner all round.
--
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Suzuki TS250ER
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM.
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Posted by Mark Olson on June 28, 2009, 9:12 am
The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> On Jun 27, 11:18 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
>> Gentleman) wrote:
>>>> Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,
>>> Filter past the traffic. It's what bikes are for.
>> But it's illegal most places in north America, and can result in a
>> nasty fine if a cop sees you doing it.
>
> I know. I couldn't resist, though.
>> Perfectly legal in California, of course.
>>
> And most other places on the planet. Where people are sensible enough to
> realise that if there's some unused road, and a vehicle small and agile
> enough to use, you might as well let them.
>
> And in this eco-age, it relieves congestion which also reduces
> emissions. A winner all round.
The sight of a bike filtering past stopped traffic is enough to
give many people outside California an apoplectic fit and drive
them into a rage. The fact that the bike isn't impeding them in
any way makes no difference, they can't stand the fact that you're
getting ahead of them and in their mind it isn't fair that you
aren't waiting your turn. I have filtered on occasion when it's
the sensible if not quite legal thing to do and have seen this
first hand.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 28, 2009, 9:36 am
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 27, 11:18 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> >> Gentleman) wrote:
> >>>> Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,
> >>> Filter past the traffic. It's what bikes are for.
> >> But it's illegal most places in north America, and can result in a
> >> nasty fine if a cop sees you doing it.
> >
> > I know. I couldn't resist, though.
> >> Perfectly legal in California, of course.
> >>
> > And most other places on the planet. Where people are sensible enough to
> > realise that if there's some unused road, and a vehicle small and agile
> > enough to use, you might as well let them.
> >
> > And in this eco-age, it relieves congestion which also reduces
> > emissions. A winner all round.
>
> The sight of a bike filtering past stopped traffic is enough to
> give many people outside California an apoplectic fit and drive
> them into a rage. The fact that the bike isn't impeding them in
> any way makes no difference, they can't stand the fact that you're
> getting ahead of them and in their mind it isn't fair that you
> aren't waiting your turn. I have filtered on occasion when it's
> the sensible if not quite legal thing to do and have seen this
> first hand.
Insane, IMHO. If you want to get through traffic, get a bike.
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> the way home though, with maybe a half mile long line of cars winding
> along the shore line till it disappeared around the mountain bend. We
> sat there for awhile. I hadn't charged the battery in recently, which
> is something I seem to have to do to ward off low voltage, so I was
> hesitant to shut/start the engine down as traffic moved a few car
> lengths every 10 minutes. I was also leery of sitting at a stop for
> long periods on an air-cooled bike. After perhaps 20 minutes, I
> pulled over to the shoulder, rode up the line about 50 yards, crossed
> the street, parked in a pull-off, and shut the engine down.
>
> Traffic hardly moved during the next 15 minutes we sat there,