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From: George W Frost on 9 Apr 2010 18:42 "theo" <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote in message news:23d7b5ef-8665-4955-984f-f1bb28db0154(a)r18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... On Apr 9, 4:39 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:09:27 +1000 > > atec7 7 <""> wrote: > > Noisy pipes can save lives > > did you notice todays in the news was some bloke who didn't see xing > > lights and got hit by a train ? > > I don't like loud bikes either but a louder train might have been > > heard and a louder bike might stop some retard in a 4door doing a right > > turn in front of a motorcycle > > Don't do much country riding? Trains have very loud horns and they > use them when coming to a crossing. They are required to use the horn at every crossing (in WA anyway) even if the crossing has lights, bells and boom gates. People still get run over. Theo ************************ In Victoria, train drivers are required to sound their horn at every road and pedestrian crossing, this includes crossings where ther train line is between paddocks. Behind me in my little village, there are seven crossings within hearing range, luckily there are very few trains which use the line every day, and I can guess the time of day by the train.
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 9 Apr 2010 20:32 theo wrote: > On Apr 9, 4:39 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:09:27 +1000 >> >> atec7 7 <""> wrote: >>> Noisy pipes can save lives >>> did you notice todays in the news was some bloke who didn't see xing >>> lights and got hit by a train ? >>> I don't like loud bikes either but a louder train might have been >>> heard and a louder bike might stop some retard in a 4door doing a right >>> turn in front of a motorcycle >> Don't do much country riding? Trains have very loud horns and they >> use them when coming to a crossing. > > They are required to use the horn at every crossing (in WA anyway) > even if the crossing has lights, bells and boom gates. People still > get run over. > > Theo > > Sposed to in Qld but it doesn't happen due to epa complaints , and people still get hit
From: Milton on 9 Apr 2010 20:44 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4bbdbda7$0$56408$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... I've been knocked off bikes maybe half a dozen > times in the last 20 years or so (the last one being the worst and it > ended my bike riding days) and in each case it was the fault of a car > driver who wasn't watching what they were doing. > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. Therein lies the problem. To be knocked off a bike 6 times in 20 years tells me you are careless or you are a cat. Whilst a car driver should watch out for motorcyclists, the motorcyclyst MUST always assume any car on the road is out to get them and be "super aware" of that. I have been riding for close on 40 years (dirt bikes to 600cc and roadbikes to 1100cc) and the only spills I have had on the roads was from tyre punctures. Sure, I've had close calls with cars, but I have always been "super aware" of car/truck drivers.
From: Milton on 9 Apr 2010 20:47 <OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message news:15itr5pc4e0au6h00l5cj8s15ibrqt7jnr(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:05:40 +1000, Albm&ctd > <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: > >>In article <1270731756.763322(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au>, >>athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au says... >>> Scotty <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Saw a T-Shirt the other month. NOISEY PIPES SAVE LIVES, how fucked >>> > up is that, how about safe riders save lives! >>> >>> You saw Al? >>> >>(1) I don't wear a T-shirt for protection, prefer leather.. >>(2) If I did have a slogan it would be like this... >>If you hit me and I find out where you live, an axe in your forehead can >>be >>rather uncomfortable but would alleviate my pain and suffering somewhat. >>Thank >>you and have a nice day, gentle motorist. >> >>Al > > My bumper sticker would be something like. > > Wake up idiot...my job is not to spend half my life looking out for > you as you rip up the inside, squeeze between cars while straddling > lanes or overtake without warning...It's your job to accept that your > lack of consideration and forethought will bring you undone. > I accept no responsibility for your actions. > > > > > OzOne of the three twins > > I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. Yep, and how about passing over double lines too? See that every day.
From: Milton on 9 Apr 2010 20:48
"Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote in message news:MPG.2629691b447e551f989b4e(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <15itr5pc4e0au6h00l5cj8s15ibrqt7jnr(a)4ax.com>, OzOne(a)Crackerbox- > Palace.com says... >> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:05:40 +1000, Albm&ctd >> <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: >> >> >In article <1270731756.763322(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au>, >> >athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au says... >> >> Scotty <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Saw a T-Shirt the other month. NOISEY PIPES SAVE LIVES, how fucked >> >> > up is that, how about safe riders save lives! >> >> >> >> You saw Al? >> >> >> >(1) I don't wear a T-shirt for protection, prefer leather.. >> >(2) If I did have a slogan it would be like this... >> >If you hit me and I find out where you live, an axe in your forehead can >> >be >> >rather uncomfortable but would alleviate my pain and suffering somewhat. >> >Thank >> >you and have a nice day, gentle motorist. >> > >> >Al >> >> My bumper sticker would be something like. >> >> Wake up idiot...my job is not to spend half my life looking out for >> you as you rip up the inside, squeeze between cars while straddling >> lanes or overtake without warning...It's your job to accept that your >> lack of consideration and forethought will bring you undone. >> I accept no responsibility for your actions. >> >> >> >> >> OzOne of the three twins >> >> I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. >> > I don't lane split.. you stoopid old Sopwith camel driving crunt :-) > > Al That's probably why you are still here, but there are plenty who dice with death. |