How bad is it to drive at high RPM's all the time?
10-02-2012, 12:47 PM
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I have to drive defensively in my area, I've been put into the median twice on the highway once with my race car on the trailer because of dumb ***** on their phone swerving left into my lane. I think most people shouldn't have cell phones let alone cars but that is another story.
I thought driving in Manhattan was bad, but here you have 3 different types of drivers swerving into your lane:
1. 80-something year olds in giant oldsmobiles and buicks who didn't see or hear you, and shouldn't even have their licenses anymore.
2. Soccer moms in SUV's or Minivans putting on makeup or talking on their cellphones not paying attention.
3. Johnny Ricer in dropped fart-canned ricers who weave in and out of traffic who think they're the ****.
Makes for some interesting commutes on a motorcycle down here.
10-02-2012, 02:04 PM
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93 You live in Orlando, look into what happened to Hulk Hogans son. Pretty sure he was driving fast all the time. He ruined his best friends life.
The fastest I have every been was 130, one time in my 96 C4 Corvette. That was it too scary for me even on the interstate.
My Camaro, I romp on it 1st-3rd then let off, thats about it. Never had it on the strip.
The fastest I have every been was 130, one time in my 96 C4 Corvette. That was it too scary for me even on the interstate.
My Camaro, I romp on it 1st-3rd then let off, thats about it. Never had it on the strip.
10-02-2012, 02:31 PM
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With my bike being my main mode of transportation, and living in FL where 95% of people cant drive worth a DAMN, defensive driving has become the norm for me.
I thought driving in Manhattan was bad, but here you have 3 different types of drivers swerving into your lane:
1. 80-something year olds in giant oldsmobiles and buicks who didn't see or hear you, and shouldn't even have their licenses anymore.
2. Soccer moms in SUV's or Minivans putting on makeup or talking on their cellphones not paying attention.
3. Johnny Ricer in dropped fart-canned ricers who weave in and out of traffic who think they're the ****.
Makes for some interesting commutes on a motorcycle down here.
I thought driving in Manhattan was bad, but here you have 3 different types of drivers swerving into your lane:
1. 80-something year olds in giant oldsmobiles and buicks who didn't see or hear you, and shouldn't even have their licenses anymore.
2. Soccer moms in SUV's or Minivans putting on makeup or talking on their cellphones not paying attention.
3. Johnny Ricer in dropped fart-canned ricers who weave in and out of traffic who think they're the ****.
Makes for some interesting commutes on a motorcycle down here.
. I'd still prefer either over my hometown in the summer tho, got 6.8miles of 2lane highway going thru town w/ a population of 3,500 that swells to over 17,000 in the summer. I've been all over the US and some of CA and we have the WORST tourists in the country out here when it comes to driving! just from mid july to the end of august there was 107 accidents on that 6.8mi of highway!! I would never ride a motorcycle out here(or in FL lol) not even 30 and I've already lost 3 friends on bikes.. and another 4 in vehicles.I swear 85% of the people on the road need to go back to drivers ed!!!!!!!!!!
10-02-2012, 02:31 PM
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10-02-2012, 02:32 PM
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FL is pretty crazy, used to go down there allot. NYC is pretty stressful, especially when I'm in the reefer f350 or worse in the gmc5500 box truck delivering fish:dizzy:. I'd still prefer either over my hometown in the summer tho, got 6.8miles of 2lane highway going thru town w/ a population of 3,500 that swells to over 17,000 in the summer. I've been all over the US and some of CA and we have the WORST tourists in the country when it comes to driving! just from mid july to the end of august there was 107 accidents on that 6.8mi of highway!! I would never ride a motorcycle out here(or in FL lol) not even 30 and I've already lost 3 friends on bikes.. and another 4 in vehicles.
I swear 85% of the people on the road need to go back to drivers ed!!!!!!!!!!
I swear 85% of the people on the road need to go back to drivers ed!!!!!!!!!!
10-02-2012, 08:13 PM
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With my bike being my main mode of transportation, and living in FL where 95% of people cant drive worth a DAMN, defensive driving has become the norm for me.
I thought driving in Manhattan was bad, but here you have 3 different types of drivers swerving into your lane:
1. 80-something year olds in giant oldsmobiles and buicks who didn't see or hear you, and shouldn't even have their licenses anymore.
2. Soccer moms in SUV's or Minivans putting on makeup or talking on their cellphones not paying attention.
3. Johnny Ricer in dropped fart-canned ricers who weave in and out of traffic who think they're the ****.
Makes for some interesting commutes on a motorcycle down here.
I thought driving in Manhattan was bad, but here you have 3 different types of drivers swerving into your lane:
1. 80-something year olds in giant oldsmobiles and buicks who didn't see or hear you, and shouldn't even have their licenses anymore.
2. Soccer moms in SUV's or Minivans putting on makeup or talking on their cellphones not paying attention.
3. Johnny Ricer in dropped fart-canned ricers who weave in and out of traffic who think they're the ****.
Makes for some interesting commutes on a motorcycle down here.
10-02-2012, 08:16 PM
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93 You live in Orlando, look into what happened to Hulk Hogans son. Pretty sure he was driving fast all the time. He ruined his best friends life.
The fastest I have every been was 130, one time in my 96 C4 Corvette. That was it too scary for me even on the interstate.
My Camaro, I romp on it 1st-3rd then let off, thats about it. Never had it on the strip.
The fastest I have every been was 130, one time in my 96 C4 Corvette. That was it too scary for me even on the interstate.
My Camaro, I romp on it 1st-3rd then let off, thats about it. Never had it on the strip.
but sometimes that alone wont stop dumbasses doing racing in city limits.
10-02-2012, 08:20 PM
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Lol I can agree on that also. When the first time I saw what I had to pass to get my license is said to myself "Is that it?" Most of it was common sense!
10-02-2012, 10:41 PM
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Yeah your right, the "arguement" has gone from slightly funny to just plain tired. How about some relevance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jznoUT76wlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jznoUT76wlg
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10-03-2012, 05:43 AM
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One street racing issue that bugs the **** out of me is when a street racing related story is told you will see that 99% of the time it's between two dumbfucks that are racing through intersections or on a road full of turns, so of course everyone is programmed to say how evil street racing is, yet you never see/hear/read about wrecks happening on a straight road out in bumfuck nowhere.
I remember some f-body related crash dedication website posted up a few years ago where dude had his girlfriend in the car and he was racing a friend around a sweeping corner, naturally lost control and t-boned a pole and I think it killed both of them. The website went on to say just how bad street racing is. Pictures were up on the website of the road where dude lost it and wrecked. I swear the skid marks were hundreds of feet long. Street racing didn't kill him. His careless judgement to take a corner on a two lane road at retarded high speeds is what killed him.
When you are on a bike you must take into consideration EVERYONE is trying to kill you. Keeps your senses a little sharper.
I remember some f-body related crash dedication website posted up a few years ago where dude had his girlfriend in the car and he was racing a friend around a sweeping corner, naturally lost control and t-boned a pole and I think it killed both of them. The website went on to say just how bad street racing is. Pictures were up on the website of the road where dude lost it and wrecked. I swear the skid marks were hundreds of feet long. Street racing didn't kill him. His careless judgement to take a corner on a two lane road at retarded high speeds is what killed him.
When you are on a bike you must take into consideration EVERYONE is trying to kill you. Keeps your senses a little sharper.
10-03-2012, 08:55 AM
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But your theory "Speed Kills" is going in one ear and out the other. If I have an F-body in good condition, good tire, ect... Then im not going to worry about slamming into a median like this idiot. He was probably driving 140mph with a car right in front of him and his brakes were shot. He either lost control from one of 2 factors or both: He had no brakes or he steered way too radical then lost control.
