I hate driving around DC, fortunately I don't have to go there there very often these days. I used to ride my bike around Boston too, scary sometimes. Nothing like a deer running in front of your motorcycle to get your attention.

Hard to believe....worse than NYC.

I knew it was bad but man.

Now....do you believe everything you read in the paper? After a couple stories about me in the Baltimore Sun I never believe anything I read in that paper! Facts all twisted around and things in quotes that I never said.

Craig...we all have a 6th sense for deer. In western Md. I had a bear run out in front of me while on my m/c.

Cheers,

Bill

Try riding the beltway during rush hour...or rout 95 during rush hour...you won't doubt it at all.

in the evening the inner loop backed up from the Potomac river all the way to 95 and north is an every day thing.....thats over 30 miles stop and go...same with Route 66 west outside the beltway....over 25 miles stop and go every day, and 95 south for about 20+ miles stop and go....

All bumper to bumper, moving 5 feet at a time.

See it all the time with my own eyes......

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I've seen the backups with my own eyes too....on I95. 66 used to be a nice drive but I guess not anymore.

I bet that road to Fredrick [270??] gets just as bad.

Wait 5 years...complete gridlock if they don't do something.

Cheers,

Bill

270 was a mess 20 years ago.....they widened it 15 years ago and its still a mess.....I rarely end up there during rush hour however....I shift any customer visits to avoid the worst times.

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Am glad I can avoid that whole area. Would rather put up with deer in the road.


Too bad you can't switch jobs. Those traffic jams would drive me to drink. Hey wait....I drink anyway. Well, it would make me pull my hair out. Hmmm...I'm already bald. Well, it would drive me to do something.

Cheers,

Bill

I think we ALL need to wear helmets (Motocycles, Cars, RV's, Boats. etc...)

Axm

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The way most people drive it might not be a bad idea.

Cheers,

Bill

To hear some of our fine legislators and (let's not forget our fine insurance companies who DO IT AL FOR US).

One would think that if: Use helmets (alway's), Wear seat belts (especially while sinking in water), have front/side/rear air bags, have all wheel drive, do not have coffee between legs (contents may be hot). We all should be safe from death forever ;-)

Axm

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93 300D 245,000 miles (Moms Baby AKA "Sweat Pea")
87 300D 185,000 miles (Life giver, aka parts car for my 300SD)

Most helmet supporters have never tried riding in traffic with earmuffs on..You can hear more in a car with the windows up than you will hear wearing a hemet on a motorcycle..it blocks sound from every direction but down which is the engine and the noisiest thing around.

Not factoring in heat stroke on hot and humid days.

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1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

What about helmet paint? Is that going to be restricted as well? What if you're in a state with no helmet law, would hair coloring be restricted then?

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I agree, but I doubt you can explain this to people who haven't done it. It's like riding in a bubble. If I ever get old and/or scared enough that I'm not comfortable riding without a helmet I'll probably just quit riding.

How about helmets for pedestrians and people in homes with stairs? There oughta be a law....

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Air bags too.

we are talking DC....plenty of airbags walking the streets around here.....more the closer to the capitol you get too.

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1979 300SD W116
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1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche