When the light turns green outta no where a RED LIGHT RUNNER traveling at HIGH SPEED might nail you in the side. Always always always check both right and left BEFORE stepping on the go pedal.

We've had some horrific accidents involving red light runners traveling at high speed.

Not just red lights husky man ~ I see this daily far from major boulevards and these stop sign runners often don't bother to look sideways at all, no wonder it's so dangerous out there .

The fact is, many are afraid, the proof is in the nature of their non repair help posts .

Again I say : this is un American and I hope others choose to not be afraid .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Back when we rode horses, not too many riders killed. When the automobile came into vogue, accidents began. People screamed at the government to "do something". So, government began to license, regulate, require insurance, require seat belts, etc etc ad nauseum. Still today, these psycho drivers are out there looking for someone to run over.......

Again, I'll stand by my original post; every moment you are NOT in your car is a moment of peace and safety.

I disagree ~ I love driving, that's why I have the vehicles I choose to have and why I still ride Motocycles in spite of twice being crippled by Moto crashes .

YOU as an individual choose to embrace life or be afraid .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I agree with that, though I did quit riding motorcycles. My last bike was a BSA Victor, a 441 cc single cylinder. Twice on the freeway, I had cars changing lanes right at me. Just too weird. Plus, the drawbridges in Seattle have a steel grating for a lot of the roadway surface, not a problem in an auto but a motorcycle will do an unsettling short of weird shimmy. Never piled up from it or even really came close, but it freaks you out nonetheless. Someday if I get a Jay Leno style garage i’d like to get a Bultaco 250 and cherry it out.

https://youtu.be/cbrC4Dhh69Y

A Suzuki X6 would also be a lot of fun. I drove one of those when I was 15. In New Mexico they let you get a “scooter license” when you were 13.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

A BSA Victor, sweet .

I'm also on a bunch of Moto forums and I'm amazed at how many fail to grasp that someone who chooses a different ride than you do, isn't automatically a poof .

I only had a couple Brit bikes, they were fun and all but I mostly like twins and oil tight and break free ones at that .

These days I can hardly ride my old 1975 BMW R60/6 and the upcoming 'Lucas Prince Of Darkness Ride' across the Mulholland Highway is no longer fun in the dark for me....

Is that Suzuki X6 the "Hustler" 260 C.C. twin with 6 speed box ? . I had one for a while, even two up it was startlingly quick .

I maybe should have kept it .

I don't much like two smokers though .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I know no one here is going to like this but after watching the deranged 18 Y.O. kid kill 10 and injure 3 more in Buffalo, New York I'd mention that ALL of these shooters are middle class alt white guys, not a liberal among them .

I'm *extremely* Conservative so this bothers me greatly .

With freedom comes great responsibility .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

perhaps this punk would not have made it to the front door of the store had the store's parking lot customers BEEN ARMED. Think about how the church in texas dealt with their nut case.....

Yes ! the wild West was good and no one ever was hurt or killed who didn't need it right ? .

I don't think you're a bad person but you really need to decide not to be afraid anymore, more guns are not the answer .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better