It's funny that you should mention motorcycles. One of the reasons I have
not driven my 2000 roadster for 17 years is that in the year of 1983, april
fools day, I was hit head on while I was cruising on my 1976 gold wing. No
I was not wearing a helmet. Without going into great detail, I was messed
up, more psychologically than physically. Even tho when I was struck by the
Volkswagen dune buggy, in addition to moving the vw bumper back to the
firewall, my head hit the windshield, and I suffer from neck pain almost
constantly, I had a broken right wrist, a broken left elbow, a broken left
leg, and a dislocated right toe. My passenger was found 150 feet from the
site of the accident, with internal injuries, and two broken legs. other
than that I was ok. but mentally I was disabled for over ten years. I
could not focus or concentrate on anything for a extended period of time. I
have learned much about the laws in this country, and our social security
system. I was denied benefits from SS, after three years of obtaining a
lawyer and having to sue them. They do not just hand you a check because
you are disabled. Oh, The twice convicted drunk driver, that hit me was
drunk again, and was under age, and from out of State. I could only collect
the limits of his insurance, $15,000. it took a lawyer to get it, and I
wound up with $11,000. That does'nt go very far. I have worked less than
three years total of those 17 years. But I'm not complaining, because I see
the dawning of a new age.
-----Original Message-----
From: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
To: a roadster list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 6:12 PM
Subject: driving with caution and politeness <g>
>I don't ride motorcycles much,
> but being in a roadster in Seattle, I drive like I'm biking. Which is
>to say, cars just don't see you. I've been pretty badly cut off, only
>to see the driver of the other car jump startledly before I can even go
>for the brake. He/she just didn't SEE me.
> And around here, the fast lane is usually all the way to the right! Go
>figure...
>Toby
>
>Ken Pearce wrote:
>>
>> 2.) When driving the roadster, your head is usually at their bumper
>> height. Drive as if everyone is trying to hit you, always
>> leave yourself an "out". Where a helmet and chicks will smile
>> at you more. (OK, maybe they're laughing)
>>
>> Ken Pearce, '68-2000
>> Lawrence, KS
>
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