Something's been irritating me.

[James Deuce]

More than usual.

"Let's be careful.".

I've seen people I know and people I don't implore us all to be careful over the Christmas break.

Careful doesn't cut it folks.

Be skillful and confident, create a safety zone, take charge of your destiny.

Being careful implies a passive approach to a dangerous situation.

Motorcycling is about risk management. You can do that.

For example, this evening I was on the way home from work and saw a plume of diesel smoke appear over the top of a house down a side street to my left.

I pulled over to the curb before I got to the side street and stopped.

Sure enough a bus reversed out of the side street. It's not a street with a bus route either.

I took control of my safety zone. I wasn't careful, I was street smart.

Stop being a bunch of wussies and make the world your own.

[Indiana_Jones]

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Stop being a bunch of wussies and make the world your own.



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"The world, Chico, and everything in it"

-Indy

-Indy

[Ixion]

Should we then be careless, instead ? But I know what you mean. Let's say, instead, "Let's be vigilant"

[bell]

Fair point Jim, we should assume we're invisible. Because to a lot of drivers we are.

[Donor]

I think "LET'S BE SAFE" covers it personally...

Safety isn't just how we ride, it's also about watching those around us, who are beset on making the roads their own, and taking out anyone around them they fail to see as fellow occupants of what is essentially a bloody small area.

[jetboy]

No one is safe on these roads...on my way to work today I saw 3 accidents - two of them happened right in front of me (no I wasnt nudging people out of the way)...in fact my sister was involved in an accident yesterday where she was driving on a main road and a learner driver with passenger just pulled out from a stop sign, t-boned her (car...) and wrote the thing off. Just like that.

[yungatart]

Wise words Jim.
You are right again, of course!

[MisterD]

It doesn't hurt to be lucky either, so I hope we are all that, as well.

Of course, to paraphrase some golfer or other, the more more we follow Jim's advice, the luckier we are likely to be.

[madmal64]

A timely reminder to ride with the brain fully engaged. :yes:

[Fatjim]

Wise words Jim.
You are right again, of course!
Don't encourage him!

How come I never see accidents?

Touch wood.

[dawnrazor]

How about;

"
RIDE LIKE EVERY OTHER MOTHERFUCKER ON THE ROAD WANTS TO KILL YOU"

[Motu]

But you don't have to be negative about it,that's a defensive attitude - I prefer to be positive and take a proactive approach.One step ahead and anticipating their actions rather than reacting to what happens.

[Freakshow]

Be pro active, not reactive!

[mstriumph]

Be alive to the conditions we face out there ...... it'll give you a better chance of staying that way :yes:

[Steam]

I'm depressed and having a particularly bad day. Tell me again what's so good about being alive?

[James Deuce]

Fresh doughnuts, running over possum's, making children cry, not buying the wife anything for Christmas - the list is endless if you put your mind to it.

[yungatart]

The sun is shining, it is warm and I am about to go for a ride - armed with common sense and collective wisdom from this thread...what more could one ask for?

[Fatjim]

A man's intellect.

[Whynot]

The sun is shining, it is warm and I am about to go for a ride - armed with common sense and collective wisdom from this thread...what more could one ask for?

Sun ?
whats that ?

o, yea you don't live in auckland ...... :mellow:

[yungatart]

nah, I got taste, I 'ave... but I will visit later I promise - please organise some decent weather for while we are there.. none of that humid muck you guys usually pass off as summer, either, thanks:innocent:

[Motu]

I'm depressed and having a particularly bad day. Tell me again what's so good about being alive?

Being able this week to say - ''Certainly sir,we can do that for you no problem,we can book you in for the 3rd of january....''

[Indiana_Jones]

Sun ?
whats that ?

o, yea you don't live in auckland ...... :mellow:

you're in auckland, ZXR and you're an engineering, you don't work for Beca too?

-Indy

[Whynot]

you're in auckland, ZXR and you're an engineering, you don't work for Beca too?

-Indy

no, the company i work for is in competition with Beca ;)

[Indiana_Jones]

ah, i ask cause we have like two ZXR's in the parking lot.

-Indy

[MisterD]

I'm depressed and having a particularly bad day. Tell me again what's so good about being alive?

A short list, courtesy of Ian Dury..

Summer, Buddy Holly, the working folly
Good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
Jump back in the alley and nanny goats

18-wheeler Scammels, Domenecker camels
All other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy
Being rather silly, and porridge oats

A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it
You're welcome, we can spare it - yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty
Going on 40 - no electric shocks

The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot
A little drop of claret - anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, days when I ain't spotty,
Sitting on the potty - curing smallpox

Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3

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Reasons to be cheerful part 3

Health service glasses
Gigolos and brasses
round or skinny bottoms

Take your mum to paris
lighting up the chalice
wee willy harris

Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico
Harpo, Groucho, Chico

Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
balabalabala and Volare

Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying hokey-dokey, singalonga Smokey
Coming out of chokey

John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano
Bonar Colleano

[sAsLEX]

John Coltrane's soprano


Much prefer the Tenor.

[SPman]

Sun ?
whats that ?

o, yea you don't live in auckland ...... :mellow:

Can I trade you 15 degrees and about 20mm..........

[Paul in NZ]

How come I never see accidents?

.

Look in your mirrors more often would be my guess... :dodge:

[Lou Girardin]

I'm depressed and having a particularly bad day. Tell me again what's so good about being alive?

The alternative is far worse.

[Fatjim]

Look in your mirrors more often would be my guess... :dodge:
All i see is elbows.