How to embarrass yourself in front of a truck driver

**klingon** · 17th February 2009, 18:50

I was filtering between two lanes of stationary traffic today, at a red light. There was a light truck in the right lane, positioned all the way to the left of his lane. As I got closer I realised there was no way I was going to be able to get my mirror past his mirror, so I was going to be stuck between lanes when the lights changed.

But as I came up beside the truck, the driver saw the problem. Next thing I know his mirror was making a whirring sound and folding forward out of my way. At this point I may or may not have squealed with surprise.

Seeing my surprise, the driver started laughing, which gave me the giggles. We were both sitting there laughing away (with his passenger looking from one to the other of us with no idea what was going on) when the lights changed.

Thanks for your courtesy, Mr Truck Driver. And thank goodness for tinted visors and a quick getaway.

**Mom** · 17th February 2009, 18:56

Nice!

Bet the truckie feels as good as you do tonight. Us bikers are bad, bad to the bone. How come you got special treatment?

**PirateJafa** · 17th February 2009, 19:14

Originally Posted by Mom

Us bikers are bad, bad to the bone. How come you got special treatment?

Tits.

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**Ixion** · 17th February 2009, 19:16

That'll do it every time.

If Honda made trucks, do y' reckon that us males would have a chance of special treament - the pretty ones, anyway

**klingon** · 17th February 2009, 19:38

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

Tits.

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Nah. I don't even think he knew I had them until after the squealing episode.

I think he just saw a bike approach in his mirrors, knew it couldn't get past, and decided to do the courteous thing and get out of its way. He would have to be very observant to notice the biker had tits.

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

**MsKABC** · 17th February 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by klingon

I think he just saw a bike approach in his mirrors, knew it couldn't get past, and decided to do the courteous thing and get out of its way. He would have to be very observant to notice the biker had tits.

Yep, it'd be pretty hard to identify a biker as female when looking at them in your mirror from the front.....unless they were wearing pink leathers or summit.

Originally Posted by klingon

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

Although that may have given the truckie reason to believe he'd encountered one of the moron few

**klingon** · 17th February 2009, 20:06

Originally Posted by MsKABC

Yep, it'd be pretty hard to identify a biker as female when looking at them in your mirror from the front.....unless they were wearing pink leathers or summit.

No pink leathers here. It would ruin the "bad to the bone" image Mom was talking about earlier.

Originally Posted by MsKABC

Although that may have given the truckie reason to believe he'd encountered one of the moron few

**MsKABC** · 17th February 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by klingon

No pink leathers here. It would ruin the "bad to the bone" image Mom was talking about earlier.

Yeah, black all the way baby! You know what they say....

**Chooky** · 17th February 2009, 20:36

The truck driver is probably a bikie too.......

**klingon** · 17th February 2009, 20:46

Originally Posted by Chooky

The truck driver is probably a bikie too.......

Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I often wonder that when people show a particular courtesy on the roads, or even just the ones who notice I'm there!

On the other hand I tried to be courteous to bikes before I had one of my own. Although now I realise that some of my courtesy was perhaps misguided and they didn't actually need that much room to get past.

But at least I tried!

**rainman** · 17th February 2009, 20:50

Originally Posted by klingon

No pink leathers here.

Klingon in pink leathers...

No, does not compute.

**BMWST?** · 17th February 2009, 20:53

Originally Posted by klingon

Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I often wonder that when people show a particular courtesy on the roads, or even just the ones who notice I'm there!

On the other hand I tried to be courteous to bikes before I had one of my own. Although now I realise that some of my courtesy was perhaps misguided and they didn't actually need that much room to get past.

But at least I tried!

see it works....now you getting your courtesy repaid!