How good can a week day get before 9am?
A little sleep in this morning, and a nice hot shower before leaving home, on a cold foggy Christchurch day.
With a slight fresh easterly rattling the roadside rubbish, a quick trip on the bike to the local service station to check my bikes tire pressures, sweet all good,.
The 7.30 morning traffic was building, as I threaded my way to Jyipco Rd LTSA..
With a touch of anxiety I waited for the LTSA license tester to arrive.
8am, and I was given a radio, ear plug,and set off for a 45min pootle around sockburn on my little 250 cruzer... here goes'
"Turn left at the next intersection, the voice sounded in my ear,
Go to the end of the street and do a u turn when you feel safe."
The puddles were shallow, . thank got there were no random dogs, and being wet, no children..a small blessing?
"turn right and observe any potential danger points"
O MG whats dangerous?? Every bloody thing, including the tester following.
"Go right at the round about and continue around the curve to the right"
What?? oh there, shit, indicate, brake, puddle, watch for oil, fuck pot hole, dang indicator, oops fire truck with sirens!!, give way, check mirrors, omg, bloody Fendalton Tractor!! Grr, I do exist buddie!!. Whew made it.
"Turn right at the light then 1st left"
Ow heck multiple lane road, check mirrors, indicate, over shoulder quick glance behind, cross lane, second cover shoulder check behind, into turning lane, brake, give way to crossing traffic, sheesh, so many trucks..
"turn right at the end of the road, and continue till you reach the bridge""
Cool 80kph zone , eh? road works? dang, check for speed signs, ...none, oh mmm
a selective 75kph, tentatively wondering if im OK, doing this passing fenced road works. Neat 65kph corner, slow down ? na just take a good smooth line,
"Please pull to the left and tell me what hazards you observed "
Well, road works, what can I say, workers, fences. single on road, oil , mud, close proximity on coming traffic, earth moving machinery.........etc etc etc.
""OK, do a u turn and return to Jipco road."
Already? oh all right, must have either got it right, or got it wrong.
"well sir, thats a pass with flying colors, well done. Good defensive riding, and nothing I could see you need improvement on. Here is you Provisional Motor Cycle License""
Woot Woot,
Clock in at work at 9am, a smile a mile wide, and yeah loosers label removed for my bike!
How much better can a wet, windy, Monday morning get?
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Originally Posted by clonak
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