They're back

[Spike]

So the weather is finally starting to be very pleasant to ride here in Florida.
You take your scoot out for a nice comfortable relaxing ride around town doing some errands. Then as your sitting at red light soaking up the blue skies, 77degree balmy weather you find you and your bike laying on the road trying to figure out WTF just happened. You pick yourself up and see the woman behind you getting out of her car and running towards you not asking if I'm okay, but begging me not to sue her.

After asking her how TF she managed to run over someone stopped in front of her, the answer became quite apparent They're Back ( Snow Birds ). The officer who did the report smiled and said the same thing to me as he gave me my copy of the idiot report oh I mean accident report.

This is just a simple reminder to all the Florida members that even being basically parked at this time of year could be detrimental to your health or bike.

[Bud2rat]

Glad to hear that you were able to walk away. Hope everything works out for you.

[VulcanE]

Glad your OK. I know how you feel, that's the way it is when the "leaf lookers" show up around here.

[Ken Vega]

I hear ya. People drive that way year round here in Coral Springs. Glad you are OK

[Silent Sam]

I'm glad you able to post the story...Back when I was trucking cross country, I always dreaded driving in Florida...and Oklahoma !...Now Day's I Dread my fellow drivers --EVERYWHERE !

[smbke]

We don't have "seasonal" tourists in Vegas. It's like that here year round! Gotta have your head on a swivel! Glad you're OK.

[Sin City Stan]

Pretty much any "warm" winter State has this problem. Beware!!:yep:

[cactusjack]

There are lots of snowbirds in my area. I am extra vigilant this time of year, even when driving.

[skullbagger]

spike, hope you and your bike is ok, todays society is a bunch of fucking idiots nobody pays attention, other things are more important than there eyes in front of them.
cell phones, music, or whatever.

[AZ Voyager]

They are everywhere, Snowbirds are here too, but not always the problem. We lost 2 LE Officers last week, one on his way to work on his personal bike, killed by a red light runner, and the other sitting at a red light on duty on his motor and rear ended by a DUI, thrown right out of his boots, quite a horrific scene.
Just quite sad the inattention of the drivers these days.......

[cnc]

Just imagine the trouble we have up here in the land of snow and ice with the ones who stay behind. Bad mindless drivers are everywhere, add conditions that require skill and you get the idea. Glade you are ok.

[captj3]

So the weather is finally starting to be very pleasant to ride here in Florida.
You take your scoot out for a nice comfortable relaxing ride around town doing some errands. Then as your sitting at red light soaking up the blue skies, 77degree balmy weather you find you and your bike laying on the road trying to figure out WTF just happened. You pick yourself up and see the woman behind you getting out of her car and running towards you not asking if I'm okay, but begging me not to sue her.

After asking her how TF she managed to run over someone stopped in front of her, the answer became quite apparent They're Back ( Snow Birds ). The officer who did the report smiled and said the same thing to me as he gave me my copy of the idiot report oh I mean accident report.

This is just a simple reminder to all the Florida members that even being basically parked at this time of year could be detrimental to your health or bike.

This is so true. That is how my nomad got destroyed. Sitting still at a red light with the girl sitting still behind me. She dam near killed me. Now I have 5 herniated discs in my neck that will need surgery eventually. Did i mention I had more insurance the she did.

[dshelly]

This thread is kind of funny. We think the same thing about you warm weather flatlanders when you come here in the summer...... and in the winter to ski / snowmobile. :lol:

Had a Floridian damn near cause a big pile up in Yellowstone this summer because he was in such a friggin hurry...

[ponch]

So the weather is finally starting to be very pleasant to ride here in Florida.
You take your scoot out for a nice comfortable relaxing ride around town doing some errands. Then as your sitting at red light soaking up the blue skies, 77degree balmy weather you find you and your bike laying on the road trying to figure out WTF just happened. You pick yourself up and see the woman behind you getting out of her car and running towards you not asking if I'm okay, but begging me not to sue her.

After asking her how TF she managed to run over someone stopped in front of her, the answer became quite apparent They're Back ( Snow Birds ). The officer who did the report smiled and said the same thing to me as he gave me my copy of the idiot report oh I mean accident report.

This is just a simple reminder to all the Florida members that even being basically parked at this time of year could be detrimental to your health or bike.

It's like that where I live. Come October 1, the blue hair invasion starts. They are freaking kamikazes.

[Boscoe]

They took Driver's Ed out of schools. What the F did they think would happen?

[koga]

I'm glad you able to post the story...Back when I was trucking cross country, I always dreaded driving in Florida...and Oklahoma !...Now Day's I Dread my fellow drivers --EVERYWHERE !


+1 on the okie part. The meth heads cook while driving now with the shake n bake method. ;)

[cnc]

They took Driver's Ed out of schools. What the F did they think would happen?

All drivers up here must do a driver Ed course theory and practical, unless they do have blue hair which probably means they were driving before driver Ed was invented.:hmm: