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Those Darn Bikers

It's spring again, and almost time for motorcycle season. As we approach the beginning of my favorite time of year, I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone to watch out for me and my two wheeled brethren. I understand that a rider thundering down the street on some pathetic chrome covered excuse for a motorcycle, along with the ass on a crotch rocket darting around in traffic tends to be frustrating. What you have to understand is that we're not all like that. Another thing to keep in mind is that for every obnoxious motorcycle rider there are at least two pickup trucks with noisy exhausts or teenagers in suped up economy cars. That being said, I don't want to hear any whining about "that guy on a harley that gave your grandma the finger four years ago." An asshole is just that, whether in a car or on a bike.

On to the purpose of my post. Motorcycles are smaller than cars. One being only one fourth as wide, and only one headlight they can be harder to spot from the front or the back. I'm not going to bother to link to any articles involving motorists who did not see a motorcycle and caused a fatal accident. There are hundreds of these a year, if you want to find out more, google is your friend.

The most common causes of such incidents are drivers who either merge into a lane occupied by a motorcycle, pull out in front of one in traffic or rear end a stopped bike in traffic. All of these are caused by a driver who is not paying attention. I don't want to get too preachy here, just remind everyone to keep your eyes open. If nothing else, you don't want to be the person in town known for killing your neighbor's kid because you ran him over at a stop sign.

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