So, I just received a speeding ticket. This is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've even been pulled over in 20+ years.
I'm sort of glad. Sort of, because it means $$ on my part.
The backstory:
After cleaning off the car, I was headed merrily down the road. As I cross Broadway, a 'gentleman' in a white audi turns left, in front of me, and gives me the bird. He knew he was wrong, and he was happy about it. I'd like to happily take a belt sander to his face. Umm...OK. I was understandably unhappy.
Part 2, just a few blocks later, a gal turns in some SUV, left, against the light, right in front of me. totally oblivious. I was livid.
So livid that I obviously wasn't paying attention to my speed. This is the same stretch of Buchtel where people routinely ride my ass on the scooter, and refuse to move over. Only a short distance away from where a pedestrian was run over earlier this year.
So I'm sort of glad that 1) I was called on my own BS before someone was hurt, and 2) that the particular stretch of road is now being looked after, so hopefully people will slow down a little.
So last night I was unhappy someone didn't show up to give me money, and now I'm happy to pay it to a faceless institution. Hrmmmm.....
I drive the cage once and this is what happens...
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just say no to cages
when i drive one i tend to drive like i ride, so i am told. i drive faster, find gaps and openings, and generally drive like i ride to w/e extent i can. i certainly think i am a better driver for my riding. but i've always felt i am a better rider then i might be (perception, etc) because i have always been a good driver on account of my nazi drivers ed. teacher in HS
but no, no speeding tickets. yet

when i drive one i tend to drive like i ride, so i am told. i drive faster, find gaps and openings, and generally drive like i ride to w/e extent i can. i certainly think i am a better driver for my riding. but i've always felt i am a better rider then i might be (perception, etc) because i have always been a good driver on account of my nazi drivers ed. teacher in HS
but no, no speeding tickets. yet

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Gotta love the mountains! I have a niece that just moved to the Springs, she texted the other day and said "what did I do to deserve this?"Tocsik wrote:Glad the reality check ended with no one injured.
With any luck, that was the last of the damn snow, too!
Monday was 80 degrees, Wednesday gave us snow.

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Re: I drive the cage once and this is what happens...
Very commendable.skully93 wrote:So, I just received a speeding ticket. This is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've even been pulled over in 20+ years.
I'm sort of glad. Sort of, because it means $$ on my part.
The backstory:
After cleaning off the car, I was headed merrily down the road. As I cross Broadway, a 'gentleman' in a white audi turns left, in front of me, and gives me the bird. He knew he was wrong, and he was happy about it. I'd like to happily take a belt sander to his face. Umm...OK. I was understandably unhappy.
Part 2, just a few blocks later, a gal turns in some SUV, left, against the light, right in front of me. totally oblivious. I was livid.
So livid that I obviously wasn't paying attention to my speed. This is the same stretch of Buchtel where people routinely ride my ass on the scooter, and refuse to move over. Only a short distance away from where a pedestrian was run over earlier this year.
So I'm sort of glad that 1) I was called on my own BS before someone was hurt, and 2) that the particular stretch of road is now being looked after, so hopefully people will slow down a little.
So last night I was unhappy someone didn't show up to give me money, and now I'm happy to pay it to a faceless institution. Hrmmmm.....