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Armand · 09-25-2009, 03:29 PM

So I've always thought cell phone users are some of the worst drivers around. I now realize cell phones have practically nothing to do with someones ability to drive.

Going on i5 north and I see an 18 wheeler lock up its tires because he didn't notice traffic was almost at a dead stop ahead of him. Ok no one hit and he didn't jack knife.

Get on 405, go to the right lane to go towards beaverton... silver corolla didn't like that I get in front and slow down, passes me on the left than cuts me off and slams breaks because traffic was at a dead stop lol. Gee ever wonder why someone slows down ? Hmmm. Still same corolla, we get on onramp to 26 and AGAIN slams the breaks, smoke coming from locking up tires... she didn't see the car in front came to a complete stop ? LOL. So ya.... great drivers... ok end of rant. Let's see how the drive home is :/

steveonrock · 09-25-2009, 04:07 PM

That is about how my commute is just about everyday. Well, not really that harsh, but there seems to be an unofficial green flag out there that I'm not seeing, and we're all just in a big race everywhere.

Steve.

vville123 · 09-25-2009, 04:47 PM

Rock on, I slab 100miles a day so yeah I seen.

At least the didnt throw shit at you.

yellowpens · 09-25-2009, 05:13 PM

Just point and laugh at them.
I was riding with Clay today and we were coming down skyline to an intersection. Clay was at the stop sign and I was on my way down when this car.. who I thought was coming from the left pulled illegally into where we were, behind clay, in front of me. I'm ahonking and Clay's pointing and his eyes and I'm flipping him off left and right. And then he went left AGAIN.. so he must of came from the right in the first place.
Either way, it was bizarre and dumb as hell. and we're both signaling away at him and he looked at us like "What?"
Ridiculous.
MAKE IT HOME SAFE.
:D

Shrek X · 09-25-2009, 05:54 PM

I didnt think it was possible, but Portland drivers make Seattle drivers look skilled

Armand · 09-25-2009, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by yellowpens

Just point and laugh at them.
I was riding with Clay today and we were coming down skyline to an intersection. Clay was at the stop sign and I was on my way down when this car.. who I thought was coming from the left pulled illegally into where we were, behind clay, in front of me. I'm ahonking and Clay's pointing and his eyes and I'm flipping him off left and right. And then he went left AGAIN.. so he must of came from the right in the first place.
Either way, it was bizarre and dumb as hell. and we're both signaling away at him and he looked at us like "What?"
Ridiculous.
MAKE IT HOME SAFE.
:D

sad part is I'm not even on a bike. I'm in a freakin SUV lol. oh well at least I got to laugh at the chick in the corolla and she saw me laughing too.

Originally Posted by Shrek X

I didnt think it was possible, but Portland drivers make Seattle drivers look skilled

sad but true

I vote we all learn to drive from californians :D lol

Soil · 09-25-2009, 07:34 PM

cars suck - somebody said that before, right?

Udoggie · 09-25-2009, 07:52 PM

I like to think that we as riders are at least more aware of what's going around us, to help compensate for the suicidal cage drivers out there.

I've not had big enough dangly bits to take a ride thru downtown pdx yet. Those folks scare me even in my mini.

ashfoot · 09-26-2009, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Armand

I vote we all learn to drive from californians :D lol

I think we'd be able to learn to drive like californians if we had higher speed limits, 4 or more lanes on freeways, and a Californian license plate :p Oh wait with that comes lane splitting for motorcycles too hehe.

JoshKeady · 09-26-2009, 02:27 PM

I was on I-5 on my way out of PDX in June, traffic getting heavy, coming just past the 217 on-ramp. I'm in the right-most lane, traffic has merged around me, two car-lengths between me and an older silver Honda, Civic I think. Just a little less than a car length between him and the car in front of him. Lady in an Expedition comes flying down the last little bit of merge lane on my right, I thought she was going to get in front of me but she wanted to get in front of the Honda.

So she flies up next to this Honda and puts on her signal, like, directly next to him. And she realizes she's running out of space to merge, so she just starts moving over, right on top of the guy. And he's not giving her any space at all (which I understand, because there were a couple of football fields-worth of space behind him), but she still just keeps moving over.

There's too much traffic in the left lane for him to move over, so he starts backing off a little because she obviously intends to squash him. Just as his front bumper is even with her left-rear quarter, he just swerves to the right and gives her a pretty good thwack. No dent but a good-sized scratch, and she never even slowed down. Who knows, she may never have felt it in that behemoth.

As reckless as it was of the guy (I tend toward believing in defensive driving above all-else), I was kinda cheering him on because I've wanted to do the same thing a million times.

VFR750FKID · 09-26-2009, 02:32 PM

The plates didn't say "Washington" on them did they?

magista · 09-26-2009, 04:41 PM

I commute on my bike and everyday there is at least one clown pulling out in front of me, slamming on their brakes or changing lanes right into me.

The worst was coming home on Belmont from downtown. It's two lanes and I'm in the left hand lane. All of a sudden this huge ass truck changes into my lane and had I braked any later I would have ended up squashed between his truck and a parked car. Braking allowed him to pass. When I stopped I my left hand was on a parked car so I could prop myself up. There was less than an inch between the end of my left handgrip and the parked car.

Needless to say I was PISSED. Of course the dude just kept going like nothing happened.

yellowpens · 09-26-2009, 05:44 PM

its riduclous how oblivious people are.


09-25-2009, 03:29 PM	#1
Armand WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Apr 2008 From: Oregon I Ride: If I only had a bike	just another day on the road So I've always thought cell phone users are some of the worst drivers around. I now realize cell phones have practically nothing to do with someones ability to drive. Going on i5 north and I see an 18 wheeler lock up its tires because he didn't notice traffic was almost at a dead stop ahead of him. Ok no one hit and he didn't jack knife. Get on 405, go to the right lane to go towards beaverton... silver corolla didn't like that I get in front and slow down, passes me on the left than cuts me off and slams breaks because traffic was at a dead stop lol. Gee ever wonder why someone slows down ? Hmmm. Still same corolla, we get on onramp to 26 and AGAIN slams the breaks, smoke coming from locking up tires... she didn't see the car in front came to a complete stop ? LOL. So ya.... great drivers... ok end of rant. Let's see how the drive home is :/ __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-25-2009, 04:07 PM	#2
steveonrock Pit Crew Joined: May 2008 From: Happy Valley, Oregon I Ride: MT HOOOOOOD	That is about how my commute is just about everyday. Well, not really that harsh, but there seems to be an unofficial green flag out there that I'm not seeing, and we're all just in a big race everywhere. Steve. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-25-2009, 04:47 PM	#3
vville123 Zone Head Joined: May 2009 From: Roofies - putting the sensual back into consensual I Ride: like an asshole	Rock on, I slab 100miles a day so yeah I seen. At least the didnt throw shit at you. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-25-2009, 05:13 PM	#4
yellowpens Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2009 From: Tigard, OR I Ride: '96 Kawi Ninja ZX6-R	Just point and laugh at them. I was riding with Clay today and we were coming down skyline to an intersection. Clay was at the stop sign and I was on my way down when this car.. who I thought was coming from the left pulled illegally into where we were, behind clay, in front of me. I'm ahonking and Clay's pointing and his eyes and I'm flipping him off left and right. And then he went left AGAIN.. so he must of came from the right in the first place. Either way, it was bizarre and dumb as hell. and we're both signaling away at him and he looked at us like "What?" Ridiculous. MAKE IT HOME SAFE. :D __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-25-2009, 05:54 PM	#5
Shrek X Mr. 500,000 Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland I Ride: VTX	I didnt think it was possible, but Portland drivers make Seattle drivers look skilled __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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09-25-2009, 07:34 PM	#7
Soil Zone Head Joined: Mar 2008 From: Beaverton, OR - CLAY I Ride: K6 GSXR 1K	cars suck - somebody said that before, right? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-25-2009, 07:52 PM	#8
Udoggie Training Wheels Joined: Aug 2009 From: Aloha, Oregon I Ride: Suzuki SFV650	I like to think that we as riders are at least more aware of what's going around us, to help compensate for the suicidal cage drivers out there. I've not had big enough dangly bits to take a ride thru downtown pdx yet. Those folks scare me even in my mini. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-26-2009, 02:27 PM	#10
JoshKeady Newbie Joined: Mar 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: '82 CB900F	I was on I-5 on my way out of PDX in June, traffic getting heavy, coming just past the 217 on-ramp. I'm in the right-most lane, traffic has merged around me, two car-lengths between me and an older silver Honda, Civic I think. Just a little less than a car length between him and the car in front of him. Lady in an Expedition comes flying down the last little bit of merge lane on my right, I thought she was going to get in front of me but she wanted to get in front of the Honda. So she flies up next to this Honda and puts on her signal, like, directly next to him. And she realizes she's running out of space to merge, so she just starts moving over, right on top of the guy. And he's not giving her any space at all (which I understand, because there were a couple of football fields-worth of space behind him), but she still just keeps moving over. There's too much traffic in the left lane for him to move over, so he starts backing off a little because she obviously intends to squash him. Just as his front bumper is even with her left-rear quarter, he just swerves to the right and gives her a pretty good thwack. No dent but a good-sized scratch, and she never even slowed down. Who knows, she may never have felt it in that behemoth. As reckless as it was of the guy (I tend toward believing in defensive driving above all-else), I was kinda cheering him on because I've wanted to do the same thing a million times. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-26-2009, 02:32 PM	#11
VFR750FKID Pit Crew Joined: Sep 2009 From: Portland, OR I Ride: 1994 Honda VFR750F, 1966 CL160, XR250	The plates didn't say "Washington" on them did they? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-26-2009, 04:41 PM	#12
magista Training Wheels Joined: Feb 2009 From: Portland, OR I Ride: Ducati S1k Bipo "Il Duce", '72 Honda 500F 'Candy Panther'	I commute on my bike and everyday there is at least one clown pulling out in front of me, slamming on their brakes or changing lanes right into me. The worst was coming home on Belmont from downtown. It's two lanes and I'm in the left hand lane. All of a sudden this huge ass truck changes into my lane and had I braked any later I would have ended up squashed between his truck and a parked car. Braking allowed him to pass. When I stopped I my left hand was on a parked car so I could prop myself up. There was less than an inch between the end of my left handgrip and the parked car. Needless to say I was PISSED. Of course the dude just kept going like nothing happened. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


09-26-2009, 05:44 PM	#13
yellowpens Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2009 From: Tigard, OR I Ride: '96 Kawi Ninja ZX6-R	its riduclous how oblivious people are. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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