Last night on my ride home from Indianola I followed a friends advice and had my single bright headlight on so I could see the road better, and allow drivers to see me better. Well, I was less than 2 miles from home when an oncoming SUV decided to flash his brights at me as well as honk, I did what every self respecting road rager would do, I flipped him off and continued my way home. Well, captain numbnuts decided to take it upon himself to whip around and follow me with his brights on. So I pulled into Casey's and lifted my visor, and he started yelling that it was rude to leave my brights on. I calmly stated that I had my bright on for visibility and that 99% of all car/motorcycle accidents, the driver of the car states that they didnt see the motorcyclist. He had a confused look, and I asked him if he was aware of that statistic then asked him if he saw me. He said he did, thats why he flashed his brights, I stated.. "Good, then I know that you werent going to hit me, possibly killing me." He gasped a couple times like he was searching for oxygen for his single brain cell, and I said. "Sir, I could argue with you all day about safety for cars, truck and motorcycles, but I have a girlfriend I want to get home to. Is there anything else you would like to say?" He just backed out of the spot and drove on. Your car has at least 2 lights. some have 4, even more have 6. If my one single headlight is so bright that it upsets you, perhaps you should consider how bright your brights are to a motorcyclist. Until then, my brights stay on at night.
8 comments:
ok, lets all keep ourselves anonymous
What a candy rear... deleting comments... apparently we can only put thing on here that agree with your viewpoint???
lol... it is my blog after all. and frankly your poor comment reflects your poor attitude towards someone with a different opinion of yours. So, candy ASS, I will be the mature one and actually leave your post up. douche
i'm not anonymous but I have nothing to say.. but I don't see how your lil yellow bike can have a headlight so bright as to blind me if I am coming towards you.. heck the lowbeams on that SUV were probably brighter than your high beam
Dude, I'll put up with a bright headlight on a Moto. Hell I don't even mind the guys who put on the loud pipes on Harley's (usually done so drivers can hear the moto better). I would much rather be annoyed for the 2 seconds in passing rather than a lifetime of regret for hitting someone because I diddn't see them.
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