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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: 08087 on February 28, 2014, 07:34:05 PM
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Riding home last night on truck route 1 & 9 North bound, temps are cool, in the teens. I'm riding comfortable behind this box truck doing 40 MPH at a nice safe distance (maybe the only thing that saved me).
So we had a bright sunny day and the truck route is at the bottom of a big hill so we get puddles, some of them big. As all the traffic hits this huge puddle (that I have yet to see) it spreds the water out along the roadway, which rapidly turns to ice.
As the box truck clears the puddle I see this stretch of ice pan out in front of me, with only a second or 2 to react I let off the gas, drop me feet to 1" above the surface of the roadway and say "Holy crap, ICE!"
I'm not a big believer in God but for that second it couldn't hurt to make a quick request.
I coasted through the ice zone without a slip or slide. Whew! Man that was a scary moment!
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I know the feeling.I found my self asking the guy up stears for help a few times.
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..smooth move 080, and probably the only thing saved you was your safe distance, and your lower center of gravity!
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..or God, but I'm not sure "Holy Crap" is much of a prayer!!
;D
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..or God, but I'm not sure "Holy Crap" is much of a prayer!!
;D
at least, it's Holy...
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at least, it's Holy...
..woop-woop!...yes it is.....
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In reality it went more like this, "Oh God, Oh God, sh**, sh**, sh**.....Holy sh** I didn't fall! Holy crap, man was I lucky!!!
Ain't much you can say when from start to finish you have maybe 5 seconds, 2 to size up the situation and your either on your back or past it in the 3 other seconds it took to clear the ice patch.
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In reality it went more like this, "Oh God, Oh God, sh**, sh**, sh**.....Holy sh** I didn't fall! Holy crap, man was I lucky!!!
...lmao..yeah, I can relate...Glad you made it thru!!
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I know the feeling, but mine was used cooking oil on the road... :P
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I know the feeling, but mine was used cooking oil on the road... :P
..huh??...
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..huh??...
a drum of used cooking oil fell off a truck....
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..dang..that had to be unexpected...
..I slipped in drainage from a garbage truck once...
..caught it before I lost it...barely...smelly too...
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And I thought we cold weather riders were nutz.
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..well, that's just crazy.....
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Riding home last night on truck route 1 & 9 North bound, temps are cool, in the teens. I'm riding comfortable behind this box truck doing 40 MPH at a nice safe distance (maybe the only thing that saved me).
So we had a bright sunny day and the truck route is at the bottom of a big hill so we get puddles, some of them big. As all the traffic hits this huge puddle (that I have yet to see) it spreds the water out along the roadway, which rapidly turns to ice.
As the box truck clears the puddle I see this stretch of ice pan out in front of me, with only a second or 2 to react I let off the gas, drop me feet to 1" above the surface of the roadway and say "Holy crap, ICE!"
I'm not a big believer in God but for that second it couldn't hurt to make a quick request.
I coasted through the ice zone without a slip or slide. Whew! Man that was a scary moment!
Wait a minute! You were on your scooter on Routes 1 and 9 at night? That's crazy man! :) You are a brave soul. Glad you made it through that experience safe and sound.
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Wait a minute! You were on your scooter on Routes 1 and 9 at night? That's crazy man! :) You are a brave soul. Glad you made it through that experience safe and sound.
On 1 & 9 most nights for a few miles, just don't tell the Mrs., It's the quickest way home.
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On 1 & 9 most nights for a few miles, just don't tell the Mrs., It's the quickest way home.
I promise. LOL