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Re: [St] "Stebel it!"



You to Brett ! 


--- On Tue, 9/9/08, brettwilson21@xxxxxxx <brettwilson21@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: brettwilson21@xxxxxxx <brettwilson21@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [St] "Stebel it!"
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 7:47 AM
> Picture the same scenario on a neat set of
> "S's" on a three lane road and keep in mind we
> drive on the left in Oz.
> 
> The idiot in question was a six tonne truck that thought he
> could overtake me in the left lane. (I was in the middle
> lane) The thing is there was a car parked on the exit of the
> last corner. I saw it from way back. The truck driver didnt.
> Also throw in a hot Jap four, full of youngsters on my right
> that couldnt figure out why I suddenly slowed down.
> 
> When said truck slammed on his brakes, crushed the parked
> car against the kerb, went straight ahead and collected the
> other car, they all suddenly figured it all out and said as
> much in the aftermath. When I asked if any of them reckoned
> what they could have done to avoid the mess all I got was
> blank stares.
> 
> Glad youre still with us Matt.
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 2:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [St] "Stebel it!"
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> On Sep 8, 2008, at 5:09 PM, BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx wrote:?
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> > That and the fact that I seem to be going through a
> string of > incidents of?
> 
> > nearly getting run over by idiots even though I'm
> in the lane right > beside them.?
> 
> >?
> ?
> 
> I had a nice one tonight coming home from school. A guy in
> a minivan was tailgating me on a narrow country lane with no
> shoulders only about a car length or less of space while
> we're doing about 45mph. I flash my brake lights at him
> and he backed off a bit, but then immediately closed the
> space again.?
> ?
> 
> So I start slowing down hoping he'll just go around me.
> About that time I start coming up on another minivan and she
> starts signaling for a left turn. I wasn't even sure
> where she was planning to turn, but she was probably used to
> people not expecting a turn right there and gave plenty of
> warning.?
> ?
> 
> Hopefully by now you can see where we're headed with
> this. I certainly saw it coming.?
> ?
> 
> Yep, Mr. Ants in his Pants lead foots it and blasts past
> me. I hit the brakes because I see it coming and don't
> want to be near it when it happens.  He's so focused on
> getting around me that he doesn't even notice that the
> minivan in front has now started crossing into her driveway.
> He slams on his brakes, gets the van sideways, and scrubs
> enough speed off that he only clips the back of the other
> minivan at about 5 mph.?
> ?
> 
> Fortunately no one was hurt and the young kid admitted his
> fault in front of both of us.?
> ?
> 
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> 
> 
> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA -
> http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles?
> 
> ?'99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)?
> 
> ?'01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast
> backroads?
> 
> ?'97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the
> dirt?
> 
> ?'79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I
> ever owned?
> ?
> 
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