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Looks like magnolia is the plan for right now. We should plan a ride to Coshocton sometime, but I'll be gone till the start September after tomorrow.

Video looks great! A lot more steady then when I use the helmet mount

I'm game for anything. Either east or west of 77 is going to be about the same slab distance for me. Wouldn't mind hitting 520,60,514 west of 77 though. Inya, up to you.

Inya, could meet up w me on the way, but I was planning on slabbing down 77 in either case

well after screwing up today, I'd love to get the bike out tomorrow

^ you forgot about the squidish gsxr that is still dirty from the WV ride. I'll meet you guys in Minerva before 9:30.

I just hope there are no mudslides, oversize loads, cars ignoring double yellows, and bursts of rain like the last ride. Oh I'd love to hit the track, just need to find a place to live first.

found a couple places I have to look at tomorrow; hopefully one fits the bill and I can get the bike out on Saturday. Any idea of a starting time?

I have 3 devices that I just made sure were updated and my account works fine on all 3; even downloading copies of books at the same time works. There is only a single account registered to each of my devices, so that may be your issue?

maybe, depending on if I find an apartment before then or not.

Smell that, Rabbit? *sniff sniff*... fear

I dont know for sure, but I'd put money that there was a portion added into spike strip training after this event. "Park the car in the direction of the oncoming fleeing vehicle. The car acts as a barrier between the fleeing vehicle and your position when deploying spike strips."

When saying something like "his actions were necessary" you DO have to consider all hypothetical situations, because you are telling everyone listening to perform the same action in a similar situation. Standing in front of a car as a means to deter it from leaving may work for the mass majority of the population, but you don't plan for the mass majority, you plan for the 1 out of 1000 that will leave you laying crippled on the side of the road. Why are cops observant of driver and passenger actions when they are conducting a stop? If we planned for the mass majority, they should casually stroll up to the window. We plan of the freak occurrence where someone doesn't shift their car into park, is hiding something, is preparing to attack the officer, or anything else that is not "normal". We cheer on this cop because he took down an arrogant asshole in a Ferrari....big deal, he got his foot "run over" in the process and it could have been far worse.

Figured it would be a large, I'm 5'7". GLWS

sizes?

too bad it wasn't today, have stuff to do at work all afternoon tomorrow

Call it necessary to stand in front of a vehicle that is attempting to flee and you have to consider the hypothetical, because you are approving it to be done in every similar situation in the future. Also, it is not a random hypothetical, some day someone will really want to get away, and they will not give a shit about running a cop over. As for the "payday bitch" scenario, that wasn't a hypothetical, it was just an observation that the car bumped his foot and he had no reaction to the pain until he noticed a camera. Adrenaline could explain it, but the cars movement at the time the cop went from writing a ticket to punching the window seem to point in another direction.

Wonder what was said before dude gets in the car. Also, I wonder when the cop started thinking "payday bitch" because he sure seems to start feeling a lot of pain the moment he looks up from the driver(on the ground) and notices the camera pointed at him. JMHO

^this I have been riding AGATT. Last Friday I had to go to get a starter for my car, and I was already dirty from climbing under the car to verify the solenoid was bad. So I didn't put on any gear besides gloves and helmet. Felt really uneasy and I only went about 4 miles total in a perfectly straight line.

Drivers Utilizing Multiple Behaviors: DUMB Those stickers would be everywhere

I do, its hard to fault people acting in the moment, but I don't agree with calling it necessary. Say that and someone else will do the same thing, but they may not be so lucky. My opinion probably comes from my job dealing with safety. I still think he is an idiot for trying to use his foot as a wheel chock after the driver bumped into him and kept advancing.

No, but stepping in front of a running vehicle with a driver behind the wheel is putting himself in undue risk.

being a cop doesn't entail being a speedbump, call this stupid shit necessary and that is what will happen The cop doesnt know if the driver has an eightball tucked between the seats and will do something crazy to avoid interaction with the cop and the possibility of going to jail. Putting himself in the path of the vehicle is fucking retarded. Being a Ferrari, the driver may not be so stupid....but the video just goes to show how stupid someone in a Ferrari can be.

Ok its necessary to stand in front of a fleeing vehicle for a $20 parking ticket. Does no one else see the flaw in logic here?

I was just fucking around...maybe the over use of smiley's made me come of serious. But I do agree, there are squids on all brands, and the popularity makes GSXR's stand out. IMO the highway is not much different than everywhere else, you have to pay attention to all the drivers around you and be prepared to counter any mistake they make. Dont stay beside cars/trucks/tractor trailers if you can. Avoid blind spots like the plague. When you are passing do it quickly. Watch out for on/offramps because thats where the idiots like to show themselves. Dont tailgate; pass. Always check your own blindspots when changing lanes/merging. Basically, practice good driving etiquette and be prepared for those who don't.