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- From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
- Subject: Re: Squash or slide?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.011316.12091@news.columbia.edu>
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- Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
- Organization: Columbia University
- References: <1992Nov22.010313.16484@news2.cis.umn.edu> <LOTTO.92Nov22084843@laura.harvard.edu> <1992Nov22.215907.5664@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:13:16 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov22.215907.5664@serval.net.wsu.edu> bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
- >In article <LOTTO.92Nov22084843@laura.harvard.edu> lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto) writes:
- >>There have been papers presented on techniques for departing from
- >>one's mount prior to collision. They all share a common problem.
- >>Your directional and speed control is better while on the motorcycle.
- >>This is similar to the statement "I had to lay it down". Literally
- >>translated, it means "I couldn't/didn't know how to execute an
- >>effective accident-avoidance/reduction maneuver".
- >
- >I absolutely, positively agree with everything you say in this posting.
- >There are however events which are not covered by what you say. I am not
- >talking about collision avoidance, I'm talking about hitting that patch of
- >oil at night in a corner. One moment you are happy in the saddle,
- >0.3 femto-seconds later you're airborne. Then what. Based on everything
- >I've read on the net, the only really productive thing to do is think of
-
- The most productive thing you can do is have bought leathers
- recently and be wearing them at the moment :-/
-
- >something particularly clever to yell just before impact so you have
- >a neat posting to deliver to the masses if and when you get outta the
- >hospital.
-
- >Ride Free, and think of something clever to say in the air,
-
- Hmmmm.... I'm thinking, I'm thinking... first thing I said to the
- guy who cut me off this summer was "@##$!% @^@#$*&^!$ !@$*#$*&^"!
- He responded, "Come on, buddy, this is New York!" Grrrrr....
-
- >Bill
-
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