Things you see while driving....

[Irishgirl]

Disclaimer....This is not my pic and did not see this out in the “wild”...however when I saw the pic it caused me to pause and think about some of my personal odd moments and others I’ve seen while driving.

One in particular is I forgot to remove my cycling helmet and was driving around with the top down on my convertible- only realized the helmet was on when the driver next to me started snapping photos.

Lots of thoughts on this pic...




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[Blue Jays]

If a planned ride is distant...I keep my helmet on while driving.
All it is at that point is an additional margin of safety. Why not?
Better than sitting on the passenger seat or stored in the trunk.

[dustyrider]

I was at the grocery store last week and noticed a man walking around with a motorcycle helmet on. Figured he was there for something quick.

While I was checking out, he was still in his helmet checking out too, and I thought that's a lot of groceries to carry on a bike.

As we walked out to the parking lot, I kept him in my vision and noticed him load the groceries into a silver Toyota Camry, get in the driver's seat, and drive away. All the while he was wearing a full face motorcycle helmet with a dark tint face-screen....

Also carrying random stuff on a motorcycle seems perfectly normal to me. I can totally see myself carrying a ladder back when I only rode motorcycles.

[Jaybee]

Not that crashing a motorcycle would ever be pleasant, but this particular crash would be really really unpleasant.

[old_fat_and_slow]

I've done something similar in the past. I needed to get a new tire mounted at the local dealer, so I slung the new tire (that I obtained from the internet) over the neck and shoulders and rode my MC to the dealer (but I did have a helmet on) to get it mounted.

Cut me some slack, mounting MC tires is a bit tougher than bike clinchers. I've since bought the tools to try to do it at home. Yeah, riding with a tire slung around your neck was a bit challenging.

[bluesea]

F22 Raptor doing a full vertical takeoff, while leaving Costco parking lot.

[paredown]

How many of you slung a bike frame over your shoulder while riding to deliver it somewhere--or dragged another complete bike home by holding on the the second bike's stem to tow it along side?

(Me: guilty on both charges)

And I don't even want to start in on the bad loads I hauled on pickups when I was young and stupid...

[tv_vt]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

Not that crashing a motorcycle would ever be pleasant, but this particular crash would be really really unpleasant.

OMG, didn't think of that.

[David Tollefson]

Just think of a cross wind...

[William]

Seen more than once and always cringe...people driving with plywood on top of their vehicle that isn't tied down. The windows are open and they are holding on to it with their hands. Not real dangerous to them, but it is to everyone else they pass.


Kinda like...







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[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by bluesea

F22 Raptor doing a full vertical takeoff, while leaving Costco parking lot.

I was part of a team observing a test at an aircraft manufacturers plant. As I was walking to my car, I saw a Harrier hovering 10-15 feet off the ground just on the other side of a fence. It was a surreal moment, it took me a minute to realize that it wasn't just sitting on the ground.

Typically, after major maintenance, the test pilot will take off and do a max rate climb to get altitude in case something breaks. This gives them a better chance to land it. I used to work at a facility that did depot maintenance on f-16s, and you would see that occasionally.

[William]

Oooofff....


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[William]

Oooofff!!!


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[Tony]

Does anyone know why I'm not able to see Irishgirl's posted picture? This happens often, not sure what I need to do to correct this?

[cp43]

Originally Posted by Tony

Does anyone know why I'm not able to see Irishgirl's posted picture? This happens often, not sure what I need to do to correct this?

It looks like she linked it from tapatalk-cdn.com. Perhaps you have a firewall, or other filter, that blocks that site?

Chris