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Topic: traffic
It was there that I would rendezvous with friends I had met through this blog. After spending a couple of days there, I would then head over to Ouray, Colorado, where I would stay with friends for a couple of days. Make no mistake about it, I LOVE COLORADO! «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
Dodging the Roadkill: Acknowledging the Courtesy
I’ll never understand why we’re so angry. It doesn’t take much to for someone to “flip” us off, or ride our bumper to let us know they’re in a hurry. Why can’t we all just get along? When I rode home from the Gulf the other day, I was stuck in stop and go traffic in Birmingham. It took me 90 minutes to get through there and we all know how dangerous it is to be stuck on a motorcycle in that sort of traffic. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
Dodging the Roadkill: Reading Traffic
I guess it’s just the nature of the beast. You MUST keep your eyes out for danger. I learned very quickly that most all of the other traffic was driving distracted. And I don’t just mean the cell phone. Everything from putting on makeup, to holding a sandwich in one hand and a drink in the other. It just seems to be the way of the world, that we must be “multi tasking” while driving. It sucks for bikers! «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
Dodging the Roadkill: Lane Splitting
Lane splitting is riding a motorcycle between lanes or rows of slow moving or stopped traffic that’s moving in the same direction. Sometimes called lane sharing, whitelining, filtering or stripe-riding, it allows bikers to save time and bypass traffic congestion. It may also be safer for the biker than being stopped in congested traffic. Now, I’ve avoided some traffic by passing on the shoulder, but at the moment, I haven’t had the “balls” to drive between cars and trucks that are backed up on the interstate. It just never occurred to me to do that. I don’t feel safe doing that. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
Dodging the Roadkill: Cruising the Interstate
Wow! This is REALLY fast! I remember I was somewhat intimidated by all the traffic, the trucks and at times, the road debris. My Street Glide Special was solid as a rock, purred like a kitten, and handled the turbulence of the 18 wheelers. What I was most concerned about was, I wasn’t as “diligent” at keeping an eye on my rear view mirrors, so the passing vehicle that I hadn’t noticed, caused me a bit of a scare. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
Dodging the Roadkill: Safety First, Ego Last
I am by NO means an expert. My stories, and opinions are from a guy who is still just getting out of the starting gate. Riding a motorcycle is dangerous. It demands my total attention. Disaster can strike in an instant. It’s something that you know going in. Before I bought a bike, I was a serious “Type A” driver. By the time I reached my destination, I was convinced that every other car on the road was an idiot, or a moron, or shouldn’t be allowed on my highway. You know the type. I was THAT guy. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Commentary | No Comments
TDOT to shut down portions of I-40 in Davidson County
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Clarksville Police Department stepping up traffic enforcement
According to Clarksville Police Chief Al Ainsley, his department is “stepping up” it’s enforcement of all traffic violations, in hopes that area motorists will help them in keeping our streets safer. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Traffic why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us) by Tom Vanderbilt
I did have concerns that the book could be dreadfully boring. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how Vanderbilt kept my interest; I couldn’t put the book down. He does a stunning job of reducing decades of research into a 286 page book. The book is not just on traffic congestion. It discusses at length issues of engineering, driver psychology, and traffic issues world wide. Instead of summarizing what the book is about, it may be better to list some of the questions/topics addressed by Vanderbilt: «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
41-A Bypass water main rupturesDrivers on the 41-A Bypass in Clarksville had to deal with slow moving traffic as they passed through the area between Seven Mile Ferry Road and Glendale Drive Thursday afternoon. The cause was a 15 X 30 foot section of pavement which collapsed after a 12″ water main ruptured.
Once the five feet of the pipe was cut away, the crew was able to place a patch on the pipe which, when bolted down, would seal the breach in the pipeline. Crews then used hydrants to flush contaminants from the line. After verifying that there were no leaks, they reburied the pipe. A crew from Dan Meadows Construction then took over the repaving of that section of the street. Sections: News | No Comments
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