06-14-2019, 01:01 AM
I never ride my motorcycle at night, I just feel too vulnerable. Hard enough avoiding the distracted and impatient motorists in daylight when riding.
I believe the LED headlight on my CB1100 EX is set too high because some oncoming cars flash their high beams at me. As that makes me more visible, I have no intention of correcting it.
At my age even my car lights are not good enough on dark nights. By the time I am close enough to read the street name sign, it is too late to make the turn. Like my dad did, I use buildings and other large landmarks to alert me of upcoming turns.
But even though I have lived in Ottawa for 73 years, I still get fooled. Turned onto a busy 4 lane road I had not used for a number of years. Missed my next turn because the high school I used as a landmark was replaced with a large mall.
When Penny asks me what route I am going to take, I can't tell her. I have lived here so long I don't have a plan when I drive, I just get there by instinct.
On a trip to her cousins in Syracuse she called them on her cell phone to get directions. Although I had only been there once before, I pulled into their driveway before the she could finish her call. She asked me how I knew the route. I told here I drive by sense of smell. If looks could kill.
I believe the LED headlight on my CB1100 EX is set too high because some oncoming cars flash their high beams at me. As that makes me more visible, I have no intention of correcting it.
At my age even my car lights are not good enough on dark nights. By the time I am close enough to read the street name sign, it is too late to make the turn. Like my dad did, I use buildings and other large landmarks to alert me of upcoming turns.
But even though I have lived in Ottawa for 73 years, I still get fooled. Turned onto a busy 4 lane road I had not used for a number of years. Missed my next turn because the high school I used as a landmark was replaced with a large mall.
When Penny asks me what route I am going to take, I can't tell her. I have lived here so long I don't have a plan when I drive, I just get there by instinct.
On a trip to her cousins in Syracuse she called them on her cell phone to get directions. Although I had only been there once before, I pulled into their driveway before the she could finish her call. She asked me how I knew the route. I told here I drive by sense of smell. If looks could kill.