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Can't watch the video for some reason, but is now the time to confess that I recently got done for impersonating a motorcycle cop?Lord Popgun_imp said:At least it was't Cormanus on his rented ST. ( I think the cop bike is one)

Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.Flynrider_imp said:This happened to me last year at a 4 way stop near my office. Fortunately, I was able to stay upright. When questioned, the doofus that bumped me said he wasn't expecting me to actually come to a complete stop at the stop sign. Sheesh!
About 4 years earlier, a different doofus ran into the back of my truck at the same intersection. He said he dropped is coffee cup on the floor and was down there looking for it. :huh:
Seems like looking out the windshield while driving is becoming less common than it used to be![]()
Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.Pterodactyl_imp said:Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.Flynrider_imp said:This happened to me last year at a 4 way stop near my office. Fortunately, I was able to stay upright. When questioned, the doofus that bumped me said he wasn't expecting me to actually come to a complete stop at the stop sign. Sheesh!
About 4 years earlier, a different doofus ran into the back of my truck at the same intersection. He said he dropped is coffee cup on the floor and was down there looking for it. :huh:
Seems like looking out the windshield while driving is becoming less common than it used to be![]()
Well the new high-tech collision detectors and auto brake systems are arriving on the scene so maybe all is not lost. Although it could be counter productive in that the doofus types may feel looking out is less important than ever. You are a pilot so you will appreciate a cartoon I saw in the early days of "glass cockpits". Looming large in the windscreen is a snow capped mountain peak. Both pilots have their heads down looking at a computer screen. The Captain says to the co-pilot, "What's it mean game over?"
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That's funny and not so far from reality. Two weeks ago I was flying to an airport to meet a friend for breakfast. About half way there I saw him pass about 200 ft. below me. I called him on the radio, wondering why he'd made no mention of it. He sheepishly confessed that he was engrossed in a study of Exhaust Gas Temperature graphs being displayed on his new glass panel.Pterodactyl_imp said:Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.Flynrider_imp said:This happened to me last year at a 4 way stop near my office. Fortunately, I was able to stay upright. When questioned, the doofus that bumped me said he wasn't expecting me to actually come to a complete stop at the stop sign. Sheesh!
About 4 years earlier, a different doofus ran into the back of my truck at the same intersection. He said he dropped is coffee cup on the floor and was down there looking for it. :huh:
Seems like looking out the windshield while driving is becoming less common than it used to be![]()
Well the new high-tech collision detectors and auto brake systems are arriving on the scene so maybe all is not lost. Although it could be counter productive in that the doofus types may feel looking out is less important than ever. You are a pilot so you will appreciate a cartoon I saw in the early days of "glass cockpits". Looming large in the windscreen is a snow capped mountain peak. Both pilots have their heads down looking at a computer screen. The Captain says to the co-pilot, "What's it mean game over?"
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Yes, and it wasn't "Remain in your veh-hicle, hands on the wheel!"Lord Popgun_imp said:He did look pretty unhappy. I think I can guess what he said as he got up...