A Rochester motorcyclist acquitted of assault after shooting a motorist during what has been described as “road-rage”. I have to confess to mixed feelings about this. The enjoyment of riding motorcycles is always tempered by the need to watch out … Read More
How can you pull in front of a motorcycle, kill the rider and get nothing more than a ticket? Is “failure to yield right of way” the real crime here? What if pulling in front of a motorcycle was considered … Read More
Riding a motorcycle is inherently riskier than driving a car, all things being equal. But things aren’t equal, since motorcycles “share the road” with other vehicles. Those other vehicles are responsible for 56% of the deaths of motorcyclists. Passenger vehicles … Read More
I suppose I should win an award for irony, but the same year I buy a motorcycle and start riding again is the same year as the death toll from motorcycles in the area doubles. It’s a combination of alcohol, … Read More
Inside parking Originally uploaded by tommasz They changed the system in my parking garage to a tag that has to be permanently mounted. So now the Bumblebeemer gets to park indoors in my company’s underground garage.
I was riding the Bumblebeemer on Lake Ontario State Parkway yesterday when I had to exit due to it being closed by police at East Manitou Road. I turns out to have been due to a motorcycle accident that seriously … Read More
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