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rcwing
 Starting Member
1 Posts
Leesburg, Florida
USA
Honda
GL 1800
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 Posted - 07/03/2008 : 4:01 PM
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| Why pass the scenery is too good to miss.Slow down and enjoy the great outdoors.Love the look around there............ |
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JamesGang
Junior Member
30 Posts
Sydney, Cape Breton Island
Canada
Yamaha
Midnight Venture
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Posted - 07/03/2008 : 6:08 PM
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I agree with all the negative responses to this poll on whether or not you would pass the RV's, even without the on-coming traffic in the picture. Isn't this a 'no brain-er'? How about giving us a really tough picture test, BadBob?
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BadBob
Standard Member
161 Posts
Know Name City, Unknown
USA
Yamaha
V-Star 1100
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Posted - 07/03/2008 : 6:19 PM
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| I agree with your assessment. I chose this photo in order to contrast the responses here with those that the same photo and question elicited elsewhere. There's a huge dichotomy. |
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Cat-woman
 Standard Member
234 Posts
Radcliff, KY
USA
(None)
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Posted - 07/07/2008 : 2:05 PM
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No
1) oncomming traffic
2) curve ahead
3) Did we miss the double yellow line?
Even if there was nothing oncomming and no curve, the double yellow is reason enough for me. |
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JDTexas
Junior Member
49 Posts
Victoria, TX
USA
Kawasaki
Vulcan
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Posted - 07/08/2008 : 6:46 PM
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No,
1) I dont cross double lines. My luck would predicate a cop in hiding if I did.
2) Oncoming vehicle. Nuff said.
3) Blind curve on the left. Even without the oncoming car, there could be anything around the corner.
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dpage9040
Starting Member
9 Posts
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
USA
Honda
GL 1800
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Posted - 07/08/2008 : 7:53 PM
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besides the obvious reasons, yellow line, blind curve, etc..., what's my hurry. It looks like a nice day for a ride and the scenery is great and I am not at work. |
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plthirty2
Starting Member
2 Posts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
USA
Honda
CB 360
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Posted - 07/29/2008 : 12:58 PM
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| No way. I'd just sit back and enjoy the ride. |
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Posted - 08/22/2008 : 2:47 PM
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No way. 
That situation is common on the roads I ride for pleasure around here. I take a look from the outside edge of the lane, to assess what's there on my side, drop back a little into an 'I'm clearly not going to overtake' position, and wait for a dotted line on my side to appear.
Then I assess the oncoming traffic, and any traffic behind me, while moving up into an 'about to overtake' position, make a go or no-go decision, and either drop a gear and pass very quickly, or back to the 'I'm clearly not going to overtake' position. Occasionally it's several miles before I get to a 'go'. I enjoy each process as an exercise of skill, anyway.  |
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DecibelSword
New Member
16 Posts
Knoxville, TN
USA
Suzuki
VL800/C
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Posted - 08/24/2008 : 6:04 PM
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There is no way I would even attempt to pass in this situation:
1.) I have ridden for less than six hundred miles;
2.) I have driven automobiles of all kinds for thousands of miles yet I would not risk such a pass in any one of them, even if I was driving a Ferrari Enzo; (yeah, right  )
3.) methinks the double yellow may be painted here because of the impending left-hand curve;
4.) it is illegal to pass on a double yellow;
5.) there is never a reasonable time to assume LEO's will not be present; (John Lennon says it best when he says 'instant karma's gonna' getcha')
6.) if it was really bothering me to be stuck behind the trailers I would pull over and enjoy the scenery long enough to let them get significantly further ahead of me. |
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bachman1961
Advanced Member
2273 Posts
[Mentor]
colorado springs, co
USA
Honda
CB750 NightHawk
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Posted - 08/24/2008 : 9:08 PM
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NO. Not even a ounce of thought going into this one.
I see a lot of responses first go to the issue of the double yellow. The first thing I notice in the photo perspective is the lack of visual at the curve coming up ahead.
Blind curve and the vehicles ahead (even at a slow speed) are going to be at the curve (blind spot) before you could get around them. Nowhere for anyone to go including the potential on-coming vehicle/s. This is a pretty easy call.
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cramersec
Junior Member
61 Posts
Athens, GA
USA
Kawasaki
ZRX
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Posted - 08/27/2008 : 10:16 AM
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I certainly wouldn't pass there, but I wouldn't be a slave to a double yellow line if there were sufficient sight distance. My bike has a lot of acceleration capability, so I'm out and back in very quickly. Some day a LEO may see me,  but that's life.
I am not advocating anyone else ride like I do, just stating facts.
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dogdoc427
Standard Member
196 Posts
Milan, New York
USA
Yamaha
650+87 Honda GL1200I
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Posted - 09/01/2008 : 9:54 AM
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| The GLARING obstacle to me is the double yellow regardless of traffic conditions and road configuration. Pull over, take a drink of your favorite (NON alcoholic, of coarse) beverage and enjoy the scenery while they plod along. I lean toward the more conservative style and ask myself "what if.............?" a lot. It just does not look like a safe pass. Besides, passing on a double yellow would only create a negative view of motorcyclists to anyone observing the act. |
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Would you pass these vehicles?