http://timesjournalonline.com/details.asp?id=33261
Bikers say bye-bye to Cobleskill
1/27/2010
By Jim Poole
Am-Jam, the three-day biker festival held at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds every May for 25 years, isn’t returning this spring.
American Motorcycle Jamboree organizer Jean Aldus said last week that she’s fed up with State Police, the Chamber of Commerce and what she termed an uncooperative attitude in Cobleskill.
But the targets of Ms. Aldus’ wrath denied any wrong-doing, saying instead that they tried to help Am-Jam.
Am-Jam regularly brought 5,000 bikers, who spent thousands in Cobleskill and surrounding areas. Numbers dwindled in recent years, however, and Ms. Aldus blamed the mounting problems.
Ms. Aldus said she made her decision last year after a meeting with Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce representatives “was the last straw.”
“They don’t have a clue,” Ms. Aldus said, adding that the Chamber reps offered little or no promotion and assistance.
However, she singled out the State Police for her sharpest criticism. Ms. Aldus complained about State Police roadblocks that checked bikers as they exited I-88 and entered the Fairgrounds.
That was a criticism repeated from past years, and Ms. Aldus said it was the same in 2009.
Instead of being able to travel around the area while at Am-Jam, bikers were “sequestered at the Fairgrounds” because of the State Police presence, Ms. Aldus said.
“I’m glad we don’t have to deal with them any more,” she added.
Ms. Aldus also blasted local businesses, claiming they grew indifferent to bikers and the money they were prepared to spend.
“If we’re such an inconvenience to Cobleskill, fine,” Ms. Aldus said. “Let’s see the town dry up and blow away.
“The whole Town of Cobleskill is a backward, non-progressive area. Our vendors didn’t want to deal with the unfriendliness.”
Those enduring Ms. Aldus’ criticism see the situation differently.
Troop G’s Major William Sprague of the State Police pointed out that Am-Jam attracts Hell’s Angels and other gangs.
If the Angels are there, the State Police will be there, too, he said.
“The Hell’s Angels are an internationally known and recognized criminal enterprise,” Major Sprague said. “We take enforcement action whenever we can against such an organization.”
And troopers are hardly to blame for Am-Jam leaving Cobleskill, he added.
“Do not believe the State Police carrying out their regular law-enforcement responsibilities is the cause for Am-Jam leaving the Cobleskill Fairgrounds,” Major Sprague said.
As for the Chamber, Executive Director Jodie Rutt said the organization offered assistance and suggestions.
“The Chamber of Commerce loves to support an event like that because we know they spend money, and that money’s important to local businesses,” Ms. Rutt said.
But Am-Jam didn’t take up the Chamber’s offers.
“We tried to help out with our promotional expertise, but there were obstacles out of our control that we couldn’t overcome,” Ms. Rutt said, without elaborating.
Jacqui Hauser, executive director of Cobleskill Partnership Inc., the downtown improvement group, denied that local businesses were uncooperative.
For two years, CPI and businesses posted “Welcome, Am-Jam” signs in windows and printed flyers describing discounts and offers specifically for Am-Jam visitors.
“I think we tried,” Ms. Hauser said. “We welcomed them here. I don’t know what more we could have done.”
If Am-Jam won’t be in Cobleskill this year, it won’t be anywhere, either.
Ms. Aldus said the event will re-surface in the Syracuse area in 2011.
“It will take a year to set everything up and change venues,” she said.
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The police have killed it for us,” she said. “Cobleskill just isn’t the place, I guess.”
Thursday, January 28, 2010
New helmet bills: SB 2535 & SB 2536 Abate of Illinois legislative bulletin
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2536
Introduced 1/12/2010, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap. Effective January 1, 2011.
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds.
(a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped must wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap, and and every passenger thereon shall be protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and transparent shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection devices.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011.
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2535
Introduced 1/12/2010, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap. Effective January 1, 2011.
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds.
(a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
(a-5) Any operator under the age of 18 and any passenger under the age of 18 of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle must also must wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and transparent shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection devices.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011.
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2536
Introduced 1/12/2010, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap. Effective January 1, 2011.
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds.
(a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped must wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap, and and every passenger thereon shall be protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and transparent shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection devices.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011.
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2535
Introduced 1/12/2010, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap. Effective January 1, 2011.
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds.
(a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
(a-5) Any operator under the age of 18 and any passenger under the age of 18 of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle must also must wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and transparent shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection devices.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011.
State To Expand Sobriety Checkpoint Program
State to expand sobriety checkpoint program
tbizjak@sacbee.com
Published Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009
California traffic safety officials will pump $8 million this coming year into an aggressive drunken driving program with a controversial focus: sobriety checkpoints.
Armed with federal grants, police in 150 California cities, including Sacramento, are launching what the state's Office of Traffic Safety chief says may be the most extensive checkpoint program in the country in 2010, increasing by nearly 50 percent the number of checkpoint operations statewide.
In doing so, police will be ratcheting up efforts on one of the most oft-debated tactics in the anti-drunken driving arsenal.
Commonly seen as traps for unsuspecting drivers leaving bars and restaurants, checkpoints in reality typically result in few drunken driving arrests, data show.
That's by design, police say. Law enforcement agencies put out alerts to TV, radio and newspapers before they set up a checkpoint so that word hits the street before the orange cones do.
And, they say, they don't mind that some restaurant managers now send text message warnings to each other when they hear a checkpoint has been set up in their area.
Police and traffic safety officials say they view sobriety checkpoints as a high-profile public relations campaign.
"It's not about the number of arrests. It's about the deterrent effect," state traffic safety chief Chris Murphy said in launching what his office calls "The Year of the Checkpoint."
Murphy said safety efforts are helping. Road deaths overall have dropped in California the last three years, including alcohol-involved crashes.
Still, about a quarter of road deaths in California are alcohol-related, data show. Alcohol-involved crashes killed 1,029 and injured 28,457 in the state in 2008.
The sight alone of a checkpoint is memorable, keeping some drivers from becoming complacent about the risks of drinking and driving, Murphy said.
Police cruisers, roof bars flashing, light up the night. A funnel of orange cones leads cars toward a row of officers waving flashlights.
Typically, police allow drivers a place to turn to avoid a checkpoint. But, police warn, agencies have "chase" cars ready to follow those drivers if they appear to be driving poorly.
"It is not running and gunning and taking a whole bunch of people to jail, but it's worthwhile," said Officer Jason Browning of the Folsom Police Department.
Sobriety checkpoints are arguably better at cornering people who drive without a license than people driving drunk.
Sacramento city police reported that of the 800 vehicles stopped last week at a South Natomas checkpoint, only two were cited for drunken driving but 32 were caught driving without a valid license.
The checkpoints draw heat nationally from the American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade group that argues they are ineffective, and calls them a form of harassment that "threatens our customers and the cultural dining experience."
Police should focus instead on going after the worst drunken drivers, those with multiple offenses, institute officials said.
Police agencies counter that checkpoints aren't their sole focus. California agencies say they routinely conduct "saturation patrols," where officers from several agencies join in a given area to search out and arrest drunken drivers.
Many of those efforts also are funded by federal grants through the state traffic safety office.
A spokesman for that office said the agency does not have a tally of how much is spent on that type of drunken driving enforcement but that nearly $50 million in funds overall will be funneled to local governments and health agencies this coming year to combat drunken driving and its causes.
Sacramento-area restaurant owners and managers express mixed feelings about checkpoints.
At Ink, a midtown Sacramento restaurant, co-owner Alicia Cortez said she and other restaurant managers text each other when they hear of a nearby checkpoint, and she alerts her bartenders, who encourage patrons to find a designated driver or take a cab.
Nevertheless, she said, she supports checkpoints.
"It's tough because (alcohol sales) is a huge part of our business and our revenue, but health and safety of patrons and their friends and family is number one," she said.
At Bistro 33 in Davis, general manager Jason Prater said news of a nearby checkpoint sends a "buzz" through the restaurant's bar.
He said he senses it causes some customers to drink less. Some customers stick around longer and have coffee. Others, forewarned, take other streets home. Many, he said, walk home.
The relatively small number of arrests at checkpoints may make the state's $8 million focus next year seem like a gamble. The city of Sacramento, in particular, has a lot at stake.
A new analysis from the state Office of Traffic Safety shows Sacramento rates highest among the state's 13 largest cities in drunken driving injury crashes.
City officials say they are hoping the federal grant money for sobriety checkpoints will help them dig out of that hole.
State officials defend the increased funding for checkpoints by pointing to a 2002 report, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and overseen by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In that report, a task force of health officials reviewed all notable studies and gave sobriety checkpoints a strong endorsement as an effective tool for reducing alcohol-related road injuries.
But "there is no panacea, no magic bullet," said task force chair Jonathan Fielding, head of public health for Los Angeles County
tbizjak@sacbee.com
Published Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009
California traffic safety officials will pump $8 million this coming year into an aggressive drunken driving program with a controversial focus: sobriety checkpoints.
Armed with federal grants, police in 150 California cities, including Sacramento, are launching what the state's Office of Traffic Safety chief says may be the most extensive checkpoint program in the country in 2010, increasing by nearly 50 percent the number of checkpoint operations statewide.
In doing so, police will be ratcheting up efforts on one of the most oft-debated tactics in the anti-drunken driving arsenal.
Commonly seen as traps for unsuspecting drivers leaving bars and restaurants, checkpoints in reality typically result in few drunken driving arrests, data show.
That's by design, police say. Law enforcement agencies put out alerts to TV, radio and newspapers before they set up a checkpoint so that word hits the street before the orange cones do.
And, they say, they don't mind that some restaurant managers now send text message warnings to each other when they hear a checkpoint has been set up in their area.
Police and traffic safety officials say they view sobriety checkpoints as a high-profile public relations campaign.
"It's not about the number of arrests. It's about the deterrent effect," state traffic safety chief Chris Murphy said in launching what his office calls "The Year of the Checkpoint."
Murphy said safety efforts are helping. Road deaths overall have dropped in California the last three years, including alcohol-involved crashes.
Still, about a quarter of road deaths in California are alcohol-related, data show. Alcohol-involved crashes killed 1,029 and injured 28,457 in the state in 2008.
The sight alone of a checkpoint is memorable, keeping some drivers from becoming complacent about the risks of drinking and driving, Murphy said.
Police cruisers, roof bars flashing, light up the night. A funnel of orange cones leads cars toward a row of officers waving flashlights.
Typically, police allow drivers a place to turn to avoid a checkpoint. But, police warn, agencies have "chase" cars ready to follow those drivers if they appear to be driving poorly.
"It is not running and gunning and taking a whole bunch of people to jail, but it's worthwhile," said Officer Jason Browning of the Folsom Police Department.
Sobriety checkpoints are arguably better at cornering people who drive without a license than people driving drunk.
Sacramento city police reported that of the 800 vehicles stopped last week at a South Natomas checkpoint, only two were cited for drunken driving but 32 were caught driving without a valid license.
The checkpoints draw heat nationally from the American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade group that argues they are ineffective, and calls them a form of harassment that "threatens our customers and the cultural dining experience."
Police should focus instead on going after the worst drunken drivers, those with multiple offenses, institute officials said.
Police agencies counter that checkpoints aren't their sole focus. California agencies say they routinely conduct "saturation patrols," where officers from several agencies join in a given area to search out and arrest drunken drivers.
Many of those efforts also are funded by federal grants through the state traffic safety office.
A spokesman for that office said the agency does not have a tally of how much is spent on that type of drunken driving enforcement but that nearly $50 million in funds overall will be funneled to local governments and health agencies this coming year to combat drunken driving and its causes.
Sacramento-area restaurant owners and managers express mixed feelings about checkpoints.
At Ink, a midtown Sacramento restaurant, co-owner Alicia Cortez said she and other restaurant managers text each other when they hear of a nearby checkpoint, and she alerts her bartenders, who encourage patrons to find a designated driver or take a cab.
Nevertheless, she said, she supports checkpoints.
"It's tough because (alcohol sales) is a huge part of our business and our revenue, but health and safety of patrons and their friends and family is number one," she said.
At Bistro 33 in Davis, general manager Jason Prater said news of a nearby checkpoint sends a "buzz" through the restaurant's bar.
He said he senses it causes some customers to drink less. Some customers stick around longer and have coffee. Others, forewarned, take other streets home. Many, he said, walk home.
The relatively small number of arrests at checkpoints may make the state's $8 million focus next year seem like a gamble. The city of Sacramento, in particular, has a lot at stake.
A new analysis from the state Office of Traffic Safety shows Sacramento rates highest among the state's 13 largest cities in drunken driving injury crashes.
City officials say they are hoping the federal grant money for sobriety checkpoints will help them dig out of that hole.
State officials defend the increased funding for checkpoints by pointing to a 2002 report, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and overseen by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In that report, a task force of health officials reviewed all notable studies and gave sobriety checkpoints a strong endorsement as an effective tool for reducing alcohol-related road injuries.
But "there is no panacea, no magic bullet," said task force chair Jonathan Fielding, head of public health for Los Angeles County
Pending,Ski-Slope Helmet Bill
This is now being addressed by California State
Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). Senator Yee has proposed a new ski Helmet law for anyone under 18 on the slopes in California. The bill was Introduced last Wednesday.
As we remember, The mandatory helmet law was also started as an “under 18” bill. In that many head injuries occur from slips and falls at home in the bathroom, if we do not fight against this “ski Slope” bill, and it passes, the next bill will require us to wear a helmet when we take a shower….and we will NEVER get rid of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law.
Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). Senator Yee has proposed a new ski Helmet law for anyone under 18 on the slopes in California. The bill was Introduced last Wednesday.
As we remember, The mandatory helmet law was also started as an “under 18” bill. In that many head injuries occur from slips and falls at home in the bathroom, if we do not fight against this “ski Slope” bill, and it passes, the next bill will require us to wear a helmet when we take a shower….and we will NEVER get rid of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
HERE COMES THE RAIN!!!
HERE COMES THE RAIN
By John Del Santo
The rainy season is upon us…Are both you and your bike ready for it ? Many of the drivers around you in don’t have a clue how to drive in the rain. We need to keep our escape routes open, and maintain a bunch of extra space all the way around us to compensate for their poor driving habits.
The oil and water lifting off the roadway will make the road as treacherous as an ice skating rink in Kuwait. Good tires, properly inflated with plenty of tread is what makes a bike different from a canoe…Flat-bottom boats and balding tires go sideways in the water; not something we’d prefer doing in the middle of a curve. When on slippery roads, anything that changes the smooth flow of your forward momentum can make your bike head off in a direction you had not intended. Easy acceleration, light braking and smooth steering are a necessity here. Are you ready for a good gust of crosswind? How deep is the pothole under that next puddle? Riding in the lane closest to the center divider can give you a good blast of water if the traffic going in the opposite direction hits a big puddle ! See those steel trench-plates in the construction area? If you can’t avoid them, pull your clutch in, don’t touch your brakes, don’t even breathe as you float across them in a straight line, and hope for the best. Wet brakes have a lag-time between application and grab…be prepared for that so it doesn’t come as a surprise.
What are you wearing? Can the other drivers see you in time to stop? Wearing your “colors” can have a whole different meaning on a dark and gloomy rainy day. The Songwriter said “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down”. Well, our main desire as Bikers is to stay UP ! Properly maintained equipment, decent training and a defensive attitude will go a long way towards getting us home. We may get home wet, but we’ll get home in one piece.
RIDE SAFE……RIDE STRAIGHT…….KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP !
John Del Santo
mcbwaycool@yahoo.com
ABATE OF CALIFORNIA
By John Del Santo
The rainy season is upon us…Are both you and your bike ready for it ? Many of the drivers around you in don’t have a clue how to drive in the rain. We need to keep our escape routes open, and maintain a bunch of extra space all the way around us to compensate for their poor driving habits.
The oil and water lifting off the roadway will make the road as treacherous as an ice skating rink in Kuwait. Good tires, properly inflated with plenty of tread is what makes a bike different from a canoe…Flat-bottom boats and balding tires go sideways in the water; not something we’d prefer doing in the middle of a curve. When on slippery roads, anything that changes the smooth flow of your forward momentum can make your bike head off in a direction you had not intended. Easy acceleration, light braking and smooth steering are a necessity here. Are you ready for a good gust of crosswind? How deep is the pothole under that next puddle? Riding in the lane closest to the center divider can give you a good blast of water if the traffic going in the opposite direction hits a big puddle ! See those steel trench-plates in the construction area? If you can’t avoid them, pull your clutch in, don’t touch your brakes, don’t even breathe as you float across them in a straight line, and hope for the best. Wet brakes have a lag-time between application and grab…be prepared for that so it doesn’t come as a surprise.
What are you wearing? Can the other drivers see you in time to stop? Wearing your “colors” can have a whole different meaning on a dark and gloomy rainy day. The Songwriter said “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down”. Well, our main desire as Bikers is to stay UP ! Properly maintained equipment, decent training and a defensive attitude will go a long way towards getting us home. We may get home wet, but we’ll get home in one piece.
RIDE SAFE……RIDE STRAIGHT…….KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP !
John Del Santo
mcbwaycool@yahoo.com
ABATE OF CALIFORNIA
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