In a message dated 3/16/04 7:52:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net writes:
> The professor described an accident, an accident which he knew had
> actually happened. A person (a woman if I recall correctly, but it
> makes no difference) was driving an automobile down a small highway.
> The automobile driver made a left turn. The day was sunny. The road
> was straight. There were no hills. There was almost no traffic.
> The automobile killed a young man on a motorbike. The dead victim was
> wearing very visible clothing. The motorbike was bright red (or some
> other highly visible color ) . I don't recall if the motorbike had its
> headlight on. But the conditions on the day in question gave perfect
> visibility.
>
> The professor asked the class to explain it. The professor was
> surprised when one person in the class, I myself, could actually begin
> to explain it.
>
Some advice I heard early on that has helped me immensely is: if anyone hits you, FOR ANY REASON, it's because you let him. Knock on wood, I've been riding motorcycles and 10 speed bicycles since 1967 (or so) and the only time I was hit by a car was when I came to a complete stop on a Frejus track bike (1972), and a car hit my rear wheel because he never expected me to stop completely. Ruined a sew up rim, BTW. I was heading home, to get my car, to go on a date with a woman who was the love-of-my-life when I was 19. Stevan Thomas Alameda, CA pretend you are invisible!