Impatience kills

[Windblown]

So why on earth would you choose to give me the thumbs down due to my response about the MSF instructor who didn't have a clue?

Because your response was needlessly negative and made an assumption about a person you know nothing about. Like the line "There is no crying in baseball" (a line from a movie in this instance) it is not meant to be taken literally, it means there shouldn't be any.  

[Mr Sunshine]

Because your response was needlessly negative and made an assumption about a person you know nothing about. Like the line "There is no crying in baseball" (a line from a movie in this instance) it is not meant to be taken literally, it means there shouldn't be any.  

If you want to take that approach then you also need not take my comment about "not being around the block" literally and more as a figure of speech.  Double standards are a bitch aren't they?  


Edit: And why are you trying to "defend" someone you have never meet nor know anything about?  Also what makes you think what he said was to be interpreted and not taking literally?  So you are no more right than I am wrong.

[Windblown]

If you want to take that approach then you also need not take my comment about "not being around the block" literally and more as a figure of speech.  Double standards are a bitch aren't they?  


Edit: And why are you trying to "defend" someone you have never meet nor know anything about?  Also what makes you think what he said was to be interpreted and not taking literally?  So you are no more right than I am wrong.

So what does "not being around the block" mean figuratively?  

As to why I would defend someone I don't know? Call it a charactor flaw if you will.

Anyone that has spent any time with a leg over a bike would know that there are ample occasions to feel rage at a cager. Therefore it seemed obvious (to me) that the comment was not intended to be a literal truth. However I conceed that I do not know this as a fact so you may be right, and I may be wrong.

Fair enough?

Now back to the subject. Haste makes waste.  

[Mr Sunshine]

Now back to the subject. Haste makes waste.  

Ok this is morbit...but that's a perfect slogan for this thread.

[swimmer]

   

I think the point the instructor was probably making is that road rage on a bike is a bad idea (which is true), not that it doesn't happen.

Have I been guilty of it? Sure, but I never claimed to be real smart.

Yes, that was his point.  Don't let your frustrations at other drivers build up to the point where you start making stupid decisions or put your self at risk of revenge from someone who could simply run you over.
 

[MisterEd]

I find it HIGHLY instructive that his widow mentions that they had taken a class and that he felt that he was a good rider.

Now, I understand that this particular incident was more about a guy's impatience, frustration, road-raginess, whatever, but what a LOT of us forget is that most of the skills we use on a bike are DIMINISHING skills.  In other words, they are the kinds of skills that, if not regularly practiced, get "rusty".  And daily riding isn't enough to polish those rusty skills (and attitudes).  Being a continually proficient motorcyclist means committing to some kind of structured training and practice on a regular basis.

I find it so sad to hear of people killed that took one motorcycle class "n" years ago or similar stories.  It's as if folks have this idea that a single class - a single day or weekend or a few days under the observation and instruction of a good coach - will make them a good enough rider that they don't have to go back and retrain and continue to practice.

Maybe its the instructor in me, but I see motorcycling as a sport that requires lifelong learning - you know, "a few days to learn, a lifetime to master" kind of thing.

Train like you ride and ride like you train..............................

[Bodhi]

Impatience IMO is another face of distraction. I put it in the same category as listening to music, fiddling around with some electronic gadget, having your mind on something other than your riding.