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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: James Gregory <bikergunny@msn.com><BR>Subject: Fw: Sharing the road with trucks<BR>To: "John Del Santo" <mcbwaycool@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 2:55 AM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Go to <A href="http://www.rftw.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.rftw.org</A> for the whole schedule.</DIV>
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<DIV>However, we leave LA on May 18th and arrive in DC on May 27th with Rolling Thunder on May 29th. Come up to Rancho Cucamonga early Wednesday morning to see the riders off or come and ride a few miles with us. Must see it to believe it. ABATE was one of the original supporters of RFTW. This is something the membership should be proud of.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=mcbwaycool@yahoo.com href="http://us.mc337.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcbwaycool@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mcbwaycool@yahoo.com">John Del Santo</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 07, 2011 4:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bikergunny@msn.com href="http://us.mc337.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bikergunny@msn.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:bikergunny@msn.com">James Gregory</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sharing the road with trucks</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>thanks. Can you email to me the dates for RFTW . Thanks.<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT color=#00007f face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">John Del Santo</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#80ff00 size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"><SPAN class=yiv1958328625yshortcuts></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 4/7/11, James Gregory <I><bikergunny@msn.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: James Gregory <bikergunny@msn.com><BR>Subject: Sharing the road with trucks<BR>To: "Allen "AJ" James" <ajflashback@gmail.com>, "Animoto "RFTW"" <theteam@animoto.com>, "Arnie "Iron Butt" Swift" <kawpoke@yahoo.com>, "Arnie "PostMaster" Swift" <kawpoke@yahoo.com>, "Bill Hawkins" <wc.hawkins@comcast.net>, "Cowboy" <meadroger94@hotmail.com>, "Daniel "RFTW &F.R.I." A Lopresto" <dlopresto@raytheon.com>, "Dave & Dona Ambrose" <prophet_sunshine@hotmail.com>, "davemilligan" <david.e.milligan@jpl.nasa.gov>, "David "Pegger" G Mc Donald" <pegger0331@live.com>, "Don "papabear" Stringer" <papabear2653@hotmail.com>, "FrankPerry" <tadpole315@gmail.com>, "Greasy" <tfogreasy@alltel.net>, "Greg "Pied Piper" Smith" <gregsmith@cvtv.net>, "Greg Smith"
<piedpiperrftw@gmail.com>, GUNNYMIMS@aol.com, "hawgwash" <hawgwash@bigplanet.com>, "I Co Hector Garza" <hectorxgarza@aol.com>, info@rftw.org, "J. E. "Slammer" Gebhards" <jgebhards@centurytel.net>, "J.R. Franklin" <jrfe6@aol.com>, "james "RFTW" stone" <jestoneiii@sbcglobal.net>, "Jenny Ori" <JOri100384@aol.com>, "Jerry Eibert" <evoredwfmc@aol.com>, "Jim "The Mayor" Frost Frost" <rftwca@hotmail.com>, "John "Dirt" Grimes" <papadirt@frontiernet.net>, "John "Hardcharger" Barker" <hardchargerrftw@gmail.com>, "John "Ice Scott" King" <jekingjr@navajoclinic.com>, "John "Ice Scout" King Jr." <jekingjr@citlink.net>, "John and Linda Anderson" <walltvl@aol.com>, "JOHN DEBBIE BARKER" <jndbarker@q.com>, "Judy "Sugarbear" .. Cockrum" <honorbound@sbcglobal.net>, "Judy "Sugarbear" Cockrum" <judycockrum@gmail.com>, "Judy Lacey - RFTW" <JudyLacey@aol.com>, "Karoni
"POW Fam" Forrester" <karoni@mac.com>, "Lee Vela" <lpvela@pyramid.net>, "lee vela" <leevela1778@charter.net>, "Leonard Green" <leonardagreen@gmail.com>, "Lil Big Mike" <LilBigMike@comcast.net>, "Mark "Straightarrow" Rittermeyer" <mritt52@msn.com>, "Mark Peterson UAW" <hogxtco3@msn.com>, "Marla Brundies" <mbrundies@hotmail.com>, "Mike "Enigma" Mendell" <mmendell@verizon.net>, "Mike "Tanker" McDole" <RFTWTanker@gmail.com>, "Milo Gordon" <nayber2457@gmail.com>, "Mustang" <hparmer2@cox.net>, "Paul "RFTW" Boulanger" <gablig@aol.com>, "Ray McDowell" <rayequip@aol.com>, "RBenve" <RBenve9570@yahoo.com>, "RFTW Mike33" <mikemc33@gmail.com>, "Robert "Zoom" Atwell" <Zurn41@yahoo.com>, "Ron "Hammer" Young" <RFTWHammer@gmail.com>, "Russ "Sheepdog" .. Cockrum" <russcockrum1@gmail.com>, "Russ "Sheepdog" Cockrum" <RFTWSheepdog@gmail.com>, "SgtMaj Doug"
<Doug@Lyvere.com>, "Smoke" <tughill23@verizon.net>, stephen@van-hecke.net, "Terry & Laurie Porter" <rftwskipper@earthlink.net>, "Terry & Laurie Porter" <rftwskipper@sprintmail.com>, "Tom "Ghost" Titus" <Ranger75th@aol.com><BR>Cc: "John Del Santo" <mcbwaycool@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 4:29 AM<BR><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN> </SPAN>Sharing the road with big trucks can be an advantage because most truckers are better trained and more experienced than the other drivers around us.<SPAN> </SPAN>A large percentage of truckers are also motorcycle riders, and are<SPAN> </SPAN>more conscious and considerate of bikes around them in traffic.<SPAN> </SPAN>To keep from becoming a hood ornament on a Peterbilt though,<SPAN> </SPAN>we need to show the proper respect for the vehicles length, width, and weight. </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN> </SPAN>A Semi, bus, or RV<SPAN> </SPAN>traveling at any speed is creating big changes in the air around it….the vehicle is pushing a wave of pressurized air out in front of it, like a bow-wave in front of a boat;<SPAN> </SPAN>there is accelerated air lifting along the sides (the same effect that causes lift on an airplane wing);<SPAN> </SPAN>and<SPAN> </SPAN>there is a vacuum swirling and filling behind it. When you pass a Semi going in the opposite direction at highway speeds, there will be a big rush of tumbling air following the truck about two seconds behind it.<SPAN> </SPAN>If there are heavy crosswinds blowing, the crosswind will be blocked by a passing truck and will hit you again at the other end…be ready for it.</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma>Size creates an optical illusion that distorts sense of speed and distance…Expect that truck coming at you to be moving faster than it appears, and expect the one you are approaching from the rear to be going slower.<SPAN> </SPAN>Don’t attempt sharing a lane with a vehicle that already fills the whole lane.</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma>Construction trucks drive off the paved road and can pick up rocks in their tires.<SPAN> </SPAN>When they get back up to speed on the highway, those rocks can shoot loose and zero in on you like a duck in a shooting gallery.<SPAN> </SPAN>Don’t hang out behind open-topped rigs…Full or empty,<SPAN> </SPAN>the high speed airflow will sweep almost anything out in your direction.<SPAN> </SPAN>If you’re following a truck and a small piece of tire tread seems to fly out from the wheels….Back Off !<SPAN> </SPAN>There’s more, and bigger, pieces on the way !<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN> </SPAN>Keep an eye on their turn signals.<SPAN> </SPAN>Tractor Trailers need a lot of room to make a turn;<SPAN> </SPAN>The back of the truck will cut in closer to the curb,<SPAN> </SPAN>and the driver cannot see the area by the back wheels in the mirror.<SPAN> </SPAN>There are many blind spots around a Semi.<SPAN> </SPAN>The worst are… a blind spot a hundred feet long behind the truck,<SPAN> </SPAN>and another big one just off the right-front side…..If I can’t see the drivers face in the mirror…The driver can’t see me ! ! </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma>The massive weight and velocity of a truck creates the need for the driver to keep a HUGE following distance.<SPAN> </SPAN>If the driver loses his or her following distance,<SPAN> </SPAN>and is forced to lock up the brakes,<SPAN> </SPAN>the rig can jackknife across four lanes of traffic…..So if I cut in front of a truck and steal their following distance,<SPAN> </SPAN>I am digging my own grave and probably putting other drivers in serious jeopardy.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv1958328625MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN> </SPAN>So let’s share the road properly with the Big Rigs.<SPAN> </SPAN>The old (<I>and incorrect</I> ) saying is “those airbrakes can stop on a dime.”<SPAN> </SPAN>We need to Ride Smart so the dime they stop on is <I>NOT <SPAN> </SPAN></I>the one in the pocket of our jeans. </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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