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Old 02-17-2017, 03:04 PM
 
Location: SC
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Nope. Not even close at all. Those camera angles can fool you. I have a dash cam and on camera, objects in front are FURTHER than they appear.

If I had time, I could show how close an objects look on camera. Leave the car, snap a pic and show you how far it actually is from the bumper.
True. Many, if not most dash cams have wide angle lenses. And they do shorten the direct ahead foreground.
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Old 02-17-2017, 03:39 PM
 
Location: Marin County, CA
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No, they aren't. Colloquialisms that make it to the unabridged version from sheer popularity I will not recognize as real words with true definitions.
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Old 02-17-2017, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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No, they aren't. Colloquialisms that make it to the unabridged version from sheer popularity I will not recognize as real words with true definitions.
Oh sorry, I'll try to be more sensitive to your slang intolerance in the future when posting on internet message boards. I didn't mean to insult you with my inferior speech. I hope you can find it in your heart to accept my apology.

In the future I'll make sure to fact-check each word I intend to post individually to ensure that no colloquialisms are used.
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Old 02-18-2017, 12:53 AM
 
Location: SCW, AZ
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As a rider, his reaction if accurately described, was uncalled for. If you bumped the bike, even mildly, then I'd say yes. He was not on the bike or next to it, so why would he get upset like that I don't know.
Made no sense to me, maybe he was in a bad mood or a jerk who was looking for an excuse to unleash on someone?
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Old 02-18-2017, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Denver
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You were close to the bike for sure but who cares?

If it was my bike it would have caught my attention but it would stop there.


Also, I would never park my bike like that. I always park towards the back of the space. So people in cars realize there is a bike in the space and don't zoom into it and get a surprise. Honestly it is something that rider needs to think about.
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Old 02-18-2017, 08:03 AM
 
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No, you didn't do anything wrong. You were still several feet away from his scooter...no harm done.
You know how some of these biker wanna-bees are here in San Antonio....think they are badasses when they put on that Harley jacket. Should have slapped him with your burrito....
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Old 02-18-2017, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Western North Carolina
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The other guy is a Harley rider. He's already a d-bag.









(couldn't resist :-) )
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Old 02-18-2017, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Vallejo
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Nope, nothing wrong to see. I might have said something like you just about gave me a heart attack if you came in fast but I really wouldn't be angry about it or anything. Dude just has anger management issues, maybe trying to impress his lady, who knows. You reacted better than I would have.
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Old 02-18-2017, 04:28 PM
 
Location: Vallejo
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You were close to the bike for sure but who cares?

If it was my bike it would have caught my attention but it would stop there.


Also, I would never park my bike like that. I always park towards the back of the space. So people in cars realize there is a bike in the space and don't zoom into it and get a surprise. Honestly it is something that rider needs to think about.
Yup. I also would be parked closer to the protected side of the parking space as well both for better sight lines and so some giant raised pickup door doesn't hit my bike.
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Old 02-19-2017, 01:05 AM
 
Location: Denver
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Yup. I also would be parked closer to the protected side of the parking space as well both for better sight lines and so some giant raised pickup door doesn't hit my bike.
Good point!
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