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Old 03-04-2010, 09:21 AM   #11
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The general public doesnt understand or conceive of the performance envelope of todays sportbikes. So even safe maneuvers for us seem like death defying stunts. The punks that abuse that power soon lose it but it does a ton of PR damage.

On the other hand, there are alot more folks out there drinking and driving, texting, putting on make up, and stuffing their faces. One truck driver here in AR even crashed his semi into a house while eating biscuits and gravy...where is thier condemnation?
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Old 03-04-2010, 09:25 AM   #12
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And I cringe when I see NY plates here.
You know...I too kinda cringe (a little) when I see NY plates.
But not as much as NJ plates and certainly not as much as Florida plates
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Old 03-04-2010, 09:35 AM   #13
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You know...I too kinda cringe (a little) when I see NY plates.
But not as much as NJ plates and certainly not as much as Florida plates
In all seriousness, why?

Around here, NY, NJ or Ontario plates are 99% sure to be old farts, 10 years past their expiration date who can't see, hear or care to follow any traffic rules/laws.

The other 1% is the Jersey kids down here for college. They are too busy listening to Jay-Z in the parental-financed Escalade/QX56 and applying their lip gloss and make-up on their way to the Jersey Shore auditions. The chicks are even worse...
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Old 03-04-2010, 09:41 AM   #14
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Florida drivers on NY roads tend to adopt all the bad habits of NY drivers and magnify them.

Add on top of that the apparant ignorance of what yeild signs mean and the desire to park their ass in the passing lane and drive under the speed limit.

To make matter worse, a lot of them are the assholes through out of the state back in the 80's and 90's.
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Old 03-04-2010, 09:59 AM   #15
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In all seriousness, why?

Around here, NY, NJ or Ontario plates are 99% sure to be old farts, 10 years past their expiration date who can't see, hear or care to follow any traffic rules/laws.
No Quebec plates?

I fuckin moving to FL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 03-04-2010, 10:04 AM   #16
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No Quebec plates?

I fuckin moving to FL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I see them too, usually parked at the beach when it is 60 degrees out.
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Old 03-04-2010, 03:12 PM   #17
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No Quebec plates?

I fuckin moving to FL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The third most common language spoken in Florida is Qubecois.
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One truck driver here in AR even crashed his semi into a house while eating biscuits and gravy...where is thier condemnation?
In his dry cleaning bill?

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Old 03-04-2010, 03:51 PM   #20
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LMAO. A girl in my high school wrecked her car eating a bowl of cereal on the way one morning. A bowl of cereal!? milk and everything.
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