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Old 08-15-2014, 12:42 AM
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nope that's right, I stopped at the Britney creak rest stop for a icecream on the way home, when I went to leave there was a suv at the stop sign, I stopped about 10 to 15 feet behind him. all of a sudden he threw it in reverse and started backing up.


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Old 08-15-2014, 01:33 AM
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So glad you weren't hurt...or were you? Wow, i hope you are ok and it was just damage to your bike! Who goes in reverse at a stop sign anyway??
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Old 08-15-2014, 02:18 AM
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saw this exact thing at a stop light last month , girl ran over the guys foot , why do alberta drivers like backing over bikers? oh wait there all s#$% drivers now I remember .
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Old 08-15-2014, 02:23 AM
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Well I have never seen it at a stop sign, I've seen people stop a little too far into an intersection at a red light in winter and then back up. But then forget the transmission is in reverse when the light turns green....
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Old 08-15-2014, 03:05 AM
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So glad you weren't hurt...or were you? Wow, i hope you are ok and it was just damage to your bike! Who goes in reverse at a stop sign anyway??
ya, I am fine. I guess they were a little confused as they were heading back to Calgary and at the intersection you turn one way to go to hope and the other way to go to Merritt. since there was no sign pointing to Calgary they were just going to back up into the rest stop and ask directions. Very nice couple about my age with two nice daughters. to bad we had to meet this way though.
When the cop was done with them (about 3 hours after the incident) he asked me how I was so calm... I simply said "I am to old and life is to short to get worked up over something like this."

but what is making me mad is the dragging of the feet by the appraiser. I could have been riding again about now... but the insurance company hasn't got the appraisal yet. They already told me the other couple admitted fault and they are going to fix it, just the formality of the paperwork holding things up.

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Old 08-21-2014, 04:58 AM
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So I found out Tuesday morning the insurance company authorized HD to go ahead and fix the bike, so the parts were ordered last week. hopefully I'll get it back before my holidays are over so I can take a trip. and the best news is they didn't try disputing any of the damage.

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Sorry to hear you're missing out on much of our short riding season. It's times like that I'm glad I have two bikes so I can still ride if one is down for repairs.
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Old 08-22-2014, 03:29 PM
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Sorry to hear you're missing out on much of our short riding season. It's times like that I'm glad I have two bikes so I can still ride if one is down for repairs.
ya that would be nice.. my season is a little longer that yours, we get an actual 6 months, I have seen some riding in the winter here but there a little to nuts for me haha

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