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I strongly disagree. A person who initiates a violent attack on me remains a threat while he lives. Whatever motivated that criminal to attack me will be augmented by my having deflected one attack. If I assist in prosecuting him, my actions will again aggravate any evil intentions he had...

I see very little difference between bike-to-bike communication systems and cellular telephones. Furthermore, I am convinced that the distraction is NOT what you might be doing with your hands; it is instead the mental effort you divert from riding and use instead for concentrating on the...

rome, a lot of Harley riders treat us riders of Japanese bikes as trash. In the first place, we buy and ride crappy rice-burners instead of heavy machines with plenty of power. In the second place, we sent our money abroad to Japan instead of abroad to the USA. In the third place, we are...

I have hit two left turners, one in 1961 and one in 1965. Since then, I have ridden as far as the distance to the moon and hit no more of them. I seldom use the right lane, because I am seldom among the slow vehicles on the road, even on a low-powered bike. When I see someone "poking out" from a...

I agree with the general sentiment that the pre-2011 CBR-125R transmission is inferior to the transmission in bikes that cost thousands of dollars more, but I am not racing the things, and I am generally satisfied with the 125 in every way. I am very pleased to read all this good news about the...

Thank you very much for the comparison, Brian. I had been feeling a tad bummed that the 2011 model was heavier and looked as if it would be more, not less, vulnerable to wind than my 2008 model. I am not in the market for a new 125, but I surely have learned a lot about wind in the past couple...

Thank you for the excellent report and the wonderful pictures. Two important things about Cape Breton Island: 1. It is a route to Newfoundland. If this were not a Cape Breton thread, I would try in my limited way to explain how wonderful Newfoundland is. 2. The Fortress of Louisbourg is...

If you ride the Skyline Drive, stay near the 35MPH speed limit. You know why I am telling you this. That requirement makes the entire Skyline Drive a 3-hour ride, which may be more of Virginia's hills than you need, but of course the decision is yours. Speed limits on the Blue Ridge Parkway...

It takes a while to get these laws properly tuned. Here in Florida, we have had the right to defend our homes and family for a while, but what if somebody threatens you in public? Until recently, the onus was on the threatened person to try to retreat from the danger. OK, picture this. I walk...

I agree that Ontario's HTA is difficult to read. So are the corresponding documents in other jurisdictions, including Florida, where I live. One helpful booklet, available free here, is similar to Ontario's Motorcycle Handbook, but it is not completely reliable. For instance, it says no vehicle...

FYI, the federal standard in the United States is that motorcycles are allowed to use HOV lanes. (Yes, I know this thread covers Toronto, but some of you may want to know the situation to the south.) Here is the situation, according to http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/faq.htm#faq15 Why are...

There is only one place to start, and this is it: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm Other sources may give you specific answers, but the Highway Traffic Act is the law, and nothing else is. So take a look in there. Good luck. Here is an example. I...

Congratulations! Now you can set a good example for the rest of us. I suggest you keep the lessons fresh in your mind, but watch for any opportunity to update your skills. In a couple of months, some snow will arrive. November is the month to learn or practice the skills you will need seriously...

My boss was driving on Avenue Road, and a pedestrian dashed across the lanes of oncoming traffic and blundered into the left side of my boss' car, denting a door. My boss stopped, helped the fellow up, and flagged down a cop who chanced to arrive when needed. The pedestrian was charged with an...

Don't be disappointed if it takes a while, a LO-OO-ONG while, for skill at U-turns to arrive. It is sometimes very tricky to make a U-turn. I have been riding for 50 years, and in the 49th of those, I was trying to complete a U-turn on my heavily-overloaded V-Strom, and whoops, over we go, in...

I am reminded of a visit I made to a shabby restaurant on Jarvis Street. It was late at night, and this dive was the only thing open, so I was surprised to see "Turtle Soup" on the menu. I thought that stuff was only available at high-priced restaurants where you could hardly lift the menu, so I...

I think the entire lane is yours, but if you weave into another lane, you can be cited for failure to maintain your vehicle in one lane. My son slalomed through the dashes in the middle of the road, and was ticketed. Good ole dad got him off the charge, though. Even within the law, you can...

I would like to know if this device http://www.harborfreight.com/automatic-battery-float-charger-42292.html does what Harbor Freight claims it does. Harbor Freight puts out a *LOT* of coupons, so this gadget is often available for $5. If you have experience with this charger, please report...

Actually, a foot can take more punishment than a mere car without damage. A few years ago, a ten-wheeler ran over some parts of me, including a foot. The foot was very sore for a few days, but was not visibly damaged, and needed no treatment. Other bits of me suffered, but the foot recovered...

Here is your score for that assertion: JPW A traffic light that is made to detect vehicles is, by definition, malfunctioning when it fails to detect a vehicle that is properly located in the proper lane and before the stop-line. We already know what to do when a traffic light malfunctions...