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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 12, 2009 9:45 am) I could hazard some guesses, but I don't want to offend anyone 
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Today was "blindly pull out in front of fintail day". We had a few hour dry spell inbetween the odd summer thundershowers, so I took the old car out. As I was heading down a 30mph residential street, only car on the road for maybe 5 blocks in each direction, I approached an intersection with a light. I had green. An early 90s Caravan was stopped on the right. As I approach the intersection, he pulls out in front of me like I am not even there. I usually try to avoid this, but I had to lay on the horn. The fintail's horn will rattle a window blocks away. The guy then turned off the road at the next cross street. I was then on a 4 lane 30mph road, in the left lane, and a big late model Suburban changes lanes in front of me, but some distance ahead. No big deal...the thing had several sports and military stickers, so I assumed it would move along. Wrong - I passed it on the hill on the right, as it was going 15-20. If a fintail passes you going up a hill, you are going too slow...as there is no way I was going over 30. The driver was a tiny woman yapping on the phone. Surprise surprise. After I put the old car back in its bed, I was almost home, on another 4 lane 30mph road, again the only car on the road for some distance. I approach an intersection, I have green, a newer C-class is stopped on the right. He pulls right in front of me, and I dive for the brakes and hit my high beams. He immediately turns into the first side street, while either fiddling with a phone or something on the steering wheel. I need to mount an uzi on the front of my cars.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 12, 2009 5:31 pm) I love that. My Tacoma had a weak little "beep" horn. I found a pair of horns on Ebay from a BMW 7-series. Much better. I have been known to be a wee bit inconsidarate in their application at times. 
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Replying to: oregonboy (Jul 12, 2009 9:03 pm) 
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 12, 2009 5:25 pm) I could hazard some guesses, but I don't want to offend anyone 2008 (or could be a 2009) Ford Escape. I can't remember its color, either white or silver. I'm curious though...what did you have him pegged as driving?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 13, 2009 8:05 am)
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the oncoming motorcycle with dual headlights on High beam Bright? 
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Replying to: euphonium (Jul 13, 2009 9:25 am) I dunno...same thing as when an oncoming car has left its high beams on? I usually give a flash of my own high-beams to signal them. Usually doesn't work, but short of swerving into their lane and making them crash, then getting out and walking over to their bruised and battered body and telling them you just wanted to warn them they left their high beams on, I dunno what else you can do?
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Replying to: euphonium (Jul 13, 2009 9:25 am) At least they weren't those alternating lights that flash high beam then low beam about one full cycle per second. Those are really obnoxious. In fact I haven't seen one for over a year here. I wonder if they were found illegal in Ohio.
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 13, 2009 9:50 am) I can see why a bike would use normal high beams, the average driver is so oblivious, it just makes them more visible.
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