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says... On 9/4/13 2:08 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... I suspect the boys here who are talking about 5" curbs across an entire highway are the same boys who tried to convince their wives that 2" was 5". I've seen many expansion joints in concrete paved highways that have heaved or settled that much panel to panel. |
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Our great capitalist society...
On 9/4/2013 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:11:59 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 9/4/13 2:08 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... I suspect the boys here who are talking about 5" curbs across an entire highway are the same boys who tried to convince their wives that 2" was 5". This was whole slabs of the beltway, maybe 20'x30' that were just tilting up. That heave we went over was every bit of 5-6" It was only in a few areas but it was real. There may even be some archived stories about it on the Post web site mid 70s. (75-76?) I might have a dated picture of that sportster somewhere. They blamed it on construction problems on the new lanes. And as much fun as this has been, it still doesn't prove anything about the libs assertion that everything is bad because we haven't spent enough money on union pension fun..... er, uh, infrastructure, yeah, that's it... Infrastructure.... |
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Our great capitalist society...
In article ,
says... On 9/4/2013 4:09 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:11:59 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 9/4/13 2:08 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... I suspect the boys here who are talking about 5" curbs across an entire highway are the same boys who tried to convince their wives that 2" was 5". This was whole slabs of the beltway, maybe 20'x30' that were just tilting up. That heave we went over was every bit of 5-6" It was only in a few areas but it was real. There may even be some archived stories about it on the Post web site mid 70s. (75-76?) I might have a dated picture of that sportster somewhere. They blamed it on construction problems on the new lanes. And as much fun as this has been, it still doesn't prove anything about the libs assertion that everything is bad because we haven't spent enough money on union pension fun..... er, uh, infrastructure, yeah, that's it... Infrastructure.... Yeah, right, idiot. I guess we should do nothing, let the roads go back to nature, the train tracks, the airports, everything, just let it go. |
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Our great capitalist society...
On 9/4/2013 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:11:59 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 9/4/13 2:08 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... I suspect the boys here who are talking about 5" curbs across an entire highway are the same boys who tried to convince their wives that 2" was 5". This was whole slabs of the beltway, maybe 20'x30' that were just tilting up. That heave we went over was every bit of 5-6" It was only in a few areas but it was real. There may even be some archived stories about it on the Post web site mid 70s. (75-76?) I might have a dated picture of that sportster somewhere. They blamed it on construction problems on the new lanes. Either way, I don't blame John for staying out of this one  I suspect he might have been a bit off on the height of the step up/down he hit. At the same time, he may have been "traveling too fast for conditions" when he hit that thing at that speed.... Don't know if that provision is used down there but "too fast for conditions" can be moving 35 in a 50 mph zone, depending on "conditions"... If it was unmarked and out of the blue I can possibly understand, but if you are traveling in or around a major city, at least when I am in areas like that I have a rule... I don't over drive my headlights... If I can't see it before I can stop, I am going too fast.... Just my thing. Later and please John, if you are reading this, I am not trying to start a fight, just saying you might have missed a sign, or just not seen it coming, nothing more.... |
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Our great capitalist society...
In article ,
says... On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... Just goes to show what you know about elementary physics..... Nothing. |
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Our great capitalist society...
On 9/4/2013 3:59 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:08:21 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... Fortunately it wasn't on the leading edge side. It was a ski ramp. 11 guys made it, one guy, a fairly new rider, didn't. He squirreled out on the landing and went into the swale. Broken leg and a beat up bike. Yeah, nuts... I happened to be in Hartford today from 84 West to 91 South, to Route 9 South... Through Hartford I encountered only one entrance ramp where there were 2-3 inch wide and deep groove between the lanes where the merge was... Other than that, most of the roads around here are passable, at least at the posted speed limit if you keep your eyes open.... The worst stretch I have encountered in the North East consistantly is a stretch of 91 n/s through Springfield Mass. It's a bout a two mile stretch of elevated highway that is always just a ****pile.. I usually have to slow down to 45 or so with the trailer on to not bust something. The thing is I don't know why it's so patched and rutted... There is no infrastructure running under it or anything, seems they could just lay down one smooth layer once and be done with it... But it's like it's under construction with no signs or workers, for the last 20 years that I remember.... |
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Our great capitalist society...
In article ,
says... On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:08:21 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 9/4/2013 12:31 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: I have seen it on the beltway. In fact a guy I know wiped out on one of these "buckles" on a Sportster and I ended up fixing the bike for him. Not trying to indict John... just wondering about 5", seems even outside Boston that would be addressed somehow... They closed the beltway a lane at a time and addressed it after several serious accidents and stories on TV about it. Surprised more people didn't die.. I know if I hit a 5 inch edge with my Jeep, at anything over say, 30 miles an hour, there is no way I would maintain control... Knowing what I know about cars, I can say with almost certainty that that five inch "curb" at speed would collapse the front end of my jeep... I imagine the bike you fixed must have busted in half up near the neck... Fortunately it wasn't on the leading edge side. It was a ski ramp. 11 guys made it, one guy, a fairly new rider, didn't. He squirreled out on the landing and went into the swale. Broken leg and a beat up bike. What's amazing to me is that Scotty's Jeep won't withstand that 5" jump! Hell, I've flew much higher than that in old beat up cars of my youth! Usually the end result is lost hubcaps! |
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