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29-08-2007, 07:33pm
I'd like to back Paul on this one.
Heidi, your post was strongly stated, and poorly informed, and when I read it I had a similar "vibe" as Paul obviously did. At that time I took the view that ..perhaps you did not mean to be offensive, and as a newcomer here, I would let it pass, and see what happened next.
If I could break it down... we all read between the lines to some extent...this is how I read it.
Bullshit. (Lies, stated clearly and authoritively)
You know if you've hit a bird, in a car, (cos you generally hit them head on, the relative speeds are significantly different, and you are inside of the car, near the impact site)
you can't tell me you don't know if you've hit a motorcycle in a truck. (I do not beleive what you have said is true, or that you are qualified to make such claims)
You'd hear the noise or feel the impact. (Whereas I am knowledgeable enough to know this, having not driven large trucks)
He ran because he was scared. (Stated as fact)
As Motorcyclists we get this kind of snap judgements made about "ppl like us" and most of us don't really appreciate it much. Why do the same thing when its a truck driver in the cross hairs?
I am also a truck driver and will tell you that it is quite possible to hit or be hit, and not know about it, The load part of a truck is only connected to the cab part by a pin, and all but the largest impact could dissipate before it was transmitted to the cab.
Anyway..my point is that perhaps you got a bit "passionate" in defence of a fallen rider, perhaps you did not see how your post could be misread or taken wrongly..fair enough.
But to trivialise Paul's reply was bad form. If I had written your post, I would be apologising to Paul..not trying to ridicule him.
now I wait to see what happens next.
Heidi, your post was strongly stated, and poorly informed, and when I read it I had a similar "vibe" as Paul obviously did. At that time I took the view that ..perhaps you did not mean to be offensive, and as a newcomer here, I would let it pass, and see what happened next.
If I could break it down... we all read between the lines to some extent...this is how I read it.
Bullshit. (Lies, stated clearly and authoritively)
You know if you've hit a bird, in a car, (cos you generally hit them head on, the relative speeds are significantly different, and you are inside of the car, near the impact site)
you can't tell me you don't know if you've hit a motorcycle in a truck. (I do not beleive what you have said is true, or that you are qualified to make such claims)
You'd hear the noise or feel the impact. (Whereas I am knowledgeable enough to know this, having not driven large trucks)
He ran because he was scared. (Stated as fact)
As Motorcyclists we get this kind of snap judgements made about "ppl like us" and most of us don't really appreciate it much. Why do the same thing when its a truck driver in the cross hairs?
I am also a truck driver and will tell you that it is quite possible to hit or be hit, and not know about it, The load part of a truck is only connected to the cab part by a pin, and all but the largest impact could dissipate before it was transmitted to the cab.
Anyway..my point is that perhaps you got a bit "passionate" in defence of a fallen rider, perhaps you did not see how your post could be misread or taken wrongly..fair enough.
But to trivialise Paul's reply was bad form. If I had written your post, I would be apologising to Paul..not trying to ridicule him.
now I wait to see what happens next.