The 17th Annual Mid-America Motorcycle auction will be held in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 1-2nd. Lots of interesting bikes are up on the block, Ariels, Indians, Scott Flying Squirrels, Velocettes and lots more. If you're in that area or could be, you might want to check it out. … [Read more...]
Cop handcuffs doctor on way to baby delivery
Maybe I see more of this because I noticed it the first time and it just pops up on my radar. A doctor riding his motorcycle on the way to the hospital to deliver a baby is stopped by a traffic cop. Dr. Anthony Chidiac was driving his motorcycle 35 mph in a 25 mph zone last March when he was stopped by 15-year veteran Officer William Lilliston, who said the doctor was slow … [Read more...]
Naked women and traffic cops
Got your attention, didn't it? Now I have nothing against traffic cops, for the overwhelming majority who do great work, stories like this just make them look bad. But explain to me why a stop on suspicion of drunk driving led these two cops to confiscate the woman's cell phone, search it for photos and, finding some nude pictures, download them to their PDA and show those … [Read more...]
911 says “Too Bad”
A Connecticut caller to 911 trying to get help for an injured motorcyclist gets the response of "Yeah, too bad" and then they hang up! The call was routed to the State Police barracks and was answered by Trooper Robert Peasley. Thinking they got a wrong number the caller tried again and the next trooper said "Yeah, help will get there. Shouldn't be playing games." A third call … [Read more...]
High gas prices, same total cost
Whether you ride a motorcycle or drive a car, you eventually end up at a gas pump. These days that can be a pretty exciting experience. On your bike it's not so bad, but lots of motorcyclists have pickup trucks with big tanks, let's see, 30 gallons of regular @ $2.15, ... ouch. There is another side to this and the AAA has a report out that examines total costs to drive … [Read more...]
New Snell helmet standard for children
If you have some little riders in your house, you may be interested to know the Snell Memorial Foundation has a new proposed standard for helmets for children. Basically it recognizes the difference in strength and stamina of a child and their ability to wear a helmet designed for an adult. They have the proposed draft on their site but I believe it may be beyond the draft … [Read more...]
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