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Pleasant encounter with a car

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  1. Riding along St Kilda Rd towards the city this afternoon, near the
    Shrine, and wanting to turn right into Anzac Ave., I was preparing to
    wait for the traffic coming up behind me to get past. Then I noticed
    that the first car behind was indicating a right turn and the driver
    was waving me to go ahead. I thanked him as he passed me in Anzac Ave
    and got a wave and a smile. I caught up with him waiting at the lights
    to turn right into Alexandra Ave and thanked him again. He said that
    he was happy to help me turn right and that it would not be much fun
    to be hit by two tonnes of metal. One of the good guys.

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    Regards.
    Richard.

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    Riding along St Kilda Rd towards the city this afternoon, near the
    Shrine, and wanting to turn right into Anzac Ave., I was preparing to
    wait for the traffic coming up behind me to get past. Then I noticed
    that the first car behind was indicating a right turn and the driver
    was waving me to go ahead. I thanked him as he passed me in Anzac Ave
    and got a wave and a smile. I caught up with him waiting at the lights
    to turn right into Alexandra Ave and thanked him again. He said that
    he was happy to help me turn right and that it would not be much fun
    to be hit by two tonnes of metal. One of the good guys.

    Did you get his rego?
    He was obviously under the influence of drugs! ;-)

    Seriously though, isn't there a hotline to report
    good drivers to?

    hippy

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    Riding along St Kilda Rd towards the city this afternoon, near the
    Shrine, and wanting to turn right into Anzac Ave., I was preparing to
    wait for the traffic coming up behind me to get past. Then I noticed
    that the first car behind was indicating a right turn and the driver
    was waving me to go ahead. I thanked him as he passed me in Anzac Ave
    and got a wave and a smile. I caught up with him waiting at the lights
    to turn right into Alexandra Ave and thanked him again. He said that
    he was happy to help me turn right and that it would not be much fun
    to be hit by two tonnes of metal. One of the good guys.

    Did you get his rego?

    No, unfortunately. I thought about it 10 seconds after he'd
    disappeared. That often happens.

    Quoted message said:

    He was obviously under the influence of drugs! ;-)

    I wish we could bottle it :-)

    Quoted message said:

    Seriously though, isn't there a hotline to report
    good drivers to?

    I wonder. There should be. I'm going into VPC tomorrow morning so I'll
    ask around.

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    Regards.
    Richard.

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    >> "hippy" == hippy <[email hidden]> writes:

    hippy> "Richard Sherratt"
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    hippy> Seriously though, isn't there a hotline to report good
    hippy> drivers to?

    Drive Right 2? http://tinyurl.com/595al That's the only one I know of.

    I'm of the opinion that the good drivers way outnumber the bad. If that
    wasn't the case we wouldn't be able to ride the roads at all I reckon.
    --
    Cheers
    Euan

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    On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:24:53 +1000, "hippy"

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    Did you get his rego?

    No, unfortunately. I thought about it 10 seconds after he'd
    disappeared. That often happens.

    Usually when you need them to pay for damage to you
    or your bike..

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    He was obviously under the influence of drugs! ;-)

    I wish we could bottle it :-)

    Ecstasy - bottle, bag, tin, packet, capsule, box..
    take your pick.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Seriously though, isn't there a hotline to report
    good drivers to?

    I wonder. There should be. I'm going into VPC tomorrow morning so I'll
    ask around.

    It's catching... I was working on "the tank" tonight and I'd
    stopped to fiddle with the front der. limit screws. It was
    dark and a car pulled up, pointing in my direction, and
    dipped its lights. A moment later a guy asks if I'm alright
    and if I live far away! I said I live right here and I'm just
    testing the bike, thanks very much for your help.
    Yay! Not all drivers are [censored]! :-)

    hippy

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