Summer 2015, riding with my dad on the back of his triumph, heading to our birth place, California, where he took me at least once a year, often more, to see relatives.
California drivers must all be legally blind, no common sense, and borderline brain dead. My father has been telling me since I can remember, " when you start riding on the street, remember to not stop directly behind a car in front of you, when you have to stop. Stay way way back, and off to the side, so you have an escape route. Then watch the idiot coming up behind you really closely in the mirrors. Sometimes they just don't stop, and you have to move fast, or die, because almost all drivers suck, especially in California". Well we had been stopped a few seconds this time, and my dad shot ahead suddenly up the side of the vehicles stopped in front of us at this red light, and sure enough the moron in his Nissan plowed into the car wenhad just been behind. I was just the passenger, and my heart was pounding.
I say this every day, my Dad is my hero, and the best dad ever! He has taught me so many valuable skills, I feel ready to take life head on, and kick its a... I never in traffic stop right behind anyone, but as far to the side as possible, and well back, then closely watch my mirrors until at least two vehicles behind me have stopped, they are my safety cars, they will take the brunt of an idiot who may not stop at a red light. Thankfully where I live, drivers aren't as bad as California, here they are just terrible. Mind you yesterday, and so far today, I'm not home, but in Vancouver BC, and the drivers in Vancouver are almost as clueless as California drivers. Do they even have to do a road test in California, or do you just ask, and they hand you a license? If I was a driving examiner in California, 99% of the drivers would fail their road test!