Re: Att: Bob La Londe

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Just remember that that a moderate to
> heavy rain is usually safer and the first
> few minutes of rain is the most dangerous,
> because that's when all the gunk on the
> road starts to float, but isn't washed away
> yet.

Sounds like a typical day in ASA.  :^)


> A lot of riders will pull over to put on their
> rain gear as soon as it starts to rain. That
> is the safest things to do. It does two
> things.  Gets you prepared to ride comfortably
> in the rain, and allows the rain a chance to
> wash away the slime on the road.  Slime
> that will kill you quick and dead if you try to
> ride on it.

All kidding aside, I know that's the worst
time to ride.  I learned that driving cars
many years ago.  It's one of the things they
taught us in the MSF course.  I pull off the
road as soon as it starts to put on my gear.
By the time I'm suited up it's coming down in
buckets.  A few minutes like that and the
road is a lot less slippery.

About the only thing worse than just-wet
pavement is just-wet steel gratings on the
draw bridges leading to the keys around here.
I hate riding on those things when they're dry.
When the rain starts I try to avoid them
altogether.

> Yes, that is true, but there are two things
> that you can do ahead of time.  Check the
> NRA website for statutes on the states you
> plan to travel thru.  Buy locking pistol cases
> for your handguns.  Actually if I recall what I have read about legal Canadian gun ownership
> you should have those already anyway.

True.  It sounds as though complying with
Canadian regulations will put Bob way ahead of
US federal and state requirements.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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