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My Day In Court

By John Davis • May 29th, 2007 • Category: Rants

I arrived at the Courthouse about 45 minutes before my scheduled docket time of 9:30. I wanted to get a sense of the process before my case came up. I made it past the metal detector on the second try; I had to return my Official Cub Scout pocketknife to the saddlebag of the bike. [...]



Motorcycle (Self-)Awareness Month

By John Davis • May 8th, 2007 • Category: Rants

It’s Motorcycle Awareness Month again. Here in Washington we are faced with what may be a unique situation: half of all motorcycle fatalities in Washington are single-vehicle incidents involving only the motorcycle. Lane error, speeding, alcohol and inattention are Washington’s biggest biker killers. A third of those killed are not properly endorsed.
Certainly there is much [...]



Whining…

By John Davis • Apr 30th, 2007 • Category: Rants

Perhaps it’s a good thing that I am helmet-less. The incredible weather we had over the weekend would have just found me dodging my household chores yet again to get out and ride. It was a perfect weekend to get out and collect some points in the Washington 120 or scoot over to Winthrop for [...]



Helmet Woes

By John Davis • Apr 24th, 2007 • Category: Rants

I was browsing the ‘net Saturday looking for a new helmet for my son. I ventured to the Fulmer helmet site as I have been pretty happy with my Modus AF-M. Right there on the home page is a graphic advising owners of AF-M helmets to read an important PDF. Uh-oh.
Seems my helmet has been [...]



Coming Soon to a Highway Near You… Paperless Traffic Tickets

By John Davis • Apr 16th, 2007 • Category: Rants

Having just received a court date for my recent traffic citation (May 25th if you’re interested), an article in the Seattle Times caught my eye. It seems that the Washington State Patrol and at least one local police department have deployed paperless ticketing systems.
The systems are already in use in King, Pierce, Thurston, Spokane and Kitsap Counties [...]