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I saw an unusual thing on the way to work. The road is 2 lanes in each direction and I am going west. At the intersection of old Route 66 I saw a motorcycle going east. He must have been going pretty fast and he saw that there is a 4 way stop. He hit the brakes and the rear tire went sideways and he dumped it, and slide right through the intersection and slid at least 30 feet past the intersection. I was just approaching the intersection so I stopped well short so he would not slide into me. He came to a stop in the lane next to me. He was wearing a helmet and proper riding gear so he was OK. I rolled down my window and asked him if he was OK and he said he was fine, he just did not see the stop sign in time. I noticed he still had the paper temporary tag on the bike. He most likely is a new inexperienced rider. I did not see any evidence of his front brakes being used, his rear tire just slid sideways and he went down.
He was VERY lucky that the traffic on Route 66, was low and no one was going through the intersection north or south.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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