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Ah, yes..... I remember riding in the back of the old family station wagon when I was just a kid too........................
You know what, OD?Living in an urban area leads me to think that most commuters have no idea what that triangle signifies.
Same way I ride motorcycles.When I drive Alyssa, I imagine that I'm invisible. I expect everyone to pull out in front of me, cut me off, and tailgate me. I also have to watch out for distracted drivers.
When are we gonna see a picture with those mounted 3M vehicle delineators I sent you?I've used one of the triangles on my M38 when driving on the roads...
Those are going on the M880 and the Pioneer. Just got 2 tailgates in last week for the M880, need to be restored and painted. Pioneer needs some paint before I put them on, they'll be pics at Denton worst case.When are we gonna see a picture with those mounted 3M vehicle delineators I sent you?
Was out on the road in the deuce today and somehow managed to survive a few close calls.
... I thought I'd post to this thread, started a while back by Jeepsinker, as sort of a reminder
to everyone that there are many things we can do to help keep ourselves... and others in
a safety mindset! ...
No kidding, Tim29; you don't know how good that advice is:
- It actually scares me sometimes the people on the street in my neighborhood at dusk and at night that I don't see (if they don't have something reflective on them; and that's WITH my headlights on).
What's scary is that it startles me sometimes, but the people in the road have no clue that I can't see them, thinking that because my headlights are on that I can. What really gets me are the people dressed in grey or black workout clothes; more common than I want to admit (NOT good).
Not every street in my neighborhood has sidewalks, so people walk their dogs and take strolls along the neighborhood streets. Last thing I want is to hit somebody, but I have come close more than once.
Not just MERDEC camo'd vehicles, this was a safety thing in North America started back at the end of the '60's (too many rear-end accidents) - it was up to the individual unit commanders if they wanted to apply it to their pool's vehicles. They can be found in and out of circulation:on the older merdec camo trucks you will often see an L and an inverted L on each corner in solid 3m reflective red...
I used the 2" fluorescent red tape on the edges and ends of my 'caution plank'.... But I'm going to use 2" fluorescent yellow-green along the bottom and top edges of the sides where there is metal (not on the cap) so again I can use magnetic backed 3M tape.
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A few folks have asked me where I got the reflective material for this 'caution plank'I used the 2" fluorescent red tape on the edges and ends of my 'caution plank'.
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Gempler's is another source for the tape:
You got to now; you got us all pumped up for it.Sometime I might post a true story of my experience returning from Fort Dix on a
NJ road known as Rt-206!! Sheeeeesh...
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