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ak49er
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Everyone here wants to ride.
I believe everyone here wants to make it home too.
I meet some of the most friendly people on the trail, in the parking lots, at the lodges, even after cresting a hill, in the middle of nowhere.
Polite, friendly, people willing to share anything in their pack with you, tow you out, pull a ski, give a spare plug, let you doink their sister,etc.
But what happens to all these people, when the helmets off and they are behind the wheel of their tow rig?
They change for the worse, they haul *** through the Parking areas, cop a me first attitude, pass vehicles who are doing the posted limit, flash brights/floodlights, swerve at people while passing etc.
I have seen this and worst just in the last two weekends between MP131 and Big Lake, I can just imagine what these knotheads do ALL the way back to their home.
This type of behavior is risky at best under the best of road conditions, now add darkness, icy highways, sprinting moose, blinding wind drifts from semi's and maybe a sled rider/tow rig driver, who may be a little wiped out from riding, maybe a little buzzed from the trail brews, or maybe a little smoked out, etc. and you got a recipe for a really bad time, for a lot of people.
You may take out a completely innocent person in the oncoming lane, it might be someone you know, another forum member, it could be anyone, this state is just so damn "small" when it comes to that.
No one persons life is more important than anothers.
Think about the consequences. At the least you end up in the ditch, at the worst in court defending yourself against manslaughter charges. To gain a few car lengths in fifteen minutes or 20 miles? For what gain? To what end? Who must die for you to make it home a minute and a half earlier?
I have a fourwheel drive truck, fresh winter grade tires, five rows of studs per. Run in 4 high. I got traction. I also got brains. If it's dark, icy, ands "moosey" Im' gonna' exercise caution, and I'm going to do the speed limit ONLY to keep the knuckleheads off my bumper. I will do everything I can to ensure me and mine make it home.
But they gotta' pass, no matter the conditions. So you may have gained a minute or two into Anchorage, and were willing to wreck a very nice tow rig, sled and trailer to do it? If any one comes around that corner in the other lane, your screwed.
People, take some time to consider the consequences, ask what you gain, inventory your priorities. The guy or gal ‘s life that you are gambling with is worth every bit as much as yours, and all of our lives and happiness is worth more than a few extra minutes in a truck, on a dark, icy moose laden highway.
Extend your trail courtesy to the highway, let’s all make it home every time, even if a bit late.
I believe everyone here wants to make it home too.
I meet some of the most friendly people on the trail, in the parking lots, at the lodges, even after cresting a hill, in the middle of nowhere.
Polite, friendly, people willing to share anything in their pack with you, tow you out, pull a ski, give a spare plug, let you doink their sister,etc.
But what happens to all these people, when the helmets off and they are behind the wheel of their tow rig?
They change for the worse, they haul *** through the Parking areas, cop a me first attitude, pass vehicles who are doing the posted limit, flash brights/floodlights, swerve at people while passing etc.
I have seen this and worst just in the last two weekends between MP131 and Big Lake, I can just imagine what these knotheads do ALL the way back to their home.
This type of behavior is risky at best under the best of road conditions, now add darkness, icy highways, sprinting moose, blinding wind drifts from semi's and maybe a sled rider/tow rig driver, who may be a little wiped out from riding, maybe a little buzzed from the trail brews, or maybe a little smoked out, etc. and you got a recipe for a really bad time, for a lot of people.
You may take out a completely innocent person in the oncoming lane, it might be someone you know, another forum member, it could be anyone, this state is just so damn "small" when it comes to that.
No one persons life is more important than anothers.
Think about the consequences. At the least you end up in the ditch, at the worst in court defending yourself against manslaughter charges. To gain a few car lengths in fifteen minutes or 20 miles? For what gain? To what end? Who must die for you to make it home a minute and a half earlier?
I have a fourwheel drive truck, fresh winter grade tires, five rows of studs per. Run in 4 high. I got traction. I also got brains. If it's dark, icy, ands "moosey" Im' gonna' exercise caution, and I'm going to do the speed limit ONLY to keep the knuckleheads off my bumper. I will do everything I can to ensure me and mine make it home.
But they gotta' pass, no matter the conditions. So you may have gained a minute or two into Anchorage, and were willing to wreck a very nice tow rig, sled and trailer to do it? If any one comes around that corner in the other lane, your screwed.
People, take some time to consider the consequences, ask what you gain, inventory your priorities. The guy or gal ‘s life that you are gambling with is worth every bit as much as yours, and all of our lives and happiness is worth more than a few extra minutes in a truck, on a dark, icy moose laden highway.
Extend your trail courtesy to the highway, let’s all make it home every time, even if a bit late.
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