Originally Posted by
lil brown bat
So why deliberately make it worse? The "Wha huh?" factor is there, believe it.
Yeah, I also did some incredibly stupid things as a kid. I survived, no doubt in part due to the caution of others who were looking out for stupid kids doing stupid stunts. As a kid, I can distinguish between a prudent action and a foolish action that I get away with.
That sounds like where I live. Unless your annual snowfall is pretty paltry, you're not gonna be riding over those snowbanks, and given the way that highway plows throw it up, you'll just bounce off if you try to ride into 'em.
But you do what you want. You asked what people thought of wrong-way riding in winter, and not one person thought it was a good idea. Now you sound like you're trying to argue your way around to doing it anyway. If you're just going to do it anyway, I'm not sure why you bothered to post.
We all did stupid things as a kid. Since this particular thing has saved my hide, I'm not so sure it was stupid. You're entitled to your opinion though.
The annual snowfall is not paltry. Nowhere did I suggest riding over the snowbanks. I have no misconceptions of being able to ride over the snowbanks. I have first hand experience, however, on climbing over them - both is situations where there was time to drag the bike and in situations when the bike had to be left behind. Also, the roads I’m talking about are not plowed by highway plows, they’re plowed by normal pickup trucks.
Of course I'll do what I want. I asked what other people do, and for opinions. You sound as though you're upset I don't consider your opinion gospel and that I am still considering how I'll handle my situation after you and a few others disagreed with my initial thoughts. At least one person here has come up with an example that I hadn't thought of, which made it seem prudent to me to ride with traffic. That's the type of response I am looking for.
People saying that something is stupid without reasons to back it up don't carry a lot of weight with me. From what I can tell, your only reason is the "wha huh" factor. I'm not sure how much the bikes direction will affect that factor that is in this area, especially in the snow with the bike going 5MPH. I'm not even sure the cars will be able to tell what direction the bike is going in that situation.