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Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Why?
Early last week I invited our sons, to join me on a Sunday morning motorcycle ride. Mark rides a Harley-Davidson firefighter's special, Paul a 1985 Honda Goldwing and Betsy III, a 1997 Harley-Davidson Heritage Springer, is my ride. I warned them in advance that the route I'd chosen was a quiet, easy, flat land one that would not test our skills on tight corners and decreasing radius curves. I'd ridden it two weeks ago and loved it because I could relax, drive at 60 mph or lower and have no traffic to bother me. I made this point because they often get on my case for leaving too much space between me, and the vehicle in front of me, and not driving fast enough. Mark listened to this, accepted the invitation and said, "Its your ride, Dad."
We met at eight, reviewed the route, where we would stop for fuel and breakfast, I asked Mark to be lead for the first leg, because he is predictable, and usually rides quite defensively. There was nothing in the weather forecast to indicate gusty high winds, but we hit them shortly after leaving the city. The wind was coming at us at about the two o'clock angle, 15 mph and somewhat gusty.
The first leg of the trip takes us through cuts in hills and canyons so when you enter a cut you are protected from the wind, when you exit it is strong from the funnel effect. Mark set his speed control at 68 mph, three miles above speed limit, and seemed to ride through it without being effected by the changes in wind pressure. His cycle has different front-end geometry than mine. To keep in our lane, Betsy and I were leaning to the right on the straight away, then switching to vertical quickly when entering a cut, then leaning into the wind on exit. It was no fun; it was a test of skill and reflexes; we were not in full control; and it was totally unnecessary.
 The proper and safe way to drive any vehicle in these conditions is at a lower than normal speed. I made the decision to say nothing until we came to our first planned stop, but I did not enjoy the ride. At the gas station I allowed as how a slower speed would have been more enjoyable and safer. "You have to keep up with traffic, Dad." "It is not necessary to keep up with fools, unless you feel the need to prove you are one, also." Paul took his brothers side, "Yes you do Dad, other-wise they will run you over." His passenger remarked that "We were leaning one way, then the other, and Paul slowed down." I had noticed that he had gotten way behind then caught up on the last eight-mile stretch when we seemed to have little wind and were essentially facing into it. I let the conversation die. Knowing when to stop talking is essential in sales and marriage. Our breakfast was not rushed and no weighty topics were discussed. Paul was relaxed. Mark was on the surface, but uptight underneath. I could sense it, feel it. He has been working a heavy schedule with much responsibility, on call 24/7 in his job and has reached a point where he carries the stress -- the guilty feeling that he should be doing something, even when he doesn't know what it is. I recognize it, having been in that position for years during my career. I took lead position for the next 72 miles. We turned on to the low traffic part of the route and I held us at 59 and 60 mph. There was no wind. I wanted to do it at 55, but felt that Mark would not enjoy it. He stayed in second position, but took first position when we began what had been the first leg in morning. The wind was still there and again led me through the gusts at even higher speed than in the morning. There was no reason for the hurry. We could have driven at a safe speed on the windy leg both ways and gotten home 45 minutes later. Why did he feel driven to hurry? Why did every other driver on the road with us feel driven to hurry? Why does everyone drive three to eight, or more, miles above the speed limit, whatever that limit may be. We drive fast, so we can hurry through an evening drink, hurry through dinner, hurry to watch a news show with anchors that are in a hurry telling us news from all over the world in such a short time we can not remember any of it in the morning. You will hear from me on this subject again, but in the meantime, please ask yourself, as you hurry to work: Why am I hurrying?
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