Some people and their driving
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07-03-2018, 06:47 PM
Some people and their driving
Went for a ride on my bike today early because it's hot here in the afternoon. I'm in the far right lane and some *** from the left lane turns right over my lane to make a right turn cutting me off bad and when I gave him the palm up ( WTF) sign I see him and his old lady give me the finger and even a kid in the back seat gave me the finger. When you're in the left lane and make a right-hand turn cutting off the guy on the bike and I get the finger. Well I followed them and the guy kept jamming on the brakes so the next light I decided not to follow them anymore so I waited to see which way he was going he pulled into the left lane so I pulled into the right lane and this ***** did it to me again windows down finger flying and he was cussing me out..
I did remove what I did to him, now only him and I know what was done. I quess broadcasting it might not have been the best thing. And yes I know the world is full of nuts and that's the reason I didn't confront him with his wife and son in his car, I'm well protected and legal to have it. I don't feel bad at all, I think he had it coming. What do you guys think????
I did remove what I did to him, now only him and I know what was done. I quess broadcasting it might not have been the best thing. And yes I know the world is full of nuts and that's the reason I didn't confront him with his wife and son in his car, I'm well protected and legal to have it. I don't feel bad at all, I think he had it coming. What do you guys think????
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07-03-2018, 07:24 PM
Cool story bro 
Sometimes karma will catch up to them, sometimes you have to be the fist of karma. . . Unless your life is in jeopardy, it is usually best to just ride away and not even follow someone like that. Engaging them in a gesture or a conversation doesn't help as they generally don't have full cognition and will be seen as an excuse for them to escalate.
Coming out of the restaurant, I'd bet he knows it was you.
Is your bike or you easily recognizable? People can be crazy these days and you never know when a cager will go mental and exact revenge for a perceived, let alone real, slight. Let's hope he takes it as a lesson learned and doesn't become more deranged next time he's an idiot on the roads or that he continues to do stupid stuff to motorcycles.
Most courts/DA's don't like motorcycles. . . For the record, I once gave an F150 a "wtf'" palm up gesture in West Lafayette Indiana (back in 2008). He ended up trying to sideswipe me three times (3rd time I smacked his mirror) and as I lane split to get through traffic, the truck drove into the median to get around another car in order to rear end me at about 50mph. I ended up on his hood holding onto the wiper blades and 'riding it out.' Totaled bike, smashed helmet and I managed to walk away with only a few bumps and bruises. Police let him go at scene as he claimed some type of medical issue while I was stuck in the back of a cruiser. Prosecutor looked at the police report, never talked to witnesses, and charged me with driving to endanger and vandalism as I admitted to lane-splitting in my attempt to escape and smacking his mirror to 'give myself clearance in my lane.' Too much money in attorney fees later, case dropped and his insurance company had to pay for everything. He never got charged despite recommendations from the responding police officers that he was at least attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm if not kill me. . . moral of the story; just ride away or let them drive away. You never know how stuff will shake down but 9 times out of 10 it will not be in your favor.
I now ride with at least 1 GoPro on at all times. Sometimes 2 here in Maine where not only do we have our special kind of New England homegrown jackasses we have tons of vacationers who just simply don't pay attention and don't care.
Sometimes karma will catch up to them, sometimes you have to be the fist of karma. . . Unless your life is in jeopardy, it is usually best to just ride away and not even follow someone like that. Engaging them in a gesture or a conversation doesn't help as they generally don't have full cognition and will be seen as an excuse for them to escalate.
Coming out of the restaurant, I'd bet he knows it was you.
Is your bike or you easily recognizable? People can be crazy these days and you never know when a cager will go mental and exact revenge for a perceived, let alone real, slight. Let's hope he takes it as a lesson learned and doesn't become more deranged next time he's an idiot on the roads or that he continues to do stupid stuff to motorcycles.
Most courts/DA's don't like motorcycles. . . For the record, I once gave an F150 a "wtf'" palm up gesture in West Lafayette Indiana (back in 2008). He ended up trying to sideswipe me three times (3rd time I smacked his mirror) and as I lane split to get through traffic, the truck drove into the median to get around another car in order to rear end me at about 50mph. I ended up on his hood holding onto the wiper blades and 'riding it out.' Totaled bike, smashed helmet and I managed to walk away with only a few bumps and bruises. Police let him go at scene as he claimed some type of medical issue while I was stuck in the back of a cruiser. Prosecutor looked at the police report, never talked to witnesses, and charged me with driving to endanger and vandalism as I admitted to lane-splitting in my attempt to escape and smacking his mirror to 'give myself clearance in my lane.' Too much money in attorney fees later, case dropped and his insurance company had to pay for everything. He never got charged despite recommendations from the responding police officers that he was at least attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm if not kill me. . . moral of the story; just ride away or let them drive away. You never know how stuff will shake down but 9 times out of 10 it will not be in your favor.
I now ride with at least 1 GoPro on at all times. Sometimes 2 here in Maine where not only do we have our special kind of New England homegrown jackasses we have tons of vacationers who just simply don't pay attention and don't care.
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