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From: Evangeline Parish Louisiana
New Orleans Near Miss
Spent the weekend in NOLA, got on the road headed home this morning early and about 6:15am a car blew by me using about half of my lane to the right of me and lost control directly in front of me. The car slammed into the concrete railing to my left, so close that I was showered in the face with debris, scary close guys. I was on the brakes like a madman but I was able to keep it straight as the car bounced off the left wall and across all lanes into the right wall. I would have stopped but was worried about cars coming behind me, so I stabbed the throttle and let the MGS exhaust wail.
Word of advice, watch your 6! Never saw him coming, this just reinforces my usual tactic of driving faster than the normal traffic flow but this guy was easily doing +25 over the limit. Hope they were ok, was just no way I could stop, my wife had a death grip on my ribs.
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Word of advice, watch your 6! Never saw him coming, this just reinforces my usual tactic of driving faster than the normal traffic flow but this guy was easily doing +25 over the limit. Hope they were ok, was just no way I could stop, my wife had a death grip on my ribs.
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Glad you are Ok ,Scary deal ,especially with your wife on the back . Talk about looking in mirrors about 30 plus years ago cruising on a highway in NJ right lane 65 MPH. I was on my sportster look in my left mirror and here is a Winnebago half way in my lane just about ready to take me out I swerve to my right ( I really thought he had me )and the camper just misses me . He was so close I could read the Winnebago logo on hood or grill . So needless to say from then on always check my mirrors truck and bikes . Again glad you and the wife OK .
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At the risk of being labelled sanctimonious, here goes...
So, the op witnesses what was, by his own description, a violent high speed automobile accident in which the car involved hit both the left and right retaining walls at initially more than 25 miles over the speed limit... AND HE JUST KEEPS ON RIDING??? Are you f-ing kidding me? You didn't stop to see if the driver and/or passenger(s) were ok, needed medical attention, could be saved? You didn't even call 911 for an ambulance or two???
Are you a sociopath? Do you not have compassion for other human beings?
As much as people on this forum complain about so-called "cagers" who hate bikers, blah, blah, blah, it's sad to see this type of reaction from a biker when the shoe is on the other foot. Disgraceful.
And no, it does not matter that there were other vehicles around. This is a situation where an individual has to step up and accept a duty to render assistance to a fellow human being, aka personal integrity. Ever heard of Kitty Genovese?
So, the op witnesses what was, by his own description, a violent high speed automobile accident in which the car involved hit both the left and right retaining walls at initially more than 25 miles over the speed limit... AND HE JUST KEEPS ON RIDING??? Are you f-ing kidding me? You didn't stop to see if the driver and/or passenger(s) were ok, needed medical attention, could be saved? You didn't even call 911 for an ambulance or two???
Are you a sociopath? Do you not have compassion for other human beings?
As much as people on this forum complain about so-called "cagers" who hate bikers, blah, blah, blah, it's sad to see this type of reaction from a biker when the shoe is on the other foot. Disgraceful.
And no, it does not matter that there were other vehicles around. This is a situation where an individual has to step up and accept a duty to render assistance to a fellow human being, aka personal integrity. Ever heard of Kitty Genovese?
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At the risk of being labelled sanctimonious, here goes...
So, the op witnesses what was, by his own description, a violent high speed automobile accident in which the car involved hit both the left and right retaining walls at initially more than 25 miles over the speed limit... AND HE JUST KEEPS ON RIDING??? Are you f-ing kidding me? You didn't stop to see if the driver and/or passenger(s) were ok, needed medical attention, could be saved? You didn't even call 911 for an ambulance or two???
Are you a sociopath? Do you not have compassion for other human beings?
As much as people on this forum complain about so-called "cagers" who hate bikers, blah, blah, blah, it's sad to see this type of reaction from a biker when the shoe is on the other foot. Disgraceful.
And no, it does not matter that there were other vehicles around. This is a situation where an individual has to step up and accept a duty to render assistance to a fellow human being, aka personal integrity. Ever heard of Kitty Genovese?
So, the op witnesses what was, by his own description, a violent high speed automobile accident in which the car involved hit both the left and right retaining walls at initially more than 25 miles over the speed limit... AND HE JUST KEEPS ON RIDING??? Are you f-ing kidding me? You didn't stop to see if the driver and/or passenger(s) were ok, needed medical attention, could be saved? You didn't even call 911 for an ambulance or two???
Are you a sociopath? Do you not have compassion for other human beings?
As much as people on this forum complain about so-called "cagers" who hate bikers, blah, blah, blah, it's sad to see this type of reaction from a biker when the shoe is on the other foot. Disgraceful.
And no, it does not matter that there were other vehicles around. This is a situation where an individual has to step up and accept a duty to render assistance to a fellow human being, aka personal integrity. Ever heard of Kitty Genovese?
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