Idiots!
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Luckily it was a US highway and it had shoulders or you'd been heading for the ditch. Speaking of shoulders, I had a guy pass me on the right (shoulder) one time on a desolate stretch of road. Talk about being caught off guard. I saw the guy coming, so I was prepared and watching for him to pass on the left. When I looked to the left expecting him to be there, he wasn't. When I looked to the right, he was already along side of me. I looked at him eyeballs to eyeballs and, like your guy, he acted like he was doing nothing wrong. Anyway, good job on both counts. I'm glad you're here to tell us about it!
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Welcome to my world.At least it was till I retired. No ****, Ive these ****'s try to go under a big truck. Hate to say it, and I hate big brother, but it's time to consider mandatory refresher training every 5 years in order to maintain a passenger license. If nothing else 3 hours classroom with a multiple choice computer test. Hell, even do it online.Sorry folks theres just to many water heads out there and getting worse everyday.
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I always expect stupidity like this in Florida; prolly why I ride less & less every year.
It was better back in the day, when everyone in a car seemed to be afraid of bikers.
Also better 'cause back then, you could yank someone out of their car & give them an "education" without fear of legal reprisal.
It was better back in the day, when everyone in a car seemed to be afraid of bikers.
Also better 'cause back then, you could yank someone out of their car & give them an "education" without fear of legal reprisal.
Last edited by dickey; Feb 19, 2020 at 08:21 AM.
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I always expect stupidity like this in Florida; prolly why I ride less & less every year.
It was better back in the day, when everyone in a car seemed to be afraid of bikers.
Also better 'cause back then, you could yank someone out of their car & give them an "education" without fear of legal reprisal.
It was better back in the day, when everyone in a car seemed to be afraid of bikers.
Also better 'cause back then, you could yank someone out of their car & give them an "education" without fear of legal reprisal.
Same here Dickey... To many idiots on the road these days. 
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it can't happen fast enough....these days I trust artificial intelligence over... intelligence
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I had a guy in Iowa just outside of a small town driving down the highway on a zero-turn mower. I'm bearing down on him at 55-60 mph, while he's going about 6 mph. I go around him...and he waves. Idiot. An 18-wheeler would probably make him into road pizza.
They're out there. Stay alert!
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Call the highway patrol and report the reckless driver.
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your buddy is a complete *******, if what you say is true
sorry bud, carrying projectiles to throw at people is just plain stupid
the best way to avoid trouble on the road is to actually avoid trouble on the road....the OP did it twice, he avoided a hazardous driver and he chose not to confront him
as far as I'm concerned, if there were a trophy in this situation, the OP would get it....alas though, for those of us with two fingers of forehead, our only trophy is to arrive home alive at the end of the ride
in most jurisdictions there are two standards, a biker doing what your brainless friend does would be held to the more consequential of the two standards
basically it's illegal to throw an object or substance from a moving vehicle at another vehicle....if the object is arguably innocuous (water, spit, empty soft drink container) then it's a misdemeanor....if the object is dangerous....oh you know.....like a small metal object meant to take crack a windshield then it's a felony
sorry bud, carrying projectiles to throw at people is just plain stupid
the best way to avoid trouble on the road is to actually avoid trouble on the road....the OP did it twice, he avoided a hazardous driver and he chose not to confront him
as far as I'm concerned, if there were a trophy in this situation, the OP would get it....alas though, for those of us with two fingers of forehead, our only trophy is to arrive home alive at the end of the ride
in most jurisdictions there are two standards, a biker doing what your brainless friend does would be held to the more consequential of the two standards
basically it's illegal to throw an object or substance from a moving vehicle at another vehicle....if the object is arguably innocuous (water, spit, empty soft drink container) then it's a misdemeanor....if the object is dangerous....oh you know.....like a small metal object meant to take crack a windshield then it's a felony
