What's Wrong w/ Cage Drivers?
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From: D.C.
It may not be legal but that never really stops anything we do here in Vegas...we have this thing here called 130* days if you think I am going to let my bike overheat because yet another drunk tourist rear ended a taxi on the freeway causing a 4 mile deadlock you are out of your mind. But then again I also ride with a cracker on my clutch lever, a pocket full of broken porcelain and a .45 on my hip and that is how we deal with people that merge into us, block us when splitting or anything else like that.
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From: Along the shoreline in SW FL
Maybe he didn't want someone to squeeze past his car and scuff it up....like some lane splitting motorcyclists have been known to do if things get tight in that lane..nope, wait..it's not a lane...err...while riding the yellow lines.
Perhaps the guy in the Benz had his door scratched/dented once by a bike doing such a thing. It does happen.
Perhaps the guy in the Benz had his door scratched/dented once by a bike doing such a thing. It does happen.
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From: Coastal Carolina
It's the same personality that will see me coming down a ramp toward rush hour traffic that will move forward to fill a gap to prevent me from merging in. It's not like I am cutting in line or lane splitting, I HAVE to merge.
Some people just become aggressive a$$holes when they get behind a wheel. Amazingly, it's usually the same guys that would pee themselves if they tried to confront you man to man outside the car. (Kind of like tough talking internet posters.)
Some people just become aggressive a$$holes when they get behind a wheel. Amazingly, it's usually the same guys that would pee themselves if they tried to confront you man to man outside the car. (Kind of like tough talking internet posters.)
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From: Coastal Carolina
OK, I wasn't going to dis any particular drivers, but you invited it. In the DC area, the most hostile, aggressive drivers I see aren't Pennsylvania. The worst have New Jersey tags. The next are Maryland (who I think are NJ wanabe's.) Maryland is just across the river but Virginia drivers are much more polite. (Let the Civil War begin again!)
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From: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
My own personal opinion is that lane splitting is just plain stupid. It's dangerous enough out there without doing stupid things to increase that danger.
Just because it's legal does not mean it is always the right thing to do. An example would be the speed limit on many of our very twisty, shoulderless lake roads here at the lake. The posted limit for most of them is 55. I seldom ride any of them over 45 simply because of the huge amount deer we have. I've known many people ending up in the hospital after hitting one of them.
Now I am just giving my opinion on the matter. No lectures, just my opinion. I truly don't care what you do, it's your bike and your life.
Just because it's legal does not mean it is always the right thing to do. An example would be the speed limit on many of our very twisty, shoulderless lake roads here at the lake. The posted limit for most of them is 55. I seldom ride any of them over 45 simply because of the huge amount deer we have. I've known many people ending up in the hospital after hitting one of them.
Now I am just giving my opinion on the matter. No lectures, just my opinion. I truly don't care what you do, it's your bike and your life.
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From: North London, UK
I LOVE being European. If you don't split lanes in the UK, cagers look at you funny.
This morning, for example, I happily glided slowly (1st gear all the way) between hundreds of cars stopped on the A10 on the way into London. Those that could moved out of the way for me - the road is plenty wide enough to accommodate such slight course corrections and there was no danger of me ever coming into contact with another vehicle. As soon as traffic conditions permit you just rejoin your lane of choice and off everybody goes.
I have never heard of anyone deliberately opening their door to injure a rider over here.
This morning, for example, I happily glided slowly (1st gear all the way) between hundreds of cars stopped on the A10 on the way into London. Those that could moved out of the way for me - the road is plenty wide enough to accommodate such slight course corrections and there was no danger of me ever coming into contact with another vehicle. As soon as traffic conditions permit you just rejoin your lane of choice and off everybody goes.
I have never heard of anyone deliberately opening their door to injure a rider over here.
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From: State of Confusion, SE PA
I LOVE being European. If you don't split lanes in the UK, cagers look at you funny.
This morning, for example, I happily glided slowly (1st gear all the way) between hundreds of cars stopped on the A10 on the way into London. Those that could moved out of the way for me - the road is plenty wide enough to accommodate such slight course corrections and there was no danger of me ever coming into contact with another vehicle. As soon as traffic conditions permit you just rejoin your lane of choice and off everybody goes.
I have never heard of anyone deliberately opening their door to injure a rider over here.
This morning, for example, I happily glided slowly (1st gear all the way) between hundreds of cars stopped on the A10 on the way into London. Those that could moved out of the way for me - the road is plenty wide enough to accommodate such slight course corrections and there was no danger of me ever coming into contact with another vehicle. As soon as traffic conditions permit you just rejoin your lane of choice and off everybody goes.
I have never heard of anyone deliberately opening their door to injure a rider over here.
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From: anacoco, la
so you like to throw broken porcelain on the road for someone else to come along and get screwed up by? thanks, really appreciate that.