Ever had someone throw stuff at you on the highway?
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A mcdonalds cup, I think it was a medium size, it hit me as I was passing them at about 100. It still had ice in it. Granted, I was lane splitting and the passenger on my left hand side threw it out. Her hand just barely touched my jacket sleeve as she let go, I am not sure whether she 'threw' it really or the contact with my arm knocked it out of her hand. Hard to say really.
Edited to add:
It was late at night and they were side by side with a semi and were speed matched with it. So at the first opportunity I split them just as she reached out with it.
Edited to add:
It was late at night and they were side by side with a semi and were speed matched with it. So at the first opportunity I split them just as she reached out with it.
Last edited by WESeib; Jul 28, 2010 at 02:51 PM.
vice grips... no joke. fortunately only on a 35mph street. hit my chest (hurt a lttle) & fell down between the seat & tank.
so i got me a new set of vice grips. next stoplight pulled them outta my pocket held up & shouted thank you to the car beside me (two teenage punks in mommy or daddys suv), stuck em back in my pocket & rode off.
I still have & use them lol
so i got me a new set of vice grips. next stoplight pulled them outta my pocket held up & shouted thank you to the car beside me (two teenage punks in mommy or daddys suv), stuck em back in my pocket & rode off.
I still have & use them lol
Road Captain
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From: Auburn, GA
vice grips... no joke. fortunately only on a 35mph street. hit my chest (hurt a lttle) & fell down between the seat & tank.
so i got me a new set of vice grips. next stoplight pulled them outta my pocket held up & shouted thank you to the car beside me (two teenage punks in mommy or daddys suv), stuck em back in my pocket & rode off.
I still have & use them lol
so i got me a new set of vice grips. next stoplight pulled them outta my pocket held up & shouted thank you to the car beside me (two teenage punks in mommy or daddys suv), stuck em back in my pocket & rode off.
I still have & use them lol
There are times when the only response is a violent one, and that would have been one of those times. I'm angry just thinking about it.
I would have broken their window so f****n fast. If there was time before they drove away I would have snatched one of the little bastards, too. Seriously, a pair of vice grips? If those had caught you in the mouth you would be without teeth and probably would have gone down and been severly injured.
There are times when the only response is a violent one, and that would have been one of those times. I'm angry just thinking about it.
There are times when the only response is a violent one, and that would have been one of those times. I'm angry just thinking about it.
It happened on campus here in town. Violence would get you beat down so quickly by the overzealous campus police who have jurisdiction in the entire city...not just on campus. I got off lucky, thanked the higher power, and left it at that.
I'm also very unconfrontational, unless i have no choice.
Last edited by stev0n; Jul 29, 2010 at 04:25 PM.
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I had some high school kids through there Sonic out the sunroof and hit me in the neck and chest. Luckily we weren't going that fast. I sped up and got in front of them and stopped the bike. I had the driver call their parents and tell them what they just did. I was so pissed and the kids thought I was going to beat them down. Needless to say that I probably won't be stopping a car with my bike again. After it was all finished I knew it was pretty stupid.
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From: Danville Va, Providence NC
Most of you are nicer than me, that's for sure.
A dude kept following a friend of mine, with his lights on bright behind him. Tailgated him all to hell, for 15 minutes or more. Finally, at a stop light, my buddy stops, goes back to the car, and busted both headlights out. Then drove away reeeeeal slow. A perfect ending.
Granted that was many years ago. But it just illustrates how irresponsible people always have been, and unfortunately always will be.
A dude kept following a friend of mine, with his lights on bright behind him. Tailgated him all to hell, for 15 minutes or more. Finally, at a stop light, my buddy stops, goes back to the car, and busted both headlights out. Then drove away reeeeeal slow. A perfect ending.
Granted that was many years ago. But it just illustrates how irresponsible people always have been, and unfortunately always will be.
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From: Wyoming, but travel nationally
Had some effin teenagers throw a beer bottle at me at a stop light. Thankfully I caught it and returned the favor through the passenger window. Turns out a drunk minor is more important to the cops than a broke window
