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20-02-2008, 03:48pm
I agree with both sides here really. I'm certainly no angel on the road, but most of the time I keep a level head and avoid being an idiot. My thought pattern is somewhat "you never know when your luck might run out" and since I've never come off a bike, i'd prefer to stay that way. I think we all occasionally get sucked into being a little crazy, but it goes with the territory...obviously if you ride the world's fastest motorcycle, your not the average road user.
In respect to crazy mofo's pulling dangerous stuff on the road, I agree somewhat with telling them to stop....however, this has gotten me into some pretty rowdy situations before.
I believe that if someone seriously puts your life at risk on the road by doing something stupid, you should try and pursue them within reasonable means and tell them what they are doing is very crazy...and ofcourse avoid excessive confrontation...which is my weak spot.
I did have an instance in the car with my fiance where a crazy guy overtook us with no room then slammed on his brakes to try and make us run up the back of him. In that situation I was understandably furious as he easily could have killed both of us. I have taken the advice here to let most things slide but if they almost kill you I believe you should do something about it.
I took a particularly aggressive approach in this situation when I finally caught up with the guy & that's something I agree we should avoid. I really can see now that 5 seconds of satisfaction for knocking someone's teeth out is not worth assault charges, lost job prospects, a criminal record, etc etc and even possible jail time.
On the other hand, i've had to come to terms with the everyday idiots who are silly on the road as there is only so much one person can do to stop it.
Just quickly though, I think a major difference between idiots and enthusiasts on bikes, is the wise ones pick their spots to go fast. The idiots leave no margin for error and are going 10/10 everywhere on the street.
In respect to crazy mofo's pulling dangerous stuff on the road, I agree somewhat with telling them to stop....however, this has gotten me into some pretty rowdy situations before.
I believe that if someone seriously puts your life at risk on the road by doing something stupid, you should try and pursue them within reasonable means and tell them what they are doing is very crazy...and ofcourse avoid excessive confrontation...which is my weak spot.
I did have an instance in the car with my fiance where a crazy guy overtook us with no room then slammed on his brakes to try and make us run up the back of him. In that situation I was understandably furious as he easily could have killed both of us. I have taken the advice here to let most things slide but if they almost kill you I believe you should do something about it.
I took a particularly aggressive approach in this situation when I finally caught up with the guy & that's something I agree we should avoid. I really can see now that 5 seconds of satisfaction for knocking someone's teeth out is not worth assault charges, lost job prospects, a criminal record, etc etc and even possible jail time.
On the other hand, i've had to come to terms with the everyday idiots who are silly on the road as there is only so much one person can do to stop it.
Just quickly though, I think a major difference between idiots and enthusiasts on bikes, is the wise ones pick their spots to go fast. The idiots leave no margin for error and are going 10/10 everywhere on the street.