There's assholes on both sides unfortunately. I prefer to blame the crotch rocket crowd, but there are dumbasses on the street bike side as well. None of that makes what the person in the car did right though.
rider for 20+ years (Sportbikes)
Absolutely not.
That guy is a moron and everyone of the idiots who is backing him is another example of Bro-fist idiot culture that tend to dominate the internet.
I'm at the point now where i don't even waste my time responding to that sort of stupidity anymore.
Even when I was the age of the typical "Hey brah" such as that idiot on lanesplitter I would be embarrassed to try and make the points that person is trying make.
People like that do not last long as a rider and usually drop out of it as they get older but when they try and speak for other riders all I want to do is punch their parents in the face for raising an asshole.
I still blame biker boys for introducing the sport to so many douchebags.
When you get a chance, you can ask me how I really feel on the subject
Where did that quote come from? I don't see it in the thread.
There's assholes on both sides unfortunately. I prefer to blame the crotch rocket crowd, but there are dumbasses on the street bike side as well. None of that makes what the person in the car did right though.
So ticket the cyclist and put the old man in jail for attempted murder/assault with a deadly weapon.
Also bonus "F u" to the rider for not giving his passenger any genuine gear and for riding like an asshole with the passenger on the back.
One should get a ticket (the motorcyclist) for passing on a double yellow. The other should be charged with attempted manslaughter (which is what you call it when someone does something that could kill you and should know better).
Pretty simple.
lol, "commission of a crime"
In most states, minor traffic offenses like illegal passes are civil infractions, not crimes. Texas is an outlier that classifies traffic offenses as class C misdemeanors, but they're handled basically the same way other states handle infractions. Nobody calls traffic code violators "criminals."
Funny, because it wasn't "as a direct result" by any interpretation of those words. Murderous road rage is not "a direct result" of passing illegally. "A direct result" would be having a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle while passing illegally. Your logic and reasoning are terribly flawed. Aren't you the least bit ashamed for even suggesting it?I don't care either. It was an illegal pass, I don't have any sympathy for people injured as a direct result of breaking the law.
I saw no indication that he knew them and the downed rider specifically asked him to "go get his plate."The dude filming should have been more worried about his friends than the dick that hit them.
Did you forget that there is a video of the driver admitting that he did it because he didn't care and the motorcycle should not have been passing? He also revised it to say that he was stung by a bee or a wasp "or something." It's pretty clear that a jury isn't going to let him get away with changing his story again. "Woodland creature.:let that video go before a jury of their peers . You know , people that vote,pay taxes and do not have a jail record (usually older people) . The driver's lawyer will say he served to avoid a woodland creature who darted out into the road , or there was an obstruction(real or imagined) in the road . What will the lawyer say for the poor little maniac on the motorcycle , who after a blood test might prove at risk ?