Rider Of the Day (ROD) Award

[glhs837]

My pick for rider of the day goes to the tool who was one of the two leads of a bunch of bikes (10-12, maybe) pulling out of Smokey Joes about 3-4pm.

They were in the right lane, I was in the middle behind them all. As we approach the light at WaWa, there is a driver in a nondescript sedan coming from Rue Purchase, she see's the oncoming stream of riders and picks it up as she hits the accel lane. If the bikers had stayed the same speed they were at, 50ish, this ladyt would have been 3-4 car lengths in front when she got over.

But no, Captain America and his sidekick decided "NO WAY MAN!!!!", and went WOT, which, even on Harleys, is enough to close the gap. Which they did. And they kept her pinned in the turn only lane til right before the next light, and only becuase she slowed to glacial speeds. At this point, all three were 10 or more car lengths in front of the remaining bikes.

Yep, making bikers look good, one tool move at a time.

 

[bohman]

I rarely have stuff like that happen to me, because most riders are considerate enough not to do so. But it always makes me laugh when a motorcycle rider tries to intimidate me in my car. Loud pipes do not make you bigger than my car. I will put my blinker on and ease into the lane of my choice; so far all riders have had enough survival instinct to get out of the way.

 

[glhs837]

Your not a mid-30s woman, of the sort who drives a MK1 Mod O midsize sedan, though, are you? Most of them would be intimidated by the chrome helmet and wife beater wearing biker. As was this one. and how you might treat one biker is not the same as you might treat one biker out of a group of 10-15 bikers, I assume.

 

[aps45819]

I rarely have stuff like that happen to me, because most riders are considerate enough not to do so. But it always makes me laugh when a motorcycle rider tries to intimidate me in my car. Loud pipes do not make you bigger than my car. I will put my blinker on and ease into the lane of my choice; so far all riders have had enough survival instinct to get out of the way.

the physics aren't there, even a Smart car will knock over a bike.


... but a lot of folks don't seem to realize it :shrug:

 

[Vince]

car against motorcycle....car wins every time. car against stupid guy/girl on motorcycle.....car still wins. :shrug: Like aps said, simple physics.

 

[bohman]

Your not a mid-30s woman, of the sort who drives a MK1 Mod O midsize sedan, though, are you? Most of them would be intimidated by the chrome helmet and wife beater wearing biker. As was this one. and how you might treat one biker is not the same as you might treat one biker out of a group of 10-15 bikers, I assume.

:shrug: Situation dependent. I won't get "internet tough guy" here and claim to never back down, but witnessing such an obvious dick move like what you described normally leads to me claiming my space in the lane anyway. I may immediately regret that reaction, if I notice afterwards that the dickhead is backed up by 15 buddies.

But sometimes discretion and/or common sense catches up with me. Whether I like it or not. The older I get, the less the bad drivers bother me.