I am bothered when Big Brother tells us to do something for someone not worthy of my respect. On most signs out on the highway, we are reminded to share the roads with our motorcycle riders. Is there a bigger batch of douchebags out on the open road today, by percentages? Guys who drive shitty, noisy Hondas are a close second, but dammit, do motorcyclists as a whole, make it hard to like them. I have no problem giving them their space, they are a vehicle, I would never want to cause anyone harm. Tell me though, why do they get to act like assholes, in the last 3-4 months I've seen a guy on a bike drive on the shoulder to continue moving forward while the whole highway was stopped. I've seen them also cutting between cars, driving on the white lines, permissible in California, but not in my Texas.
One night a couple of cop cars were trying to stop a group of motorcyclists, they did not look like a gang, just a bunch of kids, but they took off in different directions trying to get away from the tickets they probably deserved. Because they are driving a nimble, smaller vehicle, they feel like they can slide below the law. A few times we have also been passed like we were standing still by pairs of bikers. If I am going 75-80 and they can pass that fast, they must be going over 100. It does scare me that we are going to see them lose control and cause an accident or be the victim smeared on the ground, and if you are going to be that reckless, we should still watch out for you? Why don't we start with you watching out for you?
Tonight, we were driving home from out of town and a small-ish motorcycle passed us, but it felt like he passed a chainsaw 1 foot away from my ear. I had my windows rolled up, my cabin is super quiet, barely hear any road noise, but this stupid thing pierced both our ears. Wife cussed in his general direction too. He was a good 200 yards away and we could still hear his 50 cent muffler making more noise than the guy was worth. If anybody needs to end up under a tractor trailer, it's this asshole.
Redbull, the loud, hyper guy I work with drives a motorcycle (of course he does). He wants to argue that he never sees any motorcyclists doing any wrongdoings, that it is usually the bigger cars not paying attention, weaving all over the road. Guys have to protect themselves, that is why some insist on the noisy mufflers so they'll be heard coming behind you.
Obviously, there are good people driving on motorcycles, your vehicle does not automatically make you a monster, but I can bet there are a higher percentage of jerks and assholes driving on two wheels. Bikes are cheaper than cars, they are also "cooler" so high testosterone guys migrate to them, meaning they are more prone to want to show off to any passing cuties. Guys in their twenties in packs are never a good idea in civilized society, they are going to fuck shit up, they just have to.
So please, government entity, don't tell me to respect the motorcyclist on the road, when those a-holes don't respect us. If they did respect us, they would do away with those awful loud mufflers, they would stay in their lanes, they would know that the law in Texas does not let you cut through stalled traffic, you are not more important than the mini van you just passed.
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