I absolutely hate the need to show off on motorcycles, the whole running away from cops is just trash behavior. I say fine, do what you want, but then why do we have to be subjected to "watch for bikes on road." These mofos seem to enjoy driving over the speed limit, and in a polite society, that just doesn't cut it. I don't get to gun it and go over 100mph because I don't feel like interacting with the police, why do they get to do it, repeatedly, it seems. I know it's just a few assholes, but as they say, "a few bad apples spoils the whole damn bunch."
My uncle rides a motorcycle, and it wasn't that long ago that he crashed and had to be airlifted to San Antonio with broken ribs and all that. He said he hadn't driven his bike in years and had just gotten it repaired with new brakes. He doesn't want to blame his friend who did the brake job, but it was the brakes that failed and locked up on him. If there was anything lucky about it, it is that he was already headed home, after driving around for hours. It happened a few houses from reaching his house, he said he was only going 20mph or so, still, he went over the front, and the bike ran over him, or fell on him. Another lucky break is that he is a huge guy, so it helped him survive the bike falling/running over him. If that wasn't enough Baby A's coach also drives a motorcycle and he too also had a near death experience, with his wife on the bike with him. He mentioned that they were country cruising over to New Braunfels and he lost control. He was bruised up for a while, but I think he is over it.
But anyways, I think motorcyclists could go a long way to making themselves safer on the road. First off, it is not legal or ok to drive between cars when everyone is at a standstill (maybe in California, but not in Texas), you're not special and shouldn't get to "cut line" because your vehicle is smaller. Zipping in and out is fun, for you, but why is it our job to look out for you, take some responsibility? If I let my safety in the hands of others, I would probably have an accident once a week, in general, people suck big time, nobody is paying attention all the time, so your safety should be your top priority, not seeing how much you can get away with. Hate it when assholes thumb their noses at the cops, then the minute they need help, they're mad if the cops don't respond. Jackass behavior.
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