Thanks for nearly causing an accident by cutting me off and slamming on your brakes, straddling both lanes on Quinpool earlier today. I realize you might not have been happy I pulled up in front of you at the red light, but I didn’t hit your car, wasn’t in the crosswalk, and was on a motorcycle and pulled away from the line way faster than you. I figured by GUNNING your engine, trying to keep up with me, and flipping me the bird, you had made your point.
Nope, apparently you wanted to test my brakes (hint: it’s a modern bike, they are really nice discs), and almost cause me to rear-end you and REALLY hurt myself and my bike.
I understand what I did could have been a bit *annoying*, and I’m willing to accept that. Hell, I’d gladly take the fine and 2 points off my license if it meant you lost yours for a year. But there was no reason to escalate “I’m pissed at this biker” to “I’m gonna physically hurt him”.
Good thing I’m not as shitty a driver as you and saw it coming. Better luck next time. —Maneuverable motorcyclist
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.
well, if you were a shit driver, like this other person, and wound up dead, on account of an accident. then we would not be reading this bitch, right. and if you ride a bike, you know you have to obey the fucking rules too.
Shitbrain, bikers like you is what gives us a bad rep!!!
Idiot!!!.. what is it? a Crotch rocket?!.. I see you all downtown acting like morons.
You do realize that most bike accidents involve sports bikes!!!
that should say something. The VW driver had every right!
crotchrockets…grrr
disclaimer: i enjoy many modes of transport
sport bikes are the sexiiiest says meee 🙂 There are a lot of douche bags who drive them but there are a lot of douches who drive all sorts of vehicles. The BF had a sport bike and it was hothot :).
It’s a freaking scooter, and there was a car and a half worth of space between this guy and the stop line. But I did expect to get yelled at in the comments, no worries 🙂
a scooter is not a crotchrocket
a scooter isn’t even a bike.
that’s like saying a ride-on lawnmower is a ‘hog’…
and if there’s one thing they teach you as a motorist of two wheels…
it’s ALWAYS SCAN… looks like you’re a decent rider or you would be scraping his bumper paint out of your teeth.
remember, SIPDE
Scan
Identify
Predict
Decide
Execute
I know you know this…