Topic: Some riders are living on borrowed time!

[bluezboy]

  While riding back to work this afternoon, I entered a school zone and dropped down to the correct speed, and a few seconds after doing that, some moron on a beat-up crotch rocket attempted to pass me on my left, even though I was in the damn left lane!  I did not let him him to share my lane, so he crossed the double yellow line and passed me anyway and a few other vehicles. All this while traffic was headed right at him! I hate to admit that I'd wished that he gotten creamed by a car for a brief second.
     Pissed and stunned at this moron, I twisted my girl and stayed on his ass for a short while before we got to the next light. He got in the left turn lane,  and then had the balls to give me the "wave" as if what he just did was normal for biker. No wonder people don't respect us Sheeesh!

[BobbyR]

Let us hope he buys it before he has a chance to breed. Those genes need to stop short.

[Frankencake]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

[Grnrngr]

only if you do it in a school zone....

[Retro Rocket]

We call those "temporary Australians" over here.....

Mick

[bluezboy]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

[BobbyR]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

+1 I was a School Bus driver in College and I had many close calls. I was doing Camp runs in a crappy neighborhood and some asshat would pass me every day and I would blow the horn, and of course he gave me the finger.
One afternoon he almost ran down a kid. The local "gentleman" who "inhabited" that corner, dragged him out of the car and kicked the sh1t out of him. Even bad guys liked kids. It was a golden moment.

Yes Cupcake that does make you a bad person.

[Terry in Australia]

+1 I was a School Bus driver in College and I had many close calls. I was doing Camp runs in a crappy neighborhood and some asshat would pass me every day and I would blow the horn, and of course he gave me the finger.
One afternoon he almost ran down a kid. The local "gentleman" who "inhabited" that corner, dragged him out of the car and kicked the sh1t out of him. Even bad guys liked kids. It was a golden moment.

One of your uncle's, Bobby?

[xedge4lifex]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

+1 I was a School Bus driver in College and I had many close calls. I was doing Camp runs in a crappy neighborhood and some asshat would pass me every day and I would blow the horn, and of course he gave me the finger.
One afternoon he almost ran down a kid. The local "gentleman" who "inhabited" that corner, dragged him out of the car and kicked the sh1t out of him. Even bad guys liked kids. It was a golden moment.

Yes Cupcake that does make you a bad person.

+2 I drove a bus when i was 21 also, and i drove for some BAAAAD neighborhoods, dudes in section 8 housing passing a stopped bus with all the lights going and the sign out, in a thugged out escalade. our dispatch was the #$%* and i found out that that guy had gotten caught up via me calling his plates in. when he went to court, he showed up in some hoodrat attire and said he didnt do anything wrong, i had informed the officer who processed the report that if he said he wasnt there or w/e i wanted to be the witness.
got my chance, and he got an earful about respect, and responsibility.

dont ride like a douche, laws are in their place for a purpose. ill break the ton on a toll road, but not all that weaving in and out of cars, with no gear on. you deserve to go down. just saying

[Frostyboy]

Speaking of borrowed time, this bloke's time is nearly up it seems. To$$er.
This is the sort of behavior that hurts our reputation.

http://occupyfun.com/videos/video.php?title=High-Speed-Wheelie-Fail

[Terry in Australia]

And that's another good reason not to own a modern sportsbike, it'd be just too tempting to attempt stupid shiit like that! 

[MoMo]

Agree, the modern bikes are so fast that it is way too tempting to act stupid, when I had my "modern" sport bike(a 1983 750 Interceptor) I found myself constantly being tempted to go faster and faster, so I sold it.

I actually had a Harley rider pass me on the left as I was turning left into my street, must have missed me by a foot! and he had to be doing at least 60 in a 35 zone.

[Jordan]

Just think what that nut bag does when he is in a cage! I imagine there may be a couple of people in this state that know how to drive but they learned how, out of state. I have commented for years that Utah should make all of them start over. Drove over the road for a few years and through every state many times and this place has the worst, most inconsiderate, idiot drivers I have ever had the misfortune to share the roads with. (average of 180 accidents a day in a two county area) Doesn't matter 2 or 4 wheels they are all dopes. And when the weather turns the rate doubles, they all try to dodge the raindrops and figure if they go faster the snow and ice won't matter. BTW, I learned to drive in So Cal and have never been in an accident, knock on wood. 

[Frankencake]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

NO NO NO!  You've got it all wrong.  I'm not some sort of douchebag who would pass in a school zone or pass a school bus or ride through a school yard on one wheel.  I'm talking about riding on a road that "feels" good at 50 mph on a bike and finding some guy in a Chevy truck doing 30 taking his sweet time on the way home from the Legion.  It doesn't matter to me what I'm riding either.  I don't have to be going full throttle, but I have a certain cruising speed. The Ducati is for sale for the reason that the cruising speed is way too hot.  The rest of my bikes are better for survival but I will pass someone who is boring the #$%* out of me.

Regarding the statement about laws being in place for a reason.  C'mon Man!   Who do you think you are talking to?  We're a bunch of bikers who ride machines that may provide our last view of this world.  Do you think we care about all of the laws that are in place in this world and really want to obey every single one?      Speed limits were put in place for the safe navigation of cars first and then for the safe navigation of pedestrians.  They had no consideration for higher performance than a '57 Chevy full of groceries.

[Spikeybike]

i'm with ya cupcake , there are certain levels of safety ...some laws are made to be bent .  i pass on the double yellow all the time ... hell, sometimes i scare myself on the tollway, that's part of the thrill of riding
  but i don't screw around with school buses, and i try not to speed in school zones but it happens .. i gotta lead wrist

[bluezboy]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

+1 I was a School Bus driver in College and I had many close calls. I was doing Camp runs in a crappy neighborhood and some asshat would pass me every day and I would blow the horn, and of course he gave me the finger.
One afternoon he almost ran down a kid. The local "gentleman" who "inhabited" that corner, dragged him out of the car and kicked the sh1t out of him. Even bad guys liked kids. It was a golden moment.

Yes Cupcake that does make you a bad person.

 Nothing like a concerned citizen stepping in to do what's right,  I bet that cured that driver of doing that again!

[bluezboy]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

 okay Cupcake and the rest of you hot dogs, you have my permission to cross the yellow line, as long as it's not in a school zone. Deal?

NO NO NO!  You've got it all wrong.  I'm not some sort of douchebag who would pass in a school zone or pass a school bus or ride through a school yard on one wheel.  I'm talking about riding on a road that "feels" good at 50 mph on a bike and finding some guy in a Chevy truck doing 30 taking his sweet time on the way home from the Legion.  It doesn't matter to me what I'm riding either.  I don't have to be going full throttle, but I have a certain cruising speed. The Ducati is for sale for the reason that the cruising speed is way too hot.  The rest of my bikes are better for survival but I will pass someone who is boring the #$%* out of me.

Regarding the statement about laws being in place for a reason.  C'mon Man!   Who do you think you are talking to?  We're a bunch of bikers who ride machines that may provide our last view of this world.  Do you think we care about all of the laws that are in place in this world and really want to obey every single one?      Speed limits were put in place for the safe navigation of cars first and then for the safe navigation of pedestrians.  They had no consideration for higher performance than a '57 Chevy full of groceries.

[Spikeybike]

  Deal

[BobbyR]

+1 I was a School Bus driver in College and I had many close calls. I was doing Camp runs in a crappy neighborhood and some asshat would pass me every day and I would blow the horn, and of course he gave me the finger.
One afternoon he almost ran down a kid. The local "gentleman" who "inhabited" that corner, dragged him out of the car and kicked the sh1t out of him. Even bad guys liked kids. It was a golden moment.

One of your uncle's, Bobby?

Highly unlikely. They were probably unregistered pharmaceutical salesmen, and business agents for group of young women in the area. Funny thing is I drive through that neighborhood every day going to work. It has not improved much.
My Uncles were in more passive enterprises. 

[Bluegreen]

I've been passing on the double yellow a lot this year.  I'm always aware of oncoming traffic and careful not to make a dangerous situation but sometimes people are too slow and having a big hole open up that I can pass in is too irresistible.  Does that make me a bad person?

  Since I am school bus driver, I'm going to have to say yes, you are bad boy if you pass in a school zone. We had a few children killed here because  of buttheads who chose to pass a stopped bus loading or unloading kids, believe or not, those are tow of the most dangerous times for children, not the actual ride on the bus. So be warned, if you try to pass my bus, I will hunt you down.

NO NO NO!  You've got it all wrong.  I'm not some sort of douchebag who would pass in a school zone or pass a school bus or ride through a school yard on one wheel.  I'm talking about riding on a road that "feels" good at 50 mph on a bike and finding some guy in a Chevy truck doing 30 taking his sweet time on the way home from the Legion.  It doesn't matter to me what I'm riding either.  I don't have to be going full throttle, but I have a certain cruising speed. The Ducati is for sale for the reason that the cruising speed is way too hot.  The rest of my bikes are better for survival but I will pass someone who is boring the #$%* out of me.

Regarding the statement about laws being in place for a reason.  C'mon Man!   Who do you think you are talking to?  We're a bunch of bikers who ride machines that may provide our last view of this world.  Do you think we care about all of the laws that are in place in this world and really want to obey every single one?      Speed limits were put in place for the safe navigation of cars first and then for the safe navigation of pedestrians.  They had no consideration for higher performance than a '57 Chevy full of groceries.

+1

 I am to believe that a safe speed for a 87 dodge ram and a lamborghini are the same number?


*Not talking about school zones here. I like to ride FAST but obey speed limits when kids are around.

[Terry in Australia]

My Uncles were in more passive enterprises. 

Ha ha, no offence meant Bobby, I'm sure your uncles were all good fella's! 

[BobbyR]

My Uncles were in more passive enterprises. 

Ha ha, no offence meant Bobby, I'm sure your uncles were all good fella's! 

They were Good Fellas and they were great fellas too. I was elected to a local office and my cousin called me up and said "it was great seeing somebody in the families picture in the paper without their hands over their face".   

[Terry in Australia]

My Uncles were in more passive enterprises. 

Ha ha, no offence meant Bobby, I'm sure your uncles were all good fella's! 

They were Good Fellas and they were great fellas too. I was elected to a local office and my cousin called me up and said "it was great seeing somebody in the families picture in the paper without their hands over their face".   

Ha ha, that's great Bobby, I was brought up with a lot of Italian friends, they were a great bunch of guys, I'd do them favors, they'd do me favors, money never seemed to change hands, but we all got what we needed, it was a great system. 

[tramp]

thats when you hope darwins law kicks in
had a few riders pass me in my lane
idiots