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Originally Posted by sil
its obvious a lazy cop left his streamer out and it got tangled in the spokes, its there plain as day in the photos  . |
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Originally Posted by sil
not a fan of bikes but i've rarely seen idiot ones on the road, tons of idiot car drivers though who put others safety at risk.
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You should come to our area. There seems to be a concentration of them here. Aside from the clowns on their unregistered trail bikes, there are lunatics pushing 150 in a 50 zone, every day. All it takes is one mistake, one dog walking out in front, one puddle that they didn't notice, and the Police have to do the awful job of scraping up another street pizza. Fortunately, Highway Patrol have been collecting sets of idiots in our area lately. It has quietened right down, so they must almost have the full set.
I agree that car drivers make up the vast majority of on-road idiocy, but the bike riders are the ones who become the projectiles. Their results in these situations are on the whole, much more perilous, and they need to be a lot smarter in their approach.
Fortunately, the vast majority of bikers are sensible, as are car drivers. Any serious accident is a horrible thing to have to see. I had a good driving instructor, who for weeks made me constantly check for bikes in my mirrors, until it was second nature. Unless they come screaming up behind me, I see them early and move over (away) slightly, to acknowledge them.