[steppenwolf]

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stor....4178430d.html

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – Police are looking for a driver who hit a 16-year-old skateboarder alongside a busy road. Both the victim and a witness are convinced that the act was intentional.

The Suburban passed him coming the opposite way.

"I look back at Brandon to see if he's coming or not and I seen the Suburban swerve over the line and hit him," he said.

The boys describe the suspect vehicle to be a late 1990's Chevrolet Suburban, dark gold or taupe in color, with dark, tinted windows.

this is sick..i hope they find who did it soon

so what do they do near you or anywhere?

[johnnyburst79]

You want crazy stories? Start riding a bike. Since mid January, I've been run off a sidewalk by a car (yes, a SIDEWALK!), broadsided twice, and was then run off a road by a driver who then pulled in front of me and slammed on his brakes so hard I could not stop and ended up with part of me going through his rear window.

Oh, and get this. For the first incident, the police threatened to give ME a citation for riding on the wrong side of the sidewalk, NOT the driver of the car who was ON the sidewalk....

Yesterday I was doing 24mph on a 25mph and a F150 decided to try and speed past me then make a sharp right hand turn. I almost put my hand out onto the truck to stop from hitting it and had to swerve to miss it. Lights on and flashing, everything, and still people prove stupidity exists everyday.

Next time a car does something to cause me to crash, I'll be on the phone to my lawyer. I'm done playing games with everyone who thinks that they can try and scare a cyclist off the road by coming close and causing an incident, as it really isn't an accident is it....

A fellow cyclist was actually rear ended AFTER leaving a redlight. Meaning, the woman driver stopped behind him at a redlight, then as the light turned green, attempted to drive through him!

[steppenwolf]

i have no car i ride bike and walk

i ride or walk bike on sidewalk or park
i say American drivers are insane-they seem like they use car as instrument of hate
i hate the cars
i hate the car commercials and truck commercials with loud rock music

austin eh? now i hate austin

was it racial ? i heard Austin has some racism there

[Wino]

Here's one you don't hear happening often.............head-on collision of motorcycles.

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[Bastiat]

Originally Posted by Wino

Here's one you don't hear happening often.............head-on collision of motorcycles.

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Motorcycles hitting each other is, unfortunately, not uncommon. It usually occurs when a group of riders are traveling together and someone violates group rules. That said, a head on collision between two motorcycles, which apparently from the article, were not traveling in a group is just unbelievably stupid.

[steppenwolf]

any more?

[poochee]

Originally Posted by steppenwolf

any more?

How about this one!

I am at an intersection in the right lane that goes straight. The left lane is for left turns only. The light turns green and I proceed to go straight. The guy in the left lane proceeds to go left, changes his mind and decides to go right! He speeds up and makes a U-turn in front of me and goes right! Fortunately, I have good reflexes and stopped or I would have broadsided him!

[BlackSpike]

It is a well-established fact that all OTHER drivers are lunatics.

If I were to keep this thread updated with my own experiences, I might get banned for flooding the forum!

What I don't understand is why drivers/riders feel that saving 10 seconds on their journey-time is worth risking injury and death to themselves and other road-users.

[ChrisJones]

Originally Posted by johnnyburst79

You want crazy stories? Start riding a bike. Since mid January, I've been run off a sidewalk by a car (yes, a SIDEWALK!), broadsided twice, and was then run off a road by a driver who then pulled in front of me and slammed on his brakes so hard I could not stop and ended up with part of me going through his rear window.

Oh, and get this. For the first incident, the police threatened to give ME a citation for riding on the wrong side of the sidewalk, NOT the driver of the car who was ON the sidewalk....

Yesterday I was doing 24mph on a 25mph and a F150 decided to try and speed past me then make a sharp right hand turn. I almost put my hand out onto the truck to stop from hitting it and had to swerve to miss it. Lights on and flashing, everything, and still people prove stupidity exists everyday.

Next time a car does something to cause me to crash, I'll be on the phone to my lawyer. I'm done playing games with everyone who thinks that they can try and scare a cyclist off the road by coming close and causing an incident, as it really isn't an accident is it....

A fellow cyclist was actually rear ended AFTER leaving a redlight. Meaning, the woman driver stopped behind him at a redlight, then as the light turned green, attempted to drive through him!

If it's any concilation JB it's the same here in the UK. People have no idea what to do when they see a cyclist! It's so bad I've stopped riding my bike to work for fear of impending death. In one week I got knocked off the bike twice. I was not amused, the dumbass woman who hit me the second time couldn't even understand why i was upset with her!!! She said it was my fault for "being on the road"!!!

[twinofangelize56]

Originally Posted by BlackSpike

It is a well-established fact that all OTHER drivers are lunatics.

If I were to keep this thread updated with my own experiences, I might get banned for flooding the forum!

What I don't understand is why drivers/riders feel that saving 10 seconds on their journey-time is worth risking injury and death to themselves and other road-users.

I myself do believe that 75% (or more) imo -- of other drivers aren't just lunatics... they never took a drivers education course and if they did... they cheated or got lucky in order to pass!

I myself have gotten aggravated while driving.... yes--mild meek little ole me.... and have taken a couple of chances that when I thought about it later.... I just shook my head and said what was I thinking? I can tell you what I was thinking at the time! I was thinking that this dumbarse driver in front of me going 25 mph UNDER the speed limit needs to just get out of my and everyone else on the roads way! Yes.... I did pass a couple of them over the years and misjudged the guy coming the other way traveling 25 mph OVER the speed limit! Made the heart start pumping for sure!

A couple of times when I was passing one of these idiots... they actually sped up!!!! I had to back off and get behind them only to have them slow down again! What game is that? Why..... if I were a man.... I'd have followed the jerks and kicked some butt for that stunt!!!!

Then.... there's the guy behind you that passes at the same time you do! They don't realize that there is only room for one to pass and get back in safely--or maybe they do!.... but there they are! Either you really put your foot into it and make space.... or you worry about witnessing a horrible head-on!

Oh..... and then there's the guy in front of you who passes the guy in front of him and you have to hit the brakes because it looks like they won't make it back over in time! Nothing like driving into someone else's head-on!

I have mellowed some on these slow-pokes though! I just tell myself what's the hurry!?! I will get to my destination safely and I'm not late! It doesn't work every time.... but at least I give it thought BEFORE passing someone!!!!

[BlackSpike]

My mother always taught me it is better to be late in this life than early to the next.
Slow down, chill a little.

If your blood-pressure is rising due to someone else on the roads having the audacity to drive within the law, and not to give in to your bullying driving tactics, then try looking close to home for the blame.

Had some one go past me on the inside (left here in UK) the other day. I was in a queue of traffic going at the speed limit (30mph, residential area), but he decided to pull left, speed up, and get past. There was a parked car soon, and if I hadn't slowed down, he would have hit me, and been pushed into the parked car. I very nearly didn't brake. The only response I got to a sharp tap on the horn was the ubiquitous one finger salute.
For the next mile or more, he made no more headway, and in the end his journey was speeded up by 5 seconds. At the risk of me, him, his passenger and innocent bystanders.

And this is an every-day type of occurrence.
Deaths on the roads is still far too high, and yet people complain about any attempt to get people to obey the law.
Damn baby-killers and attempted-baby-killers should be locked up for life.

[twinofangelize56]

Originally Posted by BlackSpike

My mother always taught me it is better to be late in this life than early to the next.
Slow down, chill a little.

I like your mother's words! So true!

Originally Posted by BlackSpike

If your blood-pressure is rising due to someone else on the roads having the audacity to drive within the law, and not to give in to your bullying driving tactics, then try looking close to home for the blame.

I had to think about this comment for a bit! I don't consider myself a bully on the road! However.... after some discussion with my better half... When I do pass someone and misjudge.... Not only do I affect myself.... I affect the one I am passing and the one coming the other way... Forcing both of them to be prepared for whatever I intend to do! So I guess that is in fact somewhat being a bully of sorts! I never thought of it that way before! However.... I did state that I now give thought to my actions and will continue to do so... even more so now!!!!

[BlackSpike]

twin: I was not aiming that comment specifically at you. More of a general comment.
There are a lot of bullies on the road. They should be treated as all other bullies and not be given in to.

A car is a lethal weapon, and should be treated as such.
I am still upset that "Death by reckless driving" is a much under-used law, and still has nowhere near the penalties that murder or manslaughter by negligence does. Why is this so??

[poochee]

Originally Posted by BlackSpike

It is a well-established fact that all OTHER drivers are lunatics.

If I were to keep this thread updated with my own experiences, I might get banned for flooding the forum!

What I don't understand is why drivers/riders feel that saving 10 seconds on their journey-time is worth risking injury and death to themselves and other road-users.

I don't get it either! Some of it is lack of courtesy, IMO.

[twinofangelize56]

Originally Posted by BlackSpike

twin: I was not aiming that comment specifically at you. More of a general comment.

I see! No problem! You did give me reason to pause though..... for that I thank you anyway!