How to deal with jerkoff bikers on the road

[AWMac]

I remember one morning...August 19th, 1998 about 6:30am. Wifey woke me up regular time to get ready for work except she mentioned that she thinks her water broke...8 Months pregnant. I called her Dr and he said bring her in. Got her in the car, lil bag for the hospital stay stuff and left for the hospital.  Then she began to moan, scream and stuff, front seat and floor is flooded, morning rush hour traffic.  The hospital is only 15 minutes away... I turned on my hazards, not speeding but just to get there and people are moving out of the way....except one jerk.  He kept pullin up beside the car and flippin me off, trying to cut me off. This arsehat followed me all the way to the hospital emergency room before he realized.."Hey it just might be an emergency." Then he took off.

Darwin needs a bigger rake.

Mac

[Masherbrum]

A couple of weeks ago, my father, buddy and I were on the way home after a Tigers game, in the evening.   Behind me 4 motorcycles start closing fast.   I-96 was jammed, and yes, I'm in the fast lane.   I see one of these guys go in between cars in trying to get ahead.   I see the first one on my 3 O' and it is a Hayabusa.    His buddies catch up and proceed to ride my tail for about 3 miles.   I finally had enough as I cannot even see two of motorcycles headlights in my rearview.   What'd I do?

I hit the brake and watched them weave to the other lane.   I slept with an clear conscience and will do the same every single time.   Especially since they easily hit 120mph and went into the LOCAL lanes (55 mph) and continued the stupidity.   I stayed in the express lanes (65mph).

If some idiot wants to go 100mph, go to a drag strip or a raceway.    The freeways are not the place for it.   "Move over to the right and let them pass" is allowing this crap to continue.   Turning a blind eye and pointing the finger at Slipknot is just as bad as what those idiots on the bike did.  

[moot]

Ever run head first into a well-timed jump back kick?

Fortunately I've only been on the giving end, so far   Front kick to the face on a guy lunging for a punch/bear hug.

[Cthulhu]

Fortunately I've only been on the giving end, so far   Front kick to the face on a guy lunging for a punch/bear hug.

Please say you nailed him in the chin The thought of all that blood and flying teeth.

[Jackal1]

one with monkey hanger bars

with black leather saddlebags(or whatever you call them)

and more resembled classy collector bikes than outlaw gang bikes

 

Comedy gold.

so what is the protocol here?

Some people are born to fish. Some to cut bait.
Keep your bait cutting knife sharp bud. 

[Angus]

You could have tortured them by going into ignore mode....drive as if you cannot see them.
And well, with them riding almost into your glove compartment, you might have accidentally tapped the brakes 

[moot]

Please say you nailed him in the chin The thought of all that blood and flying teeth.

Hehe.. Flat on the face   At the time I wore those extra air-cushioned nikes and we were just kids not really built up yet, so he got up more pissed off than hurt. The one time I did hurt someone with a counter like that was a knee to the ribs against a rush.. I felt the ribs crack and give.. Now that had to hurt.

[REP0MAN]

there is no "slower traffic" if you drive above speed limit

Correct!

If you are exceeding the speed limit, you are speeding. If they are exceeding it more and traffic, at the speed limit, is holding them back, too bad, so sad.

In this case, you have two motorcycles speeding and driving aggressively. Depending on the speed they were at before you held them up, they could be written for reckless driving. Here in OK, that is an 8 point violation and you could stand to loose your driving privilege.

Best bet? Move over, let the future highway stains go by.

[wrongwayric]

Slam on brakes bikers go into trunk, there is no excuse for idiots like that, you tailgate me you lose. I drive every day, all day for a living and i have no patience for idiots. If your in passing lane, and actually passing the traffic on the right, however slowly, they are in the wrong to tailgate.

Legally, by the law the only way you can pass is, if traffic in the right lane is going under the posted maximum speed limit. So if the speed limit was 70 and you were doing 75 to pass you all were breaking the law anyway. Now most troopers will give you 5 over so your probably ok and if you were keeping your distance from the vehicle in front of you and going with the flow then the only tards were the ones on your 6.

Had that tard spit on my windshield? I carry a big canister of bb's in my car/truck, zoom up toss a handfull out in front of em, idiots pull to shoulder quickly. I could tell you other ways to deal with morons like that but i'd get banned.

Yes i'm a former bike rider but i never did stupid stuff like that even when i was 18 and riding every day. I ride for the open air around me and the thrill of being outside in the fresh air, not for the so called intimidation factor.

[SPKmes]

Depends a lot of the time pleb drivers don't see bikes and knock them. Having said that don't use the foot brake...use the hand brake...no lights, no warning  . as for the spitting thing catch up and challenge them if it is that much of an issue to you.

[Carrel]

Slam on brakes bikers go into trunk, there is no excuse for idiots like that, you tailgate me you lose. I drive every day, all day for a living and i have no patience for idiots.

This is why professional drivers- be it truck, taxi, or (in Rick's case)  rickshaw- need a psychological exam before they are allowed to drive profesionally.

[33Vortex]

See Rules #4, #5, #2

[wrongwayric]

This is why professional drivers- be it truck, taxi, or (in Rick's case)  rickshaw- need a psychological exam before they are allowed to drive professionally.

And that's why professional drivers be it truck taxi or in my case don't get tailgated for long! Who was the psyco there in that scenario? The guy going with the flow in the passing lane or the retards behind him? Maybe a few hard wacks to their heads might make them see that tailgating is a bad life choice?!!

It's just like in the game, though it's not real life, you get to close, he drops his flaps, you overshoot and die. Who's fault is it really? Life is a game play by the rules or get ruled out of the gene pool. Born to be wild went out in the 70's.

[REP0MAN]

Slam on brakes bikers go into trunk

If the ending result was the death of one or more of the bikers, you sir, could be (and should be) charged with vehicular manslaughter. The road is not yours. It is not a right for you to drive on it nor drive period. It is a priviledge. It should be treated as such.

I completely understand your frustration with other vehicles, you being a professional driver and all. But, this is not how you deal with aggressive drivers. Nobody learns a lesson. Nothing comes of this other than despair, sadness and your lack of freedom for the better part of the rest of your life.

Simply moving over for the 45 seconds it takes for the idiots to pass by is the high road. Take the high road.

[DREDIOCK]

I hardly consider 75 in a 55 as 'poking along', especially when there's a column of cars ahead of me doing the same speed.

Point taken, however... Let the tailgaters move on and seal their own fate--be it by traffic ticket or violent meeting with rear bumper.

No. Your still missing the point.
It doesnt matter the speed your traveling.

The Statute is pretty much the same in every state I''be been in

"RCW 46.61.100
Keep right except when passing, etc. 

(1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:

     (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;

     (b) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard"