MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: yes, that motorcycle is in the lane you are merging into. <nt>

> I've gotta admit I had a good laugh on my way home from work. I was on a 5 lane
> freeway, there was this dude on a motorcycle, stuck with me in rush hour traffic.

I see T-Rex did a bunch of good...or have they not finished yet?

> He was to the right of me, in the furthest right lane. There was a corvette in front
> of me. Once the biker had a TINY bit of space in front of the vette, he merged in
> front of it with zero notice (he's now 2 spots directly in front of me). Any time he
> has daylight to the left he takes the lane (at 2 mph mind you).
>
> The traffic breaks up a bit but the furthest left lane he was in is slowing down. He
> works his way right again, eventually ends up directly BEHIND ME, merges back into
> the furthest right lane, eventually works his way in front of the Vette that's in
> front of me for the second time, and basically this "lane loop" happens about 3 times
> before my exit comes up.
>
> I guess what I'm getting at is he could have basically stayed right where he was, in
> front of the Vette, without changing a single lane, and 5 miles down the road he
> would have been in EXACTLY the same spot as he already was....without the douche
> behavior.
>
> Point is...if you're on a bike, and you're not behaving like you've got the same
> space as a car...don't expect others to respect your space.

> Not saying you do this Italie, but the majority of bikers (at least where I live)
> behave like this.
>

Nah, have never ridden like that. I completely agree with you. Worst I'll do is take the open lane at a light so I can hammer it off the line every now and then. Bikers that pull the in between lanes shit, or that bounce lanes are idiots. Usually crotch rockets I catch doing it. They often learn the first time they dump a bike, which they will.

I try like hell to stay out of peoples blinds, even flip the high-beams on when in an iffy situation to make sure I'm spotted. There are just way to many drivers out there who just don't look. I got the chance to mouth off a bit to two of the drivers that nearly touched me (inches away, even with my swerve). One lady had the balls to yell back "I can't keep track of everyone on the road". Ugg... (yes, a cell phone was in her hand as she said that)

I try to enjoy my rides. I don't need to be first. I don't need to be in a hurry. I don't even need to push the posted limit. All I ask is not to have the worry over "Is that SUV going to plow into me" constantly in the back of my brain. Sucks that it ~must~ be there.

> And BMW drivers....doesn't matter which year or model....you're all assholes on the
> road. Without EXECPTION. Yes that's a blanket statement....and if you drive a BMW,
> you're under that blanket. I promise....even if you think you're not...you're still
> an ASS on the road. YES YOU!

I can't understand why people WANT to drive BMWs. They don't feel right at all. Stiff, uncomfortable, and cold.