Re: [emrat:8847] Another road rage against bikers. And bikers without self-control. (Chicago)

Kill Da Streetz it was called here in Denver.  They road through Denver "in order to raise awareness of motorcyclists on the road," they claimed.

Of course the type of "awareness" you raise by riding down I-25, doing wheelies, donuts and other stunts, while blocking traffic and stranding hundreds of drivers, isn't the positive type of "awareness" that I would like to see associated with motorcycling. 

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:10:02 PM UTC-6, Todd Kennedy wrote:

How about those d-bags last week on I25 here near DU?  I rode to work a few days after that and felt like a target.  Those types of rides create such an awful image of ALL bikers.  I know we all get frustrated sometimes about texting drivers and those distracted for other reasons.  Absolutely no reason to stop traffic on an interstate and start ripping wheelies and burn-outs.  That pack mentality (apologies to our own "RAT Pack!) has got to stop.

TK
Managing Partner of Raising Two Kids LLC

> On Aug 2, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Sean Donnelly <sean...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Agree with Steve.
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> I am not really sure that I saw any "road rage" on the part of the truck driver.  Looked more like self preservation "fight or flight" type reaction to a dangerous and potentially life threatening situation.  
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> I do see a pack of asshat raging bikers though.  I am not sure how I would have responded in that situation either.  It bears a lot of similarity to that story some years back, was it 2? 3? I can't recall.
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> If you read the details of the story, it appears the bikers were riding like asshats from the start, with total disregard for the law and police.  Seems the driver was trying to lane change in order to remove himself from the situation, when things went sideways.
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> Hard to form much of an opinion though, based on just that video clip and the story.  I am sure there will be 100 different versions from participants and "eye witnesses."
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