Road Rage Video

**JD Hog** · 04-05-2016, 11:32 AM

This happened in Florida

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016...on-helmet-cam/

Not worth risking your life no matter what provoked this.

**ringadingh** · 04-05-2016, 12:40 PM

I'm surprised the guy in the car could keep up to the bike so easily. Had the biker cut in a parking lot or driven through somewhere off the street I'm sure he could have lost him easily.

**cnc** · 04-05-2016, 12:48 PM

Don't know what started it and for sure the guy on the bike was endangering himself and others the way he was riding, but man the guy in the car was clearly attempting to use his car to cause bodily harm to the rider.

**cnc** · 04-05-2016, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

I'm surprised the guy in the car could keep up to the bike so easily. Had the biker cut in a parking lot or driven through somewhere off the street I'm sure he could have lost him easily.

I thought that too Steve, I wondered why he stuck to the main road.

**JD Hog** · 04-05-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

I'm surprised the guy in the car could keep up to the bike so easily. Had the biker cut in a parking lot or driven through somewhere off the street I'm sure he could have lost him easily.

Back when I first started with motorcycles I had a 125 Yamaha Enduro. I was cut off by a women in a car and I flipped her off. Big mistake, she started to chase me down. The only way I got away from her was to go off road where she couldn't go. Later on that day the Police contacted me because she wanted to file charges against me. She told them I was chasing her.

Dave · 04-05-2016, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Hog

The only way I got away from her was to go off road where she couldn't go.

You ran from a woman and you admitted that to the police?

dank · 04-05-2016, 01:07 PM

I think the motorcyclist should have chosen some different options, like pulling into parking lot, but I know it is an uncomfortable situation and stopping doesn’t really seem like a good idea. I had an idiot like that attack me with his SUV while I was going through St. Louis one time. I was in one of the middle freeway lanes going along with the flow of traffic on my Nomad. Hadn’t changed lanes, hadn’t cut anyone off, hadn’t flashed any hand signals, nothing that way, just cruising along minding my own business when this SUV roared up beside me, swerved in front of me, and jammed his brakes on. I braked and switched to the left lane and went around. He came charging up, rolled down his window and yelled something, then swerved over and cut me off again. I slowed down and shifted over to the right hand lane and merged into the traffic there. He came swerving over, tried to run me off the road. I braked, and we happened to be going past an exit, so at the last instant I swerved onto the exit ramp and left him on the freeway.

I have no idea what his problem was. I’d never been to St. Louis before and was just riding through. I have no idea what riled the guy up, but I sure was glad to get off the freeway with him stuck on it. Kept my eye out for him for many miles thereafter.

Nomad1968 · 04-05-2016, 02:56 PM

Welcome to Miami. People drive overly aggressive in this area so I usually drive the cage if I have to head down south. I have seen too many cagers getting into chasing motorcycles not to mention many are armed as well

To be fair there are crazy bikers here too so I guess stereotyping is a big part of the problem....

**cnc** · 04-05-2016, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Hog

Back when I first started with motorcycles I had a 125 Yamaha Enduro. I was cut off by a women in a car and I flipped her off. Big mistake, she started to chase me down. The only way I got away from her was to go off road where she couldn't go. Later on that day the Police contacted me because she wanted to file charges against me. She told them I was chasing her.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Hog

Back when I first started with motorcycles I had a 125 Yamaha Enduro. I was cut off by a women in a car and I flipped her off. Big mistake, she started to chase me down. The only way I got away from her was to go off road where she couldn't go. Later on that day the Police contacted me because she wanted to file charges against me. She told them I was chasing her.

This happened to you twice? What are the odds?

ponch · 04-05-2016, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Hog

This happened in Florida

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016...on-helmet-cam/

Not worth risking your life no matter what provoked this.

Of course it did.

I have to wonder how the car kept up with him.

ponch · 04-05-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cnc

Don't know what started it and for sure the guy on the bike was endangering himself and others the way he was riding, but man the guy in the car was clearly attempting to use his car to cause bodily harm to the rider.

The car driver needed a cap in his ass.

**Top Cat** · 04-05-2016, 04:42 PM

When I am on my bike I try not to piss off anybody in a vehicle who could use it to kill me

If they cut me off and I am not hit or knocked down I continue on my way with no interaction with them.
Flipping them off, calling them names , hitting their mirror etc will only escalate a bad situation which the bike rider is not going to win.
Stay Calm.

**JD Hog** · 04-05-2016, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cnc

This happened to you twice? What are the odds?

My Bad

I went back to add the quote to my original and double posted it.

It's hell getting old

**JD Hog** · 04-05-2016, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

When I am on my bike I try not to piss off anybody in a vehicle who could use it to kill me

If they cut me off and I am not hit or knocked down I continue on my way with no interaction with them.
Flipping them off, calling them names , hitting their mirror etc will only escalate a bad situation which the bike rider is not going to win.
Stay Calm.

I'm with you 100% on this one TC

dank · 04-05-2016, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

When I am on my bike I try not to piss off anybody in a vehicle who could use it to kill me

If they cut me off and I am not hit or knocked down I continue on my way with no interaction with them.
Flipping them off, calling them names , hitting their mirror etc will only escalate a bad situation which the bike rider is not going to win.
Stay Calm.

I'm with you, Tim. Only thing I can figure with the guy in St. Louis that tried to run me off the road is that maybe BD had been there the week before me: we had the same model and color of bike at that time.

(Brad's is slower, less reliable, and uglier now.)

04-05-2016, 11:32 AM	#1
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04-05-2016, 12:40 PM	#2
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I'm surprised the guy in the car could keep up to the bike so easily. Had the biker cut in a parking lot or driven through somewhere off the street I'm sure he could have lost him easily. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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04-05-2016, 12:48 PM	#3
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Don't know what started it and for sure the guy on the bike was endangering himself and others the way he was riding, but man the guy in the car was clearly attempting to use his car to cause bodily harm to the rider. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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04-05-2016, 01:07 PM	#7
dank Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,595	I think the motorcyclist should have chosen some different options, like pulling into parking lot, but I know it is an uncomfortable situation and stopping doesn’t really seem like a good idea. I had an idiot like that attack me with his SUV while I was going through St. Louis one time. I was in one of the middle freeway lanes going along with the flow of traffic on my Nomad. Hadn’t changed lanes, hadn’t cut anyone off, hadn’t flashed any hand signals, nothing that way, just cruising along minding my own business when this SUV roared up beside me, swerved in front of me, and jammed his brakes on. I braked and switched to the left lane and went around. He came charging up, rolled down his window and yelled something, then swerved over and cut me off again. I slowed down and shifted over to the right hand lane and merged into the traffic there. He came swerving over, tried to run me off the road. I braked, and we happened to be going past an exit, so at the last instant I swerved onto the exit ramp and left him on the freeway. I have no idea what his problem was. I’d never been to St. Louis before and was just riding through. I have no idea what riled the guy up, but I sure was glad to get off the freeway with him stuck on it. Kept my eye out for him for many miles thereafter. __________________ Dan K Member #100 2009 ST1300: Performance exceeding even Victory riders' boasts.
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04-05-2016, 04:42 PM	#12
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	When I am on my bike I try not to piss off anybody in a vehicle who could use it to kill me If they cut me off and I am not hit or knocked down I continue on my way with no interaction with them. Flipping them off, calling them names , hitting their mirror etc will only escalate a bad situation which the bike rider is not going to win. Stay Calm. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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04-05-2016, 02:56 PM	#8
Nomad1968 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 73	Welcome to Miami. People drive overly aggressive in this area so I usually drive the cage if I have to head down south. I have seen too many cagers getting into chasing motorcycles not to mention many are armed as well To be fair there are crazy bikers here too so I guess stereotyping is a big part of the problem....
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