+1
As a regular motorcycle commuter I get more than my share of attitude from other drivers and probable give more than my share as well. At my age I’ve learned that there is no advantage in having a confrontation with a stranger, so I force myself to not react and respond to the slights. As a result I am still in possession of my limbs and not shot or wrapped around someone’s winged boy-racer carrette.
I was on my way to a funeral of a good friend one time, so my state of mind was not on being polite. I had an altercation with another driver where I slammed on my brakes in front of her on a highway crowded with other drivers.
Jesus. What If she had hit me, or caused another driver to lose control?
I was lucky to have the time afterwards to consider that, and realized how lucky I was.
I have done well since then, and that was many years ago, but...not everyone is lucky enough to have a lesson to learn from.
That’s why I got so upset when I saw that video. No good can come from that.
Being on a motorcycle is even more of an issue...in a car, someone puts on their brakes or bumps you, you get a dent in your car.
On a motorcycle, you get broken bones, road rash, or worse...and the car would probably keep going. I saw one of those russian crazy driver videos, and a guy on a motorcycle was getting aggressive, and...well, you can imagine how it ended for him. Like bringing a knife to a gun fight.
And on a bicycle, forget it. That is crazy.