"I have seen the two wheel variety drive between cars in heavy traffic, not use their signals, cut me off in traffic, etc.
It is difficult to sympathize when they drive like this."
-I agree. While I think there is no excuse for what the driver of the truck did, if those of you bikers out there posting on this thread want some empathy, then tell your brethren to stop being a**holes in traffic by passing full speed between two cars in side by side lanes or weaving in and out of traffic during tie ups as if, waiting is something people in cars do and that two wheeled vehicles can go where they like. Its this type of constant biker behavior that gets those of us in four wheeled vehicles to the point where our reflexive thought is: "You guys have it coming."
Death for passing....yeah, that seems appropriate. Grow up.
It sounds to me like you are more pissed about the bikers being able to move ahead in traffic jams while you are stuck waiting than any other reason. In CA it is legal to ride up the line and pass cars that are stopped in traffic jams. I don't know about other states. However, it has to be done slowly and you must watch for idiots like you opening doors to try to kill bikers, other than that I see nothing wrong with bikers getting ahead in a traffic jam.
I am not blessed with the liberal ideology however and it I never think that just because I am stuck means every one else should be also.
sarcasm on/Maybe you would like to have planes land when you are stuck in traffic, they can pull ahead of you too, you might want to stop them from flying over you/ Sarcasm off
"then tell your brethren to stop being a**holes in traffic by passing full speed between two cars in side by side lanes or weaving in and out of traffic during tie ups as if, waiting is something people in cars do and that two wheeled vehicles can go where they like. Its this type of constant biker behavior that gets those of us in four wheeled vehicles to the point where our reflexive thought is: "You guys have it coming."
Tell that to the next motorcycle cop you see.
That is ONE of the advantages of riding a bike, they are smaller and can go more places, not to mention always finding a parking space. Myself, I've always enjoyed the camaraderie among bikers.
bah!
You think we don't tell the Squids (squirrely young kids) to slow down and get a brain? We do. And yeah, there's the 1%er element, but they're tiny.
Some cagers drive like maniacs, too. Do I equate those few idiots with the entire community? No, I do not.
So you think that all of us that ride know each other. That has to be the dumbest thing I've heard in some time.