I believe you’re biased toward the idiots. Stupid people doing stupid tricks on a public roadway, get stupid prizes, and deservedly so. If the driver is charged and I’m on the jury, it’s a “Not Guilty” in short order. If the tricky rider is charged and I’m on the jury, it’s “Guilty.”
I agree, 50%. The punks on bikes deserve to get the book thrown at them. But if they weren’t through his windows, or off their bikes preparing to break into his car, he had (IMHO) no reasonable fear for his life. For his paint job? Sure. We can argue all day over whether the bikers were justified in striking his car. If you’ve never had someone nearly kill you merely because they weren’t paying attention - or worse, saw you and decided they could force you out of their way - then you don’t get it. Coming at me, in my car, on my bike, on foot - anyway - coming at me intentionally in a vehicle is attempted vehicular homicide. Just because the punks were being punks doesn’t justify trying to kill them.