SilverSurfer

Scout, I hear you. I even agree with you.

The problem is, when you're nearly killed, you can't exactly think with a straight head or control every emotion. It's impossible, for me at least.

Scout

I know exactly how you feel. I've been riding a number of years, and it really effects me when I have my wife on pillion. I've even pulled over to clear my head, because when we reach that state, we're no longer riding at 100% acuity.

But it is our decision to act or not.

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Throttlepimp

Oofa, I'm in no way calling the Officer "pigtesticle", if that's what your thinking. That was for the victim* in the 4 Runner. If you follow the context of the sentence it's a word describing the subject. Maybe I should have placed any deriding reference to pork further away from any mention of a peace officer. It never even occurred to me even at the time to call the police person any name** other than Sir or Ma'am. As in "Sir or Ma'am please help me get this guy off the road".

Normally (if a safe chance presents its self) I'll just tap on someones window and give them the "No no no" finger shake. I try not to get to caught up in this for fear of running over something in the road trying to get the attention of the driver. Or a favorite is at a stop to tell them thier blinkers are broken, then when they apply them and they work just calmly say "maybe you should use them if there not broken then." Great reactions to that one!

I took the extra step in this case becuase he out right said he would "run me off the road". This guy was not the average inconciderate, unaware or uneducated driver.

I don't condone any physical action towards any vehicle outweighing a bike by 1500 lbs. or more. But I'd have to say in this scenario the only thing I'd do different is get a picture of the vehicle and post it with a warning, "possibly intoxicated definitely a danger to all on the road".

*of supidity.

**Although I did once call an officer "a gun wielding revenuer" to his face but thats anohter story. :moon

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Kick his ass Seabass!!*


*although I do not condone violence**




**unless I am involved in giving the ass-kicking

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ABearden

Although everyone says they don't agree with the violence, and I'll be called "young & ignorant," I completely agree with you. Once he said that he'd run you off the road, I see that as criminal intent and premeditation for attempted murder. If they only way he'll learn is by personally paying for the damages (due to his stupidity and arogance) then so be it. Honestly, pointing a gun (not firing, soley as an intimidation factor) at his face probably would have scared him straight a little better and equalized the threat difference, but this ain't Texas. They wouldn't pull that **** with a semi because they know they have no chance, why should they with a bike just because they have the mass advantage?

Sometimes, simple human minds only understand two things for behavior correction: fear and pain. That comment he made pretty much puts him squarely in the "simple" domain.

ca249

You might want to re-think. Pulling a gun for intimidation is stupid. Never pull a gun unless you are going to use it. If personA intends to intimidate and pulls a gun on personB and he has one too, personA is going to get shot before he knows what happened. :yikes

rc51phreak

Goes a little deeper then that....you pull a weapon on me you better shoot first and talk **** later cuz you've got one chance then i'm going to disarm you and your in for the assphalt facile of a lifetime!!...Weapons aren't for intimdation there for one thing and one thing only and that's saving your life period....speaking as a person who packed one as part of my duty and now as my right as a private citizen it's a huge burden to lug that thing around 24/7 trust me....however i'll say packing it around has caused me to think twice before i speak on alot of ocasions cuz you always have to keep in mind you don't want to escalate the sitiuation into having to draw down on someone......just some food for thought......

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ABearden

Breathe people. :thumbup

Personally, I see the threat that was made as a threat to use a 4-5 thousand pound blunt impact weapon; he already pulled his from the holster. To me a "try it" situation, while maybe not the best, is one way out. I dodge cars almost daily during my commute. **** happens. But, if some punk decides that he's going to threaten my life intentionally he better be ready for it because when it comes down to self preservation in extreme situations, I 100% agree with the theory of mass retaliation. If he had swerved and tried to hit you dead on, I'd say seriously injure him. Probably not a popular opinion though. :laughing

Glad you're okay Throttlepimp. Careful out there.

jaim

You know if everybody could carry a fire arm at all times crap like that would eventually stop happening all together. All the folks who rage up would be taken out and so would all the idiot drivers. What would result would be the most courteous drivers ever. And there would be no need for uninsured motorists insurance. :biglaugh


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ABearden

:clapping Like Texas! :laughing