Why does it seem that most people on motorcycles are jerks on the road?

[0roo0roo]

raised trucks, theres a garranteed jerk.

 

[OsoVerde]

I've seen one or two idiots trying to show off on bikes, but the people that always seem to be trying to run me off the road on the freeway or run me over when I'm on foot are frat boy/sorority girl looking 20somethings driving ugly sports cars or ricers and rich baby boomers driving luxury gas guzzlers or BMWs.

 

[Schfifty Five]

To me, I notice pickup truck drivers as the more aggressive/rude/jerk drivers out there, not to say that every other kind of auto driver is a saint, but the majority of ppl who tailgate me, swerve in and out, etc, are pick uptruck drivers (especially ones with raised trucks)

 

[tomywishbone]

Not the guy I saw laying in the middle of PCH @ Temescal Canyon, this morning. Dude was not moving.... he hit real hard. Traffic ws backed up for miles. Sorry no pics.

 

[FoBoT]

flipped, not flicked


haven't seen that type of behavior

 

[Jeff7]

In this country, it seems that everone on the road is both the worst and best driver.
The attitude is usually that everyone else sucks, and I am the best driver out there, incapable of making any mistakes. Since everyone thinks that, everyone is simultaneously the worst and best driver.

In a related matter, everyone on the road thinks they have exclusive rights to the section of road they are currently occupying. Once they purchase that section of road from the government, they may have that right.

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: nweaver
because you only notice the clowns. Those of us who ride like a sane person aren't seen as you cut us off and run us off the road

That's the truth.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
I'm always really careful on my bike. Even if I hit a pedestrian, I'm still going down. Leathers + helmet all the way.

 

[Theb]

I was driving to the store today and I had a green light but 3 teenagers were walking diagonally across the intersection. I honked but that didn't move them along any faster. All pedestrians are jerks.
In fact over 90% of all child molesters are pedestrians.

 

[Jawo]

I would clairfy by saying that most people who ride crotch rockets seem like jerks...since most of them are young, dumb, and stupid.

 

[Kalmah]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
To me, I notice pickup truck drivers as the more aggressive/rude/jerk drivers out there, not to say that every other kind of auto driver is a saint, but the majority of ppl who tailgate me, swerve in and out, etc, are pick uptruck drivers (especially ones with raised trucks)

I agree.

 

[ballmode]

Maybe because they have to stand out to the soccer moms and suv drivers that are talking on their cell phone.

If they got your attention they won. Now you won't be stupid enough to claim "i never saw him" when running them over.

 

[Cattlegod]

because they will kick your ass.

 

[Azndude51]

Originally posted by: amish
one person /= all riders.

some are dicks, some are the nicest people that you will ever meet.

No where did I say that because of one person, I think all riders are jerks. This guy is one of many that I have encountered that have been jerks.

Originally posted by: purbeast0
What I find more shocking is that someone "flying by" on a motorcycle with a helmet could hear you yell a whole sentence as they "flew by" and then still had time to flick you off!

Okay, bad choice of words, he wasn't going that fast. Also, he wasn't wearing a helmet.