Cagers aren't the only idiots..

[darthandy]

Well, with all the cager idiot stories this past while, I suppose a biker idiot story had to show up too. As my wife and I approached a red light today on our way home, I noticed a guy on a Harley approaching from the opposite direction with his left turn signal flashing. He was approaching the light slowly, obviously hoping it would change before he had to stop and put his feet down (So tiring you know!). Sure enough, as soon as the light changed he cranked the wheel left and took off. Of course, since the road was damp (It had just rained a tiny bit for the first time in a while) he had to take it very easy, forcing me to idle slowly forward till he cleared the intersection. It occurred to me that if it had been someone in a hurry to get home and who knew little if anything about bikes, the result could have been nasty. And while bikers would have been blaming the cager for turning left in front of the bike, the fact is that it would have been the biker's fault. What he did was stupid, dangerous and, oh yeah, illegal in this province. We are required to wait for oncoming traffic to clear the intersection before turning left. Trying to beat the first car across the intersection is illegal and in this case could have led to an accident. What's worse is that this idiot probably thinks he's a hot rider now because he "beat me" across the intersection. Some day he'll do that to the wrong person and it will cost him...and I sure as hell will not have any sympathy for him. Morons like that give us all a bad name.

 

Andy

[Yammer Dan]

It goes both ways. I've seen some stupid moves and done a few myself. I try to learn from mine. Some don't.

[Eck]

I have seen that many times.. I agree with you though..

Someday he will not make it, then he will be blaming the one who hit him.