Range Rover vs. Bikers

[Vedubin01]

Unless they already targeted the Range Rover for harassment.

I highly doubt that these guys went out to slash tires or cause issues. They were just all meeting and going for a spirited ride.


Today on my way home from work I almost was stuck by a SUV. The guy did not pay attention to traffic and just thought he would pull across to the other side to park. I saw this coming and came to a really fast stop. Standing the bike up on the front tire. I got off the bike and went to the driver and told him what a fuck he was for not looking and paying attention. That his lack of attention almost cost me my life.

A Miami Beach cop saw me get off the bike and approach the truck yelling at the guy. The cop sided with me and told me to calm down a bit. Since there was no accident the cop could not do much, other than check the other guy out.

Bikes get really pissed off with people that are on phones and texting while driving. I can say I almost get hit once a week from people not paying attention. I can understand the anger that people feel when things like this happen. People need to get off their phones and realize that they are driving!

[10Toes]

Yes but the adrenalin that is flowing at that time just from the ride and seeing a wreck, does not first draw out, lets slash tires.

Unless they already targeted the Range Rover for harassment.

[Vedubin01]

I ride. I've been 10 feet away from a crash. Didn't take me 5 seconds to know what happened. Hell, I could see it coming before it happened. I was already braking in anticipation.

Yes but the adrenalin that is flowing at that time just from the ride and seeing a wreck, does not first draw out, lets slash tires.

[Vedubin01]

If you were riding like these guys and got hurt then you deserve it and I hope you are stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.

Some of the members of the group rode like that and others did not. But you understand that when you get on a bike and ride like that. That it could happen. And you live with the consequences of your actions.

[Ryan Stewart]

5 seconds max?

I guess you dont ride... most likely they were still trying to figure what the hell just happened. Id bet they did not get pissed off till the SUV took off over everyone else s bikes to get away. That set off the swarm.

I ride. I've been 10 feet away from a crash. Didn't take me 5 seconds to know what happened. Hell, I could see it coming before it happened. I was already braking in anticipation.

[10Toes]

Actually I rode in a pack like this past weekend and one of our members went down and was airlifted. We all stopped and held the street up. It took a few moments to grasp what just happened.

If you were riding like these guys and got hurt then you deserve it and I hope you are stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.

“No biker became aggressive with the driver after the incident,” said Mr. Towles, who belongs to a Brooklyn motorcycle club. “People were just trying to find out what just happened.”

Of course they would say this, doesn't make it true.

[Vedubin01]

There were riders directly on both sides and all around the vehicle during the incident who could clearly see what was going on. I don't think it registering took any time at all. How many seconds would it take you to say to yourself "Oh wow he just got hit, I should really stop!" 4-5? I think not. Try counting out 5 seconds, it's a lot longer than you think. I know how long it takes to slash a tire, or punch a 1/4 panel, and neither is more than a fraction of a second. So, I stand by my statement, 5 seconds is plenty of time for all that to happen.

Actually I rode in a pack like this past weekend and one of our members went down and was airlifted. We all stopped and held the street up. It took a few moments to grasp what just happened.

https://www.facebook.com/7NewsMiami/posts/10151089408252613

If you read the link Slammin provided there is a quote....


“No biker became aggressive with the driver after the incident,” said Mr. Towles, who belongs to a Brooklyn motorcycle club. “People were just trying to find out what just happened.”

[Swanny]

Sooooo who wants to go to some police auctions soon?

[Vedubin01]

http://jalopnik.com/biker-at-start-o...ium=socialflow

Hey, thanks for the link and the clarification. The link I was reading said it was the first guy that took the hit.

[quikveedb2]

5 seconds max?

I guess you dont ride... most likely they were still trying to figure what the hell just happened. Id bet they did not get pissed off till the SUV took off over everyone else s bikes to get away. That set off the swarm.

There were riders directly on both sides and all around the vehicle during the incident who could clearly see what was going on. I don't think it registering took any time at all. How many seconds would it take you to say to yourself "Oh wow he just got hit, I should really stop!" 4-5? I think not. Try counting out 5 seconds, it's a lot longer than you think. I know how long it takes to slash a tire, or punch a 1/4 panel, and neither is more than a fraction of a second. So, I stand by my statement, 5 seconds is plenty of time for all that to happen.

[BobombETA]

Because there were bikes and other cars behind him.

Even if that wasn't the case, how does driving in reverse, in the wrong direction on a limited access highway get you out of the situation?

To use your words:

Are you watching the same videos?

Moron gets bumped by RR, he stops, then bikers approach RR and start beating it and slash a run-flat tire, THEN he runs over a biker to get away from an obviously hostile situation, chase ensues, he gets caught in traffic and they proceed to smash his windows, drag him from the car and use a weapon on him and beat him into the hospital.

Concern for the bikers welfare wouldn't be on my mind. The safety of my wife and kid would be.

[bimmerteck]

The best summation of events I've seen thus far on these biker's actions -

"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

[z31maniac]

Not sure why he didn't throw it in reverse when he got caught in traffic at the end. It was obvious they were going to assault him. Especially with the guy trying to rip his door open.

Because there were bikes and other cars behind him.

Even if that wasn't the case, how does driving in reverse, in the wrong direction on a limited access highway get you out of the situation?

[BobombETA]

Not sure why he didn't throw it in reverse when he got caught in traffic at the end. It was obvious they were going to assault him. Especially with the guy trying to rip his door open.

[quikveedb2]

When I was learning to drive I remember being taught to give the vehicle in front of me AT LEAST 1 vehicle length for every 10 mile per hour worth of speed to allow for reaction time. How many vehicle lengths does this look like;



He is clearly aware of his proximity to the Rover and got there on purpose, he could have gassed it for half a second and given the driver plenty of space. Regardless of if he used his brakes or not just letting off the throttle would cause the bike to slow faster than the Rover would be capable of at pretty much any speed with that amount of reaction time that the biker CHOSE to give him. The biker was at fault, and no doubt what followed was a mix of emotion & adrenaline from the rest of the riders as well as the driver of the RR.