[Ducati] rude people lane splitting

[Dave Lewis]

I was taught in safe drives school that there are three kinds of
drivers on the road:

1. Fairly conscientious, but occasionally make mistakes (beware, drive
defensibly).

2, A careless irresponsible driver that will definitely cause problems
and produce danger situations (avoid, i.e., those on cell phones
pulling out into traffic).

3. And these are the worst and fortunately more scarce, the type III
is a psychotic, you do not want to piss this person off, they will
drive you off the road because they do not care about you and hold no
value to human life, must be avoided at all costs. I have had the
unfortunate pleasure of encountering one of these and it was touch and
go for a number of miles till I could shake him.

Lesson learned, do not react with emotion, it is dangerous and mainly
because you never know, you might be dealing with a type III, and if
you are you will be lucky to escape with your life.

If lane splitting upsets you, learn to forgive the poor fool that cut
you off or scared you, let him be the fatality not you. Thi mans to
disengage your ego, you are not that important and you will be lucky
if anyone remembers you a 100 years after you are dead and gone. Enjoy
life and be SAFE.

Dave
07 S2R 1K

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:01 PM, mo+omille <info at motomille.com> wrote:
> Uh... why would you try out assholing someone to the point of physically
> putting them in danger.  I don't think he meant to piss you off or scare
> you.  Everyone rides at a different pace or a in a different rhythm.   You
> going out and trying to make him crash is way worse then him startling you.
> Please don't repeat your actions.  It might be one of us one day.
>
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>  On May 5, 2008, at 4:42 PM, andy wrote:
>
>
> > I just had to vent here but how many of you had the displeasure of meeting
> with someone who lane splits at high rates of speed and passes you by
> suprise as your lane splitting yourself?
> >
> > Anyway I'm located in San Francisco traveling southbound on 101 when some
> asshole on an SV600 or SV1000 passes me.  I was traveling in the fast lane
> and going between cars never going more then 10mph faster then the cars I'm
> passing.  This guy without warning passes me on my right hand side and
> scared the heck out of me.  I could have easily hit him if it were not for
> the fact I was holding a straight line going through traffic and I drive
> fairly consistently.
> >
> > I've been riding for a long time and I don't scare easily on my bike so
> when something like this happens I get pretty pissed.  So I did what no
> person should ever do, I accelerated, passed him, stomped on my brakes while
> I was in front of him, and gave him the birdy.  Did that 2 times and I just
> slowed down and went back to cruise mode.  Good thing I have more horses
> over him to be able to take him easily.
> >
> > Anyway if he's out there, I hope you clip a car one day and end up
> breaking your kneck or at the very minimum your legs.  Atleast you'll be off
> a bike and out of my way.
> >
> > Andy
> >
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