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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by Falko View Post
    she drives a Range Rover. what do you do??
    I would not suggest trying to slow her down with your bike...

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilB View Post
    If they catch him doing something wrong, then they will and should.
    If not, then they probably will anyway and he has every right to tell them to bugger off.
    Lame troll attempt; this already got covered elsewhere.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by cdovego View Post
    Serious question - if he was driving a car in the same way, what would you do?
    same thing.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

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    challenge him to a race!

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    This topic is so lame I can no longer form words. Have fun policing your fellow motorists.

    Remember - "Anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac." GC

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by SRTie4k View Post
    I've seen my fair share of idiots on bikes, but never someone so incredibly reckless. Well, except for the time I got cut off by a guy on a bike who was being chased by 2 cop cars.

    Ironically, however, he does wear a helmet.
    Spend some more time riding around the Lawrence or Lowell and you'll see that plenty.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    I don't quite understand the mentality that sheer recklessness, and more importantly blatant disregard for the safety of others, should be completely ignored.

    At what point do you feel the need to intervene to prevent others, or even yourself, from potentially being injured? I'm honestly curious.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by SRTie4k View Post
    I don't quite understand the mentality that sheer recklessness, and more importantly blatant disregard for the safety of others, should be completely ignored.

    At what point do you feel the need to intervene to prevent others, or even yourself, from potentially being injured? I'm honestly curious.
    As a parent, at about the point you created a thread about it.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by Falko View Post
    I have this chic living down the street from me in her early 30's. She and her husband have well paying jobs, big house, manicured lawn, she drives a Range Rover. She thinks she is above everyone around, speeds down our street on a regular basis in excess of 60mph, speed limit is 25. I've called the police, they laugh it off. Lot of children and pets on our road, I'd hate to see anything happen to them. But I am in a similar situation, what do you do??
    id keep calling the cops on this bitch
    couple of younger folks moved in down the street from me. they have a bunch of shit box cars including an older BMW. they decided that my road was now a drag strip/test and tune site. i went to the end of the driveway one night with my arms out in the "really?" pose as they flew by at 80mph.
    i called the cops
    they did it some more.
    i called again
    again
    i called
    this turned into them creeping past my house and then revving the engine or JUST flying by my house
    eventually it stopped

    similar situation to that was a kid moved in up the street. he had a bike. his friends had bikes. they would ride by all the time. rolling burnouts, wheelies, and racing. i went down there and explained the whole "shit where you eat" thing and added a "tell your friends". stopped almost immediately.
    Newicks is up the street from me so i get lots of NON local traffic. every once in a while i have to drive down to newicks and scare the shit out of someone for flying down my road. i chuckle when i see them go back by doing exactly the speed limit.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by Falko View Post
    I would call the cops, only to protect the person that ends up running over his sorry carcass. If he ends up pulling out in front of someone and they hit him from behind or the side, at least the police have it on record that this behavior was identified and it is most likely not the fault of the other driver, but that of the camo bike.
    I have this chic living down the street from me in her early 30's. She and her husband have well paying jobs, big house, manicured lawn, she drives a Range Rover. She thinks she is above everyone around, speeds down our street on a regular basis in excess of 60mph, speed limit is 25. I've called the police, they laugh it off. Lot of children and pets on our road, I'd hate to see anything happen to them. But I am in a similar situation, what do you do??
    Spike strip?

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Sounds like this feller was on one of those dangerous "assault" motorcycles. If it were in MA he'd have to get his dangerous swing arm pinned, remove that dangerous pistol grip throttle, and that 3 gallon fuel tank is way too dangerous. Should probably limit him to only 1 gallon, it'll be more safe for everyone.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Get a plate number before dropping the dime...

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by ArticRubi View Post
    Sounds like this feller was on one of those dangerous "assault" motorcycles. If it were in MA he'd have to get his dangerous swing arm pinned, remove that dangerous pistol grip throttle, and that 3 gallon fuel tank is way too dangerous. Should probably limit him to only 1 gallon, it'll be more safe for everyone.
    Though not in good taste, assault bikes are fully legal in NH.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by SRTie4k View Post
    Though not in good taste, assault bikes are fully legal in NH.
    It's easily the greatest problem the Commonwealth faces. We do all we can to limit the dangerosity of these assault motorcycles, yet they're readily available just across the border in New Hampshire.

    Shame on us all Stupid rider with a death wish

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by BMMCBR View Post
    I understood it. I just thought is was not even close to funny. Joke /= lame troll attempt.

    This one:
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    When you see him ask for his ID and when he refuses call him a dickhead
    was funny. He got a thumbs up. You, not so much.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by ArticRubi View Post
    It's easily the greatest problem the Commonwealth faces. We do all we can to limit the dangerosity of these assault motorcycles, yet they're readily available just across the border in New Hampshire.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by cdovego View Post
    This topic is so lame I can no longer form words.
    I'm sorry...what were we talking about again? I lost my train of thought because ever since I joined NESR whenever I see this:

    Quote Originally Posted by SRTie4k View Post
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    All I can do is stare for half an hour or so. It's noticeably affecting my productivity at work.

    Seriously, WTF is going on with that dog's eyes in that picture???

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilB View Post
    I understood it. I just thought is was not even close to funny. Joke /= lame troll attempt.

    This one:was funny. He got a thumbs up. You, not so much.

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    I didn't realize this was outside of the Controversial Topics board. I thought you were only able to post there?

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by BMMCBR View Post
    I didn't realize this was outside of the Controversial Topics board. I thought you were only able to post there?
    Another quick-witted zinger. I bet you're a riot at Open-Mic Night. Don't quit your day job.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Quote Originally Posted by Falko View Post
    She and her husband have well paying jobs, big house, manicured lawn, she drives a Range Rover. She thinks she is above everyone around....
    Tell her to her face that you're not impressed. Shit like that is easy to afford when you're not paying for tires and track-time.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    As to the original question posed: i wouldn't report him. Slippery slope trying to do cops' job for them...and occasionally i ride like an idiot and don't really want people calling on me so why tempt karma.

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    I'll go out on a limb and say that alerting the policia to some fuckhead on the road isn't what I consider "doing the cops job for them" and I'm hoping what you label "riding like an idiot" doesn't equate to risking your life as well as the ones around you.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Is it possible his aggressive riding is pissing you off (bad public relations) and causing you to give extra scrutiny to his riding?

    Have a chat with him if you have the opportunity. But if it's a "I'm going to tell you how it is" speeches, he isn't going to care. Otherwise, if he keeps it up at this rate, eventually he'll get some attention from the local PD. His own life is seriously at risk, but I think it's a stretch to say his a significant threat to others.

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    Re: Stupid rider with a death wish

    Just ahd a similar situation. A kid was riding a mini bike up and down the street, popping wheelies, riding the wrong way on a one-way, etc. I waved him down and told him there was a text alert system in the neighborhood and some little old lady had called the police on him. He said "Thanks" and parked it. If the police had showed he might have gotten jacked up, so now he's more respectful of the neighborhood.

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