so sick of SUVs and the idiots driving them !

[ohgood]

seems like every time I ride home from work, some idiot in a suv tailgates, merges without yielding, or drives in a way that endangers my life.

i'm so sick of idiots that plow through traffic in huge suvs like the world will end if they aren't at point B by x oclock !

it's gotten to the point i don't even want to ride to work. idiots in the morning texting their facebook details, idiots in the afternoon mad because they didn't get blown like everyone else at work. or they don't have the latest doo-dad add on for their huge pos suv.

hell i even listened to classical music on the way home today, and that didn't keep me calm. i just want to vaporize the bastards into a bagillion pieces !

the only alternatives are:

driving an extra 40 minutes on surface streets, with other idiots not paying attention

or

driving a cage to work

suckage. I HATE SUV DRIVERS - ALL OF THEM.

[JHoffy8]

Listening to music while on the bike?

[vtlion]

VA reps and senators are going over the final details to set law outlawing texting and reading texts while driving.  I AM STOKED!  I"ve lost count of how many pricks in SUV's and luxury sedans have drifted into my lane while reading the latest news or texting their pals.  I only regret that the first offense fine is too low (20 bucks?!)

[GeeP]

Don't feel so bad.  

The local switching engine, an EMD SW1200 is called "The Magnet" because it has clobbered so many cars.

If they can't see a train...

[ohgood]

Listening to music while on the bike?

yes- this phone


has a built in mp3 player, radio, and speaker. i use the speaker, inside my leathers' pocket, and set it to repeat a playlist. i stopped using earphones on the bike a while back.



i watched a 'magnet' like yours collect a bro in a maxima down in ybor city, fl. he was jammin some bass, and the train sounded it's horn. he looked BEHIND his car like "who's honkin at me, i'm da man!" and the train slammed into the side of his car. genius ? no.

[loki7714]

VA reps and senators are going over the final details to set law outlawing texting and reading texts while driving.  I AM STOKED!  I"ve lost count of how many pricks in SUV's and luxury sedans have drifted into my lane while reading the latest news or texting their pals.  I only regret that the first offense fine is too low (20 bucks?!)

Couldn't you just say you were dialing a number or something?

[JHoffy8]

I need one of those... hows the volume at speed?

[vtlion]

VA reps and senators are going over the final details to set law outlawing texting and reading texts while driving.  I AM STOKED!  I"ve lost count of how many pricks in SUV's and luxury sedans have drifted into my lane while reading the latest news or texting their pals.  I only regret that the first offense fine is too low (20 bucks?!)

Couldn't you just say you were dialing a number or something?

my hope is that the answer is 'no'.  most phones have voice dialing capabilities these days.

[loki7714]

VA reps and senators are going over the final details to set law outlawing texting and reading texts while driving.  I AM STOKED!  I"ve lost count of how many pricks in SUV's and luxury sedans have drifted into my lane while reading the latest news or texting their pals.  I only regret that the first offense fine is too low (20 bucks?!)

Couldn't you just say you were dialing a number or something?

my hope is that the answer is 'no'.  most phones have voice dialing capabilities these days.

Lol does anyone actually use that? I dont.

[vtlion]

i do (when I drive)  (cause I don't want to be one of those swerving D-bags) 

[yamahonkawazuki]

So ohgood i guess you hate me and the other responsible suv drivers out ther eh? wtf and you listen to music while riding hate is such a strong word, if you have to hate something, hate the IRRESPONSIBLE ones those doing the aforementioned, texting facebook listening while riding aka not keeping thei rfull attention on the road. hatred has no place in my life . none at all

[ohgood]

I need one of those... hows the volume at speed?

barely there, if i crank it to 11.  i used to ride with the earbuds in, but it was too much of a distraction - yes yami, you're right there. no, i don't hate -you-, i got speshul man love all for you baby. just you though, all the other irresponsible asshats, them, yes, i hate em. h a t e. so sick of the 'but omg i didn know i had to actually stop for those flashy lights, or yield to the rest of the world when merging, or actually LOOK for anyone else in a lane. i am king!' kind of people need a swift kick in the sweets sack.

[yamahonkawazuki]

There are irresponsible drivers/riders in all matters of vehicles. even teh gs500.; you, ohgood happen to run into a glut of suvs it seems 

[08GSSteve]

I will upgrade from SUV drivers and say that ALL cagers are idiots and do not look out for bikes or for that matter push bikes as well.

I ride all year round to and from work (66km round trip each day for the last 13 years) and I have seen it all on the road as far as idiot car drivers go.

The point that I will try and make here being as kind and understanding as I can without upsetting anyone is this.......We all know cagers are dangerous idiots that do not see bikes but it is a game of chance ALL of us riders take every day.  Cagers piss me off just as much as the next person but if SUV drivers and car drivers piss you off that much then maybe you should get rid of your bike and buy a car?

In short Accept the risk and ride your bike, or if you are daily frustrated and angry at drivers it may be time to give the bike away.  All the yelling and complaining will not change the fact that cagers are idiots and WILL FOREVER be idiots.

[yamahonkawazuki]

but have to be fair as well and i konw youve seen idiotic riders as well, no excuse for idiocy for any kind of motorvehicle

[spc]

Ya know that Offspring song 'Bad Habit'.........ya, I have a 1911 in my glove box.

[yamahonkawazuki]

almsot have to. as soon as i get my CCW permit,  im carrying my p1 ( p38)

[The Buddha]

The damn SUV seems to be an option to learning to drive.
Some moron always tries to kill me in my litte show box nissan every freaking day.
Or they hold me up through the corkscrew I got on the way in, I have run it at 70 and speed limit is 35 but I can do it ~70 as long as I dont have any liquid in the car, and there is this moron braking at 30 today after turning in front of me 1/2 mile before the damn thing. Seriously, in a rear wheel drive vehicle you can run it close to 50 and not even feel it. I've done it ~50 in my f150.
Cool.
Buddha.

[cafeboy]

^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^

[Toogoofy317]

I hear ya budda! Last night when I got off work all I wanted to do was take the one turn that's exciting in Orlando. It was late not to many cars out to I figured the tourist wouldn't be a big deal. So, I rev up a little it's a 25mph curve but I do it around 35 for a little fun. Tourist from New York (or New Rican that hadn't changed tags yet) was going less than 10 mph. Thank goodness this was at the end of the curve and I was able to get into the next lane. But, guess that's what I get for going fast OMG 35 watch out I'm gonna blow you away!
There was one at Lockheed Martin when you exit but I won't even touch it anymore when I almost got hit by a touron going down it the wrong way. Now that was a brown stain. Having to swerve into a curve was probably one of the most unnerving things I'd ever done. The SUV (why does it seem like it's always SUVs) had stopped I was still in my uniform I stop my bike on the side of the road to see what the hell his problem was. When I walked up he started bitching me out 'till he saw my badge. He shut up quickly at that point and I chewed him a new one!

But, the same thing happens to me in my car so guess since I'm so bitter I should stop driving too. Oh, wait I was hit from behind on my bicycle from someone coming out of a parking lot at 45. Maybe I should just walk. You're gonna love this I was hit by a bicycle while walking when I was 10. So, what form of transportation can I use without having something bad happen to me and wanting to complain about it?!?!?

Just thought this was a little harsh for someone having a bad day and needing to decompress in a safe environment. Instead of shooting someone literally!
" Cagers piss me off just as much as the next person but if SUV drivers and car drivers piss you off that much then maybe you should get rid of your bike and buy a car??

Mary