Jerk Motorcyclist!

[Heifzilla]

I had just started my ride today and was on the 1/8 mile stretch where I have to be on a busy main road (50 mph and I have no choice). So I was about 6" to the right of the white line as this road has a decent shoulder. I saw a pack of motorcyclists coming up behind me and didn't think much of it. Well, one of them practically ran me over. I swear he was aout a foot away from me! And, the jerk flipped me off after he passed me, too The other motorcyclists in his group went wide around me, but this guy was a real jerk. I couldn't believe it! If anyone should have some respect for a bicyclist, you'd think it would be a motorcyclist.



On a happy note, I managed to ride up The Hill today without killing myself or falling over I was in the second to the lowest gear, and only going about 5 mph, but I made it

I still can't believe that motorcyclist

[Tri Girl]

REALLY! He should understand better than most what it's like to "share the road" with 1 ton murdering machines. What a creep!
On my ride yesterday, there were a ton of motorcyclists. They were having a rally where we were having our ride. Usually they'll give me the down low wave, but nobody did yesterday. I thought we were brothers (or sisters as it may be...)

[malaholic]

Urgh, what a jerk! I've had some encounters with jerks in cars before, but like you said, I'd think a motorcyclist would be more apt to share the road. Both because they're fellow two-wheelers, and also because they have so much more room to maneuver around you than a car does. Sorry you had to deal with that, and I hope you don't have any more encounters like that.

On a more positive note, congrats on conquering The Hill! Gotta feel great about that!

[kenyonchris]

Maybe it is something in the air, I was driving down our main street today and a kid on a motorcycle was birddogging the people he was following, weaving in and out of traffic, and generally being an idiot....he nearly ran a little old lady tooling along under speed off the road. I came up beside him (he couldn't get very far very fast, despite his efforts...traffic was heavy) and mouthed, "Knock it off..." and shook my head and gave him the mom frown. He proceeded to then birddog ME...which irritated me to no end...so I did what I have only done once before...I flipped open my badge and ID and held it out the window. That shut him up, and he drove like a human being, at least until I turned off. I hate doing that, when I am off duty I am off duty (I am not one of those gun toting everywhere cops), but this kid was dangerous. And, since only a month ago we sent a kid and his limb to the hospital in two different ambulances after he collided with a minivan, I might have been (at least temporarily) saving him from himself (and those around him from him).
Motorcyclists can be the most courteous on the road, and the most dangerous.

[Biciclista]

generally speaking, motorcyclists, even the bad bad guys have treated me like an ally on the road. except for the one who swore at us and told us to get off the road as we were riding into a state park!
I think his fellow motorcyclists were as surprised as we were.

[Chicken Little]

As I am also a motorcyclist, I would like to personally apologize for my people. I don't know what gets into men. Sorry for the sexism, but the worst part of their gender shows itself straddling a combustion engine.