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Andrew wrote:Or maybe they're the only ones who should be riding sportbikes and the irresponsible ones should be stuck with the minivans.

GrandGT wrote:i always see shitty civics and the cheap mustangs driving far out of the realm of what is considered reasonable for the road (and their skill) while amazing 100grand sportscars and mustang GTs that could smoke the "crumb" out of anything else on the road do the speed limit.

jrdudas wrote:While driving on I-270 (Columbus, Ohio loop road around the city) last night I was passed by three sport bike riders. I was doing 65 MPH and they had to have been going between 90 & 100 MPH. I was in the center lane of three lanes. One bike passed my on each side at the same time; the third bike was just a second or two behind. It's true that it was a clear summer night, but it was 10:30PM on what is essentially a country road. The road circles the city but frequently passes through rural areas where all sorts of night critters are likely to be found in the middle of the road. The first two bikes passed us so quickly that both my wife and I were taken by surprise, and of course you can imagine my wife's reaction. She already doesn't like motorcycles and guys who ride like these three make it hard on the rest of us.

A couple of years back I was driving on I-80 south of Chicago at night and was passed by two bikes. I was doing 70 MPH and I have no idea how fast these guys were going. They must have been going well over 100, because they went past so quickly that I couldn't even identify what type of bikes they were on. I suspect they must of have been sport bikes, but I really couldn't tell. At those speeds any little problem will spell disaster for the rider, especially at night when they must be overdriving their headlights. I wonder if there are any statistics that compare the number of fatal accidents on sport bikes with those on other style bikes. Don't get me wrong; I'm not against sport bikes, just against riders who make all of us look bad.

JR

Relsek wrote:

jrdudas wrote:While driving on I-270 (Columbus, Ohio loop road around the city) last night I was passed by three sport bike riders. I was doing 65 MPH and they had to have been going between 90 & 100 MPH. I was in the center lane of three lanes. One bike passed my on each side at the same time; the third bike was just a second or two behind. It's true that it was a clear summer night, but it was 10:30PM on what is essentially a country road. The road circles the city but frequently passes through rural areas where all sorts of night critters are likely to be found in the middle of the road. The first two bikes passed us so quickly that both my wife and I were taken by surprise, and of course you can imagine my wife's reaction. She already doesn't like motorcycles and guys who ride like these three make it hard on the rest of us.

A couple of years back I was driving on I-80 south of Chicago at night and was passed by two bikes. I was doing 70 MPH and I have no idea how fast these guys were going. They must have been going well over 100, because they went past so quickly that I couldn't even identify what type of bikes they were on. I suspect they must of have been sport bikes, but I really couldn't tell. At those speeds any little problem will spell disaster for the rider, especially at night when they must be overdriving their headlights. I wonder if there are any statistics that compare the number of fatal accidents on sport bikes with those on other style bikes. Don't get me wrong; I'm not against sport bikes, just against riders who make all of us look bad.

JR

They would have all passed you on the left if you'd been where you belong, in the right lane, since you weren't passing anybody.

Nalian wrote:

Relsek wrote:

jrdudas wrote:While driving on I-270 (Columbus, Ohio loop road around the city) last night I was passed by three sport bike riders. I was doing 65 MPH and they had to have been going between 90 & 100 MPH. I was in the center lane of three lanes. One bike passed my on each side at the same time; the third bike was just a second or two behind. It's true that it was a clear summer night, but it was 10:30PM on what is essentially a country road. The road circles the city but frequently passes through rural areas where all sorts of night critters are likely to be found in the middle of the road. The first two bikes passed us so quickly that both my wife and I were taken by surprise, and of course you can imagine my wife's reaction. She already doesn't like motorcycles and guys who ride like these three make it hard on the rest of us.

A couple of years back I was driving on I-80 south of Chicago at night and was passed by two bikes. I was doing 70 MPH and I have no idea how fast these guys were going. They must have been going well over 100, because they went past so quickly that I couldn't even identify what type of bikes they were on. I suspect they must of have been sport bikes, but I really couldn't tell. At those speeds any little problem will spell disaster for the rider, especially at night when they must be overdriving their headlights. I wonder if there are any statistics that compare the number of fatal accidents on sport bikes with those on other style bikes. Don't get me wrong; I'm not against sport bikes, just against riders who make all of us look bad.

JR

They would have all passed you on the left if you'd been where you belong, in the right lane, since you weren't passing anybody.

And why is the right lane where he belonged? He said he was in the center lane. Center lane = travel lane. Often the center lane is the preferred travel lane as you don't have traffic merging into you, and people can go around you.

If someone is going over 30mph over the speed limit and you're in the left lane passing people at a reasonable speed, the asshats doing 100+ are going to come up on you too fast to move over.

There was no reason for them to travel on BOTH sides of him, as they obviously had the ability to do it in the left lane. They probably did it because they thought it was fun and they don't give a "crumb" about anything other than that.

Relsek wrote:

Nalian wrote:

Relsek wrote:

jrdudas wrote:While driving on I-270 (Columbus, Ohio loop road around the city) last night I was passed by three sport bike riders. I was doing 65 MPH and they had to have been going between 90 & 100 MPH. I was in the center lane of three lanes. One bike passed my on each side at the same time; the third bike was just a second or two behind. It's true that it was a clear summer night, but it was 10:30PM on what is essentially a country road. The road circles the city but frequently passes through rural areas where all sorts of night critters are likely to be found in the middle of the road. The first two bikes passed us so quickly that both my wife and I were taken by surprise, and of course you can imagine my wife's reaction. She already doesn't like motorcycles and guys who ride like these three make it hard on the rest of us.

A couple of years back I was driving on I-80 south of Chicago at night and was passed by two bikes. I was doing 70 MPH and I have no idea how fast these guys were going. They must have been going well over 100, because they went past so quickly that I couldn't even identify what type of bikes they were on. I suspect they must of have been sport bikes, but I really couldn't tell. At those speeds any little problem will spell disaster for the rider, especially at night when they must be overdriving their headlights. I wonder if there are any statistics that compare the number of fatal accidents on sport bikes with those on other style bikes. Don't get me wrong; I'm not against sport bikes, just against riders who make all of us look bad.

JR

They would have all passed you on the left if you'd been where you belong, in the right lane, since you weren't passing anybody.

And why is the right lane where he belonged? He said he was in the center lane. Center lane = travel lane. Often the center lane is the preferred travel lane as you don't have traffic merging into you, and people can go around you.

If someone is going over 30mph over the speed limit and you're in the left lane passing people at a reasonable speed, the asshats doing 100+ are going to come up on you too fast to move over.

There was no reason for them to travel on BOTH sides of him, as they obviously had the ability to do it in the left lane. They probably did it because they thought it was fun and they don't give a "crumb" about anything other than that.

Sorry, but you're wrong.

Nalian wrote:

Relsek wrote:

Nalian wrote:

Relsek wrote:

jrdudas wrote:While driving on I-270 (Columbus, Ohio loop road around the city) last night I was passed by three sport bike riders. I was doing 65 MPH and they had to have been going between 90 & 100 MPH. I was in the center lane of three lanes. One bike passed my on each side at the same time; the third bike was just a second or two behind. It's true that it was a clear summer night, but it was 10:30PM on what is essentially a country road. The road circles the city but frequently passes through rural areas where all sorts of night critters are likely to be found in the middle of the road. The first two bikes passed us so quickly that both my wife and I were taken by surprise, and of course you can imagine my wife's reaction. She already doesn't like motorcycles and guys who ride like these three make it hard on the rest of us.

A couple of years back I was driving on I-80 south of Chicago at night and was passed by two bikes. I was doing 70 MPH and I have no idea how fast these guys were going. They must have been going well over 100, because they went past so quickly that I couldn't even identify what type of bikes they were on. I suspect they must of have been sport bikes, but I really couldn't tell. At those speeds any little problem will spell disaster for the rider, especially at night when they must be overdriving their headlights. I wonder if there are any statistics that compare the number of fatal accidents on sport bikes with those on other style bikes. Don't get me wrong; I'm not against sport bikes, just against riders who make all of us look bad.

JR

They would have all passed you on the left if you'd been where you belong, in the right lane, since you weren't passing anybody.

And why is the right lane where he belonged? He said he was in the center lane. Center lane = travel lane. Often the center lane is the preferred travel lane as you don't have traffic merging into you, and people can go around you.

If someone is going over 30mph over the speed limit and you're in the left lane passing people at a reasonable speed, the asshats doing 100+ are going to come up on you too fast to move over.

There was no reason for them to travel on BOTH sides of him, as they obviously had the ability to do it in the left lane. They probably did it because they thought it was fun and they don't give a "crumb" about anything other than that.

Sorry, but you're wrong.

Prove it. In my state - I'm 100% right. Read here if you care to: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/dmanual/chapter4.pdf I'll even help you out by pointing you to the exact page - it's 119.