Road Rage - Car vs. Bike Results

[MM300_imp]

As a rider, I can't imagine doing anything to incite rage in the driver of a vehicle that outweighs mine by a factor of 4 to 6 and who is surrounded by a protective cage of steel. He kicked her car and flipped her off? Nothing good could come of that.

It's two people who disrespected one another on the highway, lost control of their emotions (they "went limbic") and the one who was physically vulnerable died.

Reaction distance at 80 mph is about 117 feet and braking distance is 320 feet. The driver was chasing the motorcycle, he slowed down drastically and she overran him. I don't think she intended to murder him but she was primarily responsible for his death. I think his inciting behavior also contributed to his demise.

It was not murder.

In my experience there is a strain of people out there that hate motorcyclists of any kind. Something as simple as passing them and or going around and getting in front of them can set them off. Allowing things to escalate from there should not be an issue since a bike could easily get away from any particular car in most situations. If the deceased tried to have a rolling fight with the driver, stupid on him. She threw her life away (and can rot in Jail for the duration) and he lost his over nothing. Sad

[AzBob_imp]

As a rider, I can't imagine doing anything to incite rage in the driver of a vehicle that outweighs mine by a factor of 4 to 6 and who is surrounded by a protective cage of steel. He kicked her car and flipped her off? Nothing good could come of that.

It's two people who disrespected one another on the highway, lost control of their emotions (they "went limbic") and the one who was physically vulnerable died.

Reaction distance at 80 mph is about 117 feet and braking distance is 320 feet. The driver was chasing the motorcycle, he slowed down drastically and she overran him. I don't think she intended to murder him but she was primarily responsible for his death. I think his inciting behavior also contributed to his demise.

It was not murder.

I would agree, except for the fact that I had read the history of this woman. She has done things like this in the past, just never got around to actually enacting the violence against a person. I'm relatively certain she intended great bodily harm, perhaps not death. She should rot for the full 11 years.

[Retsel_imp]

Stupid is as stupid does. Forest Gump

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[the Ferret]

No way in any manner do I condone what the female driver did. No way in any manner do I condone what the motorcyclist did either. Terrible way to learn the axiom "might has right, even if they are wrong".

Sad case all around.

[LongRanger_imp]

I know exactly where that incident took place. Very sad. Kicking in car doors is an "acceptable" practice by certain fringe elements of the biker community, and I use the term "biker" in a derogatory sense. Despite what she may have done to set him off, I believe his actions precipitated his own demise. Yes, stupid is as stupid does. Regardless, I hope they lock her up.

[Stichill_imp]

2-wheelers should not mess with 4-wheelers.