What would you do...

I'm am not looking for any sympathy, nor am i looking for revenge, however after last nights' several occurances i am curious to know how the rest of you would handle this situation.

So here is the jist of last night i was on a ride with my broither and a friend, who the friend and i have Scala Riders drinving down a nice backroad in NH he's about 3.5 car lengths in front, lets me know there is a car waiting to turn ahead of me, he signals the guy to let him know, then when i approach the guy pulls right in front, i MEAN RIGHT IN FRONT 5 feet +/- i only had time to swirve onto the othe rside of road no brakes, THATS STRIKE 1

headed to the beach for some dinner not really out of 1st keeping to myself when i see another ......., this time comes from my right side again almost takes me out, all i could see his rear quarter panel and my front tire,- LUCKILY im quick no collision, THATS STRIKE 2!

i expect these but not one right after the other, i had jokingly said to my brother and friend strike 3 will hurt, with that said after about 2.5 hours of time lapse headed home we split, my brother and me 1 way my buddy the other, again some nice quiet back roads not too much traffic, as we are headed home we see a nice ford pick up truck on the left side of small intersection, we are about 10 feet before the intersection, HE PULLS OUT crossing our path of direction at this point i had no room for moving, my brother was right in the path of his truck bed i was just waiting to see him up and over!....... STRIKE 3!!!

obviously im writing this today and im good and so is 1199, and maybe its a way to vent, but let me ask you guys what would you do??

i will fill the rest in once i get some feed back.

thanks

Get it out of your head. They tried to get you, struck out 3 times and now you're good.

When I teach my workers how to drive equipment on the road I keep telling them to treat cars like chickens that ventured on the road. Works!

I've had a few days like this. Come home and say I'm done with the street, then I'll have a great day out and put it behind me. At least you know cars are out to get you. That said, I think some places are just unsafe for motorcycles.

That is attempt of murder, you should do the same to them, get a gun and start popping there hoods.

By the way My name is Tarek and my brother name is Ziad!!! How funny!!!! Guess you understand the gun part now!!!!

take it to the track before Strike4. odds not in your favor.

good luck whatever you do.

[ps i had similar experience: strike1 a driver wildly u-turned in front of me but with enough distance for me to avoid, but i had that gut feeling like a premonition; few blocks up another driver u-turned into me fast sideswiping and that was strike2: a nice little ride in an ambulance to the ER and a totaled bike. few months ago on same street i saw exact same u-turn and a biker almost went down just like i did...so close....]

don't be the Abdul Ducati.

Some days when I go out for a ride, it just doesn't feel right.

You get to know those days.

If its a pleasure ride I usually curtail, if its a journey, I take the car

we all know the deal with cars and we know what to expect, question is when your in the hot seat, and i mean REAL HOT, this is probably going to hurt alot!! how well do you handle it, everyone always gives advice about the situation, but for 1 instance when your life could be taken all from someone else's wrongful choice, do you let them know or do you just say whooo that was close.

Xbox said:

Some days when I go out for a ride, it just doesn't feel right.

You get to know those days.

If its a pleasure ride I usually curtail, if its a journey, I take the car

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DAMN WELL PUT!! call me supersticious but always i mean always when the fellas ask me to come out for a ride and i get a gut feeling that something is wrong or any kind of bad feeling about the ride i always decline and trust my instinct and best believe something bad happens wether someone goes down or someone totals the bike and gets hurt bad... so trust your instincts all the time. and as far as the cars it makes no sense dont let them know quite frankly they dont care so always go faster then cars and pass em never same speed or follow, always stay away.

Here is how I would suggest you handle this or any type of challenging road rage incident.

Step:

1) Do not engage with the adversary
2) Keep a safe distance
3) Make a mental note of the car description and try and get a plate number
4) Call the local police station and call in the incident and state that based on the adversary driving abilities that you have grounds for suspicion that the other party *may* be driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

What now happens is the Local Police will track down the driver and send an officer to interview the suspect based on grounds for a DUI. This may be on the road or this may be at the home of the suspect. Sometimes the suspect has to turn up at a local police station for the interview. Other than being a major hassle for the suspect, it also opens the suspect up to a whole bunch of other issues.

I learnt this approach is far more effective that engaging in open road rage, which lets face it when your body is jacked on adrenaline is the default option.

quackquack said:

DAMN WELL PUT!! call me supersticious but always i mean always when the fellas ask me to come out for a ride and i get a gut feeling that something is wrong or any kind of bad feeling about the ride i always decline and trust my instinct and best believe something bad happens wether someone goes down or someone totals the bike and gets hurt bad... so trust your instincts all the time. and as far as the cars it makes no sense dont let them know quite frankly they dont care so always go faster then cars and pass em never same speed or follow, always stay away.

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+1.

CaliDuc said:

Here is how I would suggest you handle this or any type of challenging road rage incident.

Step:

1) Do not engage with the adversary
2) Keep a safe distance
3) Make a mental note of the car description and try and get a plate number
4) Call the local police station and call in the incident and state that based on the adversary driving abilities that you have grounds for suspicion that the other party *may* be driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

What now happens is the Local Police will track down the driver and send an officer to interview the suspect based on grounds for a DUI. This may be on the road or this may be at the home of the suspect. Sometimes the suspect has to turn up at a local police station for the interview. Other than being a major hassle for the suspect, it also opens the suspect up to a whole bunch of other issues.

I learnt this approach is far more effective that engaging in open road rage, which lets face it when your body is jacked on adrenaline is the default option.

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+10

im tired of throwing bolts at cars. this may be a better approach

Two important lessons to learn in life.

1) All guns are loaded - even the ones that aren't.
2) No one sees you on a motorcycle. You're invisible.

My default mode of operation is to assume that every vehicle on the road is occupied by a homicidal maniac who, if given a chance, will attempt to kill me on my motorcycle.

I stay away from other vehicles when I ride. A looooong way.

Are you the Zaid that doesn't wear any gear?

I at least find comfort knowing I'm somewhat protected with my gear on, maybe you should do the same.

Let the anger subside, they were'nt purposefully trying to hit you. For many cagers, their brain just doesn't comprehend the sight of a motorcycle. Indeed, you are invisible. Take the experience and learn from it. Because of similar days, I am VERY weary of anytime my front tire cracks the plane of the back bumpber of a car next to me and realize I am now in the death zone for their stupidity. Avoid that zone and do whatever you can to make sure they see you, or stay away. As for left turners, that is the number one accident for a bike. Some have suggested a little wobble on your bike to draw attention visually to yourself (do not flash lights, may indicate you are letting them go) But I always presume they will all turn in front of me and in every intersection I am slowing and ready to break or know where I will swerve. I know this is all cliche, but every bad day I have like this, just brings me back to not mentally slacking ANY time while riding and working hard with position and readiness to react appropriately. (And all gear all the time) And agree with above, once I get the sensation it is an "off" day, I turn around and go home.

And don't mean to lecture, everybody on here knows how to ride. But to calm my rage at ..... drivers, I try my best (doesn't always work) to focus on what I could have done different, not what they could have done different. There will always be idiots, and my skills can ALWAYS be improved.

to calm my rage at ..... drivers, I try my best (doesn't always work) to focus on what I could have done different, not what they could have done different. There will always be idiots, and my skills can ALWAYS be improved.[/QUOTE]

Well put!

This is easier said than done but I do my best to not stay angry for any significant amount of time on the bike or react past the incident... The mental focus/energy of being angry/ruminating over these incidents pulls focus away from the task at hand- riding! And as we all know, it really takes total focus to help us stay the safest.

This is something I learned from my racing coach about racecraft, and I apply it to these types of situations as well. I find it helps me in many ways.

quackquack said:

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im tired of throwing bolts at cars. this may be a better approach

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Get Ducabike rearsets! Then the bike will throw bolts at the cars!!

iamlance said:

Get Ducabike rearsets! Then the bike will throw bolts at the cars!!

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hahahahaaa