The way I deal with them on my motorcycle? 180DB of air horn. I have seen many cellphones go flying out of the window when I hit that puppy when they wander into my lane. When I am right up to the drivers side door and hit it, they pretty much assume they are about to die under the wheels of a Semi truck.

Probably something to do with the engine being in the ass

After seeing the crap I see in a car, I have no desire to be on a motorcycle anywhere near crowds of vehicles. Guys that ride rush hour on super packed freeways have some serious balls.

Bug is just like “oh well excuse you then.”

You can also predict a lot by watching them during a “normal” stretch of road. If they’re jerking about within their lane, watch out for an abrupt lane change. If they’re braking without much reason to, they’ll probably come to a compete stop somewhere without a reason (some people turn extremely slow). If they’re…

That’s something you learn to hone while riding a motorcycle really quickly. Only replace “stupidest” with “murderest.”

It’s legal to have *empty* light housings, right?

I do this too. It’s always nice to be proven wrong.

This is assuming all manual drivers aren’t obnoxious asshats heel-and-toeing their way to the grocery store and bragging about it on the internet.

I do not understand why anyone would buy one. Doesn’t everyone around you drive really slowly all the time because they think you’re a cop?

Absolutely this. You can’t change them so don’t try.

What I wish I could do:

Drive one of these.

I’m referring to making them drive manuals.

I’ve always been very good at predicting other drivers moves...friends ask how I do it. I simply say “Think of the stupidest thing they could possibly do right now, and that’s probably what’s going to happen” I also watch several cars in front of them, which help predict their moves.

Give them a wide berth. Try to breathe deeply. Resist the urge to be vindictive. You can’t change patterned behavior from where you’re sitting. I mean, not legally at least.

Ignore them.

Sounds like his gauge is working then.

I imagine we've all said something just as silly, but if he spent the time to write an essay about it and decided to post it online, I can't understand how he couldn't step back and just say, "That's me, I was an asshat." Or better yet, nothing at all.

I like the way he says "a mistake was made"

Gotta love the passive voice mode these guys go into when they're "owning up" to their fuck-ups. Unless he's blaming whatever dealership fills his tires for him and didn't give him that extra 1.5 PSI that clearly would have prevented this tragic accident.

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