Almost another Evo incident!
May 30, 2003, 10:24 AM
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Older thing and going slow in traffic, yep, thats me. Belligerent when the road is open and a schmuck is messing with me, yep, guess I aint quite that old yet. Somebody wants to get out of their car and come up to my window I am going to assume that they are planning a carjacking, and they will be facing a load of hydroshocks, courtesy of the Florida concealed carry permit. Amazing how adrenaline and a car can make some people lose their minds... including me, I suppose.
Probably a good thing to think about before doing crazy things... the other guy might just be a bit more crazy than you.
Probably a good thing to think about before doing crazy things... the other guy might just be a bit more crazy than you.
May 30, 2003, 10:34 AM
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Originally posted by Secret Chimp
Well, if you were originally behind him....he probably thought you were tailgaiting him. And once you passed him, you likely didn;t keep up your speed. So to him it seemed like you were tailgaiting him, then passed him, but slowed down to "mess" with him.
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Well, if you were originally behind him....he probably thought you were tailgaiting him. And once you passed him, you likely didn;t keep up your speed. So to him it seemed like you were tailgaiting him, then passed him, but slowed down to "mess" with him.
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The only thing I can say, Coolguy949, is that you make very poor decisions while driving and you'll probably deserve whatever happens in the future.
And you determined that how?? I'm a VERY good driver and no, i'm not being cocky or proud. Once thing I do really well is driving. I also know how to "race" at a light and still maintain a high level of safety. I dont swerve around, cut people off. I've found that many times when I raced in my eclipse and got beat by the person, he would cut me off. I guess that sustains the fact you won? I dont know but I've only raced 2 people in my evo. This guy was #2. I've had a few people rev on me but I dont race because it's in the middle of the day or there is traffic....oir simply because I know my evo is faster and I dont need to waste my time.
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May 30, 2003, 10:36 AM
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Originally posted by nynguah
5 miles of open road with intersections... Sounds like somebody was enjoying Irvine Blvd or Bake
-Josh
5 miles of open road with intersections... Sounds like somebody was enjoying Irvine Blvd or Bake
-Josh
You're right! It was Bake Pkwy on that straightaway as you enter Foothill Ranch (where I live). He slammed his brakes as we were coming up on portola (we were still about 300 yards from the light).
May 30, 2003, 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by evoorsti
Yah, I was exaggerating when I said slow.
However, that's what the left lanes for...for passing, which usually means cars moving faster than the flow of traffic. Everyone around here travels at 70mph+. 85mph is about average for me on the freeway. When I'm on my bike, I'm usually doing 100mph-115mph avg. And that's on the tollway. 
Of course, traffic permitting that is.
Yah, I was exaggerating when I said slow.
However, that's what the left lanes for...for passing, which usually means cars moving faster than the flow of traffic. Everyone around here travels at 70mph+. 85mph is about average for me on the freeway. When I'm on my bike, I'm usually doing 100mph-115mph avg. And that's on the tollway. Of course, traffic permitting that is.
Must be those straight roads in Texas. I wish! I rode my bike to work this morning. First time I had no incidents or near incidents. Usually I get some dumb driver trying his/her best from letting me pass. Ever have a car jam their brakes on you when on your bike? Lots of idiots out there.
Check this road rage incident out! Victim even id himself as a police officer.
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/winst...149122456.html
May 30, 2003, 11:06 AM
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Originally posted by Coolguy949
LOL
You're right! It was Bake Pkwy on that straightaway as you enter Foothill Ranch (where I live). He slammed his brakes as we were coming up on portola (we were still about 300 yards from the light).
LOL
You're right! It was Bake Pkwy on that straightaway as you enter Foothill Ranch (where I live). He slammed his brakes as we were coming up on portola (we were still about 300 yards from the light).
Keep the shiney side up....
May 30, 2003, 11:08 AM
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Check this road rage incident out! Victim even id himself as a police officer.
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/winst...149122456.html [/B]
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/winst...149122456.html [/B]
Mike Tyson driving a Buick?
May 30, 2003, 11:17 AM
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a few years ago, i was getting on a local highway and there was a van in front of me that was scared to pull out into traffic even though thingswere cool. i pulled out onto the road, and then he pulled out in front of me so i had to move to the left lane. i didnt check it well enough apparently, cause i cut someone off that must've been flying. so he got in front of me and tried to slam on his brakes and make me rear-end him twice. but then i chased him for awhile and he got scared and weaved in and out of traffic for awhile and ran away.
truth be told, if someone starts to play those games wheni'm in my evo, i'm just gonna let them go.
if someone vandalizes my evo though, and i catch them, it's going to be an ugly scene.
truth be told, if someone starts to play those games wheni'm in my evo, i'm just gonna let them go.
if someone vandalizes my evo though, and i catch them, it's going to be an ugly scene.
May 30, 2003, 11:20 AM
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Originally posted by Coolguy949
No, I was in the lane to the left of him. I noticed he wanted to mess with me because everytime I would speed up he would speed up and everytime I slowed down he would slow. I never tailgated him once. I always keep a far distance. It was just that when he slammed the brakes the distance closed fast that I ended up right behind him. I thought he sped around me to get in front of me so he could turn left at the next light.....until he slammed the brakes. Then I knew he was just a lunatic so I high tailed it out of there.
No, I was in the lane to the left of him. I noticed he wanted to mess with me because everytime I would speed up he would speed up and everytime I slowed down he would slow. I never tailgated him once. I always keep a far distance. It was just that when he slammed the brakes the distance closed fast that I ended up right behind him. I thought he sped around me to get in front of me so he could turn left at the next light.....until he slammed the brakes. Then I knew he was just a lunatic so I high tailed it out of there.
Just letting you know that you're not the only one that's encountered lunatics like this. No wonder teenager's insurance is so high with all these morons like this on the road.
May 30, 2003, 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by EVOM3
Must be those straight roads in Texas. I wish! I rode my bike to work this morning. First time I had no incidents or near incidents. Usually I get some dumb driver trying his/her best from letting me pass. Ever have a car jam their brakes on you when on your bike? Lots of idiots out there.
Check this road rage incident out! Victim even id himself as a police officer.
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/winst...149122456.html
Must be those straight roads in Texas. I wish! I rode my bike to work this morning. First time I had no incidents or near incidents. Usually I get some dumb driver trying his/her best from letting me pass. Ever have a car jam their brakes on you when on your bike? Lots of idiots out there.
Check this road rage incident out! Victim even id himself as a police officer.
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/winst...149122456.html
Believe it or not most cagers are well behaved when I ride my bike. Heck, they even get over to let me pass on the left lane. Now, when I'm in my car it's like pulling teeth for them to move over. However, no one's jammed their brakes on me while I was on my bike. Knock on wood.
Like you said, we have a lot of straight roads. It takes some driving to get anywhere...so a lot of folks down here are lead footed, me included!
I noticed you have an R1? I had a '02 liquid silver...now I have the '03 black/flame which I'm currently trying to sell. Guess what I'm doing with the money?
Hopefully putting it down on an Evo or maybe the STi.
May 30, 2003, 12:06 PM
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Damn........that sucks for everyone
Someone in an Astro van tried to cut me off and then start **** with me, cause I almost hit him..........UGH, he flew around me in a turning lane and nearly sideswiped me, then kept trying to come into my lane to run me off the road.......I must mention it was in Allentown and it was a non-speaking english (barely) person.........People SUCK!
Someone in an Astro van tried to cut me off and then start **** with me, cause I almost hit him..........UGH, he flew around me in a turning lane and nearly sideswiped me, then kept trying to come into my lane to run me off the road.......I must mention it was in Allentown and it was a non-speaking english (barely) person.........People SUCK!
May 30, 2003, 12:14 PM
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I think WRX drivers are the worst EVER!?! They would challenge you to a race on Pike's Peak in the middle of a typhoon.
*Note: There are no typhoons in the Pike's Peak local, just in case any smartasses wanted to say anything.
*Note: There are no typhoons in the Pike's Peak local, just in case any smartasses wanted to say anything.
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Originally posted by evoorsti
Believe it or not most cagers are well behaved when I ride my bike. Heck, they even get over to let me pass on the left lane. Now, when I'm in my car it's like pulling teeth for them to move over. However, no one's jammed their brakes on me while I was on my bike. Knock on wood.
Like you said, we have a lot of straight roads. It takes some driving to get anywhere...so a lot of folks down here are lead footed, me included!
I noticed you have an R1? I had a '02 liquid silver...now I have the '03 black/flame which I'm currently trying to sell. Guess what I'm doing with the money? Hopefully putting it down on an Evo or maybe the STi.
Believe it or not most cagers are well behaved when I ride my bike. Heck, they even get over to let me pass on the left lane. Now, when I'm in my car it's like pulling teeth for them to move over. However, no one's jammed their brakes on me while I was on my bike. Knock on wood.
Like you said, we have a lot of straight roads. It takes some driving to get anywhere...so a lot of folks down here are lead footed, me included!
I noticed you have an R1? I had a '02 liquid silver...now I have the '03 black/flame which I'm currently trying to sell. Guess what I'm doing with the money?
Hopefully putting it down on an Evo or maybe the STi.
Might be cause you guys pretty much have riding weather all year round. Over here, the cagers aren't used to the bikes until spring and summer rolls around. Then it takes them all season to get used to us, then winter comes around again.
Yep got the 02 Liquid Silver and just picked up the 03 BLK w/flames. I am still in the process of obtaining my long lost love (EVO8)
Good luck with your EVO STI hunt.