I just moved back from that shithole, and yes traffic there is absolutly crazy. plus the cops there are fucking nazi lunatics. i never have had so many damn tickets issued to me for stupid shit. i think i left that state with 11 tickets, luckily maryland and ohio dont have any cooperation agreement, so they can stickem up their ass.
On the bike deal, i still dont understand why the hell a cop would think they have a snowballs chance in hell of stopping a sportbike, and unless they have just commited a serious crime, i don't see how its worth it to chase a bike over a speeding ticket. and when they put it back on the rider when the cops fuck up and kill them selves and others, its sick. thats right, no accountibilty, its your fault because you ran. bullshit, its your fault because you gave chase when i got sick of paying tickets for enjoying myself. when i smear my self all over the road, THEN give me a ticket, or if i directly cause a wreck or hurt someone, by all means lock my ass up. but the next fucker that wants to serve me up on a 75-80 in a 65, well kiss my ass.
And the deal with sportbike wrecks causing major traffic delays, deaths etc, well the answer to that is to go to a graduated licensing system. i still think a squid shouldn't be able to go out and jump on a supersport as a first bike with absolutly no expierence, dirt or otherwise. thats a recipe for getting that poor dumb bastard killed or seriously hurt. Thats what the should be proposing insted of an outright ban..