Scruit Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Riding to work, 4-lane highway. Left lane.Signalled to change lane to the right, and moved over to the right side of the left lane, about 2' from the white line. Mirror clear, but when I checked my blind spot I realized there was a car there. So I stayed in my lane waiting for a space.Then I realized that the car that was behind me was actually passing me while I was still in my lane - he was sharing my lane. Apparently he couldn't wait for me to exit the lane before he got past.He passed me within inches (I was doing about 30, he was doing about 50), then as he got past me he nearly rear-ended the stopped left-turner I was changing lanes to avoid.The guy who was next to me slowed down and gave me an exit. The impatient guy got stuck so close to to the stopped left-turner than he had to wait and I never saw him again.All went down in seconds. I swear his mirror was inches from my arm as he shot past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Where is the video? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 ^^^this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 so did the passing guy learn a lesson or did he find the camera before hand?ohhh ho ho ho ho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Rolled up to an intersection this noon, yielding to a box truck on the cross street with the right-of-way; Crotchety-looking old guy in the truck waved me to go across as he approached the intersection as if he was going to slow down and let me cross...'cept he didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl1200 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I Hate stupid drivers , people just do not care anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Front-facing dashcam on the bike was not working. I'll post rear-facing video when i get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotom09 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Wow people suck. Glad you're ok.Went on a ride with oldschoolsdime last night, and when i was heading back home I almost got rear-ended. Car was on my ass, turned on the turn signal a good 1/8th of a mile before a right turn. Flashed my brakes as I slowed, even used a hand signal, and the guy about locked up his brakes when I went to turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Horrible arrangement! At least everyone saw you. GYOK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINK Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) A younger guy did a u-turn right in front of me on SR 97 Sunday, I was at road speed +...no road rage, just a glare and a head shake, as I came to an abrupt rolling stop beside him...the killing glare was useless I guess, I had my tinted shield on...I saw it coming, good thing I was paying attention at the time...I assumed that was what he was going to do by his actions, and sure enough, he did!Assume the worst out there, this is when assumptions are usually correct, and justified...Have a safe & fun riding season! Edited March 14, 2012 by LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 i would have kick his mirror off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I want video too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vkfKZCZDoU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1993sol Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 glad nothing happened to ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Glad nothing happened, but to me it looked like you were attempting to change lanes by the shift in pattern, so I can assume they may have made the mistake and done it by accident.That plus the fact its mid march and people still(well always) suck at driving, I wouldn't expect anything else. They didn't get a long enough break in the seasons to forget what bikes look like and be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Nice video.... your awsome....glad your ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchristy07 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I love when that happens.. People speed right by you just to be stopped 50 yards ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) video or it didn't happen!Oh, wait.....Looks to me like you started to change lanes and then changed your mind. Not saying he was right to pass you, just saying you may have confused the dipshit with your actions. And those roads look like a 3rd world country. Must be Cleveland. Edited March 15, 2012 by max power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 was the Audi the alleged car in the blind spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 You can clearly see the guy approaching at a faster pace than everyone else and he's pretty much determined to get around everyone and anything to get where he's got to go. I catch myself doing this once in awhile and have to remind myself to calm down and relax and stop being an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 was the Audi the alleged car in the blind spot?Yes. I knew he was behind me as the road went from ne southbound lane to two. I also knew he was a ways behind me. When I went to do my lane change, though, he had closed the gap (mostly due to me slowing down for the van in front of me) so I didn't expect him to be there. Luckily I saw him when I checked over my shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I understand the hesitation then if he closed the gap quicker than expected. When I watched the video I was thinking wtf is he talking about there is plenty of room to move over with no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I understand the hesitation then if he closed the gap quicker than expected. When I watched the video I was thinking wtf is he talking about there is plenty of room to move over with no problemsIt's a fisheye lens - he's only 4' behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 still plenty of room but no i understand the closing of gap part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 lol, looks like normal morning traffic to me. More crowded and in the dark. I have to watch what happens behind me about equal to what's happening in front of me. At least in morning traffic in certain areas. People get to dicing it up with rapid lane changes and hard acceleration/braking way too much sometimes. Makes a motorcycle nervous.edit: I hate being overtaken from behind where I didn't see it coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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