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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 15862039" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>No offense taken. For the record, when I panic in traffic, I don't do anything that would endanger anyone more so than simply staying in the current situation (being boxed in by dangerous drivers). The only exception to this was the incident that made me give up my last motorcycle. After getting caught in a hailstorm, everyone was driving 10x dumber than usual. It was absolute madness on Rt123. After nearly being hit 4 or 5 times in a matter of minutes, I nearly got ground to bits against a guardrail when some dumb woman driving a BMW and texting tried passing me in my lane. I lost my cool, pinned the tach, dropped the clutch and didn't let out of the throttle until I was about 5 miles down the highway. Of course, empty highway is safer than bumpercar traffic.</p><p></p><p>To another point I read in this thread, yes, there is some level of known hypocrisy in us driving fast cars and complaining about idiots on the road. I'm not going to say "it's ok because..." but let's look at it from a severity point of view.</p><p></p><p>What's more dangerous:</p><p>A) Someone driving distracted, not looking at the road for extended periods of time</p><p>B) Someone who occasionally stomps the throttle on the highway when no cars are around</p><p></p><p>Let's do another one:</p><p>A) Someone who treats every traffic light as their own personal dragstrip, regardless of surrounding traffic</p><p>B) Someone who is eating a donut while driving</p><p></p><p>Laws are laws, and if we drive over the speed limit to enjoy the power our cars make, it's still breaking the law. However, I'd rather drive being surrounded by 50 cars driven by people who are glued to the road than 5 degenerates texting while driving. Remember before texting, when we'd get upset at seeing someone yakking on a phone while driving? Doesn't seem so bad by today's standards. Slippery slope of acceptance. "eh it's not so bad compared to ____" This is also why I despise "infotainment" systems in cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 15862039, member: 181885"] No offense taken. For the record, when I panic in traffic, I don't do anything that would endanger anyone more so than simply staying in the current situation (being boxed in by dangerous drivers). The only exception to this was the incident that made me give up my last motorcycle. After getting caught in a hailstorm, everyone was driving 10x dumber than usual. It was absolute madness on Rt123. After nearly being hit 4 or 5 times in a matter of minutes, I nearly got ground to bits against a guardrail when some dumb woman driving a BMW and texting tried passing me in my lane. I lost my cool, pinned the tach, dropped the clutch and didn't let out of the throttle until I was about 5 miles down the highway. Of course, empty highway is safer than bumpercar traffic. To another point I read in this thread, yes, there is some level of known hypocrisy in us driving fast cars and complaining about idiots on the road. I'm not going to say "it's ok because..." but let's look at it from a severity point of view. What's more dangerous: A) Someone driving distracted, not looking at the road for extended periods of time B) Someone who occasionally stomps the throttle on the highway when no cars are around Let's do another one: A) Someone who treats every traffic light as their own personal dragstrip, regardless of surrounding traffic B) Someone who is eating a donut while driving Laws are laws, and if we drive over the speed limit to enjoy the power our cars make, it's still breaking the law. However, I'd rather drive being surrounded by 50 cars driven by people who are glued to the road than 5 degenerates texting while driving. Remember before texting, when we'd get upset at seeing someone yakking on a phone while driving? Doesn't seem so bad by today's standards. Slippery slope of acceptance. "eh it's not so bad compared to ____" This is also why I despise "infotainment" systems in cars. [/QUOTE]
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