The motorcycle passed on the driver’s side of a 2014 black Nissan and cut in front of driver Lyndon Edwards, 27, of Miami Gardens, and ended up on the passenger side.
“So I rolled down the window and said, ‘Guy, what are you doing? I could have killed you,’ and he just started flipping middle fingers at me and cursing,” said Edwards.
That’s when the motorcyclist hit the passenger side mirror with his fist, cracking it, Edwards said.
The motorcycle sped away but Edwards was able to catch up. He used his cellphone to record video of the motorcycle but its paper license tag was rolled up so the numbers could not be seen.
“I guess he got tired of me following him so when we got to the ramp to I-95 he stopped and pointed his gun at me,” Edwards said.
The motorcyclist stopped, put the kickstand down, got off the bike, and fired several gunshots at the car as it drove by, said FHP Lt. Alex Camacho.
I think I covered rice-burner bikers three or four years ago. There is a subculture of hyper aggressive pricks that will go stupid for the slightest of perceived insults and their signature move is smashing rear view mirrors and speed away.
Yes, they even have a clothing line!
The driver of the car sought ego satisfaction for his mirror and got an insurance claim to fill and a pair of new undies. And your average vehicle is going to have a tough time trying to catch up with a crotch rocket, so don’t even think about how you would have acted differently. You give chase, specially after the non-deadly-force deed was done, you are escalating the situation.
You have insurance. Let them take care of the car.
“There is a subculture of hyper aggressive pricks that will go stupid for the slightest of perceived insults”
Back when I lived in California, those were the bicyclists. They seem to be spreading to other parts of the country too.
Seriously I never got this. As a motorcyclist I am quite aware of just how exquisitely vulnerable any two-wheeler is to a car, whether it’s malice or inattention doesn’t matter in the slightest. And if you do something like smash a mirror, if the car catches you you can be dead or in a world of hurt. All it takes is a little “accidental” tap at 60 mph.
I used to ride. I gave up when I had kids. I rode like an old man with a bright orange vest over my leathers.
I never thought of myself as a biker and HATED the assholes on sport bikes who, are every bit as bad if not worse, than the stereotypical Harley riding Hell’s Angle or Bandito biker.
Lane splitting, even where legal, is about the most obnoxious and dangerous thing you can do on a bike and driver hate it.
As for the above situation, I wonder how the rules on self defense work?
If some asshole pulls a gun on you and you run his ass over, is that lawful?
I’d argue that it is. I’m sure in the caliber wars 6.4L Hemi beats 9mm.
Squids to the left of me,
Thunderslugs to the right…
I long for a road clear and winding.
Had one ride my blind spot, about 5-10 feet behind me, for over 20 miles. I slowed down so he could pass and he just stuck there. I sped up, so did he. I finally managed to get rid of him when I exited onto my off ramp w/o slowing down or using my turn signal.
He’s one who will end up a stain on the road eventually.
I watched the entire video.
Every single one of those bikers was being an aggressive, speeding asshole before smashing a mirror.
I am waiting, hoping, and praying for some driver, as soon as his mirror gets smashed to throw the wheel hard and clip the biker in the back tire and sending him high side at highway speeds.
Smash a mirror, hit the pavement.
Stop even trying to avoid the collision with the squids.
Darwin is served.
As you say, the insurance will take care of it.
Normally I keep a look out for motorcycles and their regular riders, but every 6 months or so we get a batch of dbags on crotch rockets in the area.
Several years ago, saw one rev up, pop a wheelie & pass me on a 30mph zone, only to smash head on into a palmetto tree. Guess the idjit didn’t know the road well enuff and there was a very tight curve not even half a mile ahead.
Long story short, bike was totalled (parts flew everywhere). Dude managed to stand up but a nurse that stopped by forced him to sit down. Dunno if the idjit survived afterwards cuz I just drove on.
I have zero sympathy for idjits when they turn into organ donors or street pizza for being extreme a-holes to other drivers on the road, whether they drive a car, truck or bike.
Totally, MiniMe! The Plaintiff and I repeatedly told our kids, “Dad’s an electrician, Mom’s a waitress, if anyone asks!” This was evoked for the “benefit” of provocative Darwin Award contenders.
both of us ER nurses…..
When biker boy struck the mirror, it became a traffic accident. Biker boy fled the scene, a felony if I am not mistaken. Car owner tried to get information the police would need. Car owner gets shot at by fleeing biker.
I think more than the gorram insurance company needs involved here.
Where the Hell are the cops on this? They have a motorcyclist committing multiple felonies out there.
Those folks who put up the “be aware, motorcycles are everywhere” signs?
I do not think those signs mean what those folks think they mean.