Aggressive driving is a MAJOR issue! I only ride 10 to 12 thousand miles a year on my bike yet I constantly have to deal with tailgaters, being pushed out of my lane, and cages passing me in extremely dangerous manner.
The problem is simple, every time you "just pull over" so that you do not have to "deal" with the individual you reinforce that persons behavior. Yet if you do not you put your life at risk.
The various police forces seem to be no help, in fact, I have had more than one "officer" tailgate me when I was on my bike, and in my cage passing in situations that I was taught was illegal (single yellow line on our side of the road, double yellow lines).
I hate to say this, but we really do need BETTER training for the various police forces and STRONG action against aggressive drivers. On a recent 80 mile drive down Interstate 45 I saw 3 different accidents, all rear enders. Traffic was not bad, it was dry. The only cause were people following insanely to close.
WE DO NEED TO BOYCOTT STURGIS!! The most serious offenders need to feel a bit of pain. Other wise we will just be riding on the shoulder of the road hoping we are not offending someone bigger than us ..
The problem is simple, every time you "just pull over" so that you do not have to "deal" with the individual you reinforce that persons behavior. Yet if you do not you put your life at risk.
The various police forces seem to be no help, in fact, I have had more than one "officer" tailgate me when I was on my bike, and in my cage passing in situations that I was taught was illegal (single yellow line on our side of the road, double yellow lines).
I hate to say this, but we really do need BETTER training for the various police forces and STRONG action against aggressive drivers. On a recent 80 mile drive down Interstate 45 I saw 3 different accidents, all rear enders. Traffic was not bad, it was dry. The only cause were people following insanely to close.
WE DO NEED TO BOYCOTT STURGIS!! The most serious offenders need to feel a bit of pain. Other wise we will just be riding on the shoulder of the road hoping we are not offending someone bigger than us ..
