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Anyone see this madness? I think the only thing I would've done differently was call the police while they were chasing me...and try to find the nearest police station.
I saw the story on CNN. Outrageous. You can't blame the driver for running through the crowd after they attacked him. I have no qualms about mowing people down if it means protecting my wife and child. But, I agree, his best move would have been to call the police enroute, and driven to a police station. Also, stay on a highway. You have a 2000lb advantage while you're moving compared to stuck in traffic.
Just fyi, one of the guys who was run over is now paralyzed.
Just fyi, one of the guys who was run over is now paralyzed.
Oh I don't disagree that I probably would have done the same thing. What I read was that the SUV driver had his wife and kid in the car and felt threatened, I don't think he did anything wrong at all.Yes. I heard the report on it. Both legs were crushed when he was run over and he's now in a drug-induced coma.
Thing is, we don't know what led up to the incident. You can see how a work van had to maneuver around them just before the incident started. And I see that one, maybe the guy run over, seemed to slow down in front of the SUV as if to stop it...and then they started circling the SUV. I might've reacted similarly and just took off, as well, and damn the consequences.
Was listening to the radio and it seems these Hollywood Stuntas are known for these kinds of shenanigans. Where they shut down Times Square and other places around NYC.
I'll be honest. I'd put good money on the fact that that would never happen in Houston. We've had several incidents where somebody was shot and killed. The first biker who walked up to the SUV would've been the first. I don't have a gun, but there's a large percentage of folks who do and have used it in just these types of incidents.
The type of couple they were it still would have happened regardless of what state.
Not the gun toting type.
Also, never would have exited off the freeway, just go as fast as you can, a cop would eventually notice this.
All this could of been prevented if they got a permit.
Well, there you go.This has been getting a ton of attention on the motorcycle forums. The guy did call the cops while he was being chased. He ran over the biker after another biker attempted to brake check him which caused him to tap the biker who went down stopping the SUV. Some of the mob tried to get in the SUV while others beat on it and slashed the tire(s). It was at that point he took off, running over the guy in the coma. He got off the highway because at least one tire was disintegrating. There are still photos taken as he was being beaten showing no tire at all remaining on the front right wheel. The SUV driver could have (and maybe should have) taken out a whole hell of a lot more of them than he did.
There are videos floating around taken by the same biker who took the one most are seeing They were filmed before this incident and show that this was no group of riders out for a nice ride. They stop traffic on sections of highway in order to use it as a playground to do their stunting. Notice how many of the bikes have no plates. The guy in the coma was cited multiple times for driving with no license over the last few years.
Can someone explain this part to me? What law is it that they would have broken before they did any of the stupidity? What is an "unauthorized ride" is it just having 50 or so motorcyclist together?I hope the bikers learned that if they are going to do any "non stop runs", they need to get a permit to do so. Otherwise, they should of respected the laws on the road.
All this could of been prevented if they got a permit.