LA drivers

[gargantua350]

I was taking the RD up Hacienda road in the heights area and this kid in a WRX turbo braked suddenly in front of me and had no brake lights.  I swerved out of the way but then he decided to get in my lane.  So I swerved again and managed to dodge his car.  This all happened within a few seconds.  I think he didn't see me and didn't even look to see if that lane was clear.  It almost seems he wanted to ram into me.

I usually take my bike out in the early morning to avoid drivers and traffic but around 11am there's tons of cars on the road where I live. 

I rode home put the bike in the garage and layed on the couch and contemplated of what might have been or could have happened. Sorry to rant about this guys but be careful out there.

[soonerbillz]

It's not just LA and not just the 4 wheel drivers.
Yesterday me and a freind pulled up to a stop sign.I was on my vintage Honda CB400F and he on his CB750F. We were preparing to go through the intersection straight.  We started off and immediately had to hit the brakes as a moron on a newer sport bike who I guess didn't like stopping at intersections came up from behind us and around us on our left and turned to the right, in front of us cutting us off just as we started moving. I came very close to hitting him.
I yelled at him calling something and the moron returned the the favor with a middle finger salute.

[SoCal250]

Don't get me started on the ass-hat drivers around here. I've seen it all. I used to commute from OC to the LAX area daily on the bike and sometimes car -- a 70-mile roundtrip on the 405. People do everything behind the wheel except pay attention to the road; cellphones, putting on make-up, laptops, reading a book, smoking pot, and even a lone occupant of a Tesla sleeping while doing about 50mph in the #1 lane. Tailgating, no signals, abrupt multiple lane changes without warning, etc., etc., ...
The way to survive: Ride with your head on a swivel and anticipate that every driver will do the dumbest maneuver possible, and assume they're all out there trying to kill you.

[m in sc]

watched a guy in a car blow right thru a 4 way stop-sign intersection today in semi-rural south carolina. I was on the CB1100.. they are everywhere.  Ive driven in LA, fuck that in anything aside from like a Killdozer or similar.

 

[STLMike]

I've driven in LA, NYC, Chicago which are terrible. Every summer I drive from St. Louis to Hilton Head, SC and go through Atlanta GA. If you ride a bike there, you've got balls of steel! I don't even feel safe in a car.

[2 Smoker]

Flashbacks for sure

[automan]

My mindset while riding is to ride offensively.
Like a race, everyone is also in your race, regardless of class.

Drive defensively and die.
Ride offensively and live with gusto!
cliff

[TPR5]

Damm dude , glad it wasn't worse ...

[LMS]

Whether in a car or on your bike, if you are waiting for the light to turn red, first one in line, here in Chicago drivers will pull up on the right-hand side where there is no lane and race you to get a head of you. And this is in intersections. It's insane, I mean really, just to get ahead of one car/bike? Now I have had some pretty fast cars, will not do it on my bike, but there were times that there was no way I was going to allow this to happen. This causes the driver to slam on their brakes because if they don't, they will rear end the park cars as they try to cut back in front of you. Call me an a-hole, don't care.

[1976RD400C]

Not with my bike but while driving my car, THE TAILGATING, OMG THE TAILGATING.