Why Guy, Why You Do This?

"Tripper" (tripe46)
08/16/2017 at 15:17 • Filed to: None

I went home for lunch today to get the Ranger and meet my HVAC guy. As I got on the highway I noticed a very quiet cruiser looking motorcycle in the left lane kinda weeble wobblin’ around. I gave him some space as I always do with motos, then he started going really slow. I was thinking maybe there was something wrong with his bike, so I threw my 4-ways on in case he needed to get to the right. Eventually he sped back up again and changed to the middle lane right in front of a car! He slowed again and as I passed him I noticed that he was texting or otherwise dicking around with his phone!!! Why dude, fucking why!

On a more positive note, look what I saw on the way back!

DISCUSSION (33)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:23

wouldnt worry about the why to much... he’s not gonna be with us long enough to come up with a good reason (probably)

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:27

Squids gonna squid.

fintail > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:29

XK120, now that’s a thing.

A nice toot of the horn might have startled the texter back into reality.

Tripper > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
08/16/2017 at 15:29

haha it wasn’t even a squid, I just grabbed that picture from the googles. I noticed the bike originally because it was a cruiser with a big rear tire, but it was nearly silent! I thought “yo bro, gotta put a pipe on that thing before ya get run over!” Then I saw him texting...

Tripper > fintail
08/16/2017 at 15:30

Helluva thing. I considered it, but I didn’t want to cause him to fall even if he is a DuMass

fintail > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:31

Yeah, that would have been a real shame, might have damaged a passing car.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:32

I once saw a total jersey shore looking guy riding a chopper with no protective gear outside of sunglasses, a girl in a bikini and a miniskirt on the back, and he was texting while riding. I thought to myself “The humble pothole is now capable of determining your fate. Please consider your life choices more carefully if a pothole is capable of determining your fate”

19JRC99 > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:33

Saw an idiot in a newer Challenger doing the same damn thing a few days ago. It infuriates me when I see people scrolling through the phone on the road.

Tripper > 19JRC99
08/16/2017 at 15:38

I definitely see more people on their phones than not in my area, no question.

fintail > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 15:55

Forgot to add, of course the first pic dope is on a Gixxer. Because of course.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
08/16/2017 at 16:03

humble pothole nearly ended me (whilst wearing full gear and not on my phone...) knew the pothole was there too.. but you know.. daily road home not paying as much attention as i should have been and going too fast.. hit it mid turn and bounced me clean off the road.. my bandit hit every tree next to the road i somehow sailed clean through em and only broke my collarbone upon landing

Urambo Tauro > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 16:08

I can’t help but be impressed by the guy in the first pic. Too bad the guy you saw doesn’t have such skills.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > 19JRC99
08/16/2017 at 16:08

Got rear ended by someone who was texting and driving a few weeks back. The damage was purely cosmetic, but I still made him cover the replacement of my rear bumper since it got cracked.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 16:14

Because people are idiots.

Tripper > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/16/2017 at 16:17

My wife and I say this 1000 times per day. I have to try to stop myself from that being my answer for everything.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 16:18

So, did you take these pics on your phone, while driving? Not criticizing if so, just pointing out some light irony.

The moto guy is doing nothing right. The XK man is doing a lot of things right, I commend him.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 19JRC99
08/16/2017 at 16:23

Isn’t “idiot in a new challenger” redundant?

19JRC99 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
08/16/2017 at 16:25

No.

I like new Challengers. They’re the only currently produced car I’d really want to own.

Tripper > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
08/16/2017 at 16:28

Pic one is from the Internets, not the guy I saw. Pic two cropped from my dash cam.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 19JRC99
08/16/2017 at 16:29

Dodge Challenger, or how to recycle a 25 year old German taxi and convince people it’s cool.

PS9 > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 16:41

Silly normal. Jedi don’t need to pay full attention to the road. That’s what the force is for!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 16:55

That’s what I was thinking but I figured I’d ask.

Bytemite > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 18:06

I guess i’m in the minority of people who see this stuff and is impressed.

These guys have higher tolerances for risk and more balls than me and you. I for one respect that. I do shit that beige-people think is risky too. It’s all relative.

Just as there may be skilled riders that can do wheelies and ride on their backs on the road, there are also people who think stepping out their front door is a “risk”.

Tripper > Bytemite
08/16/2017 at 18:33

What? The pic of the guy on the bike is just from the internet and I will agree that it’s mildly impressive. The guy I saw was just bent over looking at his phone and swerving all over the place. Either way I don’t scoff at motorcycle stuns on the road, I think they’re cool. Still the one from my pic isn’t even that cool

Bytemite > Tripper
08/16/2017 at 18:38

Oh okay..if the guy can’t even look at his phone without swerving he needs to learn to ride. That’s just pathetic.

TylerLinner > Bytemite
08/16/2017 at 18:38

Will it still be impressive when he loses control and slams into your door or splatters all over your grille? I don’t care if you’re Superman; the human brain only has so much attention to go around, and when you’re staring at a phone you’re not looking at the road.

TylerLinner > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
08/16/2017 at 18:40

Be thankful you can get replacement bumpers. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to my Sports Liner. I’d probably have to enlist the local welding shop to make a new one from scratch.

TylerLinner > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
08/16/2017 at 18:44

Dude, I rode into an open manhole on my bicycle once (on the sidewalk*). I don’t know how I didn’t see it- probably talking to my riding buddy. Luckily my 700C tire didn’t dive all the way in, and remarkably didn’t even flat.

But yes, in normal circumstances, and going highway speeds, that’s crazy.

*I prefer the road but people liked to murder cyclists around there

TylerLinner > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/16/2017 at 18:45

In 1950's parlance, you were, “thrown clear of the wreck,” as they claimed would happen with cars that didn’t have seat belts. Haha.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TylerLinner
08/16/2017 at 18:54

oh yeah... i mean i call it lucky as fuck.. but i’ll take it

TylerLinner > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/16/2017 at 18:55

Yeah, that’s “buy ten bucks in lottery tickets” lucky.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TylerLinner
08/16/2017 at 18:59

never won anything on a lottery ticket i think all my luck went into not dying

TylerLinner > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/16/2017 at 19:08

Fair enough! I think I won $4 once on the Powerball, but I don’t play anymore. Hospital bills would have topped that anyway.