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Juiceman34 said:Wow, I believe I offered an OPINION not an excuse. Never said the officer wasn't wrong. He obviously bumped the guy from behind....after the rider stopped when all the other cars were still going .
I ride off to side as well sometimes, the more space the better.
I'd be pretty upset if it happened to me as well. Will have to see what the final outcome is....
Here is some local banter on the subject...
http://my2wheels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9899
You are right, you didnt say the cop was wrong. You did say that a majority of the blame lies with the motorcyclist. You also offer a reason on why this person is not worthy of being right, as they have previously been wrong. I view what you said like any phrase starting with "I am not (insert) but..." As in, I am not sexist, but chicks are not as good at driving as men. Or, I am not saying the cop is not guilty, but there are reasons to believe from past experiences that this rider is guilty.Juiceman34 said:Being a rider in Vegas and working the streets out here for about a dozen years, I think I can offer a qualified OPINION.
Not saying the officer was completely in the wrong, but the majority of the fault goes to the rider. Watch the video a couple times and you can clearly see the rider all the way over on the white line then grab a lot of brake and unnecessarily come to a complete stop right before being bumped.
This rider in particular has also posted other videos as well. Usually going 90 mph weaving in and out of traffic....
Just sayin....
Excellent.autoteach said:Anyway it goes, I frankly don't care. If I am in the wrong, I am going to own it. And if a cop ever did this to me, I would let him know that he should go back to his car, call a superior to file the accident report, and don't return to talk to me as I will be dealing with his superior and treating this as a common accident as he will have no jurisdiction over the accident as he has a conflict of interest in the matter that makes his opinion and description of the event invalid.