NYC SUV driver attacked by Group of Motorcycle Riders

[Mrmegacool]

I fully agree that the crowd reaction is violent to say the least. But it's a crowd, what do you expect? Still: what do we know about what triggered the incident? The police report says the RR driver rear ended a bike. How did this happen? who was at fault? Did he flee the scene of the accident because of a rowdy crowd?

Its really some people in this thread that are telling you some good points..dont be a hothead ..Listen..

[PSS]

I fully agree that the crowd reaction is violent to say the least. But it's a crowd, what do you expect?

Really??? What kind of crowd do you run with? Judging by all the videos the bikers were aggressive before any altercation happened.

Still: what do we know about what triggered the incident? The police report says the RR driver rear ended a bike. How did this happen? who was at fault?

Granted I don't know what would possess a biker to attempt to force a SUV to stop in a middle lane on an interstate. I'm sure that idiot is lying in that hospitable bed wondering why the hell he did that himself. No good answer for that. If you don't know how that happened you must have not watched the start of the video. The biker applied the brakes to his bike which slowed the bike to a speed that was less than the suv. That's how it happened. Video evidence would lead me to believe that that fault belongs to biker.

Did he flee the scene of the accident because of a rowdy crowd?

He fled the scene because according to the NYPD..

The video shows the motorcycles converged on the 33-year-old man's vehicle on the West Side Highway in Harlem, and he apparently clipped a bike that cut closely in front of him.
The motorcycle rider suffered a broken leg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Some of the other bikers then surrounded the SUV.
"They take their helmets and start to dent his car, and apparently his tires are slashed there with a knife," Kelly said.
The video, shot with a helmet-mounted camera, shows the driver then took off, knocking down more bikes as others tore up the highway after him.

It appears that you identify with the bikers. Don't let that cloud your judgement.

[PugnacAutMortem]

oh my.... You went full retard on this one.

Then lets circle back to my original post: are you a vigilante? are you going to force a crowd of 30+ bikers to respect the law with your big Tonka truck with your wife and 2 year old? If you are half the fool I think you are, after you shoot one of them, you'll be the one in jail.
I am not judging anybody here (except you), I am just playing devils advocate, because this is not a black and white situation.

So let me get this straight...you are saying in front of God and everybody...that since the RR driver intiated the conflict, the actions of the bikers from there after is acceptable...possibly even what you would do in the same situation?

[PSS]

No regard for the law or other people...Riding down the wrong side of the street ...punching rearview mirrors off ..blocking traffic...running red lights....How can anyone defend this..

. If you act like a thug, don't get pissed off when you die like one.

Best comment on youtube.

[Clint45]

More video of these fine upstanding citizens.

That video is from 2011, but is the same event and probably a lot of the same guys. There are several versions of the chase video posted online. The first one I saw had the brake checking incident edited out, as well as the RR driver yelling out his window, so it was unclear who was at fault. Looked like he just clipped a motorcycle, braked for a few moments, then bulldozed through everyone. Did not see anyone attacking or approaching his vehicle until the first time he stopped in traffic. Did not look like his tires were flat either. Lots of conflicting versions of what happened. Does not seem like a very well organized event and most of the riders were not wearing club patches and may not have even known one another, appears to be some unapproved "rally" organized through social networking sites. Unlikely most of the riders even knew what was going on with the SUV other than it was an apparent felony hit & run. They seem like a bunch of squids from the 2011 video. I heard that prior to the brake checking incident he may've tried to sideswipe a couple of bikes or force them off the road. Don't know if that is true or not. Also heard that about 50 bikes were impounded. Lots of rumors and speculation.