Many Denver drivers lack decency

[Bailey Guns]

I'm stealing this phrase.

Me, too.

And this one, too:

I think people just suck.

[ray1970]

I think people just suck.

Generally, I think you are right.

There are examples out there all of the time that reaffirm the opposite.

Like the guy that did take time to help you out.

Or the guy at Lowe?s the other day that was getting out of his vehicle and saw I was about to load a large, cumbersome object into the bed of my truck and offered to help.

Or the number of people here on this forum who have gone out of their way to help each other out with many things on many occasions expecting nothing in return.

In my earlier post I said I would have probably grumbled about you disrupting my journey but the truth is I likely would have been the guy who stopped and helped get you and the bike out of traffic.

Anyhow, glad you?re okay and glad some Good Samaritan stopped and helped.

[alan0269]

At least it was a minor spill and you weren?t seriously injured. First thing I thought of when you said the back tire locked up was that the next thing was going to that someone was following to close and rear ended you. People have definitely become more self-centered and less considerate over the years, but to honk at someone that just dumped their ride is way over the top. I?m sure you were upset about the situation at least as much as they were, probably more even without their assish behavior. I hope it?s not too costly or time consuming to get the bike back into shape.

Inconsiderate and/or stupid people piss me off. I get more vocal about it the older I get.

I agree with and relate to this...

[FoxtArt]

It probably has to do more with living in a high stress/high density/long commute area than anything. Take the rural people to Denver and they're about the same as everyone else.

If I had to drive 4 hours round trip a day at an avg of 25-30mph in traffic, unless you look seriously injured (and without help) then I'm a passing ass too - with rare exceptions...



...kidding, that's about the last one I'd ever stop for. If you just ate shit on a motorcycle right in front of me, I probably would block traffic for you. But at the end of the day, my family safety is way, way above other motorists. I personally know two people killed helping in that kind of circumstance, so I don't have an unnecessary chip on my shoulder either.

Two separate instances btw - one got up on a bridge railing to try to help a stranger who crashed after an ice storm, accidentally slipped and fell off - other got struck by another vehicle. It's not entirely without risk.

ETA: Being impatient and not giving you a minute to clear the road (esp within the safety of their cars) is ofc ridiculous in any case.

[rondog]

Wheel bearings lock up?

[Gman]

Inconsiderate and/or stupid people piss me off. I get more vocal about it the older I get.

I think the older you get the less you filter, and you don't really care what other people think.

[MrPrena]

This year has many local commercials during super bowl commercial slots.

[Great-Kazoo]

It seems like the important part of this story is that someone did stop to provide you safety and help you.

Thankfully it wasn't a ladder falling off someones vehicle, that hit him.

[brutal]

They were probably earlier stuck behind the man bun sporting soy latte drinking skinny jean wearing subaru driving can't fucking merge onto the highway pole smoking piece of shit I was stuck behind today.

40 fukn MPH on the ramp.

[Bailey Guns]

I think the older you get the less you filter, and you don't really care what other people think.

That's probably true. I only started feeling that way since I was about 17.