By Leland Sapp (1200 Harley Sportster)
There are many types of drivers on the
road and each has a different way of responding and reacting to the
motorcyclists they share the road with.
Some drivers are oblivious. They just
don’t see motorcyclists. They are so focused on the cars they are
used to, the majority, that they don't see motorcycles. More
dangerous, are drivers who talk on the phone, text, read, or eat a
five course meal with dessert while attempting to drive. These
drivers are downright dangerous! They stop abruptly and swerve
unannounced while reaching for the tomato slice that escaped their
Whopper and landed in their lap.
More frightening are drivers who get
aggressive with motorcyclists. Maybe their ex-husband road a Harley
or they got the s#*t kicked out of them when they, being an oblivious
driver, cut off a biker who decided his near death experience
warranted kicking someone’s ass.
I’ve only had one driver get
aggressive with me. I was riding on a country road. No one else in
sight but the two of us.
