Motorcyclists and non-riders , I would like opinions on this story

Originally Posted by floydpink

Probaly more to the story, but from what I saw, it seems like you have a case of an officer giving officers a bad name and a biker giving bikers a bad name.

ABATE was recently at an event I attend trying to get people to sign a petition.

Apparantly Florida is considering legislation that would allow the confiscation of a motorcycle going more than 40mph over the posted speed limit.

They argue it unfairly targets bikers and the same should be applied to cars.

I agree in some aspects.

Personally I never go that fast and won't ride with anyone who does.

It may seem like I'm painting with a broad brush, but nearly every time someone is riding like that, it is a guy in his
20's on a metric bike thinking he's a lot cooler than he really is.

I'm in agreement here as I have been riding motorcycles for 40 years and as with most things there are incidents out there that defy imagination. Not knowing the full details or the back story except from this report I'd say going 100mph is where things started to go wrong. The policeman should have identified himself in a more appropriate manner but there are some policemen who get "emotionally" involved in the incident where they stop being a policeman and act out with reactionary motives.

I also agree with the statement that most times it is some kid on a crotch rocket who is not using sound judgement and is "overtaken" by his feel of freedom of going fast and taking chances that gives other motorcyclists a bad name. It is a well known fact that the judgement part of the brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 which makes you think about the ramifications of what goes on out there.