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Article: Outwitting the nitwits on motorcycles If you're driving 70 mph in the fast lane, they pass you in seconds. So figure the bikers are going at least 85-90 mph.
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 2, 2004
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You hear them before you see them, which is a very lucky thing for
them.
I'm talking about the bands of speeding motorcyclists who use
Chicago-area expressways as their personal obstacle courses and drag
strips. With summer in full bloom, these knuckleheads are moving at
top speed.
To call them accidents waiting to happen is inaccurate because
waiting is passive. These bikers seem to be aggressively courting
death and dismemberment.
I don't want anyone's guts on my windshield, and I figure you
don't either. Because these drivers clearly are not looking out for
themselves or their passengers, it's up to the rest of us to look out
for the both of us. Here's how.
If we keep an ear out, we will ...