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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I realize you have a superiority complex when it comes to being a biker.
Fact is, I do notice bikers when they cross my path. I do so, and I watch them carefully, because I expect that they are going to do something dumb. I'm not often disappointed.
Usually I'm just happy when they fly up an open lane well above the speed limit. At least when they are driving a straight line it is easier to avoid problems.
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It's not a matter of a superiority complex dude, it's a matter of experience and training. When you ride a bike you realize how much drivers ignore you and just out of a sense of pride/community/whatever you want to call it, you notice other bikes, and that mentality makes it's way into your driving.
You say you notice that the majority of bikes are doing stupid things, and I can tell you that as someone who is a part of that community and as a result has a much greater exposure to it than you, that this is simply not the case, which means that you are either not noticing bikes as well as you claim/think, or that you are exagerating.
It's the same as saying all old peole are bad drivers.
Sure you'll notice when you see an old person do something stupid, but how often do old people pass you by and you never notice?
Sure a bike is a little harder to miss than noticing if it's an old lady or a middle age man driving that buick, and you might see them, but seeing and taking note of are entirely different things.