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How many crashes before Sunday evening?

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Anyone want to take a bet on the tally of crashes / deaths?

I’m in Toronto right now for a specialists appointment. On just the trip here I saw no less than 5 bikes on the 401 riding like complete and total goons, and 2 or 3 in the city in full squid mode, although at least the city riders weren’t being tools, If not for their choice of attire. Watched one guy roar onto an off ramp in Scarborough at probably 150 and barely make it around the curve as he had clearly outridden his skill. And the usual weavers and at least one rev-bomber on the 401 because he was apparently offended that someone in a car dare change lanes in front of him and make him have to touch the brakes.

Honestly, it’s like a lot of riders just *want* to die, especially the 401 sport bike crowd. We’re literally hours into the season for many riders and here we are.

😒
 
I'm going to say on average about one notable crash a day.
 
They haven't even cleared the sand off of the roads here yet, and the answer to your question is lots.
 
Aens said:
GET OFF MY LAWN!
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Yeah, I’m grumpy.

First, I wasn’t riding myself.

Second, I’m sick and tired of getting the “you’re gonna die riding that thing” or the usual song and dance from everyone who discovers I ride a motorcycle because the image of motorcyclists that stick in their head is the douchenozzles who lane split between their cars at 175kph or do idiot things in traffic.
 
Yep, all sounds familiar.

Reminds me and I hate to keep sounding like a TO historian but we in the late '60s and early '70s would do the 401 run from west TO to Scarborough at various times of the day and hated it. Sure we had no $ for protective apparel so looked very Squidly making stupid maneuverers on our small displacement two strokes but the loose Chickies in Scarberia made us whole on a Friday night.

Saturdays when we sobered up were reserved for trips to East London on the 401 with the same two strokes. But we had to carry some injector oil to make sure we got there and back on the Sunday mornings as in those times even gas stations we closed.

Fun times and glad we survived but sure glad I never ended up marrying any of them luscious Lucy's .
 
PrivatePilot said:
Yeah, I’m grumpy.

First, I wasn’t riding myself.

Second, I’m sick and tired of getting the “you’re gonna die riding that thing” or the usual song and dance from everyone who discovers I ride a motorcycle because the image of motorcyclists that stick in their head is the douchenozzles who lane split between their cars at 175kph or do idiot things in traffic.
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So sick and tired that you apparently had to share that exact song and dance here, at other riders, amongst other riders. :unsure:

Also projecting onto them like you want them to die, or that they should die.:oops:
 
Merkid said:
Yep, all sounds familiar.

Reminds me and I hate to keep sounding like a TO historian but we in the late '60s and early '70s would do the 401 run from west TO to Scarborough at various times of the day and hated it. Sure we had no $ for protective apparel so looked very Squidly making stupid maneuverers on our small displacement two strokes but the loose Chickies in Scarberia made us whole on a Friday night.

Saturdays when we sobered up were reserved for trips to East London on the 401 with the same two strokes. But we had to carry some injector oil to make sure we got there and back on the Sunday mornings as in those times even gas stations we closed.

Fun times and glad we survived but sure glad I never ended up marrying any of them luscious Lucy's .
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Those were different days. AGATT was a Bell 3/4 with a bubble face, a pair of Kodiaks, your club hockey jacket in cold weather, and a Levi's jean jacket on nice days.

When you parked at a burger joint, guys never wandered over over to chat, their girls did!
 
Aens said:
So sick and tired that you apparently had to share that exact song and dance here, at other riders, amongst other riders. :unsure:

Also projecting onto them like you want them to die, or that they should die.:oops:
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Too much analysis.

All I read was a sigh, and a bleak but real observation.

Me? 50+ years since I first twisted a throttle and I'm still here, in one piece, with no nagging pains to blame on motorcycling. I don't care about squids. I dont care about hooligans.

I just ride.
 
TK4 said:
It's all fun and games until your ride is locked down to the back of a tow truck.
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Pfft, it's all the rage now to just run if a cop lights you up. It's pretty much common knowledge they're not going to follow you (since any sort of pursuit now is verboten it seems) and the chances of a helicopter being in the air and nearby is slim to none.

So now the dirty riders just run and there's zero consequences. A nice 200+kph zip across the 401 to a random exit somewhere, exit highway, slow down and blend back into traffic....go home. HTA enforcement is such a ******* joke in this province, it's no wonder our roads are turning into the wild west.

Aens said:
Also projecting onto them like you want them to die, or that they should die.
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You're reading a lot into a rant. Don't get your boxers in a twist.
 
Merkid said:
Yep, all sounds familiar.

Reminds me and I hate to keep sounding like a TO historian but we in the late '60s and early '70s would do the 401 run from west TO to Scarborough at various times of the day and hated it. Sure we had no $ for protective apparel so looked very Squidly making stupid maneuverers on our small displacement two strokes but the loose Chickies in Scarberia made us whole on a Friday night.

Saturdays when we sobered up were reserved for trips to East London on the 401 with the same two strokes. But we had to carry some injector oil to make sure we got there and back on the Sunday mornings as in those times even gas stations we closed.

Fun times and glad we survived but sure glad I never ended up marrying any of them luscious Lucy's .
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I like your style...subscribed ;) Now tell me about those Scarlem ladies pops.
 
I don't think it's just bikers, I've noticed that a lot of drivers in general these days drive with a lot less regard for the rules. I've especially noticed it this past week, now that the weather is very nice. Those vids on youtube of cars smoking cops and getting away cleanly might have influenced a lot of ppl, admittedly they are pretty fun to watch. Channel named wheres981 has some amazing vids of him just completely embarrassing cops.
 
PrivatePilot said:
Yeah, I’m grumpy.

First, I wasn’t riding myself.

Second, I’m sick and tired of getting the “you’re gonna die riding that thing” or the usual song and dance from everyone who discovers I ride a motorcycle because the image of motorcyclists that stick in their head is the douchenozzles who lane split between their cars at 175kph or do idiot things in traffic.
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So stop riding. Or stop bitching about other riders.
Or stop telling everyone you meet that you are an ironbutt rider. Most get the wrong idea.
 
gsxr guy said:
So stop riding. Or stop bitching about other riders.
Or stop telling everyone you meet that you are an ironbutt rider. Most get the wrong idea.
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Evidently you must be one of those guys I saw on the 401 yesterday? Thou doth protest too much.
 
TiburonJA said:
I don't think it's just bikers, I've noticed that a lot of drivers in general these days drive with a lot less regard for the rules. I've especially noticed it this past week, now that the weather is very nice. Those vids on youtube of cars smoking cops and getting away cleanly might have influenced a lot of ppl, admittedly they are pretty fun to watch.
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100%.

Years of lack of enforcement on our highways has led to an increasing level of "free for all" out there as more and more people feel confident that there won't be any actions to their consequences.

Why drive like a normal civilized human being when you can drive like a complete idiot, weave through traffic while doing 150, cut past everyone else by swinging into merge or shoulder lanes only to jam yourself back in again 100 feet down the road, flying across 6 lanes at the last second to catch your exit...knowing that you're just going to get away with it day after day after day because you're the most important person on the face of the planet?
Anyone who travels knows that our enforcement is a total joke here. Go to quebec and you'll see a QPP patrolling the highway usually within teh first few km. Same for most US states. There's actual enforcement.

Yeah, people cry "cash cow" and all that nonsense when they see cops actually out doing traffic enforcement, but here's the thing...if you're not driving like a dnozzle, you don't pay any penalty. I've driven millions of km (literally) all over the USA and Canada over the years in my industry (and personal travel) and have a total of 1 speeding ticket to my name since I got my DL in the 80's.

But hey, Ontario seems to want to just ignore the issue and do nothing. I'm totally sure it won't get worse or anything. /s
 
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