Sad display of Mob mentality
Truly a disgusting display of Mob mentality. It was all over the news here, albeit heavily edited for time. I watched the whole revolting video on line. I wish I could feel sympathy for the rider who's life will now be very tough (assuming he makes it), but he is not blameless and certainly his fellow riders bare the lion's share of the blame for instigating this tragedy. I hope they find every rider in this group and prosecute them all. Not one of them is blameless and should all lose the privilege of ever riding again.
If a gang (or even an individual) ever threatens my family I will do whatever is deemed necessary at the time to ensure their safety. If I had been the driver in that situation I would have tried to avoid the group, allowing them to pass by easily, and the video doesn't show much leading up to that point. If a group like that was looking for trouble, and it sure appears so in the video there is little the driver could have done but stop and be victimized. I know that would not happen with me, I am hard to intimidate and have a hot temper so I can see this kind of thing getting out of hand quickly, like it did. One thing, other than shear mass, that a car (or SUV) has going for it is fuel range. It is too bad he didn't just get up on the freeway and go until the bikes ran out of fuel. In town there was no way to avoid an inevitable stop, and confrontation like what went down. I wonder if the driver of the ranger had dialed 911 during the whole thing. My wife would have been on the phone and taking video during the whole episode.
The whole thing though is a sorry display of what is wrong with so many young people (and yes I am making a huge generalization) today, especially when they get in large packs like what was shown. The only time you see that many bikes together here is for a charity ride. Even then, I think it is dangerous when so many bikes are that close together on the street (without tempers flaring and adrenaline pumping).
Very sad all around.
