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Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:00 pm to FightinTigers1
I was head home on Florida yesterday evening, and, at the light at Oneal, two crotch rockets went straight down middle of the traffic backup all the way to light and merged themselves in.
Hard to treat motorcyclists like just another vehicle when they don't adhere to the same rules.
Hard to treat motorcyclists like just another vehicle when they don't adhere to the same rules.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:02 pm to redstickrick
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but could have happened without a light being ran
Someone ran a light. The left turn from Nicholson southbound onto south quad is a protected left turn only.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:03 pm to NewMoneyTrash
quote:New Orleans is an absolute shitshow when it comes to this and it’s probably my biggest complaint at the moment
Yeah blows my mind we haven’t cracked down harder on reckless driving in the state. Harsher penalties are way past due
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:13 pm to CapitalTiger
Thought they switched it to the flashing yellow arrow thing but could be wrong. If not then definitely ran the light
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:15 pm to redstickrick
I would bet my house that if you had someone do a crash recreation of the event, you would not see the motorcycle before making the decision to turn.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:16 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:it is - and Baton Rouge, too
New Orleans is an absolute shitshow when it comes to this and it’s probably my biggest complaint at the moment
There isn’t an intersection I’ve sat at in the last few weeks where someone hasn’t run a light - it’s really ridiculous
The other day at Acadian & Perkins someone ran the light after a few cars that had the green went through - luckily the guy two cars in front of me saw the self important arse hole
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:21 pm to DakIsNoLB
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two crotch rockets went straight down middle of the traffic backup all the way to light and merged themselves in.
This is legal in some other states and studies have shown it is safer for motorcyclist than being in stop and go traffic.
That said, it's still illegal here so you can get a ticket. But I don't blame them for doing it
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:38 pm to GreenRockTiger
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There isn’t an intersection I’ve sat at in the last few weeks where someone hasn’t run a light - it’s really ridiculous
Yep. Sometimes it is someone squeezing in, but even just yesterday on my way to work, someone just straight up was casually strolling through a red turn arrow in front of us.
I look both ways before proceeding when I'm in front now because I see way too many people blow through the red like it's nothing lately.
I remember about 10 years ago I was in California (I forgot where, maybe L.A.?) and I noticed on that trip that every single time I was in line to turn left without a designated arrow, the person in front of me would pull into the intersection so when it turned red they could still make the left. I thought it was wild that it happened at every light because I had never seen that here on such a scale, and it was an unspoken rule there.
Today, you see this at every light in BR.
Although.. if the first person in line at lights wasn't dicking off on their phone for 5-10 seconds after the light turns green, people maybe wouldn't feel the need to run red lights when they're the last car.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:53 pm to Jackie Chan
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That said, it's still illegal here so you can get a ticket. But I don't blame them for doing it
Legal or not, it presents an issue of automobile drivers having to look for them where they are not supposed to be.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:54 pm to GreenRockTiger
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it is - and Baton Rouge, too There isn’t an intersection I’ve sat at in the last few weeks where someone hasn’t run a light - it’s really ridiculous The other day at Acadian & Perkins someone ran the light after a few cars that had the green went through - luckily the guy two cars in front of me saw the self important arse hole
Traffic enforcement has declined dramatically since summer of love
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:04 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:yep!! You have to, too many bad drivers
I look both ways before proceeding when I'm in front
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:11 pm to DakIsNoLB
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Legal or not, it presents an issue of automobile drivers having to look for them where they are not supposed to be.
Well, in the states where it is legal, the bikes are supposed to be there. And car drivers should be aware. It's called filtering
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:32 pm to Jackie Chan
His Facebook is open and his cover photo is of him and his mom next to each other on motorcycles. I imagine after she died his head was fricked and it was only a matter of time.
I’ll never understand people who love motorcycles but I guess it’s a vice like anything else and you accept your fate
I’ll never understand people who love motorcycles but I guess it’s a vice like anything else and you accept your fate
This post was edited on 2/27/25 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:34 pm to LemmyLives
Absolutely devastating.
The news broke just before we started track and field practice but I didn’t know she was one of the victims. Ive known her dad for a few years and as a parent myself, it’s just absolutely crushing.
The news broke just before we started track and field practice but I didn’t know she was one of the victims. Ive known her dad for a few years and as a parent myself, it’s just absolutely crushing.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:55 pm to Jackie Chan
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This is legal in some other states and studies have shown it is safer for motorcyclist than being in stop and go traffic.
Would be curious to see those studies.
California is one state where you see it all the time. Surprised more of them don't get taken out by cars changing lanes that don't see them.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:56 pm to LouisianaLady
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I noticed on that trip that every single time I was in line to turn left without a designated arrow, the person in front of me would pull into the intersection so when it turned red they could still make the left. I thought it was wild that it happened at every light because I had never seen that here on such a scale
Those people were all doing it right. If you weren't entering the intersection then you were part of the traffic problem.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:15 pm to Eighteen
I had a sport bike at lsu and I am lucky to have survived with only lost skin and a broken arm
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:17 pm to OysterPoBoy
Prayers to all involved. Blink of an eye everyone, that's how quick everything can change. Enjoy every second you have on earth!!!!
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:32 pm to OysterPoBoy
Prayers for the families of the deceased
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