Originally Posted by
TRaffic Jammer
... and while being percieved as dangerous, rude, and antisocial, those lads had a great rip through town and we witnessed exactly ZERO injuries and/or fatalities. It only looks insane to the uninitiated. Even some of those riders will admit damn that was close when I carved left around the car then right around the ped. hmmm he could have just forced her out, or bowled her over, he didn't. Even on a race track I've gone well over 100MPH which many people would OMG that's crazy dangerous, maybe to you it is. To others ..... maybe not so much. Even at top riding speed I don't get nervous when I can reach out and touch a car by extending my elbow, whereas most people would be hyperventilating on the side of the road having peed their shorts.
Messengers can/will do things on a bike even ProTour riders will shrink from. Its all a matter of degrees. It's snowboarding down a skihill vs. jumping a cool 40 footer.
The reason we didn't see any injuries is purely luck. You cannot justify this riding style the same way you can compare Joey's (and other's) riding style. The simple fact is that the "racing" style doesn't benefit anyone on the road, it is more dangerous, anti-social and unnecessary. You shouldn't endanger other people on the road or you are no better than the motorists on their phones.