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Vying for a Darwin Award

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:10 am
by aerogirl7
So...I was out in the cage tonight driving down a four lane road in the pitch black (no street lights nearby), when this little Chinese knock-off (riding 2 up) goes wizzing between me and the car to my left. Not only were they lane-splitting at night, their headlight and taillight were not working. I literally didn't even see them until they were next to my driver door (close enough that I could have opened it and hit them). It really makes you wonder if some people have a death wish...at least they had full-face helmets on... :shock:

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:46 am
by coopdway
I'm thinkin' you were an unknowing participant in a movie set.....possibly Indiana Job?? Any other vehicles in the vicinity giving chase??

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:27 pm
by Eddy Merckx
It could be a movie....... but more than likely some-one who is doing what they can to rid themselves from the gene pool................... and that may not be a bad thing.........

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:36 pm
by lobsterman
I think one needs to get one self killed in a more spectacular fashion to win a Darwin award. Garden variety stupidy isn't enough.

Attaching a rocket assisted takeoff device to the scooter and lane splitting in traffic with no lights and rocket boost might do it.