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I read the entire page you linked and I can't find the recommendation that states that after having just cut off a tractor trailer and wishing to pass a bus, yo

I read the entire page you linked and I can't find the recommendation that states that after having just cut off a tractor trailer and wishing to pass a bus, you should pop a wheelie while accelerating at a very high rate of speed... but it must be in there somewhere, right? If he dumps on that wheelie, you're looking at a multiple vehicle pileup involving a motorcycle, a tractor trailer, a bus, and other cars. It is virtually a given that people(including but not limited to the motorcyclist) will die. The motorcyclist in this video is a total prick and if you don't see any of the many things he did wrong (both in the sense of being illegal and just plain dangerous/stupid) in that video you must not be paying attention.

cubix 15y ago
I'm not sure how you're defining 'cut-off' but there's no way he forced the transport truck to brake. There was ample space between the vehicles by the time he changed lanes since the motorcycle was accelerating quickly at that point. Granted it's not recommended, but the likelihood of an experienced rider going down from a short, low wheelie like that is quite low. Saying that it is likely to lead to a pile-up and multiple deaths is hyperbole hardly worth addressing. Pile-ups almost always involve inclement weather. Anyway, it's no more dangerous than the countless drivers I see chatting on their cell phones, disciplining their children in the back, eating lunch, etc. -- activities that probably the majority of drivers engage in at some point.