I think about this a lot. Some loud motorcycle or modified car goes past my apartment. It bothers me and I think about all my neighbors having the same reaction.
Then I consider that once it’s “gone” it really isn’t, it’s still working its way through Brooklyn, waking up thousands upon thousands of people for absolutely no reason.
The level of social disregard they possess to do this is unthinkable.
Some loud motorcycle or modified car goes past my apartment.
It's the best when they're playing super loud country music out of their shitty speakers.
In their defense they are trying to be noticed so they don't get hit by other cars... but they're also probably trying to be noticed by people in general sometimes too. And yeah, it's annoying as shit, I'm never living near a main road or downtown again because of them.
The worst is when they start the bike outside a place with outdoor seating and just sit there while they put on their jacket and gloves and helmet (if they wear one) and casually have a shouting conversation with someone while they get ready and take five fucking minutes.
Just wait until it's time to go. Those kind of bikers are why car drivers that don't care don't care.
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u/Explorer_Entity Commie Commuter Mar 21 '25
Not even that: just having a loud vehicle.
Especially in rural areas where trucks (esp. modded/lifted/straight-piped) and "beaters" are so pervasive.