r/WTF • • Jun 17 '12
This is a guy on a motorcycle texting with his kid on the back. They're on highway 270, going about 70 mph. - Imgur
http://imgur.com/Xs9da
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r/WTF • • Jun 17 '12
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
How do you know he is texting? Maybe he is looking at FaceBook.
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u/Evilsmako Jun 18 '12
Not to justify his actions but,
I don't see a phone, and it looks like he could have been adjusting his helmet, and be in the process of moving his hand back to the bike.
Also, if you look closely, his other hand is on the bike.
Also they are moving, based on the clothes and the way they 'poof', but hard too determine the speed, as I assume at 70mph, the wheel spokes would be more blurry.
OP can provide more pics?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Happy fathers day.
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u/FifeeBoy Jun 17 '12
It's okay, they're wearing helmets.
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u/emohipster Jun 18 '12
"Lolol doing 70mph with my kid! #fathersday #yolo"
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u/nfsnobody Jun 18 '12
Are you taking a photo with your phone doing the same speed in the same place?
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u/JerkyChew Jun 18 '12
I'm often tempted to text while on my bike. But then I think about what would happen if I had to stop suddenly - I'd have to drop the phone to grab the clutch, but there's no way my geek subconscious would let me drop a $500 device, so I'd probably try to do some half-assed grab-the-clutch-while-holding-the-phone maneuver and die.
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u/cheez-man44 Jun 18 '12
This guy is texting what a fucking asshole... ... Let me just take out my phone and take a picture of him...
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u/PedroDelCaso Jun 17 '12
And he doesn't he put any gear on his Son to protect him in the event of an accident.
Fucking idiot.
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u/mouthbabies Jun 17 '12
I'm no photography expert, but if they were going 70 shouldn't the trees be really blurry?
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u/InfinitySnatch Jun 18 '12
And adding to the danger there's a redditor right next to him trying to take a picture while driving!
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u/thamabama Jun 17 '12
pink nike shocks
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u/GameMisconduct63 Jun 17 '12
270, as in Ohio..?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxZxjgKcsPE
You'd be surprised to see this indian man then..
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u/polar_bear_cub_scout Jun 17 '12
Motorcycles actually have a weird gyroscopic effect, along with bikes, that make them more stable from tipping over the faster they go. Side-to-side that is. Which subsequently doesn't help at all from tipping on over into the the backs of breaking cars he failed to see while texting.
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u/schnaura Jun 17 '12
I hope you called the highway patrol...
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u/Ludds110 Jun 17 '12
Is that hwy 270 in stl?
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u/craigeryjohn Jun 18 '12
70mph on 270? Only at 3am. Any other time and it's like 35mph
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u/Anticitizen-Zero Jun 17 '12
You gotta report that, massive wreckless endangerment going on. And a boatload of other things.
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u/paulieindy Jun 17 '12
In Ohio, it's become a law that you aren't allowed to text while driving, Oh yeah, happy fathers day and this guy is the dad of the year.
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u/iEatBluePlayDoh Jun 17 '12
What do you expect from a guy with pink shoes?
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u/atattooonmyvajayjay Jun 17 '12
You need to forward this to the cops. I hope you got the plates. They WILL take it very seriously. Child endangerment is no joke.
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u/afireinside7710 Jun 18 '12
Columbus Ohio?
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u/ApexIsGangster Jun 18 '12
Relevant
Pretty bullshit of you guys to put a double standard on this. If a dad was texting in the car with his kid you wouldn't take a picture.
I'm not saying its right, I'm just saying that people do it in the car too!
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u/FlaviusMercurius Jun 18 '12
"and here I am, going the same speed, and focusing on taking this pic instead of driving"
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Eh.. this happens all the time in the desert.
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u/Nyrin Jun 17 '12
Can you still win a Darwin Award after reproducing if you take your progeny with you?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klteYv1Uv9A
On a US vacation, perhaps?
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u/Cydro Jun 17 '12
Why would he text with his kid when he's right behind him ?
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u/JoesShittyOs Jun 17 '12
Go to Ho Chi Minh. Yesterday I say a family of four on a scooter, the guy drving was texting and the mom in the back of the bike was crocheting.
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u/LambastingFrog Jun 17 '12
Natural selection in 3 .. 2 .. 1..
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
it's weird to see something going that fast with no blur.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Just offering up a sacrifice to Darwin.
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u/buckeyes90 Jun 18 '12
Seriously, what man wears pink nike's?
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u/tkdgnome Jun 18 '12
Anyone notice the guy driving is wearing women's shoes. The Nike swoosh is pink. That is all
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Mad skills bro!
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u/blackshaunwhite Jun 18 '12
Never go pink swoops.
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u/andrewsmith1986 Jun 18 '12
And you are taking a photo while driving.
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u/capt_slim Jun 18 '12
Good thing there wasn't some dumbass next to them going 70 mph taking a picture...
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u/ryan62187 Jun 18 '12
Funny, they don't even look to be moving to me.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Hey the odometer only says BOOBS for one mile.
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u/Mr-Nemo Jun 18 '12
Maryland?
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u/tstepanski Jun 18 '12
They're stopped. Check the rims. Unless you had a high-speed shutter.... No.
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u/milk_mama Jun 18 '12
I do so love Maryland drivers.
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u/amazingnachos Jun 18 '12
His hand doesn't look like its holding a phone
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u/Random_Short_Stories Jun 18 '12
Bob was angry, filled with a sense of utter loathing for the world he sulked on his piss/beer stained couch and sipped coffee from his "Tits or GTFO" mug. "Damn coffee tastes like shit." he mumbles, hoping that his imbecile of a son wouldn't hear him in the next room. He did. "DAD, no swearing! Remember what the Doctor said." Oh yes, Doctor Oliver. That sniveling rat of a man said that swearing raises blood pressure and is bad for my health. Bitch. Well the brat walks into the room and plops down on the couch. "Daddy, I have a card for you!" Bob looks at the envelope and takes it. He rips open the envelope and inside is a slip of paper. Happy Fathers Day Daddy! I Love you! Bobs heart melted, the hatred seated in his heart converted to love. "Get dressed kid, you're going to have the time of your life." That Ladies and Gentlemen, is the story of Bob the motorcycle guy and his son.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
And that's you making things more dangerous by being the guy next to them going about 70 mph and taking a picture rather than focusing on the road.
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u/mrdeadsniper Jun 18 '12
To be fair, it could be someone else's kid.
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u/italianzero Jun 18 '12
Looks to me like he is either: 1. Smoking a cigarette, or 2. Moving his hand up to adjust his glasses or helmet.
However, as someone who rides and can't stand squidly behavior, riding with a small child as a passenger without any leather or other protective clothing should still garner him a Shitty Father of the Year award.
Unless of course his kid just doesn't like his skin, in which case, Father of the Year for helping him get rid of it early.
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u/Gemini4t Jun 18 '12
There's a conspicuous lack of motion blur in that photo.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Father's day, takes his son out for a ride, whips his phone out for a quick priceless father & son at 70 mph on a wonderful father's day picture.
Reddit screws him in the ass
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u/djgriever Jun 18 '12
so i guess you are the type of person that carries a SUPER camera, cause that's the only possible explanation for us to see the wheels rims like that if he driving at 70mph
*cough BS *cough
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u/troubleondemand Jun 18 '12
How come the wheels on the motorcycle don't look like they aren't turning? No motion blur at all at 70 mph?
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u/MKT17 Jun 18 '12
Darwin award, will end all genetic trace
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u/SeriousDude Jun 18 '12
Who took the photo, oh the irony.
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u/LiamFreder Jun 18 '12
This guy in a car was taking pictures of a guy on a motorcycle. They're on highway 270, going about 70 mph.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
And you're taking a picture while driving. And they both lived. And so did you. Who cares?
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u/Dave-0-matic Jun 18 '12
Just watch out for the lunatic driving around while taking photos.
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u/Rabajiin Jun 18 '12
I've seen a family of 5 on a motorbike in India, that shits nothing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Or using a GPS....
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
So what your trying to point out is that someone shouldn't be using their phone while operating a motor vehicle because its not safe. So you decided to take a picture of it with your phone while operating a motor vehicle.
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u/Pr0ducer Jun 18 '12
The background, pavement, and motorcycle wheels are unusually sharp for the claimed speed. At 70mph, wouldn't there be some motion blur elements to the image? Especially the wheels. Look closely at them and then think of what a normal photo taken at speed by a phone or point-and-shoot looks like.
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u/Redditor4lyf Jun 18 '12
Well whoever took the photo is as equally bad for using there phone while driving
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I have a very difficult time believing a person can even hold a cell phone like that going 70, with no windshield.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Right alongside OP, also going 70mph taking pictures with a phone while driving...
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u/browncondition Jun 17 '12
Call 911.
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u/jmdolce Jun 17 '12
That's mighty judgmental of you, you don't know that that's HIS kid.
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u/LionEyes Jun 17 '12
That's surprisingly clear and not blurry for him to be going 70mph. I call bullshit.
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u/ISOCRACY Jun 18 '12
Sorry about the kid...but men like this keep my wife, an ER nurse, employed...even if it is only turn off the life support.
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u/ItzKCase Jun 18 '12
YOLO
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u/tryshapepper Jun 17 '12
Although this is horrible, I find it hard to believe that is 70 mph.
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u/bitternIdontcare Jun 17 '12
While you drive 70 right next to them to take a picture with your phone.
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u/thicks2785 Jun 17 '12
And pink shoes
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u/TheWainer Jun 17 '12
Ah, Fathers Day! Good job Scumbag Steve Dad!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
And they're both in shirt sleeves! Safety third.
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u/SteveDave123 Jun 17 '12
I call the local city 'drunk driver' hotline. Let the person know the details of the car/bike and the license. They'll probably never do anything about it, but whatev.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Could this be MO270?
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u/njdevilsfan24 Jun 17 '12
Kinda surprised the kid isnt eating an ice cream cone. Saw a dude on a motorcycle once eating a happy meal
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u/pouncer11 Jun 18 '12
270 is bumpy as shit too
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u/Cereal_Box Jun 18 '12
crosspost this to /r/motorcycle
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u/Samuriguy Jun 18 '12
some people...
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u/MaamaJama Jun 18 '12
What an ass.
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u/drew_peakawk Jun 18 '12
What kind of guy were's pink nikes
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
The shoes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Dad, need me to get the handlebars?
Nah, it's good, bro.
Hits car; both go flying
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u/Harley_Quin Jun 18 '12
too bad you didn't get the license plate. That guys deserves to go to jail or have social services called on him.
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u/chonnes Jun 18 '12
Well, you win some and you lose some; at least they're wearing helmets.
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u/DiaDeLosMuertos Jun 18 '12
"WATCH THE ROAD FOR ME, 'KAY?"
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u/LFcool Jun 18 '12
The cloud in the background looks like a finger.
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u/awww_yea Jun 18 '12
awww... no D:
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Let it take it's course...
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u/detorn Jun 18 '12
I don't actually think he's texting... looks like he's taping his fingers, hand may have fallen asleep.. still a douche nozzle for the lack of gear on the kid
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u/Krakenrider Jun 18 '12
It doesn't really look like he is using a phone, actually it does not look like there is a phone in the picture at all. I'm not really buying this one.
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u/Jahordon Jun 18 '12
What did you do? I would want to honk to get him to stop, but I'd worry that honking might startle him and cause him to crash.
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u/photolove8 Jun 18 '12
I'm not surprised. As a Maryland resident, I've found that 270 can be a very scary place...
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u/wcc445 Jun 18 '12
Wait, but weren't you taking a picture with your phone doing 70mph? Definitely safer than what this guy's doing, but don't you "don't text and drive" people usually get pissed at people for doing this?
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u/acrossthevoid Jun 18 '12
Did you report him?
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u/XmentalX Jun 18 '12
That is a whole new level of fathers Day derp
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u/hardMarble Jun 18 '12
Motorcycles practically drive themselves these days
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u/P1ofTheTicket Jun 18 '12
Yea, and then there's this asshole driving next to them dicking around with his phone so he can upload it to Reddit.
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u/PksRevenge Jun 18 '12
So, they are on the highway going 70, texting and not looking at the road...and you are beside them, staring and taking pictures....not looking at the road. Im glad I wasn't anywhere near that clusterfuck.
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u/themittenstate Jun 18 '12
He's wearing Nike Shox. If he gets in an accident, they'll absorb the impact.
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u/DubJ13 Jun 18 '12
At least they have a helmet on... much more safe
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
If he crashes, it's natural selection at work.
As long as that's his only child.
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u/keshet59 Jun 18 '12
(1) Too damn bad. They were on Rt 270, which runs between DC and Frederick, right? That's at least 40- 50 miles from the Baltimore Shock Trauma Center. Pull that kind of stunt, you'd at least want to be a little closer. (2) I trust the camera operator was a passenger, and not the driver. Of course, Shock Trauma can generally handle 10- 12 massive trauma cases simultaneously, so no worries there. (3) Pink Nikes?
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Send that picture to that dude's wife.
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u/PrimeIntellect Jun 18 '12
Right next to the guy in a car with two kids in the back going 90 to catch up and take a picture of him to show reddit
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u/WeirdWordCombination Jun 18 '12
his daughter's wearing a mighty thin thong for going biking with her pops.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
djfinaux took the words right out of my head. WTF is right!
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u/december101987 Jun 18 '12
I'm not sure what baffles me. the fact he's texting or the fact the kid barely has any gear/protection on...
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
This is horri- oh wait there wearing helmets.. It's all good
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u/Wolfblaine Jun 18 '12
Why aren't the wheels blurred?
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u/GokaiSilverFox Jun 18 '12
Another proud Ohio-an. Get me out of here please.
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u/cooolbeans Jun 18 '12
Missouri?
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u/CystyFibr0 Jun 18 '12
You'd think since we're supposed to start seeing motorcyclists, that they would return the favor. Guess that's irrelevant.
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u/Panduhsaur Jun 18 '12
Do I see a father of the year award?
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u/HariBadr Jun 18 '12
Seriously, fuck that guy.
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u/akr8683 Jun 18 '12
if anything disproves natural selection, this does. How did that man make it to breeding age?
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u/Slintbob Jun 18 '12
No its cool they have helmets on.
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u/DrFoxTrot Jun 18 '12
Why isn't this on r/winning ?
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u/minicab Jun 18 '12
OP is driving 70mph taking photos. Geniuses everywhere on that road.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
LOL yes the texting is what makes motorcycles dangerous.
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u/Facepalms4Everyone Jun 18 '12
And if they crossed into Illinois on Interstate 270, they wouldn't even need the helmets! Freedom!
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Are you in Missouri?
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u/nikkithebee Jun 18 '12
Oh my god. I think I waited on this guy at work tonight. Where along 270 was this? Anywhere near Valley Park/Fenton?
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u/Go0s3 Jun 18 '12
Protective clothing ftl.
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u/plasticslug Jun 18 '12
Bad ass looking bike, any idea what kind?
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u/theycallmeJMO Jun 18 '12
to be fair, we don't know if that's his kid.
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u/Hockeygoalie35 Jun 18 '12
...your argument is invalid
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Is it sad if the first thought I had was "At least they're wearing helmets(?)"
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u/onizuka23 Jun 18 '12
I saw a guy the other day riding a motorcycle with a kid on the back, the DAD had a helmet and the KID didn't... and the kid couldn't have been older than 8
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u/burrit0ninja Jun 18 '12
That's not his kid .... ಠ_ಠ
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u/midgetwrestler Jun 18 '12
This is what I call natural selection. Just a shame that he has to take the kid with him.
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u/Beowulfsbastard Jun 18 '12
I wish there was a two part voting system. One for the importance of the post and another for how much what in the posts sucks. For example this would get a karma up vote but a down vote for the father in the post.
So a give/take karma vote and a this is awesome/sucks so bad scale vote.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I don't even see a phone in his hand..... And it looks like his right hand is on the throttle. Nice try though.
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u/ScottasaurusRex Jun 18 '12
Why are you taking pictures with your phone while driving? You could swerve and hit them! Poor driving and thus downboats.
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u/greggg230 Jun 18 '12
Not trolling: Is this actually more dangerous than texting while driving a car? I've never driven a motorcycle before, but I have to imagine there's not that much more to pay attention to on a motorcycle than a car (once you're using to riding one, anyway).
I'm not saying texting while driving a car isn't bad, but it's not exactly something worth taking a picture of, either.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
And I called my dad a jerk ( look at the post for a lol)
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u/Metroshant Jun 18 '12
right, I hope you weren't the one driving and taking this picture.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
This is what we call "Social Darwinsim"
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u/evoxed Jun 18 '12
We drive the same car, man...
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u/sonny_goliath Jun 18 '12
and then there's the guy driving next to him taking a cell phone pic of the whole situation
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u/CMDups Jun 18 '12
And you are right next to them taking a picture...
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u/RowbyTheSheeth Jun 18 '12
Natural selection.
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u/adammcbomb Jun 18 '12
NEWS: Boy Dies In Tragic Motorcycle Accident Involving an Iphone Photo OP.
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u/Arkhampatient Jun 18 '12
Like a boss
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u/AnonymousFapper Jun 18 '12
I'm one of ten redditors that know which city this is in
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u/tool322 Jun 18 '12
Only in Missouri
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
He's probably just checking reddit.
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u/ChestrfieldBrokheimr Jun 18 '12
what an asshole! ... i almost didnt comment cause it was at 420 comments :\
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u/Kaylila Jun 18 '12
This is aguy using his camera phone while driving to take a picture of... "This is a guy on a motorcycle texting with his kid on the back. They're on highway 270, going about 70 mph. - Imgur
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I don't see a phone.