And we wonder why they hate us.

[antvq]

Packs of motorcycles swarming St. Louis area highways

Drivers have reported huge packs of motorcycles swarming the highways around St. Louis, with the bikers pulling stunts, making hand gestures and forcing cars off the roadway.

There has been no official word yet from the state highway patrol or other public safety officials.

The reports started coming in around 2 p.m. from various spots on I-270 and I-70, most recently in the north St. Louis county area. Some claimed to see as many as 800 to 1,000 motorcycles in a pack.

There has been at least one major accident, which resulted in serious injuries and forced the closure of I-270 near New Halls Ferry Road. The injured were flown to an area hospital, according to the state highway patrol. No further details are known at this time.

Brian Johnson of St. Louis said he was heading on I-170 north to Lambert International Airport with his wife when he saw the pack of motorcycles on the other side of the highway.

"There was a good half mile stretch where it was 20 bikes wide the whole highway," he said. "It was hundreds after hundreds after hundreds of bikes."

Johnson said the bikers were not your typical Harley Davidson types; most were wearing racing suits and riding speed bikes like you would see in stunt shows.

He said the first group of bikers were pumping their fists; the second group created a ringlike formation and had bikers riding down the middle doing wheelies.

Johnson said cars were forced over to the shoulder of the road and trying to get off. There were also traffic tie-ups on his side of the highway as drivers slowed to gawk at the spectacle.

"When they were out around the other cars it was dangerous," he said. "When they took over the entire highway it was like being in a motorcycle show."

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_2b10b7d4-e16f-11e0-bd73-0019bb30f31a.html


What is the fact to fiction ratio in this story?   Any members from the area want to chime in on the likelihood of "800 to 1,000 motorcycles in a pack."?

Regardless, it seems as though some fellow riders have riled up the general public which is NEVER good for the rest of us.

[stevent]

Gad Damn trouble makin' motor sikkle hippies and their murder-cycles, oughta' shoot the bastards I tell you! ever' gad damn one of 'em........son's a' bitches......

 

[Justin]

800-1000?  

I don't buy it

[Kootenanny]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/article_cd2e8b00-e240-11e0-b46f-0019bb30f31a.html

[onedollarjuana]

Packs of autos swarming St. Louis area highways

Riders have reported huge packs of autos swarming the highways around St. Louis, with the drivers talking on cell phones, making hand gestures and forcing motorcycles off the roadway.

There has been no official word yet from the state highway patrol or other public safety officials.

The reports started coming in around 2 p.m. from various spots on I-270 and I-70, most recently in the north St. Louis county area. Some claimed to see as many as 800 to 1,000 cars in a pack.

There has been at least one major accident, which resulted in serious injuries and forced the closure of I-270 near New Halls Ferry Road. The injured were flown to an area hospital, according to the state highway patrol. No further details are known at this time.

Brian Johnson of St. Louis said he was heading on I-170 north to Lambert International Airport with his wife when he saw the pack of autos on the other side of the highway.

"There was a good half mile stretch where it was 20 cars wide the whole highway," he said. "It was hundreds after hundreds after hundreds of cars."

Johnson said the drivers were not your typical salesmen types; most were wearing warmup suits and driving mini vans like you would see at soccer games.

He said the first group of bikers were curling their eyelashes; the second group created a wall-like formation and had drivers going down the middle reading newspapers.

Johnson said bikes were forced over to the shoulder of the road and trying to get off. There were also traffic tie-ups on his side of the highway as riders slowed to gawk at the spectacle.

"When they were out around the other bikes it was dangerous," he said. "When they took over the entire highway it was like being in a shopping mall parking lot."

[The Dude]

"There was a good half mile stretch where it was 20 bikes wide the whole highway,"

It's a four lane (each direction) highway, right? Obviously, this guy cannot count. I wouldn't put much faith in any of his numbers. I'm sure there was a pack, but you'd think they could have found a better witness. It's funny that all these motorists were "forced off the highway" by 400 lb sport bikes, yet no one interviewed for the article was affected by the bikes.

[Bogie]

A motorcycle flash mob?  

[Zixxerpilot]

It's called Ride of the Century. What they, aren't telling you is that it's a huge event held the same time every year,  and the SP helps block off a section of that highway for a while.  But people still get pissed about it.



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[Zixxerpilot]

Closer to 2500 last year.

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[The Dude]

Oh, the humanity!








So what, they're immature attention whores... just like pirates. At least most of these riders were wearing gear.

It's called Ride of the Century. What they, aren't telling you is that it's a huge event held the same time every year,

Seems to be a poor choice of a name for an annual event.

[scottzilla]

Packs of autos swarming St. Louis area highways

Riders have reported huge packs of autos swarming the highways around St. Louis, with the drivers talking on cell phones, making hand gestures and forcing motorcycles off the roadway.

There has been no official word yet from the state highway patrol or other public safety officials.

The reports started coming in around 2 p.m. from various spots on I-270 and I-70, most recently in the north St. Louis county area. Some claimed to see as many as 800 to 1,000 cars in a pack.

There has been at least one major accident, which resulted in serious injuries and forced the closure of I-270 near New Halls Ferry Road. The injured were flown to an area hospital, according to the state highway patrol. No further details are known at this time.

Brian Johnson of St. Louis said he was heading on I-170 north to Lambert International Airport with his wife when he saw the pack of autos on the other side of the highway.

"There was a good half mile stretch where it was 20 cars wide the whole highway," he said. "It was hundreds after hundreds after hundreds of cars."

Johnson said the drivers were not your typical salesmen types; most were wearing warmup suits and driving mini vans like you would see at soccer games.

He said the first group of bikers were curling their eyelashes; the second group created a wall-like formation and had drivers going down the middle reading newspapers.

Johnson said bikes were forced over to the shoulder of the road and trying to get off. There were also traffic tie-ups on his side of the highway as riders slowed to gawk at the spectacle.

"When they were out around the other bikes it was dangerous," he said. "When they took over the entire highway it was like being in a shopping mall parking lot."

 

[Liquidsilver]

Looks like we got some real fun riding there.  
 
 
I'm so sorry I was out of town for that.   Not.  

[ConPilot1]

Buncha goodamn punk-ass squids with gear who think they're cool.

"Owning the highway"
"Taking over Downtown"  Gangsta-type talk right there.


Bunch of bullshit and agree with the OP that it gives us a bad rap.

Go ride in the fucking mountains like you're supposed to.

Didn't they just do something like this up in NYC?

[antvq]

In the first vid there were clearly large numbers of bikes running red lights with no police to block the cross traffic.   I guess I can see why people were complaining.

[Hambonee]

Sigh..this sort of crap should be kept out on the back roads and away from cities.

Though..I do love the squid riding around with the helmet perched on top of his head.

[RRdvark]

Okay, I really laughed when the camera bike in video three couldn't pull a wheelie.

[MonkeyNuke]

Looks like fun.  Police need to accept it in order to control it.
 However, I think the fellow pulling the wheelie in the center (suicide) turn lane was asking for trouble

[Blunder]

It's 'Critical Mass' for the squids.

[boogeyman]

Sigh..this sort of crap should be kept out on the back roads and away from cities.

Though..I do love the squid riding around with the helmet perched on top of his head.

You can keep that in your city pal.  I moved to the country for a reason!

[ianbh]

In the first vid there were clearly large numbers of bikes running red lights with no police to block the cross traffic.   I guess I can see why people were complaining.

They need "road captains"!  Ian, Iowa