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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx
Racing two super cars on a crowded highway then bailing after a 6 vehicle collision without checking on anyone AND leaving almost a half ounce of weed in the car isn't "working the margins". At least not IMO.
Going 85 in a 70 is "working the margins". Using the shoulder to pass up stopped traffic on a motorway while on a motorcycle is "working the margins".
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Why's a Lamborghini going 90 on the freeway any worse than a Civic?
'Supercar' don't mean shit apart from Rice has more money than you do.
Oh, and now we're going to go with "Almost half an ounce of weed" in some attempt to create a scare quote? FFS, someone left an oversized joint in the cushions. Yes, that's FIRMLY 'in the margins'.
The difference between your example -- using a shoulder to pass in a motorcycle -- and 'a 6 car pileup' is a matter of execution and not sound decision-making. If anything, the motorcycle is far more dangerous to the rider than the incident with Rice. It emphasizes my point precisely. People attempt that pass on the shoulder with some regularity and a great deal many of them fail to execute it. Some die for their efforts.
The decisionmaking process there isn't any better. Only the outcome. And you want to have it both ways - harping on what might have been in Rice's case and ignoring it in the instance of the motorcycle on the shoulder.