I think for the RRS driver, his problems have just started. This is a gang who's had one of their own paralyzed and my guess is that they'll probably seek revenge.
I wish we knew what happened that caused the initial biker to brake test him. What damage was actually done to the RRS, that actually caused him to run them over like them way he did.
Was his life actually in actual danger? or did he overreact?
Looking at the other side of the coin, imagine you're riding in a group, ok, perhaps you're all a little menacing pulling wheelies and so on.. Anyway, your group all slows down.. Remember you're not in communication with them just following what everyone else is doing. So you slow down too.. OK there's a bit of a kerfuffle going on a few bikes back towards a RRJ, that's really all you know for now. You're curious, you're looking over your shoulder to see whats going on.. Next thing you know, you're being mowed down by the RRJ. Now you've had your spine crushed. Was it your fault, just because one or maybe more in your party were being idiots?
We really need to know what was done to cause the driver to react like that. Yes he had his child in the car, yes there was a gang like, who lets face it, are not a bunch of 40+ Frank Thomas's on their fazers that you're probably more accustom too. These stuntz riders are typically black, and like to look menacing, with hells angel style clothing / helmets. Skull face coverings. So yep they're scarier than your average bike gang. However even if he upset them, putting his hands up and apologizing, my guess is that ut would have probably just resulted in a foot in the door, as appose to being chased down for nearly killing a few of them, and now forever having to live in fear..
Of course it could have all gone the other way, and he been shot, but really, i think that's most probably unlikely, and he could have diffused the situation, and the driving off, should really have been the ABSOLUTE last course of action. Cos when you're mowing down people, you're mowing down people in front of you, who probably have little to no idea of really what's going on.
Being chased down AFTER you've run people over is also acceptable. The rider who attacked the RRJ after he got cornered in, handed himself in. It could be argued that he was acting in self defense to stop others being attacked.
As a family man, and a biker, I would like to think I'd of tried a little more to diffuse the situation. Thugs or no thugs, i think once they realized they were harassing a family, rather than some rich boy in an RRJ they'd of probably backed off.
