Just walked in the office fuming. I had to run an errand here in Santa Monica. On my way back I stopped at the light right next to a couple years old silver Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T. The light goes green I start moving and I see the guy right on my tail about an inch away from me. I gun it only to see that the guy is trying to keep up. I am sorry. A Jetta can’t keep up with any motorcycle let along the Orange Beast. The guy is right next to me at the next stop light. And even before the light turns green he guns it. A VW/Audi 1.8 turbo engine does provide some torque good enough for a small Jetta. It seemed like he was going at least 65 mph till he had to stop at the next light. Sort of like a “Meet the parents” kind of style if you know the reference. For the record the posted speed limit at that street, Colorado Ave in Santa Monica is 30 mph.

I was getting pissed. I can maybe understand going a bit over the speed limit. But more than twice the speed limit in a car weaving around frightened Santa Monica soccer moms? Not so much.

Next stop light the guy guns it again even before the light turns green. I wait till it turns green and gun it to to catch up to him and possibly talk some sense to the idiot. He clocked 80 mph till he had to stop again at the 3rd light. When I pulled up I saw an older white male. He was lokoing straight ahead and seemed visibly frustratedand. My revving did not attract his attention. And when I was about to get off the bike and knock on his window all of the sudden he began banging on his steering wheel. That’s when the light turned green again. He went on his crazy way and I pulled into my office’s parking garage to fume about this on my blog.

So if you are in the greater LA area please beware of the following vehicle - early 2000s silver VW Jetta 1.8T custom license plate RR AIA with a middle aged white male behind the steering wheel. If you do seem him either try to stay away or punch his lights out.

And this is a one mile commute stretch when this thing happened about half hour ago, around 11am:

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