Smokers

[rule62]

Please stop throwing your lit butts out of the window while you're driving, especially when there is a motorcyclist behind you.  That's all I'm saying.  I used to smoke, but I got the "smoker's option package" for my car back then (ashtray).  Thinking that a cigarette butt will make your car smell any worse than it already does, is a farce.  Oh... and lit butts melt textile jackets, and start forest fires.

[metallimonster]

This really really pisses me off.  I always try to get next to someone and let them know that they shouldn't throw something that is on fire out their window especially when I person who could easily be killed by dropping their bike when said piece of flamming paper hits them. 

[Mike Qube]

A butt is better than the bag of Burger King trash that whacked me a couple of weeks ago.

[spolic]

Why do they save them all up in the ash tray and then dump them in a parking lot.      Or a few years ago out the window while I'm riding behind them.   

I live out in the sticks and have a really l o n g drive way.  I headed out on day to find a car at the end with a 'lady' pitching butts out the window.  So I get out of my car (still on my property) and pick them up and deposit them through the window and on her lap and tell here to leave.  She said a lot of bad words and me a drove off flipping them out as she left.   

As long as we are talking about smokers. 

Guys, if you're going to smoke a cigar, pony up for a good one and leave the cute little ones with the plastic tip for the 16 year olds.

[NAKID]

I'll take the BK trash over a lit cigarette any day...

[killaimdie]

I had a guy throw his chew at me a little while ago omw back to my room. He sped up, checked me out in his rear view mirror and tossed his chew at me. So I road raged, sped ahead of him, then matched speeds with the slow car in front of him. Oh glorious road rage.

[hbliam]

23111CVC. One thing I never give a warning for.

[swampduc]

23111CVC. One thing I never give a warning for.

What does that mean, the chew-throwing or road blocking? 

[hbliam]

What does that mean, the chew-throwing or road blocking? 

23111.  No person in any vehicle and no pedestrian shall throw or
discharge from or upon any road or highway or adjoining area, public
or private, any lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar, match, or any
flaming or glowing substance.  This section shall be known as the
Paul Buzzo Act.

[Spidey]

Then don't follow behind me. 

Actually, I don't smoke anymore and never tossed butts when there were riders behind.  The rest of the time?  Sure, sometimes.

[miamiduc]

A butt is better than the bag of Burger King trash that whacked me a couple of weeks ago.

This made me LOL. people can be such disgusting bastards.

[hbliam]

Then don't follow behind me. 

Actually, I don't smoke anymore and never tossed butts when there were riders behind.  The rest of the time?  Sure, sometimes.

From the road to the gutter to the storm drain to the ocean. #1 item collected at all beach cleanups.

[Spidey]

From the road to the gutter to the storm drain to the ocean. #1 item collected at all beach cleanups.

Yup.  I also sometimes don't separate the compostable material from the regular trash as required by local ordinance, and occasionally get groceries in a plastic bag.  <shrug>

[sroberts152]

I got hit once - years ago when I was a smoker myself.  I got pretty mad at the guy but decided to pull over and make sure it wasn't burning me, my gear or my bike instead of going after them.

Other than that, I've had a few close calls.  Mostly from passenger windows.  I always want to grab cigarettes from people that are smoking and hanging them out the window - haven't done it yet.

On the topic of smokers... One thing that angers me more than this is riding past a car and getting a big whiff of pot from the driver toking on his bowl.

[Scotzman]

In CA they USED to have a number to call to report people throwing butts out the window. It doesn't work anymore though, and really only if you're in the car anyways.