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I used to live close to that tunnel before move to London and unfortunately everyone drives like this. I used to drive thru the "aisle" (as they call the space between lanes) in speeds around 80, 90km/h (not 120 like this guy), and one of the reasons is to avoid thieves. In Sao Paulo, if you have a 600cc or higher motorbike and don't drive like this, your bike WILL be stolen. It is not IF, is just WHEN. You WILL. There is a statistic saying that 60% of the 600cc+ motorbikes sold in Sao Paulo WILL BE STOLEN.
And the video below is a no shit bike robbery in progress. The black van at the top of the screen? Cops! Absolutely good fortune for the bike owner, watch how fast this all turns around from bad to good!
I used to live close to that tunnel before move to London and unfortunately everyone drives like this. I used to drive thru the "aisle" (as they call the space between lanes) in speeds around 80, 90km/h (not 120 like this guy), and one of the reasons is to avoid thieves. In Sao Paulo, if you have a 600cc or higher motorbike and don't drive like this, you WILL be robbed. It is not IF, is just WHEN. You WILL. There is a statistic saying that 60% of the 600cc+ motorbikes sold in Sao Paulo WILL BE ROBBED.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the reasons why I'm living in London now. That f... people destroyed my city.
Wow, thanks for letting us know!
DeleteI don't understand how going slower makes larger bikes easier to rob, please explain?
Just watch the first minute of this video. This explains why you need to be riding fast all the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfFZ_oZmi8A
DeleteSao Paulo is the largest city of Brazil (and South America as well), not the second. The second is Rio.
Sorry, my mistake, I'm just a public school educated car guy... and neither geography nor world history were even offered as classes in my high school.
DeleteNine minutes and twenty two seconds of retardedness! Riding a motorcycle is a high risk venue at best, as I've been riding since '78 and scene my share of accidents. But when I see things like this, even in foreign countries, it just doesn't help those of us who flow the traffic laws.
ReplyDeleteThe other commentor explains the faster they drive the less chance of getting robbed... he says this is Sao Paulo, and that's the 2nd largest city in Brazil, and he lived right next to that tunnel. I've asked him to explain why speed affects the robbery rate, and I hope he explains also what "getting robbed" is about. I don't know if he means bikes getting stolen, or wallets, and why going faster prevents that.
Deleteit just doesn't help those of us who flow the traffic laws. Sorry, I meant to write 'follow' the traffic laws, not flow the traffic laws.
Deletethey probably don't have the same laws in Brazil, certainly the 2nd video of the armed bike thief makes a very strong point of not slowing down. Damn, daylight fully public street intersection hijacking. Does that even happen in the US? For a bike? Hell, even bank robberies are pretty rare.
DeleteI'm sorry, I added a 2nd video to the post, have you seen it yet?
DeleteI agree. Will be sooo better if everyone start to follow the laws. Not only traffic laws, but laws. And yes, there is laws in Brazil about not driving like that idiot. However, laws are for humans...
DeleteBelieve me, my brother got his motorbike stolen in the same way, but there was no cop around. And statistics says that it happens 45 times each day...
I don't know why people still asking me why I've moved to London...