Man Adds Flamethrower to Bike, Warns Tailgaters
A plumber's answer to drivers with poor motor-manners.
It's easy to get frustrated when some jerk with a big, fancy car cuts you off or gives you a little smirk when he over-takes you. One plumber in the UK fed up with dealing with obnoxious drivers decided to take matters into his own hands and add a little va-va-voom to his moped.
The Daily Mail reports that 30-year-old Colin Furze rigged his 60mph bike with a rear-facing flamethrower because he was fed up with drivers cutting him off. "It's a lot of fun and firing the flames makes me feel like James Bond," said Furze.
Furze originally rigged the flame-thrower to a BMX bicycle and found it worked pretty well. After making a few modifications and setting himself on fire a couple of times, he managed to rig up a moped-friendly version that can be operated and controlled via a button on the handlebars and a lever.
"The flames are pretty big and up to 15ft long so you could definitely set fire to someone's car if you wanted to," the Daily Mail cites the plumber as saying.
Unfortunately for Colin, he's not allowed take his flamethrowing moped on the road. "I've been told that if I fire the flames while riding on the road it's equivalent to using a firearm and I could be in a lot of trouble."
Looks like he'll have to make do with practicing his rude hand gestures then.
Image credit: Daily Mail
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But look! He's on the road! GASP!
What good are flames shooting from your backside when a drivers cuts you off. Basically he just turned himself into a bigger jerk than jerks who cut him off.
Looks like Batman was affected by the recession too.
That is freaking AWESOME!
He's farting GAS !! ... no, this time the REAL ONE !!!
I'd love something like that for people who tailgate. People need to learn to maintain a good following distance.
I'd like to mount this on the back of my car for the stupid bicyclists in this city...
ha ha ha this is better for the ones that like to follow really close. wonderful
He's farting GAS !! ... no, this time the REAL ONE !!!
win^
I'd love something like that for people who tailgate. People need to learn to maintain a good following distance.
Maybe if people would get a clue and not get in the passing lane and proceed not to pass. If you want to be a Sunday driver thats fine just get in the slow lane and do it.
Doesn't matter...if the person is going 45 in a 75, and you can't legally pass, then you still don't tailgate. Why put yourself in danger because of an idiot driver? Pull over, take a break, or call the cops to report the idiot.
Looks like Batman was affected by the recession too.
but he can be one AWESOME Power Ranger!!!!
That's not a bike, but it is a badass scooter
might just be a fired employee
that is why Top Gear is the best show
Why not fit one at the front too? If someone's just cut you up ... PAYBACK!
I had a chemistry teacher with an old car that ran dirty. He put a sparkplug in his tailpipe with a pushbutton on the dash. Didn't get a big flame, but it did surprise tailgaters.
Either he is leaning forward to counteract the incredible acceleration of that high performance machine he is riding or he is a total douchebag.
"After making a few modifications and setting himself on fire a couple of times..."
roflmao
Hmmm.... Imagine this on a DeLorean!
Maybe if people would get a clue and not get in the passing lane and proceed not to pass. If you want to be a Sunday driver thats fine just get in the slow lane and do it.
If you are in a 35mph zone and you are following a car going ~35mph you have no right to tailgate them. Even if they are in a "passing lane" since both lanes are of the same speed limit rating. Thinking contrary to this is why we have so many accidents.
If the person you are following is going much slower than the speed limit in the passing lane... there isn't a whole lot you can do. No matter the tailgating, Posturing, Swearing and Beeping that you might do: They still have the right of way. More often than not drivers will eventually let you pass if they know you want to pass but give them ample space between you. Repect cultures respect after all.
As for this gimick.. Sure we all wish for one in certain roadrage situations. However, having such a device might make a person itch to use it. I'll stick with gesturing.
He should get an airhorn or a spot light.
He should get a f****** real bike...
Btw, throw that at my car Ill throw your off the road with my front bumper.
"Why not fit one at the front too? If someone's just cut you up ... PAYBACK!"
Um. Ever spit in the wind? How about piss? Try it with a stream of fire.
Admit it. How many of you really thought of this before? I know I have, not that I would have actually gone through with it.
Hilarious!
If you are in a 35mph zone and you are following a car going ~35mph you have no right to tailgate them. Even if they are in a "passing lane" since both lanes are of the same speed limit rating.
Actually no that is incorrect, in Texas anyway. The passing lane is for "passing" if you are not passing you should not be in it. You get get a citation for abusing the lane. The signs say "Slower traffic keep right" not "Slower traffic keep right...unless you are going 35"
Using a spot light will get you into nearly as much trouble, the authorities frown on blinding other drivers…
so if he does catch someone on fire what's to stop them from slamming on the gas and running him down?
All the driver has to say was that they were afraid for their life and had to defend themselves.
If you are in a 35mph zone and you are following a car going ~35mph you have no right to tailgate them. Even if they are in a "passing lane" since both lanes are of the same speed limit rating. Thinking contrary to this is why we have so many accidents.If the person you are following is going much slower than the speed limit in the passing lane... there isn't a whole lot you can do. No matter the tailgating, Posturing, Swearing and Beeping that you might do: They still have the right of way. More often than not drivers will eventually let you pass if they know you want to pass but give them ample space between you. Repect cultures respect after all.As for this gimick.. Sure we all wish for one in certain roadrage situations. However, having such a device might make a person itch to use it. I'll stick with gesturing.
No actually. In many places there is a legally designated passing lane, it just isn't enforced properly. (in the US at least, which constitutes the bulk of my driving history)... The left lanes are the passing lanes because (1. The driver is on the left and has a better view of that side (and right hand mirrors are such crap that they are required to have that warning written on them) and (2. because 99% of entry and exit ramps are on the right side of the freeway. So...the right hand lanes are expected to move more slowly because of entering and exiting cars, and drivers are expected to overtake on the left to minimize problems with blindspots. Even in areas without such laws, if the driver sits in the left seat, slow traffic belongs on the right. They have the right to move to the right, not the right of way.
Your description also fails to mention WHY this person is doing the speed limit in the passing lane. It is because they are tired of having to speed up and slow down when they drive to the right where they belong (because of the merging near the ramps), and they are selfish, and they are pretty convinced their crap doesn't stink, and they are going to block the passing lane if they want, and they really don't care if there are four and a half miles of cars backed up behind them.
Slow drivers are quicker to hit their brakes and slower to speed back up. They have no concept of the accordion effect. They don't get it that they are the number one reason that freeways backup, save for the cell phone drivers. They don't understand that their narrow view of the time they spend righteously going the speed limit has next to no relevance.
You go however fast you want, but if you're in the passing lane and someone pulls up behind you don't just be selfish and keep blocking the flow of traffic. You get your ass out of their way, just let them have their speeding ticket, and reduce the traffic density for the people that come behind you.
Thats a scooter not a moped. Moped's have pedals.
If you are in a 35mph zone and you are following a car going ~35mph you have no right to tailgate them. Even if they are in a "passing lane" since both lanes are of the same speed limit rating. Thinking contrary to this is why we have so many accidents.If the person you are following is going much slower than the speed limit in the passing lane... there isn't a whole lot you can do. No matter the tailgating, Posturing, Swearing and Beeping that you might do: They still have the right of way. More often than not drivers will eventually let you pass if they know you want to pass but give them ample space between you. Repect cultures respect after all.As for this gimick.. Sure we all wish for one in certain roadrage situations. However, having such a device might make a person itch to use it. I'll stick with gesturing.
Actually I should clarify my comment as it was meant for Freeway/Interstate drivers and not city traffic.