Over the past few weeks, we have seen a few videos showing how gatvol South Africans have become with the lawlessness of our roads.

There was the video showing a man being struck by a taxi driving on the wrong side of the road, and that was closely followed by an incident in Jozi where a road user and a taxi driver came to blows.

Maybe that’s what caused this motorcyclist, who wishes to remain anonymous, to speak to Times LIVE about a run-in he had with a taxi early on July 11 of this year, when the taxi knocked him from his bike:

[He] took a fall at about 80km/h after being side-swiped by a minibus taxi who had jumped a red traffic light in Northriding‚ Johannesburg.

“That is why they (minibus taxis) do whatever they want: because there are no consequences. They could not care less for our lives. If you look at how they drive‚ they do not care about their passengers either‚” said the biker…

Here’s the footage the motorcyclist captured:

Not even getting out of the driver’s seat after knocking a man off his bike – classy.

The motorcyclist is still raging, and rightly so:

“When three [minibus] taxis stop beside you‚ you can’t do anything. You can’t pull the driver out of the [minibus] taxi.”

The biker reported the accident to the Douglasdale police station but said he has not been contacted since. He damaged his right knee ligaments and his Suzuki GW250 was written off. “It’s a cheapie. The damage was R25‚000 and the value was R35‚000.”

This was his first run-in with a minibus taxi‚ but it did not stop him from getting back in the saddle. “At least I don’t work on the Fourways side anymore. I work closer to home now. I ride a motorcycle every day.”

He advised motorists not to take on minibus taxis‚ especially if they are motorcyclists on their own. “They (minibus taxis) stand together.”

Given that the police apparently haven’t lifted a finger to assist the biker, it’s no wonder that the taxi drivers don’t seem bothered.

[source:timeslive]