Last year there was a young cop here in town who made a habit of sitting at the light right outside my apartment on his Suzuke with the straight pipes, and revving his engine (at 2:15 a.m.) while waiting for the light to change, then accelerating as fast as it was able up the street. My neighbor, a 71 yr old retired AF colonel, backed out to take his wife to hospital at the wrong moment - as the light changed - and the cop broadsided their car. According to the damage estimator, in half a city block he had gotten to around 50 mph (in a 35 zone).
Accident was ruled to be the cops fault due to excessive acceleration and speed. All I know is, that screaming ricer isn't waking me up at 2:15 am anymore. I feel sorry for the young cop, as he will never walk again, and has significant brain damage, but I am glad that screaming bike is silenced.