Crazy riding- An inspiration or a menace?

Just been watching the 'drag race NYC' and was wodering is it just these guys furthering the sport and pushing it to the limits, or are they just being pillocks and are to be frowned upon?
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Discuss:
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The probably do give us all a bad name right enough, but i would like to try one to see how I fare.
you got to admit that being up close and personal with cars in rush hour is one of the main attractions of cycling / cycle commuting right? very exciting!
See, they return, and bring us with them.