Skill #1

**Paul in NZ** · 8th August 2016, 08:11

Stick to your side of the F*&%king road

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world-vide...lery_id=163882

Jesus - words fail me...

**oldiebutagoody** · 8th August 2016, 08:53

There's a reason why the cliche "cutting corners to get the job done" has negative connotations...........

Ride like everyone else on the road is an idiot, and you won't be far off the truth sometimes.

**Taxythingy** · 8th August 2016, 11:58

To be old and wise, you first have to be young and stupid. But not too stupid, else this might happen.

This was stupid dialled to 11.

Need to make the first part of the licence process about attitude.
1. Am I going to fuck up someone else's day?
2. Am I going to fuck up my passenger's day?
3. Am I going to fuck up my day?

**MIXONE** · 8th August 2016, 13:33

That is why I go on very few group rides.

**Maha** · 8th August 2016, 14:17

Originally Posted by MIXONE

That is why I go on very few group rides.

Free for all with variant skill levels and no structure can = Whoa fuck! moments. I went on several such rides within a couple of years of starting out, and after two bins on one and three on another my head said no more.

**Metastable** · 8th August 2016, 15:53

That was insane! Accidents like this don't help to keep unrestricted roads the way they are now. Two bikes head on .... wide open corner with good visibility. WOW!

**Banditbandit** · 8th August 2016, 17:07

Yes .. that's exactly why riders should not cut corners ...

**Saarg** · 8th August 2016, 18:22

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Stick to your side of the F*&%king road

+1 that

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**Ntoxcated** · 8th August 2016, 19:10

Originally Posted by MIXONE

That is why I go on very few group rides.

The dude at the back that was following too close and ended up in the ditch is perhaps the 'victim' of a group ride, but it looked like the offending party here was just passing in an inappropriate place that probably would have happened no matter what was in front of him.

**Ifsn8u** · 8th August 2016, 22:12

Hey dude, lets do a head on and see if we can make a fireball.....

In all seriousness though what a douche. the line is there for a reason.

**IronPawz** · 8th August 2016, 23:26

Godz that is horrible. The offender was way over (seems to try and go right outside the oncoming guy even) and one of them is on fire on the ground at the end. I can think of at least 2 times I've ended up on the wrong side of the road through my own poor judgement, all without incident, all years ago and each one a personal embarrassment. But for the grace of the great spaghetti monster in the sky (may his noodley appendages bless you all) go I.

I can also think of of a few group rides where I've seen a lot of pointless passing in bad places.

**PrincessBandit** · 13th August 2016, 10:15

Originally Posted by IronPawz

Godz that is horrible. The offender was way over (seems to try and go right outside the oncoming guy even) and one of them is on fire on the ground at the end. I can think of at least 2 times I've ended up on the wrong side of the road through my own poor judgement, all without incident, all years ago and each one a personal embarrassment. But for the grace of the great spaghetti monster in the sky (may his noodley appendages bless you all) go I.

I can also think of of a few group rides where I've seen a lot of pointless passing in bad places.

I think we can all identify with your post. It's just a fact of life though that for some they don't survive to learn their lesson. What is worse is that others who do survive disasters like that don't always take the necessary lessons which came at such tragic cost.

**Katman** · 13th August 2016, 10:37

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

I think we can all identify with your post. It's just a fact of life though that for some they don't survive to learn their lesson. What is worse is that others who do survive disasters like that don't always take the necessary lessons which came at such tragic cost.

And what's even worse is when innocent others don't survive someone's act of stupidity.

**MrMarko** · 13th August 2016, 10:38

Originally Posted by Katman

And what's even worse is when innocent others don't survive someone's act of stupidity.

100% agree.

**onearmedbandit** · 13th August 2016, 19:00

Originally Posted by cassina

That guy must have been under real intense pressure to keep up not to notice the bike coming the other way. The guy overtaking behind him must have been under pressure too. As for the guy who crashed off the road that's the price you sometimes pay for rubber necking.

Or....he just fucked up due to his own stupid decision, nothing to do with feeling like he had to keep up. Maybe he wasn't even a part of that group.