Riding like a dickhead - confessions of an old biker.

[neels]

It doesn't seem unreasonable to use the advice from the older bikers who have survived to try and educate the future.

I have had many experiences when checking the (big clunky ugly) mirrors after turning on the (big clunky ugly) indicators when about to pass seeing another bike dive out of the line behind when there's an opportunity to pass.

This may be in part due to the fact that I'm so fucking slow in the first place, but I've managed to avoid getting cleaned up from behind by someone else who is taking no notice of what those in front are doing.

I'm not a fan of the ride with the group at whatever speed the leader decides it should be, more of the see you when we get there type, but equally I'll sit where I am and stay out of the way until the ones who are likely to maim me are safely up the road ahead.

[onearmedbandit]

Your blood should be bottled.

Oh, that's right, quite a lot of it was.

I should've charged for it!

A lot of my friends hate the idea of getting old, I on the other hand (no pun in ten did) love it, the older I get the more I realise I have to learn.

[wetanz]

Below there is a sample MOCA. There are probably big pads of these all different in detail but they seem to follow a similar format.

ha
... have to say, i know, for sure, those animals arent my kids so i have no fukk'n idea what their names are - the lion could be Wally as far as i know - perhaps 'it' identifies as a bottle of water and calls himself Nestle

... the visuospatial is more an IQ mindbender ... 1A2B3C4D5E
... draw a clock ... as what? 12hr/24hr/analogue/digital/am/pm?

... as for abstraction - finding the similarities between words - they dont stipulate whether as nouns or verbs or ...

libtards

[pritch]

This is a bit of a puzzle to me. For once I wouldn't disagree with the Police that speed was a factor. Apparently alcohol wasn't a factor because the police had been speaking to him only minutes prior. It's a big bike (a BMW inline four?) so presumably he's an experienced rider.

If you watch the associated clip until the end the crash was captured on a security camera. Even in slow mo it's quick. I think the speed limit there is 60kph.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/35...ymouth-highway

[Hoonicorn]

"We need a speed camera here"
moments later...
"The police just minutes ago gave him a ticket for speeding, he obviously didn't listen"

Put in some speed bumps, there are other options than a camera. Getting a ticket obviously wasn't going to change his behaviour. Also, if that's a car yard, is that a dealership, and if it's cost him $80,000, why hasn't he invested in a barrier or requested the council install one?

[R650R]

That sort of crash should be excluded from statistics and just filed under utter stupidity.
Our local rag has also a recent high speed crash from Saturday. Its happened well inside a 50 mph area where there might also be 30 roadworks signs. An open road level of damage has occurred with one car head on. Police are said to have clocked him at 130k on outskirts of town, presumably in the 100k area. There’s nowhere to hide so likely travelling at excess through 70 and 50 before crashing about 1-2km from where cops sighted.

[1/32 man]

Ah Mr R650R....I think I can guess your locale.

I read the crash report and immediately felt some cliched thoughts pop into my head such as the drivers age, gender and narcotic contents of his blood.

That qualifies as reckless stupidity that endangers anyone nearby or on the road.

I ride along there quite often.

[Berries]

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Bloody cagers.

[R650R]

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Bloody cagers.

Only 170 must have been stuck in 2nd gear. You do have to laugh at the impound part. It’s bit inconsequential when he’s prob got 28days instant disqualification and will be in court before that finishes for a much larger disqualification period.

[Gremlin]

Put in some speed bumps, there are other options than a camera. Getting a ticket obviously wasn't going to change his behaviour. Also, if that's a car yard, is that a dealership, and if it's cost him $80,000, why hasn't he invested in a barrier or requested the council install one?

Speed bumps would have just given him more air time Looks like the dealer does have bollards (well, square metal sunk into the ground), but by some miracle he missed every one of them (solid odds that if he did hit one, it would have cleaved him in half). No point offering advice to this knucklehead... just, "Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly"

Much like dog ownership. No point putting in tighter rules if the owner didn't bothering registering the dog before... just the law abiding people getting impacted.