Spidy Sense - Ignore it at your peril

[slofox]

Say what you like about "spidy sense" - it works for me...

Heading South on Maungatautari Rd this morning - its narrow, windy and very rural.

Part way down, haven't seen a car all the way. Approaching an uphill right hander where a side road intersects on my left. The little voice pipes up - "take this one easy." So I wrap it off a little. And as I approach, a van coming the other way roars right into the side road, at high speed, without even checking the road. If I had not slowed down guess where I would have been...

Whilst I would never rely on the absence of the spidy sense to assume a clear road, I have learned over the years NEVER to ignore it when it does pipe up...it has been right on the button too many times.

Apart from that, a really nice ride this morning.

[Oakie]

Yep. It's saved me on more than one occasion. That creepy feeling is your friend.

[munterk6]

very true.. I too have been spared due to listening and ACTING on the wee voice.
In saying that, all the other voices can be confusing.....:buggerd:

[StoneY]

I get it with cops- dunno why or how- just get the feeling 'time to be on the 100 mark' and sure enough sneaky cops or cameras materialise in seconds or minutes-

It aint foolproof but happens too often
I like your term 'spidey sense' nice one

:cool:

[caseye]

very true.. I too have been spared due to listening and ACTING on the wee voice.
In saying that, all the other voices can be confusing.....:buggerd:

Well, what can anyone who'se ridden or driven for any length of time say, they'd be lying if they said the spidy doesn't exist.It DOES! and whoa betide the fool who doesn't listen to it.
Nice to hear that I'm not the only one with an inner voice/s the trick is to kinow which ones to listen too.LOL.

[Swoop]

Ignore the voices in your head, at your own peril!

Hang on. Perhaps that should be reworded...:rolleyes:

[Simon]

This is usually just selective recall.

You remembered this particular incident because something did happen, which cemented it as a memory. However, the other occasions where nothing happened despite premonitions, usually get forgotten...

[MSTRS]

This is usually just selective recall.

You remembered this particular incident because something did happen, which cemented it as a memory. However, the other occasions where nothing happened despite premonitions, usually get forgotten...

Not dissing you, but you've been riding since April this year...When you've been riding for a few years, see whether you feel differently.
The biker's sixth sense is very real, and I'd hazard a guess that it has a better than 50/50 strike rate too. But there's plenty of times when it doesn't kick in - then you're buggered, especially if you aren't continually scanning and planning.

[Dooly]

Had a situation on Saturday.

I was 3rd out of a dozen or so out Pongoroa way.

Came around a corner to a short uphill straight. Saw the 2 bikes in front of me, usually I would of nailed it and blasted uphill, but for some reason did'nt.
A farmer in a Landcruiser I think, towing a large trailer was pulling out of a hidden gate. He saw me and still pulled out.
I managed to stop or slow down quick ok, but if I had of done what I would of normally done, I would of hit the lot, and no doubt be sucking on the kumara.:lol:

[boomer]

Give Peter Jackson a call... he's waiting !

[slofox]

This is usually just selective recall.

You remembered this particular incident because something did happen, which cemented it as a memory. However, the other occasions where nothing happened despite premonitions, usually get forgotten...

There's always a bloody realist around somewhere isn't there!!! :pinch:

You are exactly correct. But there's no fun in your viewpoint. I much prefer to think its magic myself....:drool:

[vifferman]

I wrote off my VFR750 when I ignored the 'spidey sense'. :buggerd:

[Bender]

Dunno if it's spidey but I know what you mean. Coming out of Coromandel a few weeks back, just overtaking a Rav 4. As I came alongside the Rav a road came into view on my right - it cuts down through a cutting and is quite hard to see until you're close to it.

Spidey or whoever pipes up: "Abort overtake." So I did, braked and slid back behind the Rav.

Almost immediately a tradesperson - white van, meaty black bullbar, pulls up at the intersection, looks right for traffic but not left where we were and without stopping swings out onto the main road towards Coro opposite direction to us - he pulled onto a clear road thanks to me vacating it immediately before.

Ida been dead.

[DrewBroadley]

Not dissing you, but you've been riding since April this year...When you've been riding for a few years, see whether you feel differently.

Boy I'm glad it's just limited to bikers, because when I almost took out that biker coming the other way by crossing the center line at 150km/ph the other day, I got nothing :rolleyes:

[MSTRS]

I suspect that this is a mindless troll. In the unlikely event that it is true, then you are a prime tosser and deserve the title Knob-end Cager of the Week. And I can guarantee that karma will take care of you.

[PrincessBandit]

My spidey senses were working well for me this morning. Traveling down the motorway this morning on my way to Pukekohe I was preparing to overtake. Saw a black stationwagon coming up behind me in my mirror so let him pass; then just before pulling out behind him I decided to do one more check and there was another one (black stationwagon) directly behind him!!! Needless to say I waited a bit longer before taking my turn to pass.

The only explanation I could think of was that the second one was what I saw in my mirror, and the first one was in my blind spot. As he passed me I assumed he was the one I'd seen. You know what they say about assumptions....

[Swoop]

Dunno if it's spidey...
Yup, that is Mr Spidey, hard at work.

[CookMySock]

Tempting, isn't it - to think we can see around corners, sense cops coming, know when theres something on the road and when theres not.. But you can't. You're not superhuman.

Steve

[Ixion]

There are more things in Heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

I'll keep paying attention , thanks. Worked so far.

[Simon]

Not dissing you, but you've been riding since April this year...When you've been riding for a few years, see whether you feel differently.
The biker's sixth sense is very real...

I'm very much aware of the perception - I've been communing daily to Auckland's CBD on pedaly bike for the last six years, prior to adding an engine this year.

Ain't no magic though; Just good scanning, and forward "what if" thinking.

[MSTRS]

I'm very much aware of the perception - I've been communing daily to Auckland's CBD on pedaly bike for the last six years, prior to adding an engine this year.

Ain't no magic though; Just good scanning, and forward "what if" thinking.

Agreed. As I said...scanning and planning.
However - often there is a 'feeling' that suddenly takes place. Perhaps experience leads to subconsiously recognising subliminal clues, hence the feeling? Who can really know. But when it does kick in, ignore it at your peril.

[sondela]

Tempting, isn't it - to think we can see around corners, sense cops coming, know when theres something on the road and when theres not.. But you can't. You're not superhuman.

Steve

dang! you reckon?
So I've been wearing all that lycra with the "S" logo on it for nothing??

[Winston001]

I get it with cops- dunno why or how- just get the feeling 'time to be on the 100 mark' and sure enough sneaky cops or cameras materialise in seconds or minutes-


Me too - but its not infallible. :eek5: Started thinking about officers of da law south of Timaru and lo and behold, there he is coming the other way. I work on the principle that cops often travel in pairs about 5km apart so took it easy for a bit - then thought what the hell......

Shortly afterwards I found myself having a chat with a very polite officer in a mufti car......:Oops:

[madbikeboy]

Not dissing you, but you've been riding since April this year...When you've been riding for a few years, see whether you feel differently.
The biker's sixth sense is very real, and I'd hazard a guess that it has a better than 50/50 strike rate too. But there's plenty of times when it doesn't kick in - then you're buggered, especially if you aren't continually scanning and planning.

What he said. My sixth sense is excellent, and I listen to it all the time. I start to react as soon as that feeling happens. It has saved my bacon lots. It's funny, riding a bike is so much more intuitive than driving a car, your connection to your surrounds (spatialreasoningconnection5.1) is much better. Maybe that's why the sixth sense (or gut feel) works so much better.

[madbikeboy]

I'm very much aware of the perception - I've been communing daily to Auckland's CBD on pedaly bike for the last six years, prior to adding an engine this year.

Ain't no magic though; Just good scanning, and forward "what if" thinking.

Okay, I'm a pedally as well, I've been riding for 30 odd years, coaching, competing. Riding a motorcycle is similar, there are similarities, but the dynamic forces involved make the challenge much harder than a 7kg road bike (for example). My daily commuter bike has enough power to destroy a rear tire in an afternoon, so that needs to be factored in...

And after a lot of years riding motor-bicycles, I'm a lot more open to things like sixth sense, fate etc. There is magic out there, no other explanation for some of the stuff I have seen and experienced...

[slofox]

Tempting, isn't it - to think we can see around corners, sense cops coming, know when theres something on the road and when theres not.. But you can't. You're not superhuman.

Steve




Whilst I would never rely on the absence of the spidy sense to assume a clear road.....

Like I said....see above.