What a fucking idiot!

[Mom]

Me that is.

To the young fella in the black hatch back I nearly had a head on with this afternoon, I apologise for placing us both in that situation, however, it may just be a timely reminder for us both that we need to pay more attention, or in my situation to not ASS-U-ME anything. You need to be more aware of where your turnoff is and to USE YOUR FUCKING INDICATORS!!!!

That was the closest near miss I have ever had, and thanks to very good brakes, quick reactions, and a well handling bike I got away with it. Saw the whites of the on coming car drivers eyes too :shit:

I was committed to an overtaking manouver, which with the benefit of hind sight I should not have attempted where I was. Thankfully I had only just opened the throttle from almost stopped so I did not have too much speed up, I saw this hatch back, he was not indicating to turn up the road I was on, and infact, both myself and the car I was overtaking were sure he was going past us as we both moved out in tandem. I went wide to go around the hatch back at the same time he decided at the last moment to turn up towards me. All I saw was this flash of black car heading straight for me with its tyres squealling so fast was the decision to turn.

I stood Millie up, we were keeled over a bit as it is a right hand turn out of the road, and opened the throttle and went straight, praying I went between the two cars. I did!

If I were a cat I have just used up a couple of my lives, no question. Take care out there guys, dont be impatient, there will always be a better/safer place to overtake and dont for any reason ASSUME anything!

Very pleased to be home safe and sound after a really cool ride out.

[MIXONE]

Lucky escape Mom.Were your spidey senses not screaming in your ear?

[PrincessBandit]

Eeeek. Sounds like there might have been a coupla changes of underwear going on shortly thereafter...

Glad to hear you're still with us and that the timely lesson was not a tragic one.

[Mom]

Lucky escape Mom.Were your spidey senses not screaming in your ear?


No spidey sense had deserted me I am afraid, I was in teh "zone" having a great ride and I guess pushing that envelope a bit harder than I usually do. Lesson learned.



Eeeek. Sounds like there might have been a coupla changes of underwear going on shortly thereafter...

Glad to hear you're still with us and that the timely lesson was not a tragic one.

I tell you, that was horrible, I think it was the shakes afterwards as the adrenaline subsided that was the worst. I couple of husge deep breaths helped. What a dork I was!

[ducatilover]

Bit of an underpants destroying moment for you :shit: Next time, make sure you notice the angle of the hair on the drivers neck, this will tell you everything you need to know about this avoidable near-accident.

[Mom]

Bit of an underpants destroying moment for you :shit: Next time, make sure you notice the angle of the hair on the drivers neck, this will tell you everything you need to know about this avoidable near-accident.

LOL, no, I was just a complete dickhead. I suppose I can call it a brain fart? All I know is I could almost hear my bones breaking, at the same time I was avoiding what should have been a very nasty crash. All my fault too I might add. For sure, he was not indicating, for sure he took the turn at speed, and all of a sudden, BUT...

I was on the wrong side of the road, taking a risk that was totally stupid and unrequired, there are many places not that far away that I could have blasted this guy into the weeds. Totally and utterly my fault. And this from the biggest nana you can imagine.

This was definately rider at fault!

[ducatilover]

LOL, no, I was just a complete dickhead. I suppose I can call it a brain fart? All I know is I could almost hear my bones breaking, at the same time I was avoiding what should have been a very nasty crash. All my fault too I might add. For sure, he was not indicating, for sure he took the turn at speed, and all of a sudden, BUT...

I was on the wrong side of the road, taking a risk that was totally stupid and unrequired, there are many places not that far away that I could have blasted this guy into the weeds. Totally and utterly my fault. And this from the biggest nana you can imagine.

This was definately rider at fault! I guess you could call it an epic brain fart, it's good that it ended nicely though :Police: We "learn" and carry on.

[Mom]

I guess you could call it an epic brain fart, it's good that it ended nicely though :Police: We "learn" and carry on.

Epic brain fart from someone that has been riding for a long time...

If I can do that sort of shit anyone can.

I hope others read this and learn from my dumb mistake. No speed involved here, just poor choices.

[ducatilover]

Epic brain fart from someone that has been riding for a long time...

If I can do that sort of shit anyone can.

I hope others read this and learn from my dumb mistake. No speed involved here, just poor choices.

It's an eye opener, I've had a few brain farts, they have all resulted in splattering :mellow:

[TOTO]

drink a glass of water. It will be the tastiest glass of water you have ever had.

[Maha]

.... I guess alot of us can (but wont) own up to the odd mistake/poor decision made while in the pilot seat.
I have ended up on the wrong side of the road once or twice, thankfully for me there was nobody else using the same bit road at that time.
Coming away alive and upright and understanding why that just happened, is something to talk about over a beer later in the day.

[YellowDog]

Yes we all have them, but staying cool and looking for an exit; rather than instinctively yanking on the front brake and praying is IMO the way to go.

Nice one :niceone:

[Mom]

Yes we all have them, but staying cool and looking for an exit; rather than instinctively yanking on the front brake and praying is IMO the way to go.

Nice one :niceone:

Oh, trust me I was praying :lol:

Far canal, I do actually mean what I said in the opening post. I apologise to the driver of that hatch back, I guess I should also extend that to the 4x4 that I was in the process of overtaking :pinch:

What a shocker, I am so glad I am here and not in many bits for the medics to attempt to patch up, and for my family to be worried about.

What a fucken idiot!

[Tink]

Here is the lesson learnt by me.. overtaking can be faultless if the car can 1. hear you. 2. see you 3. has looked in their rear vision mirror... I was nearly bowled over by a car on my Yammy because I did not look behind me.. IN SAYING THAT... I am not sure who pulled out to overtake first... so where is the rule here.

Mom glad you came up ok... and yes I have learnt something!

[Mom]

Mom glad you came up ok... and yes I have learnt something!

I am glad to be here too Tink. I was being a wanker and about came unstuck :pinch:

[Mom]

3. has looked in their rear vision mirror... I was nearly bowled over by a car on my Yammy because I did not look behind me..

Oh, and just for the record, what is happening behind you is as important as what is in front of you. I scan mirrors ALL the time. Never move out until you have checked nothing is coming up behind you.

Situational awareness.

[Bikemad]

whip it......sounds like you almost got whupped good and proper..........thankfully you can relate said incident without the aid of an interpretor???..........yeah i know.....spelling grammer etc

[FJRider]

I've found if you multiply the risk factor in overtaking, by the number of vehicles you can see within 100 metres (with no median barrier) ... and listen to the voices ...

[FJRider]

Oh, and just for the record, what is happening behind you is as important as what is in front of you. I scan mirrors ALL the time. Never move out until you have checked nothing is coming up behind you.

Situational awareness.

And just for the record ... most of us with any real experience on the open road, will have done similar ... just may not be keen to admit it ...

The pucker effect does work ... and bikers have nine lives ... well the one's that ride like pussies ... :lol:

[p.dath]

Eek. That is a bit terrifying.

The maturity (which we all know you have!) to reflect back on what you could have done better is what separates good and bad riders.

[DMNTD]

Best I put my hand up for an appalling decision I made yesterday too :mellow:
100% my fault, zero questions about it and had something to reflect on during the rest of the ride.

[Edbear]

Epic brain fart from someone that has been riding for a long time...

If I can do that sort of shit anyone can.

I hope others read this and learn from my dumb mistake. No speed involved here, just poor choices.

We all do it at times, probably more often than we care to admit. One thing that sobers me in analyzing what went wrong is to emphasise to myself the unarguable fact that despite all the "why's" and "wherefore's", it DID HAPPEN!

We are human, not machines and we make errors of judgement, that is a fact of life. All we can do is try to minimize the risks we knowingly take. That's also why we take out insurance and drive/ride the best we can afford, because we know that despite our best efforts, bad things happen, yes, even preventable things.


Here is the lesson learnt by me.. overtaking can be faultless if the car can 1. hear you. 2. see you 3. has looked in their rear vision mirror... I was nearly bowled over by a car on my Yammy because I did not look behind me.. IN SAYING THAT... I am not sure who pulled out to overtake first... so where is the rule here.

Mom glad you came up ok... and yes I have learnt something!

Gidday, love! Nice to see you posting again! :Offtopic:

[Mom]

Best I put my hand up for an appalling decision I made yesterday too :mellow:
100% my fault, zero questions about it and had something to reflect on during the rest of the ride.

Care to share? I posted this as an example of how the most nana rider can make an appalling choice. I almost did not get away with it. You are no nana, so what did you do?

[DMNTD]

Care to share? I posted this as an example of how the most nana rider can make an appalling choice. I almost did not get away with it. You are no nana, so what did you do?

I had a ?? SMIDSY (is that right?) moment riding into Tairua whilst overtaking a car.
Dark car, shadow covered road with flecks of sun popping through.
As I said...100% at fault. I know better and the 5% negative chance did pop up. I'm just happy it didn't happen to someone newer to riding :confused:

[Mom]

I had a ?? SMIDSY (is that right?) moment riding into Tairua whilst overtaking a car.
Dark car, shadow covered road with flecks of sun popping through.
As I said...100% at fault. I know better and the 5% negative chance did pop up. I'm just happy it didn't happen to someone newer to riding :confused:

Yepper, scarey thought indeedy.

[thehovel]

It's an eye opener, I've had a few brain farts, they have all resulted in splattering :mellow:

Question???? Do you only learn by impact. I admit splat gets you attention but near misses must be learnt as well. Good post Mom Regards Richard

[Maha]

What is good about threads/post such as this (and there have been a couple posted over the last while) is that, it shows that the finger can not always be pointed in an outward direction. There are (at times) other factors involved in a major/minor slip up sure, but that being said, the onus can often be found without looking to hard elsewhere for the blame.

[ducatilover]

Question???? Do you only learn by impact. I admit splat gets you attention but near misses must be learnt as well.

I'm a quick learner, splat or near miss. Splat is very effective.

[Spearfish]

What is good about threads/post such as this (and there have been a couple posted over the last while) is that, it shows that the finger can not always be pointed in an outward direction. There are (at times) other factors involved in a major/minor slip up sure, but that being said, the onus can often be found without looking to hard elsewhere for the blame.

The other side is that because MOM makes more good decisions than bad there was that little bit of room for this not so good one, anyway after the way she has been talking about this one she is only getting better.


I'd still lend her a bike...... if i had one worth borrowing. lol

[Mom]

Question???? Good post Mom Regards Richard

Scared the "you know(FUCKEN SHIT) what" out of me to be honest. Too, too, too close really. Thanks Richard. All to often we dont share the dumb, idiot, moments.


I'm a quick learner, splat or near miss. Splat is very effective.

Splat is over rated, any one can do that. I was not going to be splat, I was not going to be splat for anything!


The other side is that because MOM makes more good decisions than bad there was that little bit of room for this not so good one, anyway after the way she has been talking about this one she is only getting better.


I'd still lend her a bike...... if i had one worth borrowing. lol

Have to be really cool to unseat me off Millie :love: Or a Night Rod... :o

[Edbear]

Oh, and just for the record, what is happening behind you is as important as what is in front of you. I scan mirrors ALL the time. Never move out until you have checked nothing is coming up behind you.

Situational awareness.

Yeah, just in case a creepy guy in a dark blue Suzuki Kizashi is waving at you then slips in behind to follow you home... :laugh:

[Mom]

Yeah, just in case a creepy guy in a dark blue Suzuki Kizashi is waving at you then slips in behind to follow you home... :laugh:

That was so funny. First time you waved out the tints I thought you were admiring Millie and giving me the thumbs up. The a second time was a bit weird, then you followed me, through every turn, I did not know waht to think LOL

[Edbear]

That was so funny. First time you waved out the tints I thought you were admiring Millie and giving me the thumbs up. The a second time was a bit weird, then you followed me, through every turn, I did not know waht to think LOL

LOL!! As I was following you I was thinking, "I wonder if she's worried I'm following her and doesn't know who I am.." I was hoping I wasn't putting you off... :confused: