Bike crash video

[SPman]

To see just how fast things can happen on the road....check out this video...http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24258.....
link at post 9...caution - 19Mb

[cowboyz]

It almost looks like that driver did that on purpose. My question is the same as on the other forum. HTF did that civic spin out like that? Stupid stupid drivers.

[RantyDave]

The onwards link is 404'd. Any chance you could upload it here?

[boomer]

I think he's lucky the adrenaline didn't kick in.. the geordie kiss with a helmet on would have knocked some sense into the dick head.

This reminded me of my accident, I did a sumersault over the top of a car that hit me head on and woke up with people all around me asking if i'm ok??!! People cant imagine what its like to wake up and have 20 fukin strangers about 2 foot away from ya face.. the pain u deal with the shock have havin people gawking at ya sends you a bit loopy.

I got up and did the highland dance for 2 minutes after seeing all these people before eventually falling flat on my back again :spudflip:

[boomer]

The onwards link is 404'd. Any chance you could upload it here?


try post #9

[SpankMe]

What the fuck was that cager braking so hard for?? Could have easily stopped better that that. Too busy talking on his cell I bet.

Can't have been hurt too bad as he kept looking at those nice tits on the brunette.

[cowboyz]

Can't have been hurt too bad as he kept looking at those nice tits on the brunette.

made me feel better

[Sniper]

Farking hell, that aint cool

[SlashWylde]

Looking at the smoke from the tires it could be that the brakes weren't balanced properly and it started to swerve to the side and then control was lost. But yeah...WTF is with the hard braking?

Oh and the rider of th R1 is a LADY...not a he.

[onearmedbandit]

That's right, the rider is a female. She's also an amateur racer and an administrator at an American sportsbike forum.

Her thread about the accident. (http://socalsportbikes.info/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=34948)

[Zapf]

And here is HER website.... http://www.smoothcurvesracing.com/home.php

Ermm... Asian biker chick in leathers... :love: :doctor:

Anyway... that FUCKEN CIVIC.... pulled a hand brake... as far as I could tell.

[Krusti]

Looked like the gloved hand was reaching out to pull her top down at one stage! :eek5:

[kiwifruit]

damn!
i think she did as well as she could have, there wasn't much of a gap left for her to go for.
Scary stuff
Stupid cage driver :\

[WRT]

You could see her starting to head towards that gap, but there was no way she was going to fit through there, the civic just closed up too much. Could of been hurt a lot more if she'd been squashed in between those two cars.

[Yokai]

Her Site is being swamped at the moment - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIasXHYDAk gets you the vid.

Sounds like the driver is trying to blame the rider... weird as, man...

[Fishy]

That civic driver needs to have their head read...or kicked in!. Fucken incompetent cage drivers!!! She is lucky she didn't get run over.

[XP@]

Would make for an easy insurance claim!

and yup, she's a dream ... hmmmm.....:woohoo:

[Calo]

Cage loses control, spins around and motorcyclist is unable to avoid collision...all captured on helmet cam. :shit:

Link (http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1139912784/First_Person_Motorcycle_Crash)

Direct link (http://dl2.dumpalink.com/media/NCUcN2hfhwMG/nwjFBL8jKEbU.wmv) (~6 MB)

[iwilde]

He cant be to bad, he cant keep his eyes off the breasts. They must be helping him to get up?

[wybmadiity]

Firstly, It's a chick rider.
And holy hell, that is a nightmare situation. Made me feel off just watching it..

[iwilde]

That was a chick? My mistake, but that just makes things better in my book!

[Korea]

What the f*%k was the car driver doing slamming on the anchors and swerving across the biker's path???
I've watched it a couple of times and it looks like the driver sped up, got too close to the car in front and slammed on the anchors.
Anyone else got a better analysis?
It looks totally irrational, and consequently, totally typical of a large percentage of cars drivers on the road - no consideration for the 2-wheeled road users. Let this be a lesson to the rest of us.

[placidfemme]

:( it doesn't work on my comp

[JWALKER]

doesnt work on mine neither.
yeah, i got taught that lesson korea

[Smorg]

Damn thats some skillfull riding and quick thinking to bad the gap was to tight:argh:

[zeRax]

fucking hell.. ;( poor girl, felt so sad watching that :o all the people helping her, touching ;D, what the fuck was that guy doing

[FlyingDutchMan]

Looks scarily similar to what happened to a work mate of mine a few weeks ago. He was coming back from hanmer and the 4x4 going in the other direction locked up everything and spun just like that car into his lane. If you go out to hanmer you can still see the skid marks on the road. Lucky my work mate was in a cage going pretty slowly and hauled on the anchors. Still contacted pretty hard. He came out all right, but his wife and kids were in hospital for a few days - no premanent damage thankfully.

[Slingshot]

This has already been posted, on the other post there's a link to a forum where the rider posts about the crash.

[Grahameeboy]

last year I was going to work, it was dark, the moon was bright.....whoops get back on tract GB, Wolf get out of my head!!!, had just come of Bridge and heading towards Fanshawe exit.....I was in 2nd lane following a 4x4....this twit in the 3rd lane ie to continue on motorway, suddenly and without indication splits in front of 4x4....4x4 locks up, I thought he was going to hit but 4x4 ends up spinning and sliding broadside in front of me.....eek.......4x4 stops across my lane and 1st lane....I stopped about a foot from his door.......staying cool and watching what was happening helped but despite the fact that I was that close to the 4x4's door he didn't even know I was there....near miss was not his fault but makes you wonder.........

[Groins_NZ]

Looks like the car swerved on purpose?! They must of pulled a hard right-hand down to do that surely?

What were all those people doing… “farkin give me some space”.

[Swoop]

Woah! Thats a pretty impressive right turn from the cager alright...
I bet the riders insurance company likes the video. Evidence of the rider doing no wrong, and the cage driver paying all the bills?

[Groins_NZ]

TRUE - one good reason for having a helmet cam!

[tracyprier]

Watching that is a good reminder why you should wear all the right gear.

You might be the worlds best rider but the roads are full of the worlds worst drivers and like with this vid there was nothing she could have done to avoid it.

[Zapf]

Don't you all think that the car pulled a hand brake?

Same video as this http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=24683

[Slingshot]

You might be the worlds best rider but the roads are full of the worlds worst drivers and like with this vid there was nothing she could have done to avoid it.

She could have gone to the left, but I agree, it would have been pretty tough to anticipate where that car was going to end up.

[oldrider]

Could be the result of a rage and a handbrake turn into the bike but fantasy is probly taking charge here.
Hear them saying take the helmet off, take the helmet off! Not a good idea if there is a neck injury, should leave it on till paramedics turn up.
Riding in the city lanes is like a steak going through a mincer!
You commuter's have my sympathy. :yeah: Cheers John.

[Warren]

It looks to me like the car might have been going to change lanes and then saw the motorbike then panicked and hit the anchors.

[Dooly]

Ouch!

No doubt about who's in the wrong though.

[CPB]

for fucks sake...

[DirtMad]

yep, double post. definately pretty crap though... that chick with the titties is quick to the rescue :shifty:

[Groins_NZ]

There could have been a chance, presuming you're paying attention and riding defensively, that the rider would identify the car on her left and note that they were picking up speed when they should have started to slow for the traffic ahead. Watch the video again and pretend you’re the rider; when do you see something not quite right with that car?

If you simply watch the video without thinking defensively you have about 1-2 seconds to react. If you watch it in a different frame of mind (like a defensive rider – does everyone know what that means?) then you can pick it up somewhat earlier that something is wrong with the situation before the car pulls, what looks like, an intentional hand-brake slide (but maybe they just freaked)!

I’m not saying I could have avoided the same incident here.

Also interesting to note is the white car in front of the red Civic. Watch carefully and it looks like the middle lane is speeding up, so is the white car in the left lane. In the last few moments it looks like the white car has slowed dramatically. Perhaps the driver of the Civic saw the traffic speeding up, was then distracted for a moment and then looked up to see the white car was right in front of him? Who knows…???

Hopefully this might be useful to some of the people just starting out on a motorcycle… try and anticipate potential accidents/hazards before they happen. If you are riding a lot in cities then thinking defensively is a valuable skill.

Commuting into/out of Wellington everyday I try to keep an eye on cages beside me and identify by there driving style whether they could be a threat to me. Coming up to traffic lights where there is a queue of traffic requires you to be extra diligent as there are usually several drivers who decide to change lanes (to get a car ahead) at the last minute, often without indicating. :eek:

[tracyprier]

That's the thing isn't it, in situations like that you will sometimes reach a point where your ability runs out and their stupidity carries on.

And I want to know when some scientific-type is going to invent the personal force field generator :ride:




She could have gone to the left, but I agree, it would have been pretty tough to anticipate where that car was going to end up.

[Brian d marge]

Yes I was me that posted this in the saftey forum, but the powers that be decided to remove the thread , * censorship* I have Emailed the moderator about this
and before anyone asks I did a search , I found nowt,

The thread just disappeared, I had written a wee note in much the same lines as groin, as I think this is a very good example of NOT riding defensively she had NO escape route ! and was accelarating into slowing traffic ,,,,

Stephen
BTW
The Moderator hasnt replied , threads are still disappearing OR being Magically moved ( they never seem to appear in New theads , just straight into the forum from whence they originated , never to see the light of day)

And then this thread linked to the SAME PAGE appears AND SURVIVES the censorship process

I think in future I will keep my post to a simple one or two word reply save wasting my time

[Zapf]

And target fixation.....

[deathstar]

was that the driver just standing there in the white shirt and stupid shoes man i would have got someone to give him a smack in the jaw