(Video) Katman bait

**EJK** · 26th January 2012, 21:15

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**p.dath** · 27th January 2012, 07:14

I'll be with Katman on this one.

There was plenty of time to react and brake. Also the traffic was moving at a reasonable speed anyway - there was no need for lane splitting.

**NinjaNanna** · 27th January 2012, 07:50

reasonable time to react - you're kidding me right?

Then again that's why I rarely lane split

**wanpo** · 27th January 2012, 08:00

Originally Posted by p.dath

there was no need for lane splitting.

There is if you're on a fireblade.

Nah, seen this one before, just a lack of forethought, he was lucky that the first truck saw him and stopped turning, but I guess he didn't see the warning signs and lightning doesn't strike twice.

(it strikes 7 times)

**Scuba_Steve** · 27th January 2012, 08:26

Originally Posted by NinjaNanna

reasonable time to react - you're kidding me right?

Then again that's why I rarely lane split

Yea I'm with NinjaNanna, I only saw 1 flash of the indicator before he turned & that was when the bike was right on his bumper.
I know the likes of Katman thinks old car racing games are realistic with their instant stops, but in real life it takes longer than 1 second to stop

Not saying his lane split was sensible or not just saying he didn't have the time to react.

**Katman** · 27th January 2012, 10:07

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Not saying his lane split was sensible

That's lucky, cos the gap in the traffic on his right would suggest it wasn't.

**sinfull** · 27th January 2012, 10:39

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

I know the likes of Katman thinks old car racing games are realistic with their instant stops, but in real life it takes longer than 1 second to stop

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Like to know where you get that idea from, from where i stand KM only ever states we should all ride more responsibly so we don't need to have to stop where we cant !

**Virago** · 27th January 2012, 11:22

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

...I know the likes of Katman thinks old car racing games are realistic with their instant stops, but in real life it takes longer than 1 second to stop...

Can you link us to any instances where Katman has suggested any such thing?

**cheshirecat** · 27th January 2012, 11:29

As per Katman. Enough warning with the space on the right..

**Kendog** · 27th January 2012, 11:46

I saw a couple of flashes of the right indicator, plus the gap on the right between the trucks.

Make my conclusion of fault pretty easy.

**p.dath** · 27th January 2012, 12:28

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Yea I'm with NinjaNanna, I only saw 1 flash of the indicator before he turned & that was when the bike was right on his bumper.

The flashing indicator was not the thing to be looking at. The first thing I noticed was when the front right tyre start to angle itself. From then on it was obvious what the driver was about to do.

**TrentNz** · 27th January 2012, 12:37

Gap of traffic means nothing
he passed another gap of traffic beforehand.. oh look no one turned into their how strange

**Scuba_Steve** · 27th January 2012, 12:42

Originally Posted by Virago

Can you link us to any instances where Katman has suggested any such thing?

No, I can't work this search thing well enough, but troll round you'll find them. Obviously he never directly says "bikes can stop in 1sec" so don't take it literally

Originally Posted by p.dath

The flashing indicator was not the thing to be looking at. The first thing I noticed was when the front right tyre start to angle itself. From then on it was obvious what the driver was about to do.

From what I see his tyre doesn't turn till after the indicator starts to flash. I'd say the indicator starts late 8secs, turns starts 9secs.

I will say however it looks like he more relied on the ute seeing him & letting him past than trying to avoid it. I'll also say it's hard to judge from a vid seems more a "you had to be there" thing