Could you have avoided this?

[Banditbandit]

And New Zealand has?

Made it there and back from several tough and cold places ...

[Berries]

Nah, I give up. Which one of the Topp twins is that?

[BoristheBiter]

Nah, I give up. Which one of the Topp twins is that?

It's carrot isn't it? or spinning? I do get them mixed up.

[R-Soul]

My response referred to slow speed, open chicane. Since you were too retarded to consider adding perameters to the question, you are wrong. Go away, fuck-tard!

the context of the previous conversation should have been more than enough to add the parameters. But since I did not, you are right.

But you agree that any tight corner at any decent speed (OK above what 40kph?) is going to present big problems.


I have no doubt that your mate can do lock to lock turns without his hands on bars. At slow speed.
Now YOU go away, asshat.

[Maha]

asshat...
Such language should not be tolerated within the ideology of this fine congenial website.

[Drew]

asshat...
Such language should not be tolerated within the ideology of this fine congenial website.

I dunno, at least it's quite original. Everyone is so used to me calling them cunts now, it doesn't even warrant mention any more.

[Big Dog]

The first thing that strikes me is that the running commentary suggests that his mind wasn't entirely on the job.

+1
Also no use of the horn.
Reeks of someone with a divided focus being unable to see the exit.

My money in a similar situation in 2009 was to get on the horn and tip in for an unplanned exit from the main road. Followed sharply by a sphincter pulsating attempt to recover traction on both ends as I passed through a drift of gravel.

Given the choice of definitly pushing the 'busa into a milk truck and going on an unplanned detour to possibly drop the bike into the side of one truck in the path of another the choice was clear and simple.

Had I been recording a blog at the same time I would have probably done the same thing he did and over braked in a situation where the brakes were not a viable solution...

Having said that I was not there when he had his crash and every crash is different. I could be taken out by a parked car tommorow if I were to try and record my thoughts...

[Mr. Peanut]

But my instinctual method of avoiding shit has always been, use about half of the available distance on the front brake, and use the second half to flick the bike as hard out of the way as possible.

This seems to work, because by the time I've finished my braking, the other driver has usually hit their brakes, and there are more situations where you do not have the distance to stop, but you do have room for very hard cornering.

But the thing is, I don't know what he's riding. I'm usually on very flickable twins or other light bikes for this reason, sounded like he was on a big four.

[SHELRACING]

From a reasonable distance, the video shows two trucks and further traffic obstructions beyond the trucks. My immediate reaction would have been to slow down, with caution. It seems the rider was otherwise occupied with his commentary, the question is was he really watching the road or looking at something else as well.

Stupid manoeuvre by the dumbass truckie though.

[Matariki]

pic

And then there's this...

[Bison]

I have a headlight modulator on my bike which would have been activated at this rider's point. I would have considered weaving a bit in the lane to draw attention to my headlight and covered my brakes while reducing speed. The rider did not 'leave himself an out". Had he done that then he might have been able to push steer his bike into the unoccupied roadway on his left after braking down to a slower speed. You can see from his helmet cam that he target fixated on the truck and did not look into the escape route.