Could you have avoided this?

[p.dath]

Here's a different perspective. He was still alive afterwards. So he did something right ...

[oneofsix]

Here's a different perspective. He was still alive afterwards. So he did something right ...

True, more than one thing actually as you can here in the video. I am not sure if I could have avoided or not as the video changes perspective and given that the black truck had been seen so far back and had been stopped all that time would you really have slowed down more than he did? He wasn't going that fast when hit or the bike and him would have past the truck instead of remaining in front of it. If he had of slowed more couldn't that have been taken as an indication that he was giving way to the truck? Road use is a team event and the team member in the truck failed in his duty of care and use of the road. Whilst the biker may not have done everything that could have been done he did do a reasonable amount.
I've decided I would have avoided the collision because I wouldn't be there, can't afford the airfares and shipping.

[PrincessBandit]

At first sight of truck I'd have been backing off, at sight of second truck I'd have been slowing considerably - dey is big and you nevah know what dey might be concealing (even if it appears they have noticed you).

[Maha]

Sad to say Maha, that these days nearly every "accident' results in a charge of one sort or another being laid.
Part of our gubbermints drive for revenue, along the same lines as ACC, find fault and persecute it, maybe they won't do it again.
Anne, you hear what he said???
Man oh man Maha, yer for it tonight.

2am, you get out of bed to take a piss, you kick the dresser/door or whatever, the blame will be directed at that stupid fucking thing for being there in the first place right?
All sorts of expletives will be heard throughout the house following said kicking...no arguement there?

Could have been avoided by.......turning on the light.

Anyone involved in an accident will look to attribute blame of anything other than the probability that they played a part in that accident, however small it was.
Inattention to detail is the key phrase.

[Lozza2442]

Is it a coincidence that the first three letters of the word accident are ...ACC?

Not really considering ACC stands for Accident Compensation Corporation

[bogan]

2am, you get out of bed to take a piss, you kick the dresser/door or whatever, the blame will be directed at that stupid fucking thing for being there in the first place right?

I'd blame the cunt that chose the middle of the night to move the furniture around. Although swearing would be replaced by laughter if it was done cleverly

[Madness]

Personally I find changing my position on the road effective for getting a "pop out" effect and being noticed, m'self. It also doesn't take any of my attention away from the primary controls. YVMV.

I'm pleased for you. Me, I'd prefer to to take actions that will enhance my chances of avoiding a collision, rather than possibly enhance the ability of others to drive less like a fuckwit by seeing something that is already there to be seen. I have on average 1-2 near-SMIDSY's a week when driving the work car with fuckwits not seeing a car coming towards them (2 this week). Do I weave the car within the lane? No, I slow down and sometimes even stop, like I did this week in my own street on the way to work. Treat 'em like they're certifiably blind I say, coz a lot of them sure drive like they are.

Hey, it would be boring if we all agreed though, right?

[Drew]

Do you know what the soft skin in your instep is?

It's a complex locating device for finding stray legos in the dark.

[george formby]

Do you know what the soft skin in your instep is?

It's a complex locating device for finding stray legos in the dark.

That made me larf, cheers.

[Ocean1]

2nd rate video is in no way comparable to being there, but based on what I think I saw I'm pretty sure I would have rolled off the gas and possibly dabbed the brake well before he reacted.

It's almost impossible to think about changing line to a viable bail-out route once the shit hit's the fan, the time to have that sorted is before you need it. I try to keep a wee sub-routine running in the back of my head that continually identifies escape slots, but interestingly on first view of that clip I came up blank. I wasn't actually riding, and that may affect how that works for me, but even on a second look there wasn't actually too many back-up options to pre-asses. I think that's why I felt exposed by the speed, I wanted to brake about where that wet spot was.

[Katman]

Those of you who have answered 'no' should probably consider another form of transport.

[Drew]

Those of you who have answered 'no' should probably consider another form of transport.

You're being an idiot (usually the argumenitive position reserved for me). You have no idea of all the variables, and you're making a very wide generalisation anyway.

[Katman]

You're being an idiot (usually the argumenitive position reserved for me). You have no idea of all the variables, and you're making a very wide generalisation anyway.

Not at all Drew.

Anyone who says "No, I couldn't have avoided that accident" is clearly too lazy to think of ways that the accident might have been avoided.

Did you answer 'No' Drew?

[Geeen]

I would have tried my very best to avoid by slowing and hooking left, BUT, I couldn't say for sure if I would have successfully avoided that one. Camera lenses tend to do fcked up things to depth perception, so we will never really know how much room was actually there.

[Drew]

Not at all Drew.

Anyone who says "No, I couldn't have avoided that accident" is clearly too lazy to think of ways that the accident might have been avoided.

Did you answer 'No' Drew?

I did not answer "no". But i'm a god on a bike remember.