Do people stop when you crash & fall off?

**pritch** · 7th January 2016, 21:34

Originally Posted by Phleep

A month and a half later I was t-boned by a car at the give way sign outside the Karori Fire station and this time the whole bike (a borrowed CG125) blocked the road .

It's over forty years since I lived in Karori, but I'm having trouble understanding how you could block the road with a 125. A Harley maybe, they block roads all the time. Even when they are moving.

**Phleep** · 7th January 2016, 22:13

Originally Posted by pritch

It's over forty years since I lived in Karori, but I'm having trouble understanding how you could block the road with a 125. A Harley maybe, they block roads all the time. Even when they are moving.

The car straddled most of the lane but the bike covered the remainder. It was promptly wheeled off to the side though.

**awayatc** · 8th January 2016, 06:54

Originally Posted by Hads

I have found it quite interesting in the 3 years riding a bike how often motorists ignore that fact you have fallen over on a motorcycle and just carry on. I have fallen off maybe 6 times at low speed due to loss of traction and only once had anyone stop to check if I was OK, is this normal?

I remember one incident where my rear wheel hit a patch of gravel and I spun up in the middle of Amberly, a car that was passing through actually tooted at me to get out of the way whilst I was lying on the road...

Mate .....don't worry about other people's reactions....

You got bigger issues

only time I fell over 6 times doing same shit was when learning how to ski....

**5ive** · 8th January 2016, 14:55

I reckon it has a little to do with what type of bike and gear you are wearing(black leathers, patches, and german helmets don't really do it for most of the public), where in New Zealand you are, and wether or not anyone sees the incident happen (you'll probably get more help if you're struck by another vehicle and not at fault/or you are seriously injured). Subtract sympathy points if you're seen doing something stupid leading up the the accident.

I've only had one off, but I didn't have much help, only two vehicles stopped to help, out of at least ten vehicles.

The truck that was speeding, had run a red light onto the motorway onramp, swerved into my lane, and hit me, didn't stop. They hesitated, knowing that they'd hit me, but didn't stop.

The rest of the cars following me chose to switch lanes and go past me on their merry way. Another car kindly decided to pull back in in front of me and my bike and put their hazard lights on, and another that was towing a trailer, was probably embarassed into stopping because they couldn't pull into the other lane because of the other passing cars, and that driver seemed more scared of me than worried, but was helpful enough I suppose - I asked him to tell me when the lights changed so I could get the bike off the road, as he didn't look that keen on going near the bike.

So I had to pick myself and my bike up off the road without any physical assistance, and I'm wondering how long I'd have waited lying/sitting on the road if I had suffered any injuries.

That was in Auckland though...

**sidecar bob** · 8th January 2016, 17:00

To the OP, if you have fallen six times in three years from what is essentially a lack of awareness of your most basic surroundings, I'd recommend buying a car before you fuck yourself up completely.

**Woodman** · 8th January 2016, 17:03

What a stupid poll. Who falls off often enough to see a pattern?

**Askor** · 8th January 2016, 22:55

Originally Posted by Autech

Maybe I'm too slow to crash? Haha.

You're a cunt btw
At least I've only fallen off on the track, and haven't written a bike off

OP needs to ride within his limits. Rideforever does great ACC subsidized courses IIRC

**G4L4XY** · 10th January 2016, 11:16

Dropped the bike at an intersection once, let out the clutch too quick or something. Had cars backed up behind me, noone came to help me lift the fecker up till I'd actually done it myself.

**Big Dog** · 10th January 2016, 11:44

Originally Posted by G4L4XY

Dropped the bike at an intersection once, let out the clutch too quick or something. Had cars backed up behind me, noone came to help me lift the fecker up till I'd actually done it myself.

You stopped to help pick up the bike. Surely that is the main thing?

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**Hads** · 10th January 2016, 19:16

It is good to know my experience isn't common, and if I were to have an accident that was more serious people may actually stop.

**G4L4XY** · 10th January 2016, 22:37

Originally Posted by Big Dog

You stopped to help pick up the bike. Surely that is the main thing?

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That was the first time I realized how heavy the hyobag was.

**Big Dog** · 10th January 2016, 22:41

They are very weight neutral until you get to about 20 degrees or so.
Based on my memories of a couple I rode anyway.

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**Autech** · 11th January 2016, 08:48

Originally Posted by G4L4XY

That was the first time I realized how heavy the hyobag was.

My mate decided to try hop on my Hyo in the driveway a day after I had bought it. His stumpy Asian legs didn't reach the ground properly so as I sipped my bourbon I looked across to see him and my new toy toppling over. Lucking it was not the fairing model and was a gravel driveway so the bar end dug in to the ground preventing any damage.

**PrincessBandit** · 12th January 2016, 17:15

I have only crashed once but have dropped 3 or 4 times when the bike has tipped past the point of no return when maneuvering (not for quite some time now thankfully). Every time someone has come to my assistance. The bandit is really heavy but I'm not about to deliberately put it down in order to try my skills at lifting on my own...