Another crash thread

[swbarnett]

Nasty! Glad you're OK!

Also glad to see you're looking at it pragmatically.

One thing that I'll add that you've probably already thought of is that if you hadn't panicked you may've been able to break and pull back in (This may or may not be true, I wasn't there). Practicing emergency braking will give you the confidence you need to stay calm when you need to.

I did a similar thing early in my riding career and managed to pull close to the vehicle I was passing. Essentially ended up as a lane split between opposing traffic. I pulled off the road afterwards and sat for ten minutes till my heart beat normally again (sure taught me a thing or two).

[jafar]

An interesting way of getting time off school, I'll bet you learned more in those 10 seconds than you have in a long time. Take care out there, this could have so easily been an obituary

[Paul in NZ]

You learnt a valuable lesson mate! $150 was dirt cheap for such an education - others have paid a higher price! Keep at it - and don't repeat the mistakes... (well thats what i do)

[Zapf]

So you're saying he should lie to try and get off the ticket rather than have to accept the consequences of his actions?

the truck did pull out in front of him didn't he?

[ninja ll]

the truck had just pulled out, i came around a bend to see a truck accelerating, doing 50-60 kph, at the/ just before the beggining of the straight, where i decided to pass.

[Sanx]

You ran into the back of this truck, right? In which case, kinda wonder how to cops could issue you a ticket for a 'dangerous passing manouver', when you didn't actually pass anyone.

Still, this whole thing will probably make you a better rider in the long run. Learn from it, and don't do it again!

[scumdog]

You ran into the back of this truck, right? In which case, kinda wonder how to cops could issue you a ticket for a 'dangerous passing manouver', when you didn't actually pass anyone.

Still, this whole thing will probably make you a better rider in the long run. Learn from it, and don't do it again!

READ THE FIRST POST.

He did NOT run into the back of the truck.

[RT527]

the truck did pull out in front of him didn't he?

No , when the truck left the side of the road there was no one coming, since it isnt a rocket ship it wont have the acceleration to get to 90 in 4 seconds like everyone thinks we should be able too.

[Quasievil]

Trucks arent cars, they dont have the aceleration of cars and they are not manoverable as cars, I often pull out into a clear road close to a corner to find once my rig is straight I have cars on my arse tooting and carrying on like they own the road, this is one reason why the law says you have to legaly be able to stop in half the visible distance of the road ahead, a good law it is to

[ninja ll]

No , when the truck left the side of the road there was no one coming, since it isnt a rocket ship it wont have the acceleration to get to 90 in 4 seconds like everyone thinks we should be able too.

thats it RT527, you've hit the nail on the head!

The one thing that i have noticed is that all these rumours are coming back to me and it pisses me of when the are all bs. the crash was in the front page of the local newspaper, they didnt get where i lived right, and they didnt tell the story right which has taught me not to believe everything you see in the media.

[ninja ll]

ps- im not talking about you guys speculating here on kb, thats fine coz ur trying to figure out what happened. im talking about the locals here who come up and say XXX and im like no mate that aint rite.

[rwh]

... the law says you have to legaly be able to stop in half the visible distance of the road ahead, a good law it is to

Only on an unlaned road. On a laned road, it's the whole visible distance. (or possibly the whole clear distance, I can't remember)

Richard

[Bend-it]

Yeah, lesson learnt there... pay the $150 and remember it!! It's a cheap price to pay for your life... or someone else's

I have a friend who pulled an iffy pass and ended up killing someone else. In that case, I think I'd rather be the one killed and living with the knowledge that I killed someone for afew minutes of my time.

[shafty]

The school of hard knocks Ninja....

I ride and drive now, by the adage "if in doubt, leave it out".

Good on you for fessing up.