Fatal target fixation...

[skidMark]

Well, dunno what year the GSX-R was - but if it was an older 600 ccm it wouldn't have had USD forks and changing direction becomes a challenge. (p/t)

It seems people don't appreciate how little time you have to react when you're travelling at ~130 km/h and something is coming your way at a similar speed. There simply isn't enough time to rationalise that there's space on both sides of the oncoming bike - it's about reacting in the right way, and riding straight into the other bike is not it.

The right way up ....is upside down.

[smitty]

Sigh indeed. And I still can't believe after watching this that there will still be some out there in kbland who will still spout "htfu" etc.

Well put and thanks for highlighting an important issue that annoys me. I've been lurking for a long time and not posting at all because its the few morons with HTFU comments that spoil it for me.

[dpex]

Interesting video.

Good road, nice corners - too many bikes going way too fast.

One very close shave - then he forgets to turn...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAoeJUKg36g&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAoeJ...eature=related

Mikkel, if you watch you see the about-to-be-departed take off. A cager roars past. He squirts past the cager then starts doing his own thing at 'his' speed. Then the rabbit passes (the red bike) The A.T.B.D. gets a head trip and tries to follow. The rest is history.

It's noteworthy that neither collision rider attempted to avoid. They just froze and kissed death.

[Grub]

Sickening isn't it.