How quickly it can go bad with an idiot cager in front...

**samgab** · 14th February 2009, 11:12

Insane loser in a Honda Civic decides for no obvious reason he's going to try to do a sudden handbrake slide/180 turn on the spur of the moment in traffic in the middle of a 1 way street, right into the path of an oncoming YZF-R1, whose rider just happens to have an in-helmet video recorder.
What could this rider have possibly done in this situation to avoid a collision?

**Gubb** · 14th February 2009, 11:25

Ouch, did everything he could too.

Although, the people insisting that he "lay down" seemed somewhat self-righteous.

**slofox** · 14th February 2009, 11:32

Coulda stayed home.....about all...

**Brian d marge** · 14th February 2009, 11:36

u sure that aint America...

Stephen

**samgab** · 14th February 2009, 11:37

Originally Posted by Gubb

Ouch, did everything he could too.

Although, the people insisting that he "lay down" seemed somewhat self-righteous.

Rider was a she, but yeah.

At least there was a nice girl there to try to help...
I wished someone would shout at the idiot driver though.
"I don know what happen, I swerve, I swerve..."
That wasn't a "swerve" idiot.

**samgab** · 14th February 2009, 11:42

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

u sure that aint America...

Stephen

Yeah, it is in America... What point?

**portokiwi** · 14th February 2009, 11:48

This thread has been on here before

**samgab** · 14th February 2009, 11:52

Originally Posted by portokiwi

This thread has been on here before

I searched, but couldn't find it...

**Usarka** · 14th February 2009, 12:01

Originally Posted by Gubb

Although, the people insisting that he "lay down" seemed somewhat self-righteous.

Nice tits though

**The Stranger:Me** · 14th February 2009, 12:05

Originally Posted by Gubb

Ouch, did everything he could too.

Although, the people insisting that he "lay down" seemed somewhat self-righteous.

Didn't seem self righteous at all to me. They were just trying to ensure that the person didn't do more damage and to re-assure them.

Also in some states at least the good samaritan laws don't apply to the general public, only to rescue service workers - i.e. you don't get immunity from prosecution if you try and help someone and there is a complication.

**The Stranger:Me** · 14th February 2009, 12:07

Originally Posted by samgab

"I don know what happen, I swerve, I swerve..."
That wasn't a "swerve" idiot.

So do you *know* what happened or not?

**Number One** · 14th February 2009, 15:14

Originally Posted by Usarka

Nice tits though

There is something wrong with me that was also my first thought

Other than that FUCKITY FUCK FUCK how the rider didn't say words to that effect I don't know. Driver is a goober!

How to avoid...grow wings perhaps? Looks like the rider did the best they could in that instance. Wonder if the helmet cam came in handy for prosecution purposes.

**breakaway** · 14th February 2009, 15:17

I'm pretty sure the guy wasn't attempting a handbrake slide, he'd be stupid to. It's the middle of the freeway with traffic doing freeway speeds.

Looks like a tyre blowout or something like that.

Edit: Nice tits

**aewilliam** · 14th February 2009, 16:07

Ima thinking target fixation? Civic was too much in the picture to suggest an escape path was being looked at rather than the impending 'oh f*ck'. (not that the target fixation is NOT something I would instinctively do myself, but God help me not to fixate...)
There was a wee bit of a gap betwixt the Accord on the rightand the Civic, and sideswiping the Accord may have been less injurious in the end?

That aside, this is probably when a stoppie combined with a 180 spin finishing with the rear wheel coming to rest on the Civic may have helped. She really should have practiced that manouvere at home maybe.