Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Perhaps if you read and understood, I wouldn't need to do so...
I tried it a few times ... I kept falling asleep.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
No one is arguing that shit doesn't happen.
It's the difference between being hit by lightning in a freak occurence and being hit by lightning whilst climbing a tree, holding a golfclub up to the sky, wearing your finest tinfoil hat in a thunderstorm.
One is bad luck, one is due to the result of a series of poor decisions
A freak occurrence is being hit by lightning. A normal occurrence is being hit by vehicles they didn't look for.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Taking Positive action is a Mitigation strategy...
Taking a shit is a Mitigation strategy. Your point is ... ??
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
I haven't - but the folks who came up with the concept of the Survivability Onion namely The US Army (I hear they've done a few things with tanks in War like situations over the years) would disagree.
Page 21, if you are interested. - however to link the Tangent back - there are parallels between that, Motorcycling and other situations - namely you want to start with avoidance - working all the way down to the final step of 'don't die'. At each layer or level, there are things that can be done to stop a potential threat from proceeding any further.
The yanks didn't win all the wars they were involved in ...
Basic tank strategy is hit them before they hit you. And stay hidden (not always easy) until you strike. Then ... the fun starts.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Does it? Emergency braking and emergency avoidance once the incident has started are a thing. Granted we tend to refer to those as 'close calls' - but the point stands - something happened, our first layer of defence failed, but the second layer succeeded and all we had to do was ride home and wash our leathers.
Yep ... "Emergency Braking" is the last form of defense ... a last ditch effort to regain control before it really turns to shit. It means you didn't see it coming, otherwise you would have braked earlier.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
I'm still here, so whichever strategy I'm using, it's clearly working.
You're alive. Probably a source of regret for some ... but if you've never ended up on the tar seal and "leaking" ... you could be just lucky. Some people win Lotto more than once.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Seems to me then, given your vintage, that it's not entirely luck, is it? That something you are doing (or not doing) is preventing major accidents, one might even go so far to say that these things collectively might be what have formed a sort of 'strategy' for 'mitigating' major offs...
Long may it continue for you.
As a general rule ... I hold myself responsible for all or any incidents I have riding. I never say "Not My fault" ... as it partially is. It takes more than one factor to cause an accident ... I am only one factor.
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
2 where I came off the bike.
Both of which, despite not being at fault (and here it comes): There were things I should have done with MY riding, that had I done so, would have prevented the accident, even though I was not at fault
The first accident is/was the only semi-major accident I had and was whilst I was still a learner - the key take away points were situational awareness, proper braking technique and anticipation of what other motorists would do.
"NOT MY FAULT" ... possibly the real reason accidents happen. "If I'm not at fault it won't happen. If it does happen I'll be OK because I'm not at fault". Yeah right ...
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Well, if something is worth doing...
Do it right ... or it isn't ...
Originally Posted by
TheDemonLord
Agreed - but it's not something I'm contending or relevant to the line of discussion regarding personal responsibility. You may as well have posted that Water is indeed Wet.
Personal responsibility is a funny thing ... it often taps you on the shoulder ... when you thought the door was closed ... and LOCKED.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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