Of course this couldn't happen here

**pritch** · 21st March 2014, 15:47

I'm sure our "situational awareness" gurus will be able to tell us what the rider did wrong.

http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/03/2...-camera-video/

**haydes55** · 21st March 2014, 15:56

Firstly, the guy following is riding a Z1000 by the looks of it

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Secondly, from the time you can see the car pulling across to the point of contact, I count just over 2 seconds. Enough time to stop from 30mph (50km/h)? Or turn?

**Scubbo** · 21st March 2014, 16:03

ahh there you see, the car wasn't wearing a high-viz...

**Gremlin** · 21st March 2014, 16:07

With an "oncoming" car, I wouldn't have been so close to the centre line. and would have moved more centre of the road, if not slightly left of centre.

Doubtful that would have avoided anything, but could the action of moving assisted in being visible? Impossible to know. Hard to avoid such muppets, and I feel exactly the same way as the rider, who thankfully hopped up, gear did it's job etc.

**george formby** · 21st March 2014, 16:13

Originally Posted by haydes55

Firstly, the guy following is riding a Z1000 by the looks of it

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Secondly, from the time you can see the car pulling across to the point of contact, I count just over 2 seconds. Enough time to stop from 30mph (50km/h)? Or turn?

Tough call. Hard to tell but the brake light seems to come on pretty quick. Possibly lost some reaction time while his eyes widened in shock & stated "oh crikey, look at this chap"
Following bike had to haul up pretty hard at the end, too.
But. Full gear, scrubbed off speed, did a nice tumble & sprang to his feet waving his arms about. I consider that a win after T boning a plonker.

**Tazz** · 21st March 2014, 17:02

Lucky/unlucky guy.

Just to beat a few to it...

"Because he was not anticipating a wild retard to suddenly appear, he was clearly speeding."

Or

"He should have been aware there was other traffic around him and got off to push his bike on the footpath just to be safe. Recklessness likes that gives us other bikers a bad name"

- resident KB 'Sons of Jebus never do nuffink wrong' (because the don't do nuffink) folk.

**unstuck** · 21st March 2014, 17:06

He was looking at the car.

**george formby** · 21st March 2014, 17:21

Originally Posted by unstuck

He was looking at the car.

T'is what I think, too. Not often discussed but in this case if he found something of interest on the road a foot away from the car he may have been able to pull up. Bit of fixation happening.
I'm not gonna knock it. That's what I meant by eyeballs & oh crikey, all focused on the car. Would take a huge presence of mind to look down when everything we do is look up and beat back those instincts of ours.
Poor bugger, that was a real "oh fuck" moment.
I prattle on about training & practice but I think it would take a lorra lorra practice indeed to have the correct mind set to stay upright in such a short distance / time. Or coming off second best a few times over the years of riding.
Hope he's fully comp & the nitwit is all legit.

**James Deuce** · 21st March 2014, 19:03

I would've crashed mightily and added to the injury list. One side of A4 and growing.

**TheDemonLord** · 21st March 2014, 19:07

Originally Posted by george formby

But. Full gear, scrubbed off speed, did a nice tumble & sprang to his feet waving his arms about. I consider that a win after T boning a plonker.

This

This is why I always wear all my riding gear - I may be the greatest Motorcyclist ever (according to me) but its the other idiots on the road like in the video

**98tls** · 21st March 2014, 19:16

Dunno whats up with my puter all i get is a review of the 2013 Triumph street tracker

gods its ugly.

**rustyrobot** · 21st March 2014, 19:33

Argh poor guy. Looks like he saw the kid inside too and decide to not go too mental - so nice move on his behalf considering.

**SMOKEU** · 21st March 2014, 19:39

The driver deserves a good fucking hiding and their car bashed in properly. I can't see how visibility was a factor, or how this was a "freak accident". It's nothing less than gross negligence at best from the cager.