Of course this couldn't happen here

[Tazz]

Those saying there is time to do much more than what was done must all be drag racers and have IQ's near on 200 to have the time to process and react fast enough to this Crack up.

Very hard to avoid that one..... one of those reasons why even though you don't plan to crash... gear is good.

IMO -and easy to say in hindsight, but hard to do in practice.... you swerve .

To automatically swerve without thinking about where you're swerving to is probably the best way to find yourself as the worlds ugliest hood ornament. But each to their own

[James Deuce]

All I can say is, "Shee...Fuck".

[george formby]

Paid out from whom .. ??? The drivers or the riders insurance company ... ???

Proving (or alleging) he was speeding ... wont automatically decrease/remove the ability of getting any insurance payout from any policy. (His or theirs) Policy wordings in their respective policy IS important though.

If neither had insurance ... the likely hood of any payout is slim. (Regardless of who is at fault) and may need court action to get ...

One would hope the drivers insurer has to pay out. I would hope that both the riders after investing so much in bikes, gear & ickle cameras are fully comp.
They cut your nuts off in the UK for not being insured especially if your involved in an accident.

[James Deuce]

They also apportion blame in the UK so your insurance pay out can be affected by the %age you are held responsible for an incident.

[FJRider]

One would hope the drivers insurer has to pay out. I would hope that both the riders after investing so much in bikes, gear & ickle cameras are fully comp.
They cut your nuts off in the UK for not being insured especially if your involved in an accident.

In (too) many cases ... many car AND motorcycle owners do not have insurance. And they have no intention of paying out to any they may "accidentally" hit ... Unless the courts insist ... and often not even then.

This is not the UK ...

[george formby]

In (too) many cases ... many car AND motorcycle owners do not have insurance. And they have no intention of paying out to any they may "accidentally" hit ... Unless the courts insist ... and often not even then.

This is not the UK ...

The vid is.

[JimO]

if the guy had been waving she may have seen him sooner

[pritch]

if the guy had been waving she may have seen him sooner

Yeah, he waved afterward but it was too late then

[swbarnett]

Those saying there is time to do much more than what was done must all be drag racers and have IQ's near on 200 to have the time to process and react fast enough to this Crack up.

If you rely on your conscious brain in this sort of situation then you need to train your brain. I have gotten out of situations not dissimilar to this without even knew I was doing it.

The subconscious brain is thousands of time faster than the conscious.

To automatically swerve without thinking about where you're swerving to is probably the best way to find yourself as the worlds ugliest hood ornament. But each to their own

As I've hinted at about above, using your subconscious is not "not thinking" it's using your brain in the way it was built. If humans relied on the conscious brain all the time we would've died out many millenia ago.

[george formby]

I'm sure quite a few of us have managed to keep the wheels down & avoid a prang without conscious decision making, well, not initially. The wee brain & bod have already kicked into survival mode while we register the dilemma.
More than once I've pulled off maneuvers I would not attempt consciously.

I don't consider my lucky escapes to be good riding, more likely the result of lots of varied riding from an early age.

[chasio]

In (too) many cases ... many car AND motorcycle owners do not have insurance. And they have no intention of paying out to any they may "accidentally" hit ... Unless the courts insist ... and often not even then.

This is not the UK ...

As noted it is the UK, and third party is mandatory and has a high compliance rate. Looking at the car and driver, I'd bet a few quid he came out alright insurance-wise.

My normal practise is to do the SIAM weave when I see a vehicle coming towards a junction where that might happen. I reckon it helps.

[haydes55]

As noted it is the UK, and third party is mandatory and has a high compliance rate. Looking at the car and driver, I'd bet a few quid he came out alright insurance-wise.



My normal practise is to do the SIAM weave when I see a vehicle coming towards a junction where that might happen. I reckon it helps.

What if the vehicle crossing your path was turning into a driveway?

[george formby]

What if the vehicle crossing your path was turning into a driveway?

Just espied your Avatar. You'd be sweet.

[Metastable]

Those saying there is time to do much more than what was done must all be drag racers and have IQ's near on 200 to have the time to process and react fast enough to this Crack up.



To automatically swerve without thinking about where you're swerving to is probably the best way to find yourself as the worlds ugliest hood ornament. But each to their own

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOMwo7ORYH0

You must be talking about a guy like this. Like I said, difficult to do, but best bet is to swerve. Here's a for the rider.

[george formby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOMwo7ORYH0

You must be talking about a guy like this. Like I said, difficult to do, but best bet is to swerve. Here's a for the rider.

Thought of popping that in, too. Does the car clip him/her/it? Sounds like it. And a quick jink. Kudos.
If the rider turned their head at the approaching car.........