Do people stop when you crash & fall off?

[pritch]

I attended a funeral a few months back. A WW2 veteran, clocking 90 as they all are now, fell in the road while crossing to the funeral home in one of the busiest streets in town. The cars just kept driving around him and pedestrians couldn't get to him to assist immediately. Some of the cars weren't missing by much, a lot of drivers having only a vague idea where their left wheel is.

Another person I knew, was hit by a car while cycling on the local bridge one morning. The emergency staff were subjected to a constant barrage of abuse from drivers incensed that the delay was making them late for work. Paddy may not have heard them though, he was dying.

Back in the 70s I was taking this nice S bend near the beach on my CB500. Unbeknown to me the road had a fresh coating of sand. As I'm sliding up the road on my arse, from a car going the other way, "Ha ha ha what a cunt!" No argument from me.

The most recent bin was when I put my then new VFR in a ditch maybe eight years ago. The driver of the other vehicle stopped and came back. He was a former motorcyclist though.

[jasonu]

Do some courses or something. .

IAMS???

I am sure that thick cunt cassina will show up soon.

[F5 Dave]

. . .

But she has boobs, so not a fair comparison.
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Hmm, pics or it doesn't count.

[Hads]

It took me far too long to fix the stupid chinese tyres on my bike, which caused 3, first was turning into my gravel road hitting gravel on the road, now take that corner slower. Stupidly touching front brake whilst doing a u-turn, don't do that again and final was riding a 70's bike on 70's tyres in the rain whilst cornering on the slick tar seal they seem to like using on round abouts in Christchurch. Since replacing those tyres haven't had an incidence, even on the gravel.

A rear tyre that lasts 20000km with no sign of wear is not worth the wing mirrors you need to replace when the road is greasy from rain.

[sidecar bob]

Christ, how often are you guys throwing bikes up the road to need a poll about it?

[Hads]

I might also add whilst pushing the 70's bike with a seized engine down lineside road to Rangiora I had 3 offers for assistance, I took the 3rd offer as they had a decent trailor, and I was getting sick of pushing.

[pritch]

final was riding a 70's bike on 70's tyres in the rain whilst cornering on the slick tar seal they seem to like using on round abouts in Christchurch.

Roundabouts are suspect whatever tyres you're using. Vans and truck with full tanks tend to dump diesel on the road surface. Poms like to learn knee down on roundabouts - they have bigger roundabouts - all too often diesel can mean they manage to get an ear down as well.

[Tazz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. The probability of help is inversely related to the number of bystanders. In other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. Several variables help to explain why the bystander effect occurs. These variables include: ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility.

[Tazz]

Not always the case in NZ though =)

https://www.facebook.com/ronda.turk/...909865?fref=nf

On the 29th Dec, John & I had a Bike accident on our way into Akaroa. I dont know the names of the family who stopped and helped us. Maybe through the reach of Facebook my thank you will find you.We are grateful for your quick thinking and selfless actions. Parking your car in the middle of the road to protect John from being hit by cars coming around the corner, helping us both to safety. I hope your children were not to worried by my shoulder. We will both recover in time, John has a broken collar bone. Seems there was a diesel spill on the road earlier in the week, as we braked we must have hit it as the bike just slipped out from under us. Luckily we were going slow or it could have been worse. Thanks to the Akaroa Village Inn for calling the Ambulance and Police, who were all wonderful in their care.
PLEASE share our thank you, maybe with luck it will find the right people or someone who knows them. I dont think I had thanked you at the time (too shaken)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Roundabouts are suspect whatever tyres you're using. Vans and truck with full tanks tend to dump diesel on the road surface. Poms like to learn knee down on roundabouts - they have bigger roundabouts - all too often diesel can mean they manage to get an ear down as well.

Shit yeah. Last but one off was on the tunnel road/ferry road roundabout... diesel had me sliding going "What the fuck just happened?". The reason I always wear boots on the motorbike actually: I was wearing riding boots and my foot was under the bike helpfully cushioning the engine from dragging on the ground. When I stopped my boot had worn through the leather over my ankle bone, and the plastic was showing.... If I had been wearing tennis shoes that would have been my ankle bone sliding along the road with a motorbike on top of it. As it was, no injury.

the one after that was turning into my road to go home and a drain had blocked causing water to run over the road which I couldnt see... hit it leaned over and went for a slide.

These are about three years apart mind you. and the last around 20 years ago. Not that I am any better rider, just old and dont do as many miles its fair to say.

[MD]

But she has boobs, so not a fair comparison.

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I must say I'm getting tired of the rate us riders keep 'falling off' our bikes. Must be a design fault that we fall off them? Slippery seats maybe?

General public are probably becoming even more tired of it. So now when arriving at a crash I immediately look for any nice chicks with boobs before deciding to stop or not.

How much easier would life be for us blokes if we also had boobs. I mean nice boobs, not fat arse blokes with blubber titties.

Oh, yeah another vote for the OP to sort out his slow riding abilities. Maybe ride faster and see if you are so keen to 'fall off'

[ellipsis]

...two octogenerian ladies with zimmers helped pull the bike off me in a Bunnings car park once...my fucked old knee took a turn and collapsed on me when I came to a halt and was worth about as much as a wet spaghetti noodle when I put it out to hold the stance...lovely old girls...I took them for a cup of tea...

[Big Dog]

Christ, how often are you guys throwing bikes up the road to need a poll about it?

Almost as often as the track bous by the sounds.
Working as a flaggie you sure do meet a lot of racers. Big difference they all want to know what they did wrong and how to do better next time.

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[Big Dog]

...two octagenerian ladies with zimmers helped pull the bike off me in a Bunnings car park once...my fucked old knee took a turn and collapsed on me when I came to a halt and was worth about as much as a wet spaghetti noodle when I put it out to hold the stance...lovely old girls...I took them for a cup of tea...

...Did you score?...

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[jasonu]

It took me far too long to fix the stupid chinese tyres on my bike, which caused 3, first was turning into my gravel road hitting gravel on the road, now take that corner slower. Stupidly touching front brake whilst doing a u-turn, don't do that again and final was riding a 70's bike on 70's tyres in the rain whilst cornering on the slick tar seal they seem to like using on round abouts in Christchurch. Since replacing those tyres haven't had an incidence, even on the gravel.

A rear tyre that lasts 20000km with no sign of wear is not worth the wing mirrors you need to replace when the road is greasy from rain.

Sorry mate but you sound like people around here that blame snow and ice for their accident when it is in fact the fault of the driver/rider traveling too fast for the conditions or driver/rider lack of skill or experience.