The rider did pretty well, considering how it could have turned out.
http://www.fark.com/vidplayer/5938794
http://www.fark.com/vidplayer/5938794
The Tuesday Motorcycle crash video
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I ALWAYS watch my mirrors, leave myself an out, and hold the brake so the driver coming up on my rear can hopefully see me. I had a cab occupy my space one night, I was gone in about the last 3 seconds before he stopped. He got an earful, some hand gestures, and hopefully some understanding that he needs to control his car better. :sad:
Same happen to me about 10 years back, old lady not paying attention at a light and drove right into the back of my Harley. did a ton of damage and I ended up on ground with a twisted lwr back. All she did was yell at me while i was lying on the ground asking me where i had come from. DAAAHH I'm sitting at a RED LIGHT you dumb bit## .She got the ticket and I got the messed up back. I usually leave an out myself but didn't think it would happen at a red light. I learned always be aware of whats around you.
As Darren said, never pull up to the bumper or behind the car, always point towards the gap between cars. I flash the brake light with the front brake lever while watching the car approaching me in the mirror. Watch the driver while flashing and if he/she doesn't respond to the flashing and start slowing down, ride away into the gap you left yourself. Remember that you are INVISABLE as soon as you hop on a motorcycle so don't trust any car driver that should be giving you the right of way. 41 years on motorcycles and all my crashes have been my fault!
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Wow he did pretty well to land on his feet. He showed a lot of restraint when that lady got up in his space.
I see motorcycle riders RIGHT up on the bumper of the car in front of them at a red light, on either side of the oil slick, almost like they're trying to get as close to the tail-lights of the car as possible for protection?
I had a street bike, for a few months, 3 close calls in one day including a moving truck that pulled out right in front of me that I missed by inches- sold. It's got to be a passion to want to ride with the crazy drivers out there.
I see motorcycle riders RIGHT up on the bumper of the car in front of them at a red light, on either side of the oil slick, almost like they're trying to get as close to the tail-lights of the car as possible for protection?
I had a street bike, for a few months, 3 close calls in one day including a moving truck that pulled out right in front of me that I missed by inches- sold. It's got to be a passion to want to ride with the crazy drivers out there.
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He's lucky, one he didn't flip backwards and under her car/truck/van (whatever that was) and two, he didn't hop off into the next lane of a moving vehicle.
I used to sit at a light in Neutral but no longer do I do that. After I attended the Keith Code Advanced Riders course, they instructed us to leave the bike in gear for one of the reasons this video showed. I leave a gap when I'm in my car too, for safety reasons and no one can block me in; just in case a car-jack attempt it made.
I used to sit at a light in Neutral but no longer do I do that. After I attended the Keith Code Advanced Riders course, they instructed us to leave the bike in gear for one of the reasons this video showed. I leave a gap when I'm in my car too, for safety reasons and no one can block me in; just in case a car-jack attempt it made.
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Damn,you beat me to it.l a w s u i t :yes:l
Sorry Tom, that was just to easy.
Another one of those people who should have their license yanked. :sad:
Or the type who can't tell the gas from the brake - I swear if I've heard that story once, I've heard it 1,000 times.
If you can't see, hear or turn your head, you shouldn't be driving. Of course, I'll never be that old.
Or the type who can't tell the gas from the brake - I swear if I've heard that story once, I've heard it 1,000 times.
If you can't see, hear or turn your head, you shouldn't be driving. Of course, I'll never be that old.
Glad he made it through that. Lesson learned for him when riding a bike. Never take your eyes off the road, especially when you can stop faster than the guy/gal behind you. When riding a bike you should always leave yourself a way out because you might not be around to collect the check......:yes:
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Well it's like having a mistress. The Harley gets to cruise, the Yamaha commutes, but in the dark of Saturday or Sunday morns, I sneak away on my Tuono, she eats $ by the wallet full, her appetite for gas, tires and speeding tickets, has driven me to bankruptcy, but I can't escape her beckon.
She's gaudy, obnoxious, and uncaring of others, she has that Itilaian fat ass you can't take your eyes off, you can't keep your hands off her lines, and her sounds of satisfaction are haunting. She slides in and out of dark corners effortlessly, you ride hidden roads, but still draw the ire of the law, and families snear at her brashness. She gives little care, she wants what she wants, and the law won't stop her from her addiction to asphalt...
After I'm satisfied and worn out, I limp home with the smell of adrenaline on my breath, I apoligize to the Harley and Yamaha, promise it won't happen again, but the itch starts about Weds night, and by Sat. just before sunrise, I'm tip-toeing back to her, sneaking threw the corners in the dark, till sunrise bounces off her whore red paint.... I'm truly damned to Hell....
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