On My Way Home

[mowog]

I got this little gem of a video on my home yesterday.

How long will he live? - YouTube

If this guy gets a licence I can't imagine he will last long with such poor judgement.

[justinc]

That sent shivers down my (damaged through m'cycle accident) spine... How would the driver of the ute feel if he had hit him and died??? Idiot.:mad:


JC

[sheerluck]

What an absolute fool. It's wet and miserable and the idiot goes and does something like that.

It's bad enough on that section of the Ippy motorway on an afternoon without people adding to it.

[Redback]

Obviously got his mate mixed up with the other bike going off the freeway:eek:

I'd give him a 7 for air, 10 for visibility and 0 for brains:D

Baz.

[Chucaro]

It appears to me that he is not learning very well :D
I do not think that he was aware of the traffic island. For sure his undies are smelly after that :D

[loanrangie]

Obviously got his mate mixed up with the other bike going off the freeway:eek:

I'd give him a 7 for air, 10 for visibility and 0 for brains:D

Baz.

And if he continues like that i give him 1 week to live.

[justinc]

And if he continues like that i give him 1 week to live.

...And a drain on the public health system. Idiots riding like idiots cause all sorts of problems not just for themselves.

And on the other side, When I spent some 2 weeks in the ortho ward after my altercation with a car I saw so much carnage from bikes vs car scenarios. One young guy in his late teens/ early 20's was in for his 5th op to reconstruct his calf muscle etc as he was drawn into the wheel well of a 4x4 that changed lanes into him at freeway speeds. He will NEVER walk properly again, and that wasn't even his fault.



JC

[UncleHo]

I see that sort of thing regularly on the Bruce H'way from Pine River Bridge to the Caboolture turnoff it is not funny, send shivers down my spine,:eek: and I started riding in 1959/60, worst of all most are wearing shorts/jeans and work boots,I wouldn't leave the yard without leather jacket,gloves and calf length boots helmet was open face,so one could educate errant car drivers, and no I was not a 1%'er just rode defensively.

[lebanon]

All the ingredients were there for a major catastrophe, rain, poor visibility, speed, hesitation, traffic, infraction of the traffic regulations, ......
The error chain could have ended in a fatal outcome if one of the ingredients triggered the reaction.

Check this video, is it the car driver or rider's fault?

Yahoo! Actualités - Toute l'actualité en France et dans le monde (http://fr.news.yahoo.com/video/luckiest-biker-163552787.html)

[Chucaro]

As soon as we start having few refugees integrated in the society with $220 a week we will start seen this:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/06/348.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/06/349.jpg

[V8Ian]

Pictures from South America, Arthur? :p

[Chucaro]

Pictures from South America, Arthur? :p

Back in 1991 we went to South America for a 9 month tour and we saw mothers riding Hondas C70 and C90 with 1 or 2 kids on the way to school.
A cheep mums taxi I guess.
The most amusing for us was a fellow riding a 50cc cycle-motor during rain holding an umbrella like this nuts here :eek:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/06/347.jpg

[TeamFA]

I see that sort of thing regularly on the Bruce H'way from Pine River Bridge to the Caboolture turnoff it is not funny, send shivers down my spine,:eek: and I started riding in 1959/60, worst of all most are wearing shorts/jeans and work boots,I wouldn't leave the yard without leather jacket,gloves and calf length boots helmet was open face,so one could educate errant car drivers, and no I was not a 1%'er just rode defensively.

You might see me on that stretch of road, but I'm always wearing full armored leathers, gloves, boots and back protector, with a full-face helmet.

Very poor riding, no shoulder checks until the last one, and no indication. Probably reckons car drivers are idiots who don't respect bike riders...

[goingbush]

at least the bloke in the OP was wearing a high vis vest.

reminds me of when I was a Telecom apprentice in a new (POS) Mitsubishi L300 Van, driving down the Tulla FWY in peak hour and out of nowhere an almighty bang , as a Honda 750 four embedded itself into the side sliding door & the rider seen in the mirror tumbling down the road, how the following cars avoided hitting him is a miracle

[V8Ian]

They're learners (hence the hi-vis), probably doing Q-ride out of Pro Honda.

[carjunkieanon]

Lay off the bloke a little.

L-plater...no doubt highly stressed by 1) conditions 2) the fact that he's being tested, 3) must follow the leader, must follow the leader, 4) not particularly competent yet.

He made a near fatal error of judgement. We can clearly see what he was trying to do. Very VERY lucky to still be alive.

Chalk it up to experience and thank God he's alive.

Perhaps.....the trainer could add to the pre-ride briefing....'if you make a wrong turn & get separated...don't worry, happens all the time...just pull over, stop the bike.' - stress that there's no need to try to rejoin.

I made dumb riding decisions while on L's, and P's, and full licence. And make mistakes in the car too. Fortunately have only ever had one prang - which wasn't my fault.

[V8Ian]

The instructor did look like he was taking the exit.

[roverrescue]

The dual cab driver did amazingly well not to spin and smear the moto.
Them new cruiser dual cabs are pretty taily and I imagine on a wet road at that speed he was on the cusp of a very very average afternoon.

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[iClick]

One other possibility... perhaps that was the riding instructor and he was about to loose a pupil who was supposed to exit at that turnoff? Doesn't excuse his lack of indicators or the outrageously dangerous stunt he pulled but it might explain his decision to re-enter the freeway.
Just a thought..

[superquag]

Check this video, is it the car driver or rider's fault?

Yahoo! Actualités - Toute l'actualité en France et dans le monde (http://fr.news.yahoo.com/video/luckiest-biker-163552787.html)

Car driver, as he turned across oncoming traffic... Assuming their road rules are similar to ours in this.

[V8Ian]

One other possibility... perhaps that was the riding instructor and he was about to loose a pupil who was supposed to exit at that turnoff? Doesn't excuse his lack of indicators or the outrageously dangerous stunt he pulled but it might explain his decision to re-enter the freeway.
Just a thought..
He had an 'L' on his vest, so a student not an instructor. Many of the Pro Honda instructors are (were) moonlighting motor bike police, so very good riders and would never pull a stunt like that.