Thread: Should have driven My Disco! HighSpeed motorbike crash

Wonder if the outcome would have been different if you cruise off the start line like everybody else (instead of nailing it) therefore arriving at the intersection a little later.

Could have been the same.

Either way good luck with your recovery.....

there was a similar incident at the bottom of the hill at home, sadly it wasn’t a good outcome for the rider. Night time, t-intersection and street lighting which I reckon defuses the effectiveness of the lights on cars and bikes.

Hats off to your guys on bikes these days, lane splitting and phones distracting drivers.

The traffics no worse; you just all got older

I’m about to add a nice 1000cc bike to my workshop, along side the 1800cc Cruiser..

I ride like I drive, with a complete distrust of anyone around me. It’s the best way to stay alive.

That and picking when to twist the right wrist

It had a happy ending. The ambos cut off the bar on both sides, took him to hospital and the bar was removed in an operation. Miraculously, it had missed all his vital organs. They patched him up and he was fine. Talk about a miracle escape!

If it had been Twisted Re Bar the Ambos could have unscrewed him off it.

AMBO.........."Sir, are you a left or Right hand Thread person?

Aparently "Can I think on that?" was the wrong answer.

Hi,
They don't subscribe to all logic, just a uniquely illogical selection of logic is my 48 year experience.
And that selection can vary with wind or tide at any random global location.
Cheers

Very, Very Lucky indeed. All the best for your full recovery. I used to say when I still rode that it is pro'ly better to be on a bike to avoid an accident, but once you have one it's better to be in a car. My brother and mechanic still don't like it when I ride my bicycle to fetch/deliver the car for service/repairs.

Originally Posted by W&KO

Wonder if the outcome would have been different if you cruise off the start line like everybody else (instead of nailing it) therefore arriving at the intersection a little later.

Could have been the same.

Either way good luck with your recovery.....

there was a similar incident at the bottom of the hill at home, sadly it wasn’t a good outcome for the rider. Night time, t-intersection and street lighting which I reckon defuses the effectiveness of the lights on cars and bikes.

Hats off to your guys on bikes these days, lane splitting and phones distracting drivers.

Fully agree that the gent driving may well have seen the solid lines of cars, buses and trucks and had I been a lot slower this would have made it less likely the gent I hit would have failed to give way had I stayed with all the traffic. It also adds the risk of the frequent lane changers we all see. I tend to stick left always to avoid the flip flops we see every day. Far right lanes to turning left threading through imagined space over several lanes is risk for all of us. I prefer clear air if possible mostly to remove that very common issue.

On lane splitting - I do if very thing is stopped not at the legal <40kph. I could easily loose count of all the VIPs on thier phone while riding driving or especially lane splitting stationary cars. Mindfulness is a requirement to live riding.

A little leather repair and it will ride again.

But only if the"Beautiful & Tolerant wife" says so.



I believe a lot of this "accident" business is down to Drivers not planning their journey & required turn offs & making a quick "OOOPS WTF" type decision hence the erratic lane changes.

Even if I get it wrong & go early, it means I am only in the LH Lane for another couple of hundred metres. Bugger all in the scheme of things when you consider the alternative.

Six grand eh? I know a bloke in Swaziland who is on the bones of his arse & could use a bit of a top up.

Regards.