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Title: Ouch!
Post by: Marcus on April 29, 2013, 07:37:10 PM

Gotta say I'm no Pro... but I reckon he could have avoided that.

Or did he just live my dream when I see cyclists on the road riding 2-up and clogging the road...you decide

Motorcycle Crashes into Bicycles 4/27/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18#ws)

Title: Re: Ouch!
Post by: Biggles on April 29, 2013, 08:19:55 PM

Certainly appears avoidable.  He wasn't going all that fast, but I think he had "target fixation".  That is, he was looking at the bikes, so that's what he hit.

A more skillful rider would have been looking through the corner at his line, keeping the riders in his peripheral vision to ensure they didn't change direction.

Title: Re: Ouch!
Post by: ST.George on April 29, 2013, 08:47:14 PM

Seems like he was day-dreaming and totally unaware of what was directly in front or he was blinded by the sun in front or he was drug-affected. In any case it was all his fault negligent or not. Luckily he was not fiercely accelerating or he would have caused much more pain. He was also very close to the lane edge where cyclists usually ride when they are being polite.

Title: Re: Ouch!
Post by: Greencan on May 03, 2013, 06:01:30 PM

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Certainly appears avoidable.  He wasn't going all that fast, but I think he had "target fixation".  That is, he was looking at the bikes, so that's what he hit.

Well put Sir! :thumb

Title: Re: Ouch!
Post by: Gatey on May 07, 2013, 07:08:26 PM

Leather beats Lycra hands down anyway.......