footage of motorbike fatal in England

[tj189]

WARNING: While the above video does not contain graphic images, it includes content some may find disturbing.

http://kfor.com/2014/09/04/family-releases-video-of-fatal-motorcycle-crash-to-raise-awareness/

Take care out there people.....

[StinkyPete]

Chilling to watch, and just another strong reminder to always ride defensively.     I admire the strength of his family in telling the story and releasing the video.

[RubenCan]

I actually saw myself as being the rider, his reaction was exactly mine also. For a second I felt the impact. Scary
My commiserations to the biker and his family and friends.

[West Aussie Glen]

97 mph in a 60 mph area??? we also need to feel some compassion for the motorist who, if they even saw him at all, would not have had any idea just how fast he was travelling. There was a similar accident in Perth a couple of years ago only the bike actually tee boned the car also killing the occupants as well as himself.

[RubenCan]

Glenn, right you are. Then there's also the emergency workers that must be part of this also.

[ppopeye]

97 mph in a 60 mph area??? we also need to feel some compassion for the motorist who, if they even saw him at all, would not have had any idea just how fast he was travelling.

Can only agree


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[ST.George]

Shuddering to watch. Reckless speed kills especially when incorrect assumptions are made of a clear road ahead. Not even the great Agostini would have had the reaction responsiveness to have avoided that collision. Reminds me of the story of the champion formula one driver asked when he has been most afraid of mishap - he said without doubt that driving on the public roads was when he felt most vulnerable.

[Tipsy]

  py
I posted it on face book
all motorists should see this, it should also be shown to learner drivers in a training courses
Tipsy

[ppopeye]

All drivers and riders should see this. This type of accident, no sorry, collision, as it aint no accident is one of the most common and most serious for riders


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[Wild Rose]

  It could happen to any of us, we always got to keep a good watch on traffic
As you do not know what they are going to do 

[West Aussie Glen]

There is nothing motorists can be when people ride like that.

[Diesel]

I saw that the driver pleaded guilty to negligent driving....  I sure as hell wouldn't have! It's a perfect example of how irresponsible riding has led to catastrophic consequences, for the rider, his, family, and the driver. The rider would never have driven his motor car at 100 mph down that road. Such a waste of a seemingly nice young man.

[Sabie]

It's a tragedy without question.

Riding at that speed on a road with so many entry and exit points is placing yourself and fellow motorists at risk for a catastrophic ending.

Was he being irresponsible? Did he have fellow road users in mind? The Answer to both rhetorical question is no, had he ridden at the posted speed for that road in all likelihood he would be alive today. At that speed it would have been difficult for the driver of the car to have seen him. No one in their right mind would deliberately drive in front of a bike, it's always because the rider wasn't seen for whatever the reason, inattentiveness, distraction, or the rider was blended into the background.

It's a crash that never should have happened, so sorry for the family and the driver.

[Couch]

I totally agree Sabie!

[West Aussie Glen]

It's a tragedy without question.

Riding at that speed on a road with so many entry and exit points is placing yourself and fellow motorists at risk for a catastrophic ending.

Was he being irresponsible? Did he have fellow road users in mind? The Answer to both rhetorical question is no, had he ridden at the posted speed for that road in all likelihood he would be alive today. At that speed it would have been difficult for the driver of the car to have seen him. No one in their right mind would deliberately drive in front of a bike, it's always because the rider wasn't seen for whatever the reason, inattentiveness, distraction, or the rider was blended into the background.

It's a crash that never should have happened, so sorry for the family and the driver.

Sabie I think the above says that no he was not being irresponsible (therefore being responsible), or did you mean to say he was being irresponsible?

[Sabie]

Yeah Glenn I might have mucked that up a bit, I want to be carefulnot to dump or cast blame on the poor young fellow after all he lost his life. But looking at the vision he seemed to be going very fast and perhaps to fast for the road conditions.

When Pauline was learning to ride (and I think we're all still learning) I'd tell her to watch cars that are either approaching an intersection or slowing ahead as they may be going to turn. My old dad told me when I was learning to drive to "be ready to give way to everything if you have to"

Sorry for the mix up.