Very sad, I hate seeing this kind of stuff. It's a risk we take every time we get on our steeds. Where I live I worry more about it being a deer than a car though.
Another situation to be aware of, my only close call in years, when the car in front of me was turning right onto a side street there was another car waiting to come out of that street and turn left. I slowed and, of course, intended to keep going once the car was out of the way. I was closing in on the car as we both slowed so I was relatively close when the other car pulled out in front of me, very close. I grabbed both brakes and slid around behind him.
He pulled out in front of oncoming traffic. Another thing that drivers do. I hope these scenarios raise our awareness on the road.
One fender bender I had...with a car...2 lane road, heavy traffic bumper to bumper coming at you....your lane is free...someone lets a car out from your left out of a side street and they just come right out into your lane...bango, I nailed their right front, and nicked my left front. I'm always careful in that scenerio now. That happened years ago, and I learned a lesson.
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Very sorry to hear of this. Prayers to his family and friends.
Ride like you are invisible!
August 18th I went down when a guy in on oncoming car decided to turn left in front of me. I was in super bad shape cuz I was still leaning from my turn. Needless to say hard breaking while turning = you're hosed. You really do have to assume they don't see you. Especially when it comes to driveways cuz people are too comfortable at their own driveway.
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Very sad indeed. My sister works for State Farm Insurance and she told me that 80% of all motorcycle accidents involve young, inexperienced riders, and most of them were riding dangerously (speeding, speeding through heavy traffic, not wearing safety gear, etc). I guess the trick is being lucky/cautious enough while your inexperienced to make it to being an experienced rider. I think most of us here in this forum have been riding long enough to know that you have to be aware at all times of what's going on 360 degrees around you and have at least a plan A and a plan B in case you need to avoid something....It's sad that not all of us make it to be experiend riders....
Utube removed the above link due to content. Go figure. The video can be found on other sites where the footage continues past what was seen on utube. There you can hear the other riders saying that the injured rider was told to stay in the back because he wasn't yet a seasoned/skilled rider, and possibly not too bright.
I'm looking forward to the day when drivers/riders have to take a more comprehensive exam, including logic and common sense before being given the keys to a 2 ton killing machine. They'd have to build a lot more buses.
I was taught to constantly scan the road and mirrors when driving to see and be aware of potential hazards. These days there is always a potential hazard in my rearview with a teenager one second from my bumper. No one seems to be being taught to drive any more.
This day and age has provided us with too many distractions....while driving is the main one, even at work and home. Too much going on! Not an excuse by any means! Cell phones, GPS, Ipads, games...you name it. None of it around 15-20 years ago.
" Cinderella ", 2011, Candy Indy Blue, Halo Nation Alliance member. Not many mods. I bought it to ride.
Very sad, and preventable collision. People need to look regardless the vehicle they drive. Happened in my town last week.
"(From Aylmer Police) - Sunday at 9 am a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred on Talbot Street West in the Town of Aylmer. A 63 year old St. Thomas man was driving his motorcycle eastbound into Aylmer when he struck a westbound motor vehicle turning southbound into a business crossing his lane of traffic. The motorcyclist was transported to the St. Thomas hospital where he later died of his injuries. The 50 year old Aylmer man driving his vehicle was not injured. The eastbound lane of Talbot Street West was closed for approximately four hours during the initial investigation. Next of kin notifications are occurring and the police investigation continues"
To many of us are in a rush, and we don't take the second or two to look around us before we turn, pull out from a driveway or change lanes. In this case the car driver was turning into a Tim Horton's and just didn't see the motorcycle, or they saw it but it didn't register in their head.
We live in a very fast paced society and that is how we drive. Unfortunately for all of us motorcycle riders, we are the ones that will be injured or killed.
Take the time to smell the roses, and look around. Enjoy you ride.
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
You hit the nail on the head - "it doesn't register." If a gravel hauler was oncoming, it would register. When it's a bike it doesn't. People see the bikes with their eyes - but subconciously, a bike coming at you doesn't trigger the self preservation instinct which is what keeps people from just bullying their way along. Even once they almost hit you they are concerned with what will happen to them if they kill you. That is the problem today - people have lost their moral compass. Funny thing is, someone can run you off the road texting but if you point your pistol at them for threatening your life you are the bad guy.
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