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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 01:12:55 PM » |
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When you can't pull a left hand turn in front of a bike..........
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 01:16:38 PM » |
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I would like to have seen the rest of the video  |
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 01:31:02 PM » |
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Tip number 2 for assholes with no brains  After hitting the stationary motorcycle keep reversing until your vehicle is straddling the motorcycle. That should be an immediate license suspension for at least 3 months and possibly a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2015, 01:39:03 PM » |
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The guy on the bike had plenty of escape room to the right, Instead he panicked and donated his bike to be run over. Not that the car driver wasn't a @$$ hopefully he is in jail, but to just let that happen when you don't have to?
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2015, 01:54:51 PM » |
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The guy on the bike had plenty of escape room to the right, Instead he panicked and donated his bike to be run over. Not that the car driver wasn't a @$$ hopefully he is in jail, but to just let that happen when you don't have to?
I'd hazard a guess that he was sitting in neutral AS MANY DO and didn't have time to get into first. The wide angle lens on the camera makes the car look further away than it was. |
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Patrick
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2015, 02:27:10 PM » |
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It just goes to show how many stupid people there are in this world. It looks to me as though it all happened pretty quick.
And I too would like to see the rest of the show.
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2015, 02:42:10 PM » |
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If you can't back straight, following lines, you shouldn't have a license. Dumba$$.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2015, 02:51:23 PM » |
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The guy on the bike had plenty of escape room to the right, Instead he panicked and donated his bike to be run over. Not that the car driver wasn't a @$$ hopefully he is in jail, but to just let that happen when you don't have to?
I'd hazard a guess that he was sitting in neutral AS MANY DO and didn't have time to get into first. The wide angle lens on the camera makes the car look further away than it was. If you look closely, he was on the clutch...in gear....when he saw the car backing toward him he popped the clutch, bike lurched a little as it died and then all he could do was throw the bike down to save himself. I still say he could have easily escaped if he was paying attention and didn't panic. |
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havoc
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2015, 11:05:34 AM » |
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now that is impressive...i figure you would have to really pin it in reverse to be able to completely run over a motorcycle...
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"Not all those who wander are lost" - J. R. R. Tolkien
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2015, 11:15:39 AM » |
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Is it a Red Bull viral video???
Note the van.
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WilliamRS
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« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2015, 11:37:34 AM » |
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The guy on the bike had plenty of escape room to the right, Instead he panicked and donated his bike to be run over. Not that the car driver wasn't a @$$ hopefully he is in jail, but to just let that happen when you don't have to?
it is hard to determine just when the biker became aware that the red car was backing up. by the time he finally popped the clutch, it may have already been too late to clear the cars path. when he popped the clutch the right rear tire of that car was pretty much in his forward path, even if he managed to get moving at an angle to the cars path, it looks like the motorcycle rear tire would have been intersecting the white line at about the same time as the cars rear end did Better to give up the bike than a leg. [having been hit from behind in the past, part of my attention would have been on the mirrors watching traffic approaching me from behind ] |
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« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2015, 12:01:45 PM » |
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now that is impressive...i figure you would have to really pin it in reverse to be able to completely run over a motorcycle...
what is sad is that the driver came to a complete stop, then punched it enough to continue up and over the bike. almost have to wonder if it was done delibertly for some reason. the brake lights came on and the car appeared to slow just before he actually hit the bike |
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« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2015, 05:23:12 PM » |
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I wonder if our Valks if hit the front tire head on dead straight onto the car backing up and let it rip burning rear tire, which one would push each other? Burning rear tire rubber noise might get their attention.
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« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2015, 05:37:20 PM » |
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This is my take on this.
Dad is teaching son or daughter to drive. (can't tell gender of driver)
Driver fails to stop in time and is into the intersection way too much. Driver (new one remember) puts it in reverse and backs up. Both feet on the pedals. Obvious loss of control with the foot punching down the accelerator and brake at the same time. By the time the driver get the feet coordinated the car is stopped and the bike is toast.
Rider of bike could not possibly have gotten out of the way unless he'd seen the video 4 - 5 times before it happened and knew it was coming. By the time you assess the situation and realize the car is going to strike, the only option is to bail. There is no time or space to evade.
Good job by rider. Lives to ride another day.
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MacDragon
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« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2015, 04:41:53 AM » |
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Looks like once the driver hit the bike... he/she freaked out. Instead of putting it in drive... hit the gas some more... poor bike/ lucky biker. Throws his hands up with the WTF coming out... |
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« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2015, 05:07:50 AM » |
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full story here: http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/poor-hapless-biker-watches-his-bike-smushed-by-student-1709835490"....Ok boys and gals. I am the actual rider in the video and will once and for all dissolve all speculations and such that to my amazement have come up so far. We both started slowing down when the light turned orange. The red SUV ended up in the middle of the intersection. Cars seen on the right started turning left, one car actually made it in front of the stalled/frozen driver. The car then proceeded to back up - IN THE LEFT LANE - i was aware about its presence all the time. And yes I was in the 1st with the clutch in as can be seen on video (anyone see the Neutral light?). As some have pointed out, only have I noticed it changing directions a couple of seconds before impact. Yes, a rider with tens of years of experience MAY HAVE been able to sprint to the right (risking clipping the car and being at fault for running a red light into potentially left turning traffic, as the light for the oncoming lane was changing to a left turn go), but given the circumstances... the horn wouldn’t have done squat. Again, we’re talking seconds. Disbelief that the car was going to back into me was up there. I was in the dominant position for my lane (left half of the lane, where cars in the left lane have the best chance of seeing you in their mirror), watching the driver... but again... how often do you guys assume that a car will decide to reverse into your lane from a different one and floor it?...." |
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« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2015, 08:18:44 AM » |
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full story here: http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/poor-hapless-biker-watches-his-bike-smushed-by-student-1709835490"....Ok boys and gals. I am the actual rider in the video and will once and for all dissolve all speculations and such that to my amazement have come up so far. We both started slowing down when the light turned orange. The red SUV ended up in the middle of the intersection. Cars seen on the right started turning left, one car actually made it in front of the stalled/frozen driver. The car then proceeded to back up - IN THE LEFT LANE - i was aware about its presence all the time. And yes I was in the 1st with the clutch in as can be seen on video (anyone see the Neutral light?). As some have pointed out, only have I noticed it changing directions a couple of seconds before impact. Yes, a rider with tens of years of experience MAY HAVE been able to sprint to the right (risking clipping the car and being at fault for running a red light into potentially left turning traffic, as the light for the oncoming lane was changing to a left turn go), but given the circumstances... the horn wouldn’t have done squat. Again, we’re talking seconds. Disbelief that the car was going to back into me was up there. I was in the dominant position for my lane (left half of the lane, where cars in the left lane have the best chance of seeing you in their mirror), watching the driver... but again... how often do you guys assume that a car will decide to reverse into your lane from a different one and floor it?...." Thanks |
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