Suicide biker today

Savara · 6 Aug 2011 at 20:19

Scubascorpion said:
It's a ContourHD
http://www.actioncameras.co.uk/Contour_HD_1080p_Helmet_Camera_from_VholdR

£209!! Blimey. I got this one which is 95% as good as the above...

Fuzz · 6 Aug 2011 at 20:28

Congratulations

PardonTheWait · 6 Aug 2011 at 20:37

Jesus. That was seriously close and he was going WAY to fast to be overtaking you as you passed that, even if you weren't indicators.

Hopefully he actually realised how close he was to dying there and he'll use his brain in future!

Regarding the swearing, I swore out loud when I watched the video, I'd have turned the air blue if I was in your shoes.

Also, I honestly don't know where you find these people. You're an idiot magnet!

woodpigeon4 · 6 Aug 2011 at 22:45

Has anyone told you you sound exactly like simon pegg?

Blackhawk47 · 6 Aug 2011 at 22:59

That looks like someone I know, rides similar sort of bike/same kit...

Can't be him though.

Scuba, do you purposely film every journey you make or something?

axer · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:04

Blimey that's absolutely crazy, I bet that made you jump!

Fuzz · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:14

Who's Simon Pegg :-/

*Edit.. Actually i think I know now... Skinny one from Shaun of the dead?

When I remember to take it with me yes, too many morons on the road... one day it will come in useful in my defence hopefully.
Until then I'll just let the world know of the cretins I come across

LukeTW · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:15

Wow!

I see some pretty stupid overtakes on the way to work but nothing like that!

Posted this on owners club, hope you don't mind!

Fuzz · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:25

Naa spread it around, fine by me

Joshy · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:30

Objectively shouldn't you have been monitoring your mirrors a little better? I mean you did turn in before determining that it was 100% clear which is dangerous in itself.

CaptainRAVE · 6 Aug 2011 at 23:37

Joshy said:
Objectively shouldn't you have been monitoring your mirrors a little better? I mean you did turn in before determining that it was 100% clear which is dangerous in itself.

At that speed I doubt he had been in the mirriors long. I have had bikes do this to me, and you just never see them. The bike should have waited. Riding a bike like that will eventually get him killed.

Skyboat · 7 Aug 2011 at 00:05

woodpigeon4 said:
Has anyone told you you sound exactly like simon pegg?

Us Gloucestershire lot don't all sound the same you know

TaKeN · 7 Aug 2011 at 00:12

Joshy said:
Objectively shouldn't you have been monitoring your mirrors a little better? I mean you did turn in before determining that it was 100% clear which is dangerous in itself.

and you've never done this before?

uniQ · 7 Aug 2011 at 00:16

That was a bloody close call :eek:

Fuzz · 7 Aug 2011 at 00:16

Joshy said:
Objectively shouldn't you have been monitoring your mirrors a little better? I mean you did turn in before determining that it was 100% clear which is dangerous in itself.

Objectively you can kiss my hoop

mejinks · 7 Aug 2011 at 00:45

CaptainRAVE said:
At that speed I doubt he had been in the mirriors long. I have had bikes do this to me, and you just never see them. The bike should have waited. Riding a bike like that will eventually get him killed.

Heres hoping

Fuzz · 7 Aug 2011 at 10:35

mejinks said:
Heres hoping

It's who he takes with him that makes me rage.
Fine if you want to go and throw yourself through a hedge at 150 mph but for Christ sake don't involve other people.

Philz0r · 7 Aug 2011 at 10:38

what a jerk

Stringy · 7 Aug 2011 at 10:52

Joshy said:
Objectively shouldn't you have been monitoring your mirrors a little better? I mean you did turn in before determining that it was 100% clear which is dangerous in itself.

Quit your trolling, it's a single lane road so provided he was indicating with plenty of time the onus was on the overtaking vehicle to make sure he is conducting a safe manoeuvre.

From the highway code:

Turning right
179
Well before you turn right you should:
- use your mirrors to make sure you know the position and movement of traffic behind you

Now while he might have seen the Motorcyclist he would not necessarily have realised he was hooning past him at a rate of knots, and I think the following takes precedence anyway:

167
DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example:
- approaching or at a road junction on either side of the road
...
- when a road user is indicating right, even if you believe the signal should have been cancelled. Do not take a risk; wait for the signal to be cancelled

SkidMarkKing · 7 Aug 2011 at 10:56

Hmmm, I wonder why so many bikers get killed