David
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Lost a friend in a similar way a while back on an owners forum ride out, I was just in front of him at the time. Absolutely horrible experience as I ended up being the only one left with him at the roadside as the other riders had gone ahead. Think the footage hits harder if you have a personal involvement/connection/experience with something similar.
Didn't realise it was already in the YT thread.
Didn't realise it was already in the YT thread.
Aye ive been nailed twice over the years, both times at a junction, one turned across my path & one pulled out, as a consequence I'm so bloody defensive approaching junctions its embarrassing, I just can't plough on regardless, allways on the brakes, allways looking at what their hands are doing & which way the wheels are pointed, are they looking directly at me? etc.
David, as awful as it is going to sound, was riding like a complete **** from the second he set off in that video.
Yes, someone pulled out in front of him, but he ignored not only the basic principles of riding safely on the public road, but also the number 1 rule of riding/driving after a track day in getting carried away with it all and taking that speed back on to the road.
I lost a friend in a motorcycle accident 7 odd years ago, he was riding out with his dad and some of his dad's friends, all vastly more experienced than him, all being irresponsible and riding too fast round some back roads, unfortunately my buddy didn't have the skill set to or road craft to keep up, he ran far too wide going round a sharp right harder straight into the front of a tractor where he was killed instantly.
I didn't go to the funeral, and I didn't speak to his family again afterwards, and you can probably guess my reasons for why.
Yes, someone pulled out in front of him, but he ignored not only the basic principles of riding safely on the public road, but also the number 1 rule of riding/driving after a track day in getting carried away with it all and taking that speed back on to the road.
I lost a friend in a motorcycle accident 7 odd years ago, he was riding out with his dad and some of his dad's friends, all vastly more experienced than him, all being irresponsible and riding too fast round some back roads, unfortunately my buddy didn't have the skill set to or road craft to keep up, he ran far too wide going round a sharp right harder straight into the front of a tractor where he was killed instantly.
I didn't go to the funeral, and I didn't speak to his family again afterwards, and you can probably guess my reasons for why.
It's very sad that David lost his life but the saddest thing is that it was totally preventable. As riders we all know how invisible we are to some drivers so we need to ride appropriately to mitigate this fact, unfortunately David was riding far too fast for that situation and paid the ultimate price. If he'd been riding more appropriately that video would've shown him beeping his horn and shaking his fist at the stupid car driver cutting across his path.
To be fair, i'm sure the driver was unaware of the speed of the bike. The guy took a risk of speeding. Not a place to be doing 100mph, the guy's a numpty. Both were in the wrong.
just saw the video.. its harsh and seeing him limples at the end knowing hes dead is shocking.
i was expecting the car to pull out from the left not a filter lane from the right.
the cage drive will live with knowing they killed the bloke
i was expecting the car to pull out from the left not a filter lane from the right.
the cage drive will live with knowing they killed the bloke
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Very sad, Ive had a major smash last year, The driver pulled out doing a U-turn in the middle of the road and put me in hospital.
It hurt a lot and the doctor warned me that I had suffered huge damage to my balls and he was 90% sure I would lose them!
Luckily I didn't and they healed and are back to normal!
Since then I am on the defensive when riding.
I can normally tell if a biker has had a serious accident or not just by the way they ride.
It hurt a lot and the doctor warned me that I had suffered huge damage to my balls and he was 90% sure I would lose them!
Luckily I didn't and they healed and are back to normal!
Since then I am on the defensive when riding.
I can normally tell if a biker has had a serious accident or not just by the way they ride.
Very sad, Ive had a major smash last year, The driver pulled out doing a U-turn in the middle of the road and put me in hospital.
It hurt a lot and the doctor warned me that I had suffered huge damage to my balls and he was 90% sure I would lose them!
Luckily I didn't and they healed and are back to normal!
Since then I am on the defensive when riding.
I can normally tell if a biker has had a serious accident or not just by the way they ride.
I fully understand that i even get weary on the track
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Thoughts are with those left behind.
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as sad as it is RIP, 97 in to a T junction is as you said looking for trouble.
the person in the car said they didn't see him and at that speed im not surprised , most car drivers only look about 50 feet in front of the car.
I ride offensively and treat all other road users as idiots and its worked for me since 1981
there is a time and place for speed, pick the right places
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And yet he doesn't have to live with the knowledge that due to idiotic riding he has probably scarred that cager for life.
It is 6 of one half a dozen of the other here.
It is very sad to see and I hope it makes both riders and drivers more aware but the entire thing could have been avoided had the rider only been riding reasonably from the get go. It is easy to criticise the driver but with the rider going the speed he was he probably came literally out of no where for the driver despite it being a straight road.
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How far away was the car? He was overtaking them at speed and may have been far enough away that he would have been difficult to spot, when the driver began his maneuver. The car would presumably then have been even further out and likely posed no danger to them turning anyway so I'm not sure that too much should be read into them failing to spot the car as well.