David

Dup · 5 Sep 2014 at 21:38

Having t-boned an X-Type at 60mph when I was 18 and knowing that feeling of imapct, I can only feel for this lad and his family having been able to walk away with just bruising from a similar incedent. I was never thrown from the bike though, the rear foor of the car absorbed it all and I managed not to hit the roofline with my head. Pure luck.

Not ridden since, purely because a car is more practical. I've been lusting over bikes since, but this makes me feel like I don't want to bother. Not for the road anyway. Maybe a dirt bike or track bike. It's a shame. But there's too many idiots out there. Far too many. You can ride with the best intentions and behaviour in the world but it only takes someone else to make a small mistake and lives are destroyed.

leigh_boy · 6 Sep 2014 at 09:17

Dup said:
Having t-boned an X-Type at 60mph when I was 18 and knowing that feeling of imapct, I can only feel for this lad and his family having been able to walk away with just bruising from a similar incedent. I was never thrown from the bike though, the rear foor of the car absorbed it all and I managed not to hit the roofline with my head. Pure luck.

Not ridden since, purely because a car is more practical. I've been lusting over bikes since, but this makes me feel like I don't want to bother. Not for the road anyway. Maybe a dirt bike or track bike. It's a shame. But there's too many idiots out there. Far too many. You can ride with the best intentions and behaviour in the world but it only takes someone else to make a small mistake and lives are destroyed.

you not any safer

had a friend while we was a the mx track, fell of at <20 mph and ended up paralyzed.

One · 6 Sep 2014 at 13:54

leigh_boy said:
you not any safer had a friend while we was a the mx track, fell of at <20 mph and ended up paralyzed.

At least that's your own personal fault though, unless another biker crashes into you I suppose.

leigh_boy · 6 Sep 2014 at 17:25

One said:
At least that's your own personal fault though, unless another biker crashes into you I suppose.

that is very true

spp · 7 Sep 2014 at 09:15

Tragic for all involved. This video serves to both, remind bikers to keep their speed in check and remind other road users to look out for us.

Sandycheeks · 7 Sep 2014 at 14:58

Very sad.
No reaction time at those speeds.
Who here would do those speeds in that location ?

TL;DR
I have just been to Bakewell for a couple of days on the bike with SWMBO.
I had never been around there before and was being tail gated by a landrover discovery towing a trailer but I held my position on the road despite doing around 10mph less than the speed limit due to it being pitch black and poorly lit.
I do speed now and again but only on roads that I know well and even then I don't go mad.
For me, speeding is doing 50+ in a 40mph zone and 40+ in a 30mph zone.....Doing 100 is lunacy- I don't know the speed limit on the road that David was on but I'm sure it was a lot less than 100mph.
Riding a motorcycle is a joy even at low speeds and I go out to enjoy a ride, if that ride takes half an hour longer due to me going slower then at least it's half an hour extra riding. Cruising is king.
Speeding is stressful and not enjoyable !

Sandycheeks · 7 Sep 2014 at 14:59

double post

Tefal · 8 Sep 2014 at 01:11

just incase anyone didn't know regarding the verdict the driver pleaded guilty.

Tefal · 8 Sep 2014 at 01:37

One said:
You can see the car going into the junction as he overtakes the last car.

If you look at the line of traffic you can just see a grey smudge sticking out, that's the car pulling into the turning part of the road. Bear in mind human eyesight is better than a gopro video on youtube. He's what, 100m from the junction? The car driver should have been able to see both bike and car.

errr