Lucky escape

[TheArchitect]

https://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-riders-lucky-escape-as-motorbike-crushed-by-lorry-113244
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[UrbanRacer]

What in the name of f**k

[RhynoCZ]

No horn? Why do people feel the need to scream, yet they do not use the only thing that could actually work?
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[Al]

[DieselASFC]

The poor, poor bike.

[UrbanRacer]

[NJD]

Good old Doris always in the right place at the right time, she even did her hair especially for this moment, shame she forget her baby at the supermarket

[Kris]

wtf!

Scary how little idea of the carnage the lorry driver had!
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[Reg Tidy]

Not saying I would have done any better,
but there was a crucial moment where he was checking out the lady on the right as the lorry was signalling and preparing to turn.
Might have only bought him the time to think of using the horn, but who knows.

[NJD]

[Reg Tidy]

Yeah I still think he was slightly distracted and then panicked. Could have bought himself more thinking time to use horn or escape to the right, maybe.
But honestly don't think it would have made that much difference.

Also I think lorry just had a quick glance into the road and spent the rest of his concentration on not wiping out the pram with the back end.

[UrbanRacer]

Guys, do you think the horn creates some sort of forcefield around you when you use it? because looking at that video i can't see the lorry driver at all once he makes his turn and if i cant see the driver he cant see the rider.
A horn being used on a busy road is just background noise and the fact that most bike horns are about as loud as a fart, i'd say with confidence that the rider using the horn would have done f**k all except get him squished.

[Reg Tidy]

Yeah, like I said I don't think it would have made much difference.

[Monkeypony]

He stayed remarkably well composed.

I'd have attempted to beat the driver to death with my lid after that, and I consider myself a fairly rational human being!
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[delsol]

I think fairly typically, the truck driver did not give a damn for the biker or his bike, chose to blank it out as if he had no responsibility in the matter.

Not uncommon in RTA's in so far as the few I have witnessed, perhaps part of the 'do not acknowledge guilt' thing or say sorry even.

Personally, I would have been very glad that woman witness was there, looks like was she taking notes at the end of the video.

Truck driver should be made to re-sit his licence at least, won't happen, but he is a fkn poor driver.

[cormac83]

I think the biker did pretty well to jump out of the way.....
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[andyscooter]

ust watched this on something else and the comments were trying to blame the biker

apparently he should of seen the truck and stopped further back
or moved over to the left
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[DieselASFC]

[guile]

What a shit thread title which give no hint to the epicness of this video.

[Doovy]

[Dave70]