my first emergancy stop

phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

thank fuck it taught in the mod 1.riding along and some twat seeses his mate on a garage and decides to do a u turn about 5 feet infront of me.what a fucking idiot i felt like going over and wrapping my helmet round his head. Twisted Evil

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J.M. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Karma :

Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule Wink

I'm +1 with Andy here, analyse it and stop it happening again!

But I guess a well done is in order for not panicking and crashing into the guy Smile

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phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

car turned infront of me with no indication.just turned in right.my way was clearof traffic infront of me.what was i supposed to do???????

McFlufferson · Scooby Slapper Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Karma :

Bit of a missunderstand there it seems. There were perhaps things you could have perhaps done to avoid it happening, but unfortunately it seems you just came across a knob-in-his-own-world situation. Kudos for braking in time and not dying.
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phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

nothing i could have done,totally unexpected all happened so quick totally unavoidable what else could i have done see in too the future??.bit strange how people slate you telling you,you should have been more cautious but when a car decides to u turn from the opp direction and doesnt see you.well ill grow a third eye.lol[/code]

anthony_r6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Karma :

I had a car U-turn from the other side of the road, it was sitting in traffic, before spinning out right in front of me, and really fast. She did it so quickly she had to mount 75% of the pavement on my side of the road. I was coming head on at the time, had she not done it so fast I'd have 1. Seen her or 2 Been right under the front of her car.

It's probably been the only instance on the road so far were I've actually been angry about it. I felt like kicking the crap outta the driver. I couldn't believe someone would be so stupid.

Well done on being able to avoid a dodgy driver Thumbs Up

There will be many more to come!
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Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

What you do is analyse the cars around you before a situation occurs...
Is his road position wrong for his apparent route.
Loud thumping music.
Lightly customised kiddy car.
Young driver.
Too close to car in front.
Constantly pulling back then tailgating.
Staring straight ahead, not checking mirrors.
On the phone.

A few examples of things I look for in every car anywhere near me. They warn me of a potential hazard, 99/100 times nothing happens, but when it does I'm ready for it.
After about ten years you find you just know as if by magic when a hazard is going to occur.
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J.M. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Karma :

weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

There's no question this was a stupid move by the driver, but throwing your hands up and saying there's was nothing you could do is not the right attitude to take. There is plenty you can do:

- positioning: put your bike in a place that gives the most commanding view of the road, and makes you most visible.

- lights on, hi-vis clothing

- cover the brake in town traffic

- if the road is wide enough for a u-turn, expect one. If there is a layby or side-road to make a u-turn easier, expect one.

- a u-turning car will almost inevitably move to the left of their lane to get the best angle and space to complete the turn.

- people who pull u-turns usually prepare their hands on the wheel - putting their right hand at 12 or even 9, 10 or 11 o'clock to get the fastest turning. Some (often women - this is not a criticism, just an observation) put their hands on the inside of the wheel rim when turning the steering wheel quickly

- u-turning cars will always do it slower than the speed limit.

Much of the above was learnt from experience, when someone u-turned as I was filtering past them in stop-go traffic. With hindsight, many of the above signs were present.
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phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

what u seem to be missing is that the car was coming from the opp direction i wasnt behind him,he pulled directly from on coming traffic into my path i ride defensive but no way i could have seen this coming.unless i had a crystal ball.

anthony_r6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Karma :

phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

what u seem to be missing is that the car was coming from the opp direction i wasnt behind him,he pulled directly from on coming traffic into my path i ride defensive but no way i could have seen this coming.unless i had a crystal ball.

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Good job on stopping, not so great on the explanation.

Next time, maybe do a paint diagram.
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phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

We all make mistakes mate. (Not saying you did btw Smile

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Long as we can walk away and learn from em (instances on the road, not just mistakes I mean Laughing

) then I think we're all doing OK.

Shit, I fuked up after a perfect day on the road today and it WAS my mistake but no harm done and I will learn from it.

Fukin Beamer drivers...but that's another story... Laughing

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Matthew_Lee · Nova Slayer Joined: 09 Oct 2011 Karma :

I've had to do 2 emergency stops since having my bike.
Both times scared me to death.

First time it was wet (i'm still getting used to riding in the wet)
Somebody decided to suddenly come to a halt and do a last min maneuver in their car, i was a fair distance away but the front tyre slipped, managed to keep the bike upright though with the aid of my feet.

And the second time was only last week,
I began to slow for a junction in some village area, could see to my right there was a car (fair distance away) and to my left was nothing so i checked the car to my right again which was still far away (in a 30mph zone) so i looked at my speed and knew i had plenty of time to pull out so i began to accelerate again, only to notice the car coming on the right must have been doing twice the speed limit!
so i put my brakes on, front wheel juddered and locked and the back brake worked fine but MAN it was close.

comes to show how you have to think three times before pulling out sometimes because people don't obey the speed limits, or see motorcyclists pulling out.