Nearly spread across the front of a 4x4 towing a caravan.

[Srengam]

Last Friday on my way to work, ideal riding roads, very popular on Sundays in North Wales.

I follow the road around a left hand corner to see a 4x4 towing a caravan coming straight at me in my lane. He was overtaking a cyclist but had nowhere to go as the cyclist was directly on his left, and infront of him was a little red car who was able to complete his overtaking before the right hand corner I was heading for.

To summerise, there was a 4x4 towing a caravan driving around a series of blind bends on the wrong side of the road. He couldn't get in as there was a cyclist there, nor could he get infront of the cyclist because there was a car there.

All I could do was aim to the left of him and hope I missed the grass. (I figured 60mph into a field was better than 120mph impact speed to a 4x4 with a caravan behind it). Anyway, the bike fit through but if I was in the car we'd have had a head on without any doubt.

I was tempted to turn around and go after him but figured with brown adrenaline speeding through my pants I was more like to have an accident chasing him.

Anyway, he was towing a caravan so was probably planning a weekend away, his wife was next to him so I'm sure he got ranted at about it enough to have his weekend spoiled!

Rant over.

[goto10]

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"Did you see how fast that kitten killing motorcyclist was going?! They should be banned"
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[AlexW]

60mph head on, is 60mph impact, not 120mph.

Caravaners suck, and I fit towbars.

[Srengam]

[symonh2000]

I had a similar thing when I was in my car a couple of months back

Twisty road, went around a corner and there was a car in my lane overtaking a cyclist.

Luckily I was under the speed limit, if not we would have had a head-on.


There are some real idiots about, more so in recent years so it seems.
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[symonh2000]

[Blackwolf]

[symonh2000]

Here ya go.

2 cars doing 60mph hitting each other is the same as one car hitting a concrete wall at 60mph.

https://warp.povusers.org/grrr/collisionmath.html
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[Srengam]

I guess I'm wrong then (I apologise) . . . . .

But, . . . a motorcycle hitting a 4x4 towing a caravan sort of swings it to meet in the middle somewhere.

[Nick 50]

I stand corrected and really should know better

Though hitting a wall on a 200kg motorcycle is not comparable to hitting a 4x4 towing a caravan at the same speed.
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[Daytona Paul]

How wide was the road?

Golden Rule is you need to be able to stop within the distance you can see to be clear on your side of the road.

If, however, it is a single track road you need to be able to stop in half the distance you can see to be clear (Guess why?).

Popular summer roads, with tourists who might not know the area, it might be prudent to slow down anyway!

Rogerborg might disagree with this post but I can categorically state that after riding for 40+ years and living in a tourist area, I practice what I preach
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[defblade]

Remember, when you see that cyclist, there'll be some twat behind them trying to overtake, no matter how stupid that would be.
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[Andrew122]

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[Rogerborg]

[goto10]

[keggyhander]

If both are doing 60mph, then it's still a 120mph closing speed.

[Rogerborg]

[Flemy]

[shereen]

[symonh2000]

Sorry about that mate, I didn't realise you had done it by accident.

Have a good Karma on that post to make up for it.
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[mfactor]

4 x 4 owners get an extra section in the owners manual....


"How to drive like a complete prick"


The guys who drive those gigantic big double cab things only get that section

[Irn-Bru]

I was behind a VW transport van yesterday that was straight lining all the corners on a country road, to the point I couldn't safely over take until a long straight came along. Would be a bit hairy to be coming the other way towards him, bike or not.
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