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daemonoid
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PostPosted: 11:18 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Further proof... Reply with quote
American bikers can only do straight lines...

https://youtu.be/nmIorJDnGMM

How did he not see the car?
Why did he not avoid rather than brake?
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Knightsy
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PostPosted: 11:24 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Re: Further proof... Reply with quote
daemonoid wrote:
How did he not see the car?


Because he was distracted looking the other way.

daemonoid wrote:
Why did he not avoid rather than brake?


IMHO: Because MSF is a bloody joke that doesn't teach skills needed in real world riding. All their manoeuvres are done at slow speeds with no on road module to test them at. And as a result, he made a bad decision due to being ill equipped to do so.
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PostPosted: 11:51 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
In his comments he admits that he was looking to the right and not really paying attention to the road ahead. He also tries some BS about the car was slowing without braking so he didn't realise because the brake lights didn't come on.

Looks like he had room to pass on the inside of the car, but probably had target fixation.

Having watched it a few times he really wasn't paying any attention and had a long time to judge the closing speed.
More worrying is that he say's he's going to buy a car instead. That won't stop him rear ending people.
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 12:20 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fell asleep at the bars due to 8,000 miles of straight road.

He didn't avoid because it never occurred to him - his excuse is post facto, after watching his own video.
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AlanC
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PostPosted: 12:26 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
jnw010 wrote:
He also tries some BS about the car was slowing without braking so he didn't realise because the brake lights didn't come on.

In other words he's making up excuses for something that was clearly his fault, and isn't going to learn from his mistake.

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More worrying is that he say's he's going to buy a car instead. That won't stop him rear ending people.

Fortunately there's a damn great ocean between him and us. Nevertheless, it's scary to think of what's likely to happen next time he's not paying attention, especially if he hits a bike. Sad
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Lord Percy
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PostPosted: 13:10 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
What a div. The little story in his description really pissed me off. Trying to make it sound like another major event in his epic hero life.

I don't think US motorcycle training standards are much to do with this incident. He just made an idiot mistake. And he's an idiot.
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UnknownStuntm...
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PostPosted: 14:18 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I could see shadows of tassels there before he parked the juggernaut in the car. I was willing the car to speed up towards us.

Did he have the steering lock on?
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swampy
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PostPosted: 15:59 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spells brake as break, deserves everything he got Twisted Evil
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Jayy
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Look how fucking far away he was when he grabbed a handful of brake. Instant reaction would've been to swerve left, not try and brake hard from 70mph or however fast he was going.

Fair play though, mistakes happen but I would've avoided that easily, albeit narrowly.

https://i.imgur.com/3eSZlNc.png
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recman
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PostPosted: 23:53 - 18 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Larf.
Thats about it really, pay attention or pay the price.
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Lord Percy
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PostPosted: 00:50 - 19 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
ZX Jay wrote:
Look how fucking far away he was when he grabbed a handful of brake.


And a handful of clutch. So his bike was coasting. No rapid downshifting or anything, probably didn't even touch his rear brake. Crashed like a child.
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PostPosted: 08:01 - 19 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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