Alive and healthy or right? - 3 people 'd be rather dead

[RhynoCZ]

Just out of my curiosity, do you want to be alive and healthy or right?
The idea for this poll came out of this thread: https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3886614#3886614
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[covent.gardens]

I'd like to be Both.

Your useless poll is useless because you misunderstood the points that were made to you.

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In the UK your suggested course of action would be saying "It's ok, I've seen you, you can go" - if the driver in front was also thinking of overtaking, you'd be doing what is commonly used to tell the driver in front that it's safe for them to perform the manoeuvre.

A good way to end up dead AND wrong .

[gavbriggs]

On that particular video the biker should not linger at the side of the car. Get round and get back into your carriageway. The car driver did not observe correctly.

In the uk I'm sure the Highway Code says that you should only overtake when it is safe to do so(or words to that effect, the words should and must can be defined but in a claim the Highway Code can win a case if used correctly)

The bike was overtaking so it wasn't safe for the car to overtake, hence the crash! Had it been safe to do so there would have been no collision!

So the poll is shit because being safe is the default stance and being right and dead is not much of an option! If the collision occurs and you are alive hen being in the right is the next best thing to get full damages and payouts. That's my view!

[Notj7]

In that particular video, the VW driver SPED UP during the course of the bike's manoeuvre and emerged into his path. End of story.

On the flip side - I would've overtaken a lot faster, but if you try a fast overtake it leaves you less of a chance of stopping if something like that happens.
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[DieselASFC]

Definitely alive and healthy please.

[Commuter_Tim]

Stupid Poll is Stupid.
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The above post is most likely nonsensical.

I ride a Bandit 600... badly.

[RhynoCZ]

[lihp]

Flounce

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So, just to conclude - you'd rather be 'right' rather than alive?

[RhynoCZ]

[Commuter_Tim]

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Morgue's are full of people who's last words were a pitiful 'But it wasn't my fault...'