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Idiot wasn't even watching to road no sympathy from me like most said you usually find that behavior from the young guys on rice rockets

Quote:Idiot wasn't even watching to road no sympathy from me like most said you usually find that behavior from the young guys on rice rockets

 

Yeah, it's really irrelevant why the Mazda was stopped.  Had the idiot been looking forward instead of trying to catch his buddy on the Go Pro, he would have been able to avoid the impact all together. 

This is a case of the size of the fish that got away...


There's No Way that he hit an stationary car on two wheels moving at 140 mph and survived to post the video...


C'mon Man...


NH3...

I don't think the Mazda was sitting still.  Even at 60 mph, hitting a stationary object would have been far more catastrophic for both vehicles.  The Mazda was pretty banged up, but an impact like that would have ripped the side off the car if it was sitting still.  The rider of the bike wouldn't have been posting this on YouTube.

Yup, stop and go traffic again this morning.  95N. 95S, and 10E.  30 minute delay.

 

A lesson to pay better attention than the moron in the video.

 

There were about 12 vehicles accordioned SB, and <sniff> a disabled beer truck blocking the far left lane NB.  Hope they still enjoy The Players if that's where they were headed.

Quote:Yeah, it's really irrelevant why the Mazda was stopped.  Had the idiot been looking forward instead of trying to catch his buddy on the Go Pro, he would have been able to avoid the impact all together. 

 

really gives a good POV from the riders perspective how fast things appear at that speed. I wish they'd show this video to all the kids taking the Motorcycle Safety Course when they first start ridding.

 

Things come up FAST on a bike always have to be looking forward and thinking ahead. No room for fooling around or you end up like that guy.

Quote:really gives a good POV from the riders perspective how fast things appear at that speed. I wish they'd show this video to all the kids taking the Motorcycle Safety Course when they first start ridding.

 

Things come up FAST on a bike always have to be looking forward and thinking ahead. No room for fooling around or you end up like that guy.

 

Things don't come up any faster on a bike than they do a car.  The speed of the approach is the same either way.  The end result, not so much. 

 

Motorcycle riders who are trained to ride use almost a halo approach when riding in traffic.  They're aware of everything going on around them at all times.  You can't just fixate on what's in front of you. 

 

There could be some idiot coming up on your rear at a high rate of speed while texting.  He doesn't see you.  If you're only focused on what's in front of you, you're seriously injured or dead.

 

Same thing if said idiot is texting alongside a motorcycle.  I've been in situations where a woman was texting with one hand, holding a cigarette with the other, and steering with her knees.  She kept drifting into my lane in traffic.  At one point, she drifted far enough that I was forced to take evasive maneuvers.  She didn't hear the horn honking.  Never looked in her mirrors.  She did it again, and this time I literally kicked the driver side rear door hard enough to dent it.  You know what she did?  She flipped me off. 

 

Riders are trained to look at what's happening 4, 8, and 12 seconds ahead of them, and to plan accordingly.  As you're monitoring traffic ahead of you, you're anticipating the stupid things people will do, and you're looking at your outlets to make sure you arrive home safely. 

 

The thing is, the guys who ride crotch rockets in packs where at least one of them is wearing a camera aren't terribly concerned about what's happening around them.  They've come to the conclusion that they can just fly through traffic, do their little tricks, and nothing is going to happen to them...until it does.  They're not responsible riders, and they sure as heck don't have any regard for others around them.

 

Don't even get me started on the guys who ride without a helmet. 

Quote:Things don't come up any faster on a bike than they do a car.  The speed of the approach is the same either way.  The end result, not so much. 

 

Motorcycle riders who are trained to ride use almost a halo approach when riding in traffic.  They're aware of everything going on around them at all times.  You can't just fixate on what's in front of you. 

 

There could be some idiot coming up on your rear at a high rate of speed while texting.  He doesn't see you.  If you're only focused on what's in front of you, you're seriously injured or dead.

 

Same thing if said idiot is texting alongside a motorcycle.  I've been in situations where a woman was texting with one hand, holding a cigarette with the other, and steering with her knees.  She kept drifting into my lane in traffic.  At one point, she drifted far enough that I was forced to take evasive maneuvers.  She didn't hear the horn honking.  Never looked in her mirrors.  She did it again, and this time I literally kicked the driver side rear door hard enough to dent it.  You know what she did?  She flipped me off. 

 

Riders are trained to look at what's happening 4, 8, and 12 seconds ahead of them, and to plan accordingly.  As you're monitoring traffic ahead of you, you're anticipating the stupid things people will do, and you're looking at your outlets to make sure you arrive home safely. 

 

The thing is, the guys who ride crotch rockets in packs where at least one of them is wearing a camera aren't terribly concerned about what's happening around them.  They've come to the conclusion that they can just fly through traffic, do their little tricks, and nothing is going to happen to them...until it does.  They're not responsible riders, and they sure as heck don't have any regard for others around them.

 

Don't even get me started on the guys who ride without a helmet. 

 

I was referring to the speed he was going, I wish they'd show that video so these kids getting on the rice rockets would grasp how fast things happen at 140 mph. Lets face it no one gets a rice rocket to cruise at 80 mph that's for us old guys on the Cruisers.

Quote:I was referring to the speed he was going, I wish they'd show that video so these kids getting on the rice rockets would grasp how fast things happen at 140 mph. Lets face it no one gets a rice rocket to cruise at 80 mph that's for us old guys on the Cruisers.

 

I know a few older guys who like to cross over the triple digit line occasionally, but it's rare, and when it happens, they usually do it on a very lightly traveled road.  Personally, 80-85 mph on a bike is plenty fast enough, and I'm still able to maneuver and bring the bike to a controlled stop in a reasonable distance.

 

The kids who buy these bikes are doing so to do exactly what they were doing in this video.  There's a bunch of guys in the area around where I live who have Huyabusas that have been raked out with the extended swing arms and all the other goodies.  They're not doing this to cruise around the neighborhood.  You'll hear them winding up on the expressways in the area, or see them blasting down the Southside connector easily topping out over 100 mph.  Heck, a quick flick of the throttle on those bikes, and you're in triple digits before you can shift. 

 

We knew a kid who rode a sport bike.  He was one of those hot doggers who would regularly push the bike beyond HIS limits.  That all worked well for him until one Saturday night on the Arlington Expressway, when he took the flyover ramp to the northbound connector.  He lost control of the bike at the peak of the flyover and hit the wall.  The bike slid down the wall several hundred feet.  He went over the side and hit the ground 70 feet below.  I drive past his memorial a couple of times a week. 

 

There are responsible bikers, and there are idiots.  The guys who jump on the bikes and head down to the Rooster minus a helmet, then cruise home after tossing back a few are no better than the kids on the crotch rockets hot dogging down the interstate.  Any time I see a report about a motorcycle accident, particularly where the rider is killed, more often than not, alcohol is involved.  Unfortunately, there are incidents where someone pulls out in front of a rider, or runs a red light, or rear ends a bike at an intersection.  But, when I read a report about a guy losing it on a ramp, it's usually followed by a report saying alcohol could have played a factor. 

 

Like I said, I've logged a lot of miles on my bikes, and I've had more than my fair share of scares along the way.  Still, on a day like today, when the sun is out, it's nice outside, and there isn't a whole lot going on, there's nothing quite as relaxing as hopping on the bike and riding along A1A down to St. Augustine.  Best therapy ever....except for going shooting, which elicits a similar response for me, but that's a different story.

Quote:I know a few older guys who like to cross over the triple digit line occasionally, but it's rare, and when it happens, they usually do it on a very lightly traveled road.  Personally, 80-85 mph on a bike is plenty fast enough, and I'm still able to maneuver and bring the bike to a controlled stop in a reasonable distance.

 

The kids who buy these bikes are doing so to do exactly what they were doing in this video.  There's a bunch of guys in the area around where I live who have Huyabusas that have been raked out with the extended swing arms and all the other goodies.  They're not doing this to cruise around the neighborhood.  You'll hear them winding up on the expressways in the area, or see them blasting down the Southside connector easily topping out over 100 mph.  Heck, a quick flick of the throttle on those bikes, and you're in triple digits before you can shift. 

 

We knew a kid who rode a sport bike.  He was one of those hot doggers who would regularly push the bike beyond HIS limits.  That all worked well for him until one Saturday night on the Arlington Expressway, when he took the flyover ramp to the northbound connector.  He lost control of the bike at the peak of the flyover and hit the wall.  The bike slid down the wall several hundred feet.  He went over the side and hit the ground 70 feet below.  I drive past his memorial a couple of times a week. 

 

There are responsible bikers, and there are idiots.  The guys who jump on the bikes and head down to the Rooster minus a helmet, then cruise home after tossing back a few are no better than the kids on the crotch rockets hot dogging down the interstate.  Any time I see a report about a motorcycle accident, particularly where the rider is killed, more often than not, alcohol is involved.  Unfortunately, there are incidents where someone pulls out in front of a rider, or runs a red light, or rear ends a bike at an intersection.  But, when I read a report about a guy losing it on a ramp, it's usually followed by a report saying alcohol could have played a factor. 

 

Like I said, I've logged a lot of miles on my bikes, and I've had more than my fair share of scares along the way.  Still, on a day like today, when the sun is out, it's nice outside, and there isn't a whole lot going on, there's nothing quite as relaxing as hopping on the bike and riding along A1A down to St. Augustine.  Best therapy ever....except for going shooting, which elicits a similar response for me, but that's a different story.

 

common ground we have FBT, bikes and shooting two of my favorite past times. 

Quote:common ground we have FBT, bikes and shooting two of my favorite past times.

Both are better than therapy.