Most bikers wreck or are hit due to incompetence,,,if you don't ride as if everyone is trying to kill you on the road, then you have no business on a bike.
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One very small problem with that theory: If you are close enough to see their eyes you are too close to avoid a head-on collision.Just like world... Look into people's EYES! Especially at intersections... People ALWAYS give away intentions or lack there of with the EYES.
... How else are you guys that have a few bike miles, handling the change in your lives, and either giving up the bike, or cutting way back?
chop it off.. with todays prosthetics it would not be that big of a deal may even be a faster recovery time and cheaper in the long run
... Area I grew up the street bike guys would hit the mountain roads and when the weather was good life flight or the meat wagon was up there every couple days. Highway patrol got to the point if they caught you over 10mph over speed limit it was reckless driving, trip to the metal bar motel, and impound your scooter. They got tired of scraping people off the highway up there...
Downsizing now, but still on 2 wheels @65 & enjoying retirement 2 up
scooters in Taipei (Taiwan) traffic ?????????????? - YouTube
True that...
Sorry to see that happen 8>(
It was worse when I rode on the bike behind my wife riding on that same mountain road (Highway 2) when she got broadsided - had to pick her pieces up & lost her leg below the knee in '05.
Will ride dawn patrol 6am or B4, 27 miles to Nukems Ranch to avoid CHP (never stopped for one) & traffic...
One very small problem with that theory: If you are close enough to see their eyes you are too close to avoid a head-on collision.
Riding in this country, the lack of skills and nonexistent recurrent training never ceases to amaze me.
If you drive like Miss Daisy I suppose there's time and attention available to try for eye contact, but there's a reason why GVH is where it's at: At least in London, Vienna, Tokyo, and New York it is.
Unlike some people here, I comment on topics about which I have had first-hand experience.... I'd be surprised if Obama doesn't call each night to get your input.
Unlike some people here, I comment on topics about which I have had first-hand experience.
I would question anyone with self proclaimed "first hand experience" riding as to why/how they DIDN'T watch drivers eyes and/or hands at an intersection. That's in the basics of motorcycling rules. Good thing you quit riding.
Quit riding?! You must have criticized my posts without reading them, because I was advocating the opposite.I would question anyone with self proclaimed "first hand experience" riding as to why/how they DIDN'T watch drivers eyes and/or hands at an intersection. That's in the basics of motorcycling rules. Good thing you quit riding.
Ridden for 33 years. Been down 3 times... all low speed crashes. Not wearing equipment and got bacon to prove it. But none were more than embarrassing and moderately painful. Most recently was having the front tire come off the rim on my '27 HD. Again, caught it and slow speed. But dressed for it, not a scratch.
These days... gear, gear and more gear. Boots, proper pants. Technical gear, not just leather jacket. Gloves.
May not keep me from getting killed, but will eliminate injuries from wearing flip-flops, OP Shorts and Muscle shirts. I've responded to a lot of MC 10-50's. The guys/gals with good gear walk away. The ones with no gear end up as organ donors.
OP... Hope your friend is going to be OK. That looks bad... but I'm not a doctor. Who knows what they can do these days. My right foot looked worse than that once upon a time (not MC-related) and I walk w. no issues whatsoever. But, damn, that's not pretty.
My fellow riders out there... don't screw around with your gear. Get good stuff. Use it.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Observing signs of telegraphing is not the same thing as looking to see a driver's eyes. Maybe also have another read of what you yourself posted.
You said your right foot once looked worse than that?! Wtf happened? Stuck your leg in a stump grinder?
That struck me as odd also... I avoided a crash last year while riding a Street Glide, coming down a 2 lane country Highway, going 55MPH...because a lady was at an Intersection, and she was televising her intentions; I could see it in her face and head motions, and it led me to chop throttle, pulled in clutch...and no sooner did I do those things, she turned out in front of me like a crazy lady...and I was able to maneuver out of the way to avoid collision. Just those few extra tenths of a second that can lead to avoiding a crash.
That is one of many situations where I was able to read someone's face and general demeanor to see what they were about to do, and take precautionary measures.
... As to the comment about amputaing the foot to use a prosthetic. Not even close bud, while there are some amazing devices in use now they still suck.
In today's society, risk is overrated.
I loved to ride and build bikes. Then in July 09 some truck driver in a hurry and not watching made a left turn directly in front of me. After 3 months in a coma, losing my left arm and right leg, 24 surgeries, being blind in one eye for a year, having a colostomy along with a shit ton of hardware in my left leg, I advise people to stop riding. I am able to do most things I used to and I eventually will do better. As to the comment about amputaing the foot to use a prosthetic. Not even close bud, while there are some amazing devices in use now they still suck.
I would question anyone with self proclaimed "first hand experience" riding as to why/how they DIDN'T watch drivers eyes and/or hands at an intersection. That's in the basics of motorcycling rules. Good thing you quit riding.
\And for vintage racers, there's AHRMA.