Holy moly!! Biker rear ended video.

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

The bike go into gear and lock the rear wheel (and stall the bike) when the clutch is released.
Ever tried moving a bike in gear with out the motor?
and bikes are heavy beasts to have fall ontop of you (ask anyone thats lowsided or flipped a bike)

Can't quite see how that would make the bike backflip personally? I would have thought it'd just skid and fall over?

[Binky]

Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object.

[andrewsmith]

I think the message he was trying to explain to me was that you should be keeping obs in your mirrors even when stationary (or in this guys case, when breaking hard-ish coming up behind someone) to see if the car behind you isn't reacting to the situation (as per the video), that way, you reduce (but not completely eliminate) the chance of being rear-ended. I.e. it wouldn't matter if you had the clutch in if you avoided the crash in the first place![/QUOTE]

The observation thing is right, the video that couldn't be avoided but the biker was too close to the vehicle in front (before anyone flames me, yes I've misjudged my braking hundreds of times).

Originally Posted by reeder

Can't quite see how that would make the bike backflip personally? I would have thought it'd just skid and fall over?

see below

Originally Posted by Binky

Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object.

Thats what the bike becomes and you recieve full force of the impact, as in neuteral the bike can roll if hit (violently yes but has less resistance and the rear wheel can lock). Yes backflip is extreme but that is a senario that no-one would want to find themselves in

I always look in my mirrors if I have to pull up quicker than planned no matter what I'm driving or riding, it's saved my ass on more than one occasion, biggest save was in Florida two years ago while on I4, traffic stopped fairly quickly, I stopped easily without braking that hard tbh and had a fair bit of room in front of me, looked on my rear view mirror to see a pick up truck snaking towards me, I pulled forward quickly into the median ( grassy central area) to avoid him, if I hadn't he would have hit me.

As some have said 99% of us would have filtered so would have been at the side of the vehicle in front so avoided the collision altogether.

[Binky]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Thats what the bike becomes and you recieve full force of the impact, as in neuteral the bike can roll if hit (violently yes but has less resistance and the rear wheel can lock). Yes backflip is extreme but that is a senario that no-one would want to find themselves in

Whoosh!!


I'd just like to point out that i, as usual, was not taking this seriously. I would obviously get ****ed over either way and leaving it in first would not prevent this.

Originally Posted by Binky

Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object.

If you can't find neutral...

Originally Posted by specialone

Sounded new york ish to me .

Females are bad, American female drivers are very bad

Originally Posted by Fruity-ya-ya

(Stands back, holding hand over mouth, eyes wide open in terror waiting for one of the ladyorgers to bloody your nose)

It's ok Ya-Ya...it appears that woman can't do much better than men in Phils eyes...!!!

Originally Posted by mattSV

Is that Scoobs in a wig?

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

8.7

Technically proficient, but I would like to see a little more flair on the dismount.

I can't decide which of these two comments is the best but both made me giggle immensely!

Originally Posted by StuL

The way he was walking toward the kerb i think he was more likely to throw up than throw a punch.

Have to wonder what the woman in front initially thought when he went into the back of her though.

Yeh, I thought with the fact he wasn't speaking and started to wander off he was either going to pass out or puke! Must have hurt him even though he landed on his feet!

[G]

blimey

[cbay]

I would of taken off my helmet and thrown it at her!! lol.

I love how she is like "Are you okay" What do you think!!! ha!

and if he'd filtered that wouldnt have happend... I think if i'd been him i'd be heading to prison for kicking her to death after that!