Phew, had a close one this morning.
I finished work on Thursday a week ago for holidays but on my way home hit a line of traffic, worked my way around to the front and some Diversion rider had hit the side of a tractor and trailer pulling out
(fortunately he was ok, conscious at the scene and didn't seem to be anything broken) but every time going past that point now it reminds me, this morning I was coming round and noticed the spot where he lay, was thinking about it as I passed and round the next blind bend 50 yards away there was a feed truck diagonally across the road about to reverse into a farm drive
I wasn't speeding, was less than the nsl, doing maybe 55, but the back brake expectedly locked, the front was constant increasing pressure and was doing ok, feared locking that though so didn't go all out, released the rear and reapplied, not going to stop in time, no room round the front of the truck (on my side of the road), had to opt for the rear to avoid running out of road, fortunately the driver had seen and stopped reversing I shuddered to a stalled engine halt just the other side of the far corner (I wasn't sure he wasn't about to reverse over me!) fortunately though didn't bother taking stock as nothing had happened so I just started back up and finished my trek to work but the adrenaline was definitely pumping then, took ages to calm down.
Car drivers from the other direction must have thought I was just another impatient git or something as they couldn't see the look on my face.
Closest I've been so far except the running out of skill/grip last year but that was pretty low speed and minor, this could have been much worse.
I think I did ok to avoid anything but I should have been more alert and paying more attention, the extra half second might have made the difference between an emergency stop and what happened heh. Still think anyone reversing like that round a blind bend should have a person standing warning traffic or something.
Ah well, that was my morning. Learn from it and move on.