Yes, watch out for them. But in the UK I think you'll find that if you hit someone from behind, you're to blame. Because you should have taken all of these issues into account and distanced yourself accordingly. If you're driving or riding too close, you'lll smash into someone if they brake and you don't manage to stop... wet roads, slippery leaves, or whatever. You should have been paying attention.

I hit someone from behind in my car a couple of years ago ... my brakes weren't up to the task. I was prosecuted and given a massive fine and points on my licence, because they said I should have taken this into account. The woman ahead was driving a brand new 5 series BMW with perfect brakes. My old car wasn't up to that standard and I guess I didn't take this into account.

If a biker is riding up my ass on the road and they smash into me because I have to brake hard for any reason, they can fucking blame no one but themselves. Goes for car drivers too.

sory to hear that. you are not ALMOST invisible, you ARE invisible

Ok Did not mean it in that way , I was coming from Bognor to southampton and on the a27 a van pulled over into my lane because he wanted to overtake the car in front of him, He forced me on the grass verge and his excuse was he dident see me, so this tells me that a lot of drivers when changing lanes just dont do a life saver(look over there shoulder to see what behind them) before changing lanes, There are a lot of blind spots that you cannot see behind you, when driving a car,on a bike with me it is a normal thing to do a life saver even when taking a right or left hand turn, but when im driving the car I really dont do it as much, this is what i meant by car drivers giving bikes space behind them and make sure they know whats behind them

Yes... THAT makes sense and I totally agree with you ... not seeing someone is NO excuse... I look over my shoulder every single time I change lanes or go into a junction ... cyclists or motorists could be there ... mirrors don't show it all ...

A buddy of mine turned a corner with his kickstand a little bit down, it dug into the pavement and flipped the bike, threw him into a phone pole and killed him instantly.

Sorry for your loss. :(

Sorry for your lost.

All drivers should pay more attention to the road.

As a cyclist, I feel I am wishing a death wish instead of enjoying my sport every time I interact with traffic.

As a driver; bikers and cyclists, and even scooters, have my respect but not when they don't obey basic traffic rules.

Once again, sorry for your lost.:)

leave it to baddog to get out his genius "i've been riding bikes since the cavemen created the wheel, and you were just nut stains in your mommies hair!" knowledge and start to trash a completely legitimate thread...

sorry to hear about your friend, me and my buddies in the hells angels* (name drop yo!) will go thrash a bar in his name!



*i really don't know any hells angels

I'm very sorry to hear that.

it always helps to be reminded. We all know alot of things , but we dont always follow what we know , sometimes we get busy with life and forget the things that should be so simple to remember. I am certainly guilty of it on occasion.

A friend of mine's daughter recently fell off a cliff in a freak accident ( part of the bluff just gave way )
, it has certainly reminded me to be more carefull with my kids near cliffs. not that i didnt know that but, like i say it always helps to be reminded.

very sorry for the loss of your friend.

life is finite, and riding a motorcycle is a calculated risk like most things in life.

if you ride a sportbike down highway 1 from Fort Bragg to SF you will pack more living into 8 hours than most people will experience in a year.

and you mitigate the risk by wearing proper gear, raising your attention to hyper level, and keeping your headlight on.

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22 YEARS OLD - HE WAS STILL A FUCKING KID - A simple RIP from you would have been great / I really don't understand why you decided to keep droping your 2 cents.

My condolences.....................

Sorry to hear that.........
I also know that feeling because one of my friend also died with motorcycle as like with what happend with your friend....
I pray him to rest in peace....
and to his family hope for early recovery ......

you've been here since 2004 man, you should know baddog is the all knowing old man here... hes gotta prove hes right in EVERYTHING, even in this case... :2 cents:

I broke my left Femur in a crash after two surgeries, Im fine. Sort of, But they say the mental issues have nothing to do with the bike crash :)

me neither

Now I'm worried about you Hector! :Oh crap