Motor Cyclists and Brains.
Posted by: DAVOhorn on 23 October 2003
Dear All,
this morning while walking to work i witnessed an accident between a van and a motorcycle.
First off it was caused by the van driver reversing into a road without being able to see if anything was coming.
Unfortunately a motorcyclist was riding down the road and due to the narrowness of the road he had nowhere to go but into the van.
He came off the bike and slid down the road on his knees before flipping onto his back and rolling about 3 times ending up on his back.
I was very close so was able to ascertain the degree of damage to the rider.
He had no knee caps and both knee joints were exposed into the joint capsule itself.
The noise he was making was pitiful due to the degree of damage sustained by his knees.
His upper body appeard unremarkable.
WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN INJURY?????????
He was wearing a leather jacket on top.
HE WAS WEARING DENIM JEANS BELOW
NO FUCKING LEATHERS???????????????????????????
WHY OH WHY DO PEOPLE RIDE MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PRIOTECTIVE CLOTHING??????????????
In my opinion because the impact speed was low he would probably (if he had been wearing full leathers) got up off the ground and beat the crap out of the van driver.
As he was not i doubt he will make a decent recovery.
Certainly his knees will not recover, especially if he has lost both his knee caps.
I have not ridden a motorbike for over 5 years .
This minor accident has confirmed my stand that i will not ride a bike on the road again.
A simple lapse of concentration by somebody else and
WHAMMMOOOOOOOO
no knees.
If you ride a bike regularly do you always wear full protective clothing????????
If not why not?????
I hope the guy sustained no other injuries.
regards David
this morning while walking to work i witnessed an accident between a van and a motorcycle.
First off it was caused by the van driver reversing into a road without being able to see if anything was coming.
Unfortunately a motorcyclist was riding down the road and due to the narrowness of the road he had nowhere to go but into the van.
He came off the bike and slid down the road on his knees before flipping onto his back and rolling about 3 times ending up on his back.
I was very close so was able to ascertain the degree of damage to the rider.
He had no knee caps and both knee joints were exposed into the joint capsule itself.
The noise he was making was pitiful due to the degree of damage sustained by his knees.
His upper body appeard unremarkable.
WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN INJURY?????????
He was wearing a leather jacket on top.
HE WAS WEARING DENIM JEANS BELOW
NO FUCKING LEATHERS???????????????????????????
WHY OH WHY DO PEOPLE RIDE MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PRIOTECTIVE CLOTHING??????????????
In my opinion because the impact speed was low he would probably (if he had been wearing full leathers) got up off the ground and beat the crap out of the van driver.
As he was not i doubt he will make a decent recovery.
Certainly his knees will not recover, especially if he has lost both his knee caps.
I have not ridden a motorbike for over 5 years .
This minor accident has confirmed my stand that i will not ride a bike on the road again.
A simple lapse of concentration by somebody else and
WHAMMMOOOOOOOO
no knees.
If you ride a bike regularly do you always wear full protective clothing????????
If not why not?????
I hope the guy sustained no other injuries.
regards David
quote:
Originally posted by Brian OReilly:
she did make her choice.....
I guess she'd rate that as a thumbs-down choice then
D'oh!!!Hmm - no offence to one certain taxi driver, but I sympathise - they (in the main) drive like lunatics...
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Make your choice, adventurous Stranger;
Strike the bell and bide the danger
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.
I haven't been on a bike now for four years and I don't miss it. I guess many were forced by wives & children to be "responsible" 
and give up biking, leaving the urge to fester for years until an opportunity to return to it arises. With me, I rode bikes all the way through until I finally lost interest. It's out of my system and I'm still alive. The greatest number of accidents on bikes - so I've heard - is from middle aged bikers returning after many years. Go fast and you're going to meet something head on eventually - go slow and you're going to be a sitting duck. I really wouldn't fancy it again. Get an R1 and stick to track days.
and give up biking, leaving the urge to fester for years until an opportunity to return to it arises. With me, I rode bikes all the way through until I finally lost interest. It's out of my system and I'm still alive. The greatest number of accidents on bikes - so I've heard - is from middle aged bikers returning after many years. Go fast and you're going to meet something head on eventually - go slow and you're going to be a sitting duck. I really wouldn't fancy it again. Get an R1 and stick to track days. Taking risks
I always give motor cyclists a wide birth as I can see how vulnerable they are. What would be a prang in a car would probably be a stretch in hospital on a bike. I like bikers though, cos they rarely get in my way.
I drive at speed only by creating sufficient space for my vehicle - that means keeping my distance behind whatever is in front of me until I can swap to a clear outside lane at traffic lights, for example. It is easy just to let bikers go as they need less space than I do, and they tend to accelerate quicker than I could dream of.
If anyone is attempting to overtake me on a single carriageway road - bike or car, I always decelerate to give them more space in the face of an on-coming vehicle. It is f*cking annoying (and potentially deadly) in the face of an oncoming vehicle) when you try to overtake Mr Snail who suddenly accelerates as you pass him/her, though.
A copper in a patrol vehicle once thanked me for slowing down to give him space with his hazard lights when he passed me, despite the fact that I was already doing 70 in a 60 zone on an open single-carriageway road. (I didn't realise he was a copper until he was in front of me.)
Anticipate the very worst in every situation, and you can't go wrong, and vary your speed in accordance with the conditions.
I drive defensively as I pass junctions - presuming that the car or bike on the side road is about to pull out...
I do overtake idiots who treat speed humps as stop signs though - you don't need to break the speed limit to do so either, it's a question of timing your movement to the other side of the road without altering your own speed as they brake - the Highway Code discourages this, but the law does not prohibit it.
In the last few days I've been crawling through leaf-covered lanes on bends and I pity inexperienced motorcyclists riding in those conditions.
Despite the fact that I'm not required to wear a seatbelt by law - I'm exempt as a taxi driver, I always do, and I always insist that child passengers wear theirs too before my wheels turn. For this reason all bikers by the same token have no excuse for not wearing the appropriate protective clothing.
I always endeavour to drive carefully, responsibly, and yet quickly where conditions allow. I've been doing this job for 9 years now off and on, and the conduct of some of my colleagues on occasions is shameful.
Then there is the issue of using mobile phone whilst driving...
Touch wood... my driving licence has always been clean.
Regards,
Steve.
I always give motor cyclists a wide birth as I can see how vulnerable they are. What would be a prang in a car would probably be a stretch in hospital on a bike. I like bikers though, cos they rarely get in my way.
I drive at speed only by creating sufficient space for my vehicle - that means keeping my distance behind whatever is in front of me until I can swap to a clear outside lane at traffic lights, for example. It is easy just to let bikers go as they need less space than I do, and they tend to accelerate quicker than I could dream of.
If anyone is attempting to overtake me on a single carriageway road - bike or car, I always decelerate to give them more space in the face of an on-coming vehicle. It is f*cking annoying (and potentially deadly) in the face of an oncoming vehicle) when you try to overtake Mr Snail who suddenly accelerates as you pass him/her, though.
A copper in a patrol vehicle once thanked me for slowing down to give him space with his hazard lights when he passed me, despite the fact that I was already doing 70 in a 60 zone on an open single-carriageway road. (I didn't realise he was a copper until he was in front of me.)
Anticipate the very worst in every situation, and you can't go wrong, and vary your speed in accordance with the conditions.
I drive defensively as I pass junctions - presuming that the car or bike on the side road is about to pull out...
I do overtake idiots who treat speed humps as stop signs though - you don't need to break the speed limit to do so either, it's a question of timing your movement to the other side of the road without altering your own speed as they brake - the Highway Code discourages this, but the law does not prohibit it.
In the last few days I've been crawling through leaf-covered lanes on bends and I pity inexperienced motorcyclists riding in those conditions.
Despite the fact that I'm not required to wear a seatbelt by law - I'm exempt as a taxi driver, I always do, and I always insist that child passengers wear theirs too before my wheels turn. For this reason all bikers by the same token have no excuse for not wearing the appropriate protective clothing.
I always endeavour to drive carefully, responsibly, and yet quickly where conditions allow. I've been doing this job for 9 years now off and on, and the conduct of some of my colleagues on occasions is shameful.
Then there is the issue of using mobile phone whilst driving...
Touch wood... my driving licence has always been clean.
Regards,
Steve.