[The_AirHawk]

For the experience, it seems the "unexpected" is what gets you. Case in point this crash, and the one that claimed Grodsky (a deer jumped-out in front of him).

The thing is, the guy that left-turned the rider here would probably have done it even were she driving a Semi-tractor. It's not that people don't see motos - it's that they don't see ANYTHING.

Hold your arms out in front of you, at about a 45-degree angle. Now pick a spot 45 feet in front of you (about 12 metres). That cone of vision; THAT is what your typical driver sees.

Forget mirrors, forget colours, forget lights or sirens - if you're not within that cone of vision (as seen through the mask of an auto windscreen), you aren't a "problem" to the typical cage occupant, and can be "safely ignored".

You take your Life into your own hands every time you straddle your Moto - Act like it.

 

[The_AirHawk]

First sentence should have started "For the experienced...."

Sorry, let that one slip on the Proof.

 

[The_AirHawk]

Kill ANYONE with your auto - GO TO JAIL. This includes YOU, Granny.

 

[The_AirHawk]

And by "YOU", I mean that in the general sense - not a specific "YOU".

 

[The_AirHawk]

Yes, should have touched on that.



My point was - people are killed in traffic crashes every day; pedestrians, passengers, et. al. Not just Motorcyclists. And the perpetrators of most of these are just plain ignorant of what they are doing - right up to the moment of the crash.



Remorse doesn't help the dead, and seldom helps the next victim.

 

[The_AirHawk]

What I did: slow down a bit, but still ride. It'll actually happen before 30 (maybe a bit after - depends on marital/paternal status), but you won't realize you've slowed for a few years.

 

[The_AirHawk]

Re: Defending the dead

succinct: [suhk-singkt] -adjective

1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.

2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.

3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

4. Archaic.

a. drawn up, as by a girdle.

b. close-fitting.

c. encircled, as by a girdle.

—Related forms

succinctly; adverb

succinctness; noun

;^D

 

[The_AirHawk]

I thought when the rear wheel locks-up, slides, and then regains traction suddenly - you won't be on your butt: rather, you'll do a Superman........................

 

[The_AirHawk]

Re: Defending the dead

Check the software engineer's "spelin".

;^p~

 

[The_AirHawk]

The PACE, by Nick "Don't bother trying to pronounce it, you'll just butcher it" Ienatsch.

Here is another version.

 

[The_AirHawk]

Motorcycle awareness is taught, oh...... I'd say........ NOT AT ALL to the typical American teenager who is "training" for a Driver License.



I took an 80hr course when I was 16. They mentioned motorcycles in it ONCE, - as a note that this course would not provide training, nor an "M" endorsement on your License.



Most American teens don't have to take even a rudimentary Driver-Education class. Nor do foreigners have to truly demonstrate a mastery of the American Road-System before they hand them an un-restricted permit. You can *FORGET* Motorcycle Awareness.