Helmet cam motorcyclist found guilty of dangerous driving

[TheAngryDog]

Internet-hit near miss biker guilty http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28856485

Why on earth would you upload a video to YouTube of yourself riding like a tit? Also just goes to show that you need to be careful what you upload as someone is always watching!

[Urban Sports]

He's thick as a pie.

[hornetrider]

Two pies. What a bell.

[supertouring]

But he clearly states that he was in full control - until he crashed!

[dandarez]

'...on the Cat and Fiddle, a road branded Britain's most dangerous'

No road is dangerous, only the users on them (like the one in question!).

Fancy uploading that. Oh dear.

[vonuber]

Eh, that road isn't that dangerous (or fun). Take the road to whaley bridge however..

[Rick_1138]

Was it the solid white lines or the 3 STOP signs that didn't alert him to the fact that the corner may indeed be a bit tighter than he thought.

What a bell-end, nearly causing a nasty head on collision and ending himself to boot.

A champion of the motorcycling community......

[blinkythefish]

"I was in full control until I hit the fence. I drove into the fence to avoid a collision."

Brilliant.

[audidoody]

dandarez said:

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No road is dangerous, only the users on them

[Zippee]

What a bell end!
Out of interest, why is it all scrawny little scrotes like that always seem to walk with the same sort of arrogant "I'm tougher than I really am" swagger?

[Digga]

dandarez said:

'...on the Cat and Fiddle, a road branded Britain's most dangerous'

No road is dangerous, only the users on them (like the one in question!).

True.

I can remember coming up from Macc that way in my first TVR Griffith and exiting a bend quick, but in control, to see another TVR (a 400SE) doing likewise coming out of the next corner towards me. Two guys, plenty of speed, plenty of fun, no drama.

[Corpulent Tosser]

Looking at the video I don't think he was going too fast to take that bend, looks like target fixation, he saw the car and rode toward it.

Complete tt posting it on youtube though.

[Zod]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Looking at the video I don't think he was going too fast to take that bend, looks like target fixation, he saw the car and rode toward it.

Complete tt posting it on youtube though.

He was going too fast to stop in the distance he could see to be clear.

[PurpleTurtle]

That left hander's not particularly tight for the speed he was going, the great pussy. Hasn't he ever heard of counter steering?
Prolly to busy giving it the biggun' for putting a move on the bloke he passed over double-whites.

What a plank for uploading it to YouTube though, some people don't have the brain they're born with!

[anonymous-user]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Looking at the video I don't think he was going too fast to take that bend, looks like target fixation, he saw the car and rode toward it.

Complete tt posting it on youtube though.

Looks like incompetence and stupidity to me.......

[number 46]

What a bell..d, must try his unique cornering technique of approaching a clearly maked left hand bend by hugging the low stone wall and earth bank on the left and riding straight on !!!!! NOT

[paranoid airbag]

Zod said:

Corpulent Tosser said:

Looking at the video I don't think he was going too fast to take that bend, looks like target fixation, he saw the car and rode toward it.

Complete tt posting it on youtube though.

He was going too fast to stop in the distance he could see to be clear.

Could be both... looks fast to me (but cam images are always trickey to gauge that from), that might be contributory, but target fixation is the main thing, he didn't even try to make the corner.

[Negative Creep]

blinkythefish said:

"I was in full control until I hit the fence. I drove into the fence to avoid a collision."

Brilliant.

I never hurt him until the moment I hit him in the face Your Honour

[Einion Yrth]

Negative Creep said:

blinkythefish said:

"I was in full control until I hit the fence. I drove into the fence to avoid a collision."

Brilliant.

I never hurt him until the moment I hit him in the face Your Honour

Me, I'd just have ridden on the correct side of the road to avoid a collision.

[RizzoTheRat]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Looking at the video I don't think he was going too fast to take that bend, looks like target fixation, he saw the car and rode toward it.

Complete tt posting it on youtube though.

He should have had no trouble getting round the corner at that speed but if you watch the rest of the video his road positioning is generally rubbish and he was riding way to fast for his level of skill. Agree it was likely target fixation, I assume he saw the car, panicked, went for the brake and stood the bike up rather than just leaning in to the corner.