Play silly games racing... This is the outcome
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GreatGranny said:
Not sure why the biker is getting so much hate.
Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
Not really, should have moved over to the left, no reason not to other than "road captain".Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
But...
GreatGranny said:
There was absolutely no excuse for the Civic to run him down.
Agreed. There are plenty of t
ts on the road, doesn't give you the right to run them down.GreatGranny said:
Not sure why the biker is getting so much hate.
Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
There was absolutely no excuse for the Civic to run him down.
Because he was riding like a total bellend, doing way more than the 40mph limit on that road.Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
There was absolutely no excuse for the Civic to run him down.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes about covers it to be honest. As a biker he should know that he is far more vulnerable than the guy in the Civic and should ride accordingly, i.e. by not provoking other people into races, etc.
Should be interesting to see what the Police say when he shows them that video and they charge him for racing on the public highway.
yeager2004 said:
Wonder what the guy was riding? While clearly both parties are at fault, I’m surprised the bike took so long to catch up with the car
He said in the description that it was a Hayabusa (the second time he's wrecked it apparently) which seems strange since I would've assumed it would leave the Civic for dead if he was actually trying. That said it doesn't change the circumstances.yeager2004 said:
Wonder what the guy was riding? While clearly both parties are at fault, I’m surprised the bike took so long to catch up with the car
A mate showed me this on Facebook and he was apparently riding a hayabusa. It’s hard to believe though given that one of the fastest bikes ever made couldn’t keep up with a Honda Civic!"The Hayabusa is wrecked again", not all that surprised as getting into pissing contests with Civic 1.8S's (I think) on a 200 mph bike probably suggests poor decisions, ok, might be bad luck in the first case and why the Civic driver tried to block we will never know but ffs why bother ?
On two wheels it should be self preservation, like cyclists especially and their propensity to saunter up the inside of articulated lorries, probably best on a bike to not get competitive with people in old Civics who do a pathetic little wheelspin at the lights as they are probably a bit of a knob, unless you are saying "Hey I am a knob as well, lets play at being knobs together" just ignore it.
I try to make myself do this, its taken a long time.
On two wheels it should be self preservation, like cyclists especially and their propensity to saunter up the inside of articulated lorries, probably best on a bike to not get competitive with people in old Civics who do a pathetic little wheelspin at the lights as they are probably a bit of a knob, unless you are saying "Hey I am a knob as well, lets play at being knobs together" just ignore it.
I try to make myself do this, its taken a long time.
Some previous earlier on in the video as you see the civic undertake the biker. I guess because the biker never moves to the inside. So looks like a case of minor annoyance escalating into both parties suddenly becoming worst enemies. Bloody stupid what we’re capable of getting into on the road. But the civic driver genuinely tried and succeeded to cause a serious accident.
As soon as it seemed like the Civic driver was upset at being passed and launched st the lights with wheel spin the biker should have given him a wide berth, not chased after him, as said above, the car driver shouldn’t have done that but the biker didn’t do himself any favours at all by effectively goading him.
The civic will have some major damage to the rear quarter too and shouldn’t be too difficult to find.
The civic will have some major damage to the rear quarter too and shouldn’t be too difficult to find.
J4CKO said:
"The Hayabusa is wrecked again", not all that surprised as getting into pissing contests with Civic 1.8S's (I think) on a 200 mph bike probably suggests poor decisions, ok, might be bad luck in the first case and why the Civic driver tried to block we will never know but ffs why bother ?
On two wheels it should be self preservation, like cyclists especially and their propensity to saunter up the inside of articulated lorries, probably best on a bike to not get competitive with people in old Civics who do a pathetic little wheelspin at the lights as they are probably a bit of a knob, unless you are saying "Hey I am a knob as well, lets play at being knobs together" just ignore it.
I try to make myself do this, its taken a long time.
Indeed.On two wheels it should be self preservation, like cyclists especially and their propensity to saunter up the inside of articulated lorries, probably best on a bike to not get competitive with people in old Civics who do a pathetic little wheelspin at the lights as they are probably a bit of a knob, unless you are saying "Hey I am a knob as well, lets play at being knobs together" just ignore it.
I try to make myself do this, its taken a long time.
Alarm bells should've been ringing from earlier in the video where the Civic tore up the inside of him, let alone the wheel spinning at the lights. The biker invited this outcome, even if it was completely and utterly reckless on the part of the Civic. Doing this sort of thing regularly will see you come face to face with people who a) don't want to lose and b) aren't exactly minded to behave rationally when they do. It's utterly crazy to do this on a bike.
What I find bizarre in this is that if he genuinely was on a Hayabusa then he and most other people would know that it would be faster than practically everything else on the road. He doesn't need to prove anything.
thiscocks said:
Well the civic driver could say he didn't see the biker closing on him especially as he was doing over the limit.
That wouldn't wash at all. He didn't indicate, there's no obvious reason he needed to move into that lane, and it was done recklessly in any event.If the driver is identifiable I'd imagine there's a good chance of him being prosecuted for Dangerous Driving or Racing, but I don't think the biker would get escape that charge either.
thiscocks said:
Well the civic driver could say he didn't see the biker closing on him especially as he was doing over the limit.
I think the civic driver would have a hard time justifying that statement, especially since he span away from the lights full well knowing the bike was behind him and playing catch up. Durzel said:
What I find bizarre in this is that if he genuinely was on a Hayabusa then he and most other people would know that it would be faster than practically everything else on the road. He doesn't need to prove anything.
It's quite possible he bought a Hayabusa to drive faster than everyone else on the road, and in this case, came unstuck.GreatGranny said:
Not sure why the biker is getting so much hate.
Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
There was absolutely no excuse for the Civic to run him down.
If you watch the video from the start, the biker was riding well above the limit, hogging the right hand lane which appeared to have tram tracks in them. I've ridden long enough to know that metal tracks / drain covers on the road are slippery, especially when wet and I would have avoided them at all costs. So no, his riding wasn't ok up until he crashed Yes he "put his foot down" when the Civic raced off the lights but was riding ok up to then.
There was absolutely no excuse for the Civic to run him down.
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