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IXFe said:
Did you get rear-ended?
Did the SUV stop in time to prevent a collision? Or did he really not see you and rear-end you? Hope you're OK.
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No I didn't get hit. At the first lights the guy behind me almost hit me as we were slowing down, then at the next lights, I stopped, he stopped and gave me more space this time, and then HE got hit by another SUV. His car shoved forward a few feet but thankfully he gave me the space so nothing happened to me.

I typically flash my lights, but I guess since the guy behind me was stopped I let my guard down as I think of him as my blocker. Won't make that mistake again!
 
Charly said:
Same thing happened to me on the bike. "I didn't see you" doesn't make a good excuse.
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"i didnt see you".... doesnt that just piss u off?? how would u respond to such stupidity??
 
joeboo said:
**** Happens. Sometimes the **** happens to you and sometimes you're the ****. Not always under your control.
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tell me one instance where the guy who rear ends another is not "under control", yeah that's right, not under control of this damn concentration.
 
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The Road Warrior said:
At lights many cars approach fast from behind you but do brake and stop, so what are you going to do? accelerate at every light because it appears as most cars are going to rear end you? And accelerate where? right into an intersection/oncoming traffic or slam into a car infront of you?

It's better to get rear ended by a car from behind than keep your bike in gear and accelerate into the busy intersection and certain death because you "thought" the car behind might not stop.
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I dont agree. Stop with space in front of you and plan an escape route. ie. up past the side of the car in front of you. The route doesn't need to be STRAIGHT out in front. I plan routes across the road on the pedestrian crossing etc. Good luck at taking the hit from behind if you choose that option.
 
How is Karma a *****? He did stop.... so he avoided a collision and deserves to be hit by another car for it?

You're just as responsible to ensure the safety behind you as the driver is to ensure the safety in front of him/her. If you want to give all responsibility to the guy behind you.... I wouldn't rely on karma.
 
In drivers ed when I was 16, I learned about "rear-control". Same should apply on a motorcycle.

When about to reach a stop, use your mirrors to check if anyone is behind you. If someone is, slow down EARLY and check to see if the person behind you is slowing down as well. Then give it some gas to create more distance, then come to a stop.

The early braking, ensures the dude behind you will actually slow down.
 
Mr.Azim said:
How is Karma a *****? He did stop.... so he avoided a collision and deserves to be hit by another car for it?

You're just as responsible to ensure the safety behind you as the driver is to ensure the safety in front of him/her. If you want to give all responsibility to the guy behind you.... I wouldn't rely on karma.
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LOL... i was thinking the same thing.
A more appropriate 'karma' story .. I'm driving along at speed limit and I approach an intersection. I see a 3-series BMW approaching the intersection on the cross-street to my right and spider-senses tell me the dude is going to roll through his STOP sign (It was during morning rush-hour and I'm on the main road that did not have a STOP sign, ie. it was NOT a 4-way stop situation). Sure enough, Mr. BMW ignores the STOP sign and makes the right turn in front of me! Having anticipated this, there was no collision but he had the 'advantage' of being ahead of me as we both had to stop at the traffic a few meters away in the left-turn lane.

Here's the karma part: While we both await the light to turn green, a Honda Civic approaches this intersection from our left and was trying to negotiate a right turn. Because of the rain/slush, and the Honda Civic trying to take the corner to quickly, he goes too wide, right into driver's-side door/fender of the BMW! CRUNCH! Thanks goodness he chose to roll through that STOP sign and cut me off mere seconds earlier! :-)
 
Had the same thing happen a couple years back. Sitting at a light with a row of cars ahead of me, and the road behind me as straight as far as the eye can see. A man and his entire family (baby all the way to elderly) in an M5 came barreling into my stopped car. My seat broke on impact, and my back took the brunt. Half a year of physio later, I show up in court and the jerk didn't even have the nerve to do the same. He pleaded to a lesser charge.

And the guy couldn't speak a lick of English. I was ****** that he had to go and enforce a stereotype. Oh, and also that he hit me doing 70km/h.

Red695 said:
Someone rear-ended me doing 80kmph while I was parked a couple years back. Luckily I saw them in the rear mirror and braced myself, bent the steering wheel 90 degrees holding on to it. Guy was completely sober. Wtf kind of moron does that? Humanity can be so disappointing. Since then I always check behind me at stops.
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rafiki911 said:
Oh well, I didn't see you. Your a parapalegic now or even worse...dead but it's ok cause **** happens!

That is a crappy way to look at things and if yes you and everyone else payed more attention when they were driving/riding/walking or what ever you do in public, **** wouldn't happen! The only **** happens moments we would have to worry about is natural disasters, health failures and/or mechanical failures.
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I was referring to Skyrider's comment that "people who rear end people should be shot. there's no excuse for it." He said it in joking I believe. But my comment was just a reminder that there are situations out of your control which could cause you to rear end someone like as you mention, medical emergencies and mechanical failures or possibly natural disasters.

I didn't mean to imply someone not paying attention was a valid excuse. Sorry to make you pull out the exclamations.
 
SkyRider said:
tell me one instance where the guy who rear ends another is not "under control", yeah that's right, not under control of this damn concentration.
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medical emergencies, mechanical failures, slippery conditions, poor visibility or possibly natural disasters? As much as we'd like to use all our knowledge and technology to control every situation, probably not ever going to happen.

As I mention to rafiki911 though I never said distraction was a valid excuse. I'm just suggesting that perhaps there are reasons for being rear ended which may not have totally been the fault of the person behind you and maybe we can save some bullets.
 
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Bermuda said:
Had the same thing happen a couple years back. Sitting at a light with a row of cars ahead of me, and the road behind me as straight as far as the eye can see. A man and his entire family (baby all the way to elderly) in an M5 came barreling into my stopped car. My seat broke on impact, and my back took the brunt. Half a year of physio later, I show up in court and the jerk didn't even have the nerve to do the same. He pleaded to a lesser charge.

And the guy couldn't speak a lick of English. I was ****** that he had to go and enforce a stereotype.
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i know! damn Bimmer drivers!
 
joeboo said:
medical emergencies, mechanical failures, slippery conditions, poor visibility or possibly natural disasters?
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how often do medical problems cause rear ends? in slippery condition and poor visibility. drivers should be more careful. natural disaster? lol enough with your hypothetical scenarios.

where do you hang out? im gonna tell someone to rear end you and blame it on the above reasons you listed so you can let the driver go.
 
SkyRider said:
how often do medical problems cause rear ends? in slippery condition and poor visibility. drivers should be more careful. natural disaster? lol enough with your hypothetical scenarios.

where do you hang out? im gonna tell someone to rear end you and blame it on the above reasons you listed so you can let the driver go.
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So then in conclusion. To you there is no reason why a vehicle should rear end another vehicle. And that all drivers who rear end another driver should be shot regardless of any sane reason.

Your argument makes me appreciate Due Process...
 
joeboo said:
So then in conclusion. To you there is no reason why a vehicle should rear end another vehicle. And that all drivers who rear end another driver should be shot regardless of any sane reason.

Your argument makes me appreciate Due Process...
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what??????

another guy on gtam with a reading comprehension deficit. lol
 
lol.. Opinions and posters on GTAM are just like on theStar.com. I could post "The sky is blue today" and have bunch of people here come on and argue otherwise... sheesh ;)
 
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