kiwi
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youre giving the benefit of doubt that they looked to see if there was another car.
I wonder,were there 2 people in the vehicle ?
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The Bad Drivers of Ontario Thread
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youre giving the benefit of doubt that they looked to see if there was another car.
I wonder,were there 2 people in the vehicle ?
Well we'll never know, because the police car was stealth.
Miker Biker
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
Seen so many of these "oh wait, I want to turn here...I'll just go from whatever lane I'm in..." I figured this was going to happen one of these days. Hope the rider is ok. Had a guy in a smart car do this move to me when I was in a pickup truck... didn't even seem to care that I would have flattened him had I not been watching.
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Seen so many of these "oh wait, I want to turn here...I'll just go from whatever lane I'm in..." I figured this was going to happen one of these days. Hope the rider is ok. Had a guy in a smart car do this move to me when I was in a pickup truck... didn't even seem to care that I would have flattened him had I not been watching.
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yodude
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kwtoxman
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
Wrong. Seems victim blaming continues to de rigeur here. Sad. Ignorance is bliss. Inflammatory post. No substance.
By all means look at the video. And one can deduce general rider speed with a slow motion play and estimation of time versus distance.. It isn't crazy fast, though the drama queens here are using it to stir the pot.
Wrong. Seems victim blaming continues to de rigeur here. Sad. Ignorance is bliss. Inflammatory post. No substance.
By all means look at the video. And one can deduce general rider speed with a slow motion play and estimation of time versus distance.. It isn't crazy fast, though the drama queens here are using it to stir the pot.
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60-70 kph looks real fast next to a vehicle at a near stand still; that seems lost on many. That said, the right lane is dangerous times.
60-70 kph looks real fast next to a vehicle at a near stand still; that seems lost on many. That said, the right lane is dangerous times.
yodude
Banned
Re: Honda CRV hits rider
high speed in the right lane at an intersection clogged with cagers? not me
might look into defensive driving basics, i'll go with the experts, one of many
http://mredrivered.webstarts.com/uploads/SMITH_SYSTEM_METHODS.pdf
high speed in the right lane at an intersection clogged with cagers? not me
might look into defensive driving basics, i'll go with the experts, one of many
http://mredrivered.webstarts.com/uploads/SMITH_SYSTEM_METHODS.pdf
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kwtoxman
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
I don't hit and possibly kill people doing stupid things all the time, because I don't want to wait around and then have to go get my van fixed.
I'm totally right, they're totally wrong, my insurance could sue their estate, but I don't do it.
Seems like a pretty strong argument to not hit someone, even when you're totally in the right, and they the wrong.
I don't hit and possibly kill people doing stupid things all the time, because I don't want to wait around and then have to go get my van fixed.
I'm totally right, they're totally wrong, my insurance could sue their estate, but I don't do it.
Re: Honda CRV hits rider
Not at all....intersections are full of dumbass drivers. It makes sense to treat them with a bit of caution, sure you can blast through at the speed limit but if it looks like there's some congestion or the possibility of something bad happening then slowing down is a sensible thing to do.
Not at all....intersections are full of dumbass drivers. It makes sense to treat them with a bit of caution, sure you can blast through at the speed limit but if it looks like there's some congestion or the possibility of something bad happening then slowing down is a sensible thing to do.
kwtoxman
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
Yup, and yet it has absolutely nothing to do with pointing out that the rider wasn't a super speeder. I see that for some ignorance is not curable. It's pointless to continue when people do not understand even the basics of logical thought.
Yup, and yet it has absolutely nothing to do with pointing out that the rider wasn't a super speeder. I see that for some ignorance is not curable. It's pointless to continue when people do not understand even the basics of logical thought.
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QED The rider wasn't in the wrong, but being right and injured isn't the same as being right, being cautious, and riding away unharmed. That's what others were saying. Comprehension is fun.
QED The rider wasn't in the wrong, but being right and injured isn't the same as being right, being cautious, and riding away unharmed. That's what others were saying. Comprehension is fun.
yodude
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
especially when your bit was all irrelevant from the get go, including missing the point,
the point is you can increase or decrease the odds of accidents and the severity, regardless of fault, by how you drive & decisions you make
defensive driving is a recognized method
just because you have a green light doesn't mean that's all that mainly maters & you are good to go - zip by in a right lane, when others going in the same direction are barely moving, just for one, when there are other easy, better safer, alternatives
there's also an overall picture that can & should always also be considered on any green and at intersections, even generally while driving
or at least that would be a 'defensive driver' way of looking at or going about it, and not many do
bikers of course in particular, mostly get hammered, whatever plays out
i didn't realize this was an already hashed out 100+ pages thread, actually retitled recently, so i don't know any of the other details, that may or may not be relevant
my comments were from the last few posts & the vid
especially when your bit was all irrelevant from the get go, including missing the point,
the point is you can increase or decrease the odds of accidents and the severity, regardless of fault, by how you drive & decisions you make
defensive driving is a recognized method
just because you have a green light doesn't mean that's all that mainly maters & you are good to go - zip by in a right lane, when others going in the same direction are barely moving, just for one, when there are other easy, better safer, alternatives
there's also an overall picture that can & should always also be considered on any green and at intersections, even generally while driving
or at least that would be a 'defensive driver' way of looking at or going about it, and not many do
bikers of course in particular, mostly get hammered, whatever plays out
i didn't realize this was an already hashed out 100+ pages thread, actually retitled recently, so i don't know any of the other details, that may or may not be relevant
my comments were from the last few posts & the vid
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Re: Honda CRV hits rider
There's always something that the person 100% in the right could have done different in the situation to lessen the impact. Driver was totally in the wrong. At the same time, I like to slow down when passing stopped traffic, in case someone erroneously decides, that its a good time to change lanes or make a turn.
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