06-03-13, 01:26 PM
Is it bad that I feel a bit better about my own chances given that a large percentage of those crashes were bikers just stupidly whizzing through unpredictable traffic and almost the inevitable happening? (only watched first 15mins will watch rest at home)
The crashes that worry me most are the ones where the bikes just go from under the rider for whatever reason and they can be sliding accross potentially fast oncoming traffic. Also the rear enders as there is really very little you can do about those in the real world other than watching your rear mirrors every time you stop which is easy to forget.
Such a large percentage were bikers just going too fast or not leaving enough room for driver error whilst riding in busy traffic.
Definetly healthy to have some of this in the back of your mind though imo. Not so much that you ride around scared, but enough to make you think every time you twist!
The crashes that worry me most are the ones where the bikes just go from under the rider for whatever reason and they can be sliding accross potentially fast oncoming traffic. Also the rear enders as there is really very little you can do about those in the real world other than watching your rear mirrors every time you stop which is easy to forget.
Such a large percentage were bikers just going too fast or not leaving enough room for driver error whilst riding in busy traffic.
Definetly healthy to have some of this in the back of your mind though imo. Not so much that you ride around scared, but enough to make you think every time you twist!