17-09-13, 07:43 PM
(17-09-13, 07:33 PM)simonm link Wrote: Finally you said it. You're welcome to your feelings on the matter if you don't want to blame yourself. However you left insufficient braking distance. End of story. You're welcome to blame me if it makes you sleep at night but defensive riding dictates you ride within your limitations and that includes the braking distance of your bike and the actions of the driver in front of you.
Don't blame me for your own mistake.
Oh don't get me wrong - I am fully aware that I was too close - although the limited dammage to the Merc shows that I wasn't far off. Yes, I am obviously at fault on the braking distance, yes I am liable and yes, I have made a note of it for myself for future reference.
HOWEVER.
It may interest you to know that I did NOT get closer to the Merc after you overtook it - so you must have really been up his arse before the overtake.
The other 2 driversthat I talked to have named you as a cause for the anchoring on. From the Merc driver's statement, it would seem the Volvo and people carrier drivers also hold this view, but I do not include them as I did not speak to them myself.
I am not saying you're the one and only cause of the crash - that would be wrong, and childish. However, you refuse to even consider that you were one of the contributing causes - and it's the fact that you cannot face up to the consequences of your actions, your incessant platitudes and the "I'm alright Jack" attitude that has been aggravating me.
Finally, I find it ironic that you tell me not to blame you for my mistake when you refuse to accept yours even happened - despite evidence to the contrary.
The Deef's apprentice