[Yanni]

Originally Posted by The Grim Repper ↗

Who, if anyone had the right of way? The truck driver showed no signs of slowing or stopping. Except after he pureed the cyclist.

the biker was on a main, paved street. the truck rolled out of what is basically a dirt alley, blind. common sense would say, signs or no signs, it was the trucker's responsibility to stop before proceeding.

[Yanni]

Originally Posted by icehole ↗

using rear brake a little too much

most people probably would have, faced with that situation. nobody could have gotten out of that.

[Trucked up]

3 seconds slower & he'd be alive, time can be unforgiving & most definitely has the FINAL say.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

the biker was on a main, paved street. the truck rolled out of what is basically a dirt alley, blind. common sense would say, signs or no signs, it was the trucker's responsibility to stop before proceeding.

Wasn't a dirt road but also a paved street with white faded striping but yes he could have approached that intersection more carefully but the biker who is more vulnerable in traffic, and wearing his helmet on top of his hair instead of over his head it looks like had a death wish by approaching an intersection at that speed as traffic coming from the right has the right of way.

[RollOnWheelie]

Originally Posted by icehole ↗

using rear brake a little too much

Yes, exactly this. Panic-breaked and locked up the rear wheel. 60% of your stopping power comes from the front brake.

I can't say if he could have stopped in time had he braked better but he certainly may have remained upright. That would've helped.

[akham]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Wasn't a dirt road but also a paved street with white faded striping

This is correct.

he (meaning the truck driver - akam) could have approached that intersection more carefully

Agreed, because under different circumstances the truck would have had to give way, and the inertia of a heavy truck would not have made that easy.

the biker who is more vulnerable in traffic, and wearing his helmet on top of his hair instead of over his head it looks like had a death wish by approaching an intersection at that speed as traffic coming from the right has the right of way.

I had to look this up (pardon my ignorance but I come from one of those drive-on-the-left countries) but this is correct. Looks like the biker hit the trifecta of stupidity and eliminated himself from the gene pool.

Darwin would approve. :)

PS: This is just a long-winded way of saying "what she said...". :)

[Llamaface]

In those countries either ride a bike to be slow enough to stop fast enough, or buy a truck.

[akham]

Originally Posted by Llamaface ↗

In those countries either ride a bike to be slow enough to stop fast enough, or buy a truck.

Yes! (I recommend a cement mixer).

[docfr8]

Gonna venture to say, truck was on the main road and the bike should have yielded

[icehole]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

most people probably would have, faced with that situation. nobody could have gotten out of that.

ABS might have helped here