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06-23-2015, 03:44 PM
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 puelling pueman Poster Rank:171 m Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,912 Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Quoted: 2948 Post(s)
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Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
fuck.... that hurt!!! definitely needs to learn how to countersteer that bike having said that it's good to see yanks wearing proper riding gear for a change |
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06-24-2015, 10:17 AM
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 My Rank: SERGEANT MAJOR Poster Rank:284 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,550 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 554 Post(s)
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Re: Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
Combined probably about 50. He hit the brakes pretty hard before hitting, wiped a bit of speed at least. Ironically, his mistake was what kept him alive. A better rider would not have locked up their front wheel like he did, hoping to just pull the turn tighter, but ironically that might have killed them if they hit the side of the truck instead at higher speed. |
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06-25-2015, 11:38 AM
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 My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL Poster Rank:2417 Female Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 186 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 15 Post(s)
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Re: Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
OMFG that was insane! I was so stressed out for this guy. So glad he made it out alive.
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06-25-2015, 05:04 PM
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 My Rank: STAFF SERGEANT Poster Rank:839 Male Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 914 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 89 Post(s)
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Re: Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
too fast. no matter the skill of the rider. too fast. |
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06-25-2015, 10:45 PM
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Re: Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
The friend sounds more concerned about the trashed bike than about his buddy having been hit by a fire truck. He's damn lucky that it was firefighters who hit him, too. They're trained first responders and usually carry a Paramedic.
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06-26-2015, 06:13 PM
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 ★ Legacy Member ★ Poster Rank:1117 Male Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 587 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 153 Post(s)
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Re: Biker with GoPro Hits Truck Head-on on Californian Mountain Road
Looked like to be he hit a pretty severe bump in the road while he was leaned over and that is what put him on the path to hit the truck. The speed alone was definitely not the issue. It takes a lot of experience to avoid that situation, been there, done that.  |
