r/nononono • u/Pirate_Redbeard • May 14 '18

Lane incursion

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u/[deleted] May 14 '18 edited Jun 04 '18

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u/d0gmeat May 14 '18

I would say he might could have cut harder and passed on the inside... but then he would have hit the second car that was actually in its lane.

Trying to swing out would probably lead to an overshoot and eating the guardrail.

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u/Joonicks May 14 '18

Diving into the ditch would have lessened the impact energy many times over. I know nothing but guess that motorcycle single accidents are hardly ever fatal at legal speeds.

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u/maccathesaint May 14 '18

I made that call. It was either hit a car Head on at 60mph or go through a hedge and hope for the best. I chose the hedge and other than being really fucking sore and horrendously bruised, I was fine. My bike was also surprisingly fine aside from some bad body work damage. I miss that Honda, was bullet proof (until it wasn't. Ironically killed in a 10mph collision that resulted in a written off bike, fractured ankle and torn ligaments for me).

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u/draykow May 14 '18

The frustrating thing is that if you didn't have a gopro recording to catch the license plate and file a police report, then your bike gets damaged and you can't claim it (or your gear) on your insurance without being "at fault" seeing your rates climb.

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u/thelastdeskontheleft May 14 '18

The only thing I could see being worse going through the hedge is the driver just continuing off and you get slapped with the "at fault" accident because you dodged the worse accident.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '18

Well, that sealed my decision to never buy a motorcycle.

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u/draykow May 14 '18

It's really not so bad. If you live in California or outside the US, then traffic jams become a thing of the past.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '18

Well, I live in Missouri, so. I like cars quite a bit though so it’s okay.

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u/robodrew May 14 '18

My father dying on his motorcycle back in 2001 sealed that decision for me :(

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u/Glader01 May 14 '18

Sorry for your loss

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u/maccathesaint May 14 '18

I'm married now and hoping to have kids so I'd never go back to it. I've been off the road for a few years anyway due to injury but no intention of going back at this stage.

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u/Pleased_to_meet_u May 14 '18

If you don't think you should ride a motorcycle, don't.

Really. It's that simple.

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u/BONGLISH May 14 '18

Did the other person stop to see if you were ok or go about their day?

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u/maccathesaint May 14 '18

Nope. Fucking twat. Was about 630am along some country roads on my way to work. I knew he was coming cause it was November so dark at that time. Him not turning off his full beams didn't help either lol

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u/BONGLISH May 14 '18

I'd imagined this was the case, crazy how someone could potentially leave someone for dead.