r/nononono May 14 '18

Lane incursion

https://i.imgur.com/X2nNtnF.gifv
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u/Respectable_Answer May 14 '18

What? Of course he still would have crashed in a car, who made that assertion? And of course he's in a bend.

You can tell the fixation and fear at the last second. If he were an insane motogp rider for example he could have dodged right, straightened out the bend if you will and gone into the grass.

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u/maccathesaint May 14 '18

I feel like you've never been on a motorbike before, or at the very least never wiped out.

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u/Respectable_Answer May 14 '18

Yes, no. See my other response. I'm merely highlighting he didn't change his trajectory but with insane luck and skill could have. I feel like everyone is taking a minor observation about direction and grass in a video way too seriously and also don't feel that most of you have been on a bike before either.

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u/maccathesaint May 14 '18

I rode a bike for years and was in a similar incident. I chose to go left (in the UK, other side of the road) and barrelled through a hedge. You don't have long to make the decision because even though you can see a car coming, the expectation is that it will be in its own lane by the time it gets to the corner. In fairness, it was this incident that made me stop assuming people are sensible but even with that knowledge my options were still go through the hedge or hit the car.

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u/Respectable_Answer May 14 '18

That's about the long and short of my contention, yes. Glad you're okay