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Wearing the right gear
« on: July 16, 2009, 12:28:14 PM »
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 01:41:25 PM »
WOW!
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2009, 04:32:02 PM »
He did it about right, pulled his arms in and rolled with it, let the gear take the punishment instead of his dome.
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 05:27:57 PM »
LUCKY LUCKY!!!  :ohwow: Made my hair stand up on my arms!!  ::)
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2009, 06:29:24 PM »
Yeah he was fortunate, but I would have had that cop helping me get across the road to check my bike out instead of standing there talking so long.
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2009, 07:39:54 PM »
When I watched it, the sound only came on at the end.
Was there any reason for the wreck?
Glad he was ok!
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2009, 02:57:04 PM »
probably a cager saw the cop at the last second, mashed his brakes and caught the rider off guard, who might have also been looking at the cop.

rider loses it.   cager keeps on driving.

cop wonders what all the commotion about.   (i've seen more accidents, including been in one, when people spot a cop car on the side of the road and slam their brakes.  there was even an article in a men's magazine a decade or two ago, that recommended always aggressively braking when spotting a cop, as every mph you scrubbed off  before you get hit by radar, might save you some money  ::) )

anytime i see a cop on the side of the road, i ignore him, and my situational awareness goes from vigilant to "hyper sensitive", noting all my escape lanes, and looking for any damn fool who's going to fixate on the cop.
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2009, 07:53:57 PM »
 :agree:  He is very lucky!  I am sure the bike didn't fair as well as he did!!
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2009, 08:48:23 AM »
Woof...  rider did seem freaked out by something other than his slide...  you can hear him start to say "I looked up and then I just...."
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Re: Wearing the right gear
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2009, 09:28:35 PM »
Quote from: xcaliber on July 16, 2009, 04:32:02 PM
He did it about right, pulled his arms in and rolled with it, let the gear take the punishment instead of his dome.

This guy must have been on the last Maw Maw's ride, when I was giving instruction on how to survive a crash by rolling  ::)
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