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SlightlyMadman posted:I can't imagine how that could happen, unless a car pushed you off. Unless you simply weren't attempting to turn at all, and hit the sidewall basically head-on, you'd be leaned inside the ramp, not outside, and it basically shouldn't be possible to be thrown over the guard rail. I guess it could happen if you went in too hot, panicked and tried to brake, then went into a skid and high-sided over it, but getting past that SR should basically be the first thing that anyone does as a new rider (at least anyone who's smart enough to be reading these forums). Looking at the street view, it seems to me like the barrier there isn't as high as I'd have expected for a raised fly-over: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pensa...245.99,,0,21.39 Usually those seem to be nearly shoulder-high, and that one seems to be only as high as the bed of the pickup in the street view image. Also, with a Harley, leaned full over isn't really all that far over. Hitting the wall at that angle could cause the bike to pop upright, tossing her over the wall...?
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Boat posted:Looking at the street view, it seems to me like the barrier there isn't as high as I'd have expected for a raised fly-over: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pensa...245.99,,0,21.39 Usually those seem to be nearly shoulder-high, and that one seems to be only as high as the bed of the pickup in the street view image. My commute home across a ~60ft high overpass has barriers like that, they're only really waist height; I could see how someone hitting it could toss them over pretty easily, it's entered my mind more than a few times when I've had sketchy moments merging into traffic on the 5. I know it probably doesn't seem pertinent to reporters, and a 30 foot fall is a heck of a thing, but I wish they would report how much gear people are wearing when they fatally wreck. My girlfriend's dad was in the ICU and his "roommate" was in because he wrecked in a similar fashion and was beat all to hell. Nobody asked what kind of gear he was wearing (and I maybe unfairly assume since he was an older dude he was on a harley in a t-shirt and skid lid), but I've had to really talk them into not thinking motorcycles are death-machines since I'm ATGATT, took my MSF, and don't ride like a dong. Not saying this makes me invincible, and poo poo happens, but I always wonder about the gear in accidents since hearing about Z3n's helmet-sliding high-speed off.
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Sep 29, 2011 18:09
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himajinga posted:My commute home across a ~60ft high overpass has barriers like that, they're only really waist height; I could see how someone hitting it could toss them over pretty easily, it's entered my mind more than a few times when I've had sketchy moments merging into traffic on the 5. If you wanna see someone fall that and survive, check out this link: http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=327985 He was so amazingly loving lucky that an SUV was illegally parked:  as it saved his life. An estimated 35 foot fall off a freeway overpass, on to the hood of a car, as a result of a car hitting him as he approached the corner. Here's the fall (he went through the middle gap between the overpasses).  Here's how I look at it: Modern gear is going to protect you from one thing: Roadrash. Everything else is up to luck and how you fall. Broken bones can be avoided with gear but not entirely prevented, you can basically take things down one level of severity with gear, from broken bones to bad bruising, from shattered bones to broken ones, from road rash to tender skin. That's it. The rest of it is simply a matter of luck and not crashing in the first place. Z3n fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Sep 29, 2011 |
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Sep 29, 2011 18:18
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Lots of the barriers around here aren't that high for someone on a bike, and there was an accident on a bridge earlier this year where a guy got hit and went over the side. Really awful stupid accident. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110624/NEWS01/110624006/Motorist-s-body-recovered-from-Ohio-River-man-identified It's made me move towards the center lanes in bridges since.
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Sep 29, 2011 18:34
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Z3n posted:He was so amazingly loving lucky that an SUV was illegally parked: Wow, that's incredible, what odds. Yeah, unless I'm entering or exiting I'm always centered on the overpasses and bridges around here. On one side of the bridge I commute home on is an 150 foot drop to an industrial area, and the other side is an 150 foot drop into to the Wilamette River. Just the thought of it makes me want to start commuting in this. That and practicing my emergency reflexes in empty parking lots more.
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Sep 29, 2011 20:16
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I don't know where to put this, but since I didn't put the bike down, here. I got sideswiped. I'm in the far-right lane going through an intersection, when a guy comes to the red light and makes a right turn into the lane to the left of mine, then keeps turning into me, then into a parking lot. I got on the brakes, kicked the door, and stopped behind him. I yelled, asking if his insurance would buy my broken blinker; and he said he didn't have insurance. I flipped him off, and left. I should have gotten his plate, called the cops, punch him in his stupid mouth with an armored glove, something. But I was late for work, and didn't want the hassle. The turn signal was broken anyway; I've already fixed it with epoxy once, it can't look any worse and it still blinks.
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Sep 30, 2011 11:16
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I don't know where to put this, but since I didn't put the bike down, here. Almost got sideswiped yesterday, I was turning right onto a road where one lane becomes two and the person oncoming in the left lane just drifted across her lane and into mine and I had to swerve into the shoulder to avoid getting clipped by the back third of her car; she didn't even notice me until I rocketed up to her at the next light yelling and waving my arms around like a maniac.
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Sep 30, 2011 17:42
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It's been a week of assholes trying to pull out on me, but that's nothing particularly unusual. Tonight while I was out Riding Like a DongTM, I hit some gravel going around a really nasty little tight corner that I've been trying to master for years. I was hanging off the inside (I've been practicing moving around and hanging off more) and I managed to slide both the front and the rear momentarily but I stayed on the throttle and recovered  like a bawss.I've only had someone turn into me once, when I was on my pushbike. I was lane splitting through stationary traffic when this woman in an (otherwise empty) minivan decides to turn off to a side road, she flicked her indicators on as she pulled out and away, while I was along side her. Managed to stay upright but I took off the lens of her tiny side indicator with my handlebars.
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Oct 16, 2011 00:51
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On the weekend I was merging onto a freeway, just as I'm checking over my shoulder and roll on the throttle I notice the cars in front of me have decided to stop instead of merging. Jumped on the brakes and moved slightly outter of the lane, ended up level with the car 2 in front of me before i could realise. Lessons learnt? Stay further back and don't assume other drivers aren't complete idiots who can't merge at speed.
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Oct 17, 2011 05:04
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Some rear end in a top hat tried to door me the other day when I was splitting through stopped traffic. I was only going like 10 mph though, which gave me plenty of time to move out of the way. I'm not sure what he really thought was going to happen at that speed, besides a hosed up door and a fully armored dude beating him senseless.
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Oct 17, 2011 16:27
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I would have stopped, and beat him senseless for that.
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Oct 17, 2011 23:46
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Bondematt posted:I would have stopped, and beat him senseless for that. Ya no poo poo, that deserved a response.
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Oct 18, 2011 20:11
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Was it possible he just happened to open his door to get a caught seatbelt or dump some ice or something?
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Oct 20, 2011 18:32
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aventari posted:Was it possible he just happened to open his door to get a caught seatbelt or dump some ice or something? If he didn't notice the guy riding up on him, that's almost as bad.
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Oct 20, 2011 18:55
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I'm pretty sure it was intentional, because he opened it just a crack when I was still a car back, and then tried to pop it out as I got close. Actually, if he hadn't started by opening it up a crack like that in preparation, he might have gotten me. As for beating him senseless, I was so busy being exited that I avoided it (same as with any near-crash I manage to outmaneuver) that it didn't actually even occur to me. I just wanted to be as far away from him as possible.
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Oct 20, 2011 19:32
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SlightlyMadman posted:I'm pretty sure it was intentional, because he opened it just a crack when I was still a car back, and then tried to pop it out as I got close. Actually, if he hadn't started by opening it up a crack like that in preparation, he might have gotten me. Jerks probably wouldn't do this if they thought it was possible that there was a cute chick on the bike. Everyone get pink helmets, tight pants and lady cut jackets!! I just solved 10% of motorcycle accidents. Or more! Who knows how many lives I've changed!
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Oct 21, 2011 06:52
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You are a loving genius. I'm not sure any girl at 6'1" and 190lbs could qualify as "cute," but a pink tutu and some hello kitty stickers can't hurt, right?
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I was moving this weekend. In doing so, I loaded probably 100 lbs of stuff onto my KLR650 and rode it to my new place. There was a funny grumbling noise that varied with speed, and it was handling funny. I figured that was just the extra weight. This morning, I rode it to work. The grumbling noise was still there, and it was still handling funny. When I say funny, I mean the back end felt wobbly when turning in. I got to work and checked, turns out my rear tire was flatter than Kansas. My head filled with visions of the tire slipping off the wheel and getting stuck between the wheel and the swingarm, locking my rear. Very slowly, I took my bike over to the shop (about two blocks away). tl;dr: I rode to work with a flat tire. Didn't realize how close I was to high-siding into morning rush-hour traffic.
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SlightlyMadman posted:You are a loving genius. I'm not sure any girl at 6'1" and 190lbs could qualify as "cute," but a pink tutu and some hello kitty stickers can't hurt, right? Shave your legs - problem solved!
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Oct 24, 2011 17:37
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Saga posted:Shave your legs - problem solved! No way man, I'm All The Hair All The Time!
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Oct 24, 2011 17:39
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SlightlyMadman posted:No way man, I'm All The Hair All The Time! I dated a girl like that once.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:09
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Safety Dance posted:I dated a girl like that once. ONCE!
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Oct 25, 2011 01:24
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I think we all have at some time in our lives. But there's a certain point where we realize it's not as pleasurable as we might think to be tickled when we kiss a lady-friend.
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Xovaan posted:I think we all have at some time in our lives. It was fun while it lasted, but I'm glad I've moved on. Speaking of which, when I dropped the bike off at the shop, I chatted with the owner and handed him the keys (he was just opening up, and there was nobody in the waiting room area to put the bike into the computer). He said he'd probably have it done by 1. 1:00 came and went. 2:00 came and went. At 2:30, I called them up, and the girl who works there couldn't find the bike in their computer. She went back and asked the owner. I heard him shout "Sorry!" in the background. They had the tube replaced by 4:30, but it was too late for me to pick the bike up at that point, so I'll have to play [something*] with my girlfriend and cars tomorrow. *What's that game with n chairs and n+1 people? It'll come to me just as I'm falling asleep. Edit: Musical Chairs! Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Oct 25, 2011 |
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Oct 25, 2011 05:18
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I was on my way home last night in the middle of no where when some creature either flew or jumped towards me. It hit my left wrist and then nailed me dead center in the chest knocking the wind out of me while the creature let out the saddest squeak as it bounced off my chest. I manged to hold it straight until I recovered and when I got home my chest was bruised from the impact and my left wrist was sore. I wish I knew what it was but thanks to my jacket it dulled the impact.
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Ace944 posted:I was on my way home last night in the middle of no where when some creature either flew or jumped towards me. It hit my left wrist and then nailed me dead center in the chest knocking the wind out of me while the creature let out the saddest squeak as it bounced off my chest. I manged to hold it straight until I recovered and when I got home my chest was bruised from the impact and my left wrist was sore. I wish I knew what it was but thanks to my jacket it dulled the impact. Wow, that's crazy. I always wonder about this as sometimes birds will almost fly right into me as I'm riding but I've never actually hit one. A friend of mine was riding ahead of me and almost got creamed by a turkey vulture; probably would've knocked him off the bike at the speed we were going. The other day it started raining again, and my first rainy ride in months proved to me that my braking practice is starting to get me in some good habits. I was riding and came up to an intersection with a stop sign that was mostly obscured by unpruned trees and I didn't notice it until I was almost through it. I tried to brake but the fresh rain made the road so slick I almost immediately locked up the front. I had about half a second of OH poo poo I'M hosed front end movement before I let go and reapplied more softly but locked them again and let go and reapplied a third time even more progressively and came to a stop. Had I not been practicing my emergency stops kind of a lot the last month or so I'd probably have eaten poo poo. Took a minute or two at that stop to collect myself and decided to take a route I knew a little better. himajinga fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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himajinga posted:Wow, that's crazy. I always wonder about this as sometimes birds will almost fly right into me as I'm riding but I've never actually hit one. A friend of mine was riding ahead of me and almost got creamed by a turkey vulture; probably would've knocked him off the bike at the speed we were going. A sparrow or something hit the rear quarterpanel of my friend's S2000 while he was doing about 50. I could see the same happening here. Glad you're okay.
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I did a silly thing today. At a red light I realized I still had my left turn signal on. No big deal, I'll just actually turn left because that road looks like it runs parallel to the road I want anyway. Same place different route! Nice, off I go, hey what's that headli- OH HEY ONE WAY STREET AND IT'S NOT MY WAY. Don't mind me, fellow commuters, while I swerve in embarrassment and ride in the oncoming lane for 4 seconds before I get room to slouch back to where I should be.
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New one for me but from what ive seen its not uncommon. Can be summed up in two words - disc lock. Was having a chat to some family, show them the new bike, they walk off (fortunately) then i put in helmet and gloves and completely forget i've a disc lock on. As i go to take off the bike lurches, stops and starts heading to the ground. Luckily it weighs three fifths of gently caress all and I catch it before it goes.
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If anyone ever stops to chat while I'm hopping on my bike, I'm pretty much 100% guaranteed to forget about my disc lock. Thankfully, I usually either back out of my spot (at work) or edge forward slowly and carefully into traffic (at home), so I'm never going fast when it hits.
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Always put your disc lock either against the suspension or the brake caliper depending on how you intend to move out of the parking spot! 
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Ace944 posted:I was on my way home last night in the middle of no where when some creature either flew or jumped towards me. It hit my left wrist and then nailed me dead center in the chest knocking the wind out of me while the creature let out the saddest squeak as it bounced off my chest. I manged to hold it straight until I recovered and when I got home my chest was bruised from the impact and my left wrist was sore. I wish I knew what it was but thanks to my jacket it dulled the impact. I was happily riding along at 60 or 70 one day, and out the corner of my eye I saw a little black streak move past my left side. I thought I must have missed it, but when I stopped to fill up I noticed a bunch of feathers wedged in near the handlebars 
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I forgot my disc lock while I was pushing my bike around the yard 2 weeks ago and cracked my front fender
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2ndclasscitizen posted:I forgot my disc lock while I was pushing my bike around the yard 2 weeks ago and cracked my front fender Hang on, don't you live in the inner west? How do you have a yard large enough to fit a bike in, let alone push it round?
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Aargh posted:Hang on, don't you live in the inner west? How do you have a yard large enough to fit a bike in, let alone push it round? I live in a small cottage in Enmore, heaps of places have courtyards that'll fit a bike.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:I live in a small cottage in Enmore, heaps of places have courtyards that'll fit a bike. I was just kidding with you, i could probably fit my bike in my back yard too, if it will fit through the front door first.
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On the topic of avian near-misses, I had a bird adjust my mirror for me at 60mph. Don't know what kind it was, or where it came from, just a black streak and a very small thump. It didn't leave behind any feathers, and I didn't see anything lying in the road, so I guess it survived. It makes you wonder what would have happened if I had been a fraction of a second faster; probably I'd be posting in the other thread.
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Bow TIE Fighter posted:On the topic of avian near-misses, I had a bird adjust my mirror for me at 60mph. Don't know what kind it was, or where it came from, just a black streak and a very small thump. It didn't leave behind any feathers, and I didn't see anything lying in the road, so I guess it survived. It makes you wonder what would have happened if I had been a fraction of a second faster; probably I'd be posting in the other thread. To the black squirrel from 2003, I slowed way down and I honked and I shouted at you but you suddenly spun at the last possible instant and put your head under my front wheel. You monster. I will never forgive you.
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