What have you done on your bike today?
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There were some really neat looking cars there. Some classics, some brand new. All really nice, compact inviting looking two seaters, not massive gaudy things you might expect from American cars. All sounded nice too without being stupid loud. V8s I assume.
They were setting off up the road as I took the pics. A massive convoy nose to tail but going very very slowly. I had another brew and let them get a good head start before following.
A friendly bunch, chatting with the bikers about their bikes. Fellow petrolheads.
There was a solitary Aston Martin driver amongst them. Perhaps his Corvette had broken down that day and he had to take the wife's car.
Took a loooooong time to find it.You were lucky to find it
Oh oh, a bit of bother with the law?
No. All good. I attended a Garda BikeSafe course yesterday. 3hrs to ride there (Limerick), 4 hrs out on the bikes and then 3 hrs home, ‘twas a long day, but brilliant.
Highly recommended.
For those that haven’t done it, get yourself booked on one, it can only help, not mentioning any names or making any suggestions but @WAYNE
No. All good. I attended a Garda BikeSafe course yesterday. 3hrs to ride there (Limerick), 4 hrs out on the bikes and then 3 hrs home, ‘twas a long day, but brilliant.
Highly recommended.
For those that haven’t done it, get yourself booked on one, it can only help, not mentioning any names or making any suggestions but @WAYNE
Could they have been avoided?
In two words, no chance. Regardless of what bike i could of been on they where both out of my hands,
Whilst not being there and obviously not seeing it as it unfolded, I do beg to differ.In two words, no chance. Regardless of what bike i could of been on they where both out of my hands,
At the getting to know you stage first thing yesterday, before the briefing, we all had to recount our stories of when we’d had an accident, including the 4 Gardai on the course (yes, they’d had accidents too, even whilst on duty). Each accident was then critically analysed by the Gardai and the group. Each accident was “someone else’s fault” however, without exception each accident could have been avoided by thinking differently before the accident and taking a slightly different course of action.
Was the other driver at fault? Yes.
Could the accident have been avoided by the motorcyclist? Yes.
Ultimately all accidents can be avoided by some measure or statistic, ask Mr Ron HSE, all parties are at some fault, the name of the game is to apportion blame. 
Along time ago I stopped at a roundabout on my moped and the car behind me went into the back of me and sent me sprawling down the road. How was that avoidable by me other than by staying in bed that day
The clever people would suggest you are aware of the impending hazard coming up behind and take evasive action before the collisionAlong time ago I stopped at a roundabout on my moped and the car behind me went into the back of me and sent me sprawling down the road. How was that avoidable by me other than by staying in bed that day
good luck with that
Thanks I'll have to pedal out the way faster
I'll have to pedal out the way faster
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Along time ago I stopped at a roundabout on my moped and the car behind me went into the back of me and sent me sprawling down the road. How was that avoidable by me other than by staying in bed that day
Were you wearing a 'POLITE' police copy vest at the time? If so, not wearing it might have avoided the 'accident'
That's exactly how the powers that be see it mate, the car driver obviously was totally to blame. The insurance company's use this to load drivers who have been involved in accidents that were not their fault. Human condition, they'll fuck you over no matter the issue.Along time ago I stopped at a roundabout on my moped and the car behind me went into the back of me and sent me sprawling down the road. How was that avoidable by me other than by staying in bed that day
Almost - almost - every accident can be avoided by taking active and proactive precautions to avoid being in precisely the wrong place at precisely the right time. Exceptions to this rule exist - if you believe otherwise, you're deluding yourself - but most of the time, the rule applies.
However - the care and attention we as motorcyclists employ that keep us safe 999 times out of a 1000 sometimes fail - yes, once in a thousand.
To eliminate that one-in-a-thousand chance would mean superhuman levels of care, attention and observational skills. Aside from cyborgs, who is capable of 100% awareness of macro- and micro-conditions, 100% of the time, that could and do affect your safety?
People who have avoided accidents throughout their riding career are obviously careful and observant - obviously - but they have been lucky that the one-in-a-thousand chance hasn't struck them whilst they've been watching out for the 999 other things that can harm them.
Clearly, in Wayne's case, the odds are reversed, One time in a thousand, the Universe isn't trying to murder him.
However - the care and attention we as motorcyclists employ that keep us safe 999 times out of a 1000 sometimes fail - yes, once in a thousand.
To eliminate that one-in-a-thousand chance would mean superhuman levels of care, attention and observational skills. Aside from cyborgs, who is capable of 100% awareness of macro- and micro-conditions, 100% of the time, that could and do affect your safety?
People who have avoided accidents throughout their riding career are obviously careful and observant - obviously - but they have been lucky that the one-in-a-thousand chance hasn't struck them whilst they've been watching out for the 999 other things that can harm them.
Clearly, in Wayne's case, the odds are reversed, One time in a thousand, the Universe isn't trying to murder him.
Maybe the Forum should book Wayne on a Police BikeSafe course too? That was the best, and most useful, €46 I’ve ever spent 
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Well, apart from that one time in Amsterdam
. Well, apart from that one time in Amsterdam
I thought you said you were in an angry battle with a car and went to undertake it, then it got youIn two words, no chance. Regardless of what bike i could of been on they where both out of my hands,
My x wife was going to book me one of those courses ran by Hampshire police for my birthday. Can't remember why but in the end she booked a day at a bird of prey sanctuary, fucking great day out that was.Maybe the Forum should book Wayne on a Police BikeSafe course too? That was the best, and most useful, €46 I’ve ever spent
Well, apart from that one time in Amsterdam
Wish I'd remembered to take a pic of the state they were in when the bike came in, now refurbed
A few months back I had an incident where me and my car were nearly crushed by a logging truck.Along time ago I stopped at a roundabout on my moped and the car behind me went into the back of me and sent me sprawling down the road. How was that avoidable by me other than by staying in bed that day
I'm one of those that looks in my rear view mirror often and especially when coming to a stop at lights ect. On this occasion the lights had turned red and on looking in the rear view mirror I noticed the truck that was behind me didn't appear to be slowing down.. I was nearly at a stand still , I floored it but the car took a second to kick down into first ( automatic ) and i pulled to the left of the car in front, nearly mounting the pavement. At the exact moment I floored it i hear the truck lock it's wheels , I managed to get along side the car in front and the truck came to a stop millimeters behind that cars rear bumper, now occupieing the space where I would have been if I hadn't of seen it coming. 30 odd ton of truck , even at walking speed would have made my day a Lil painfull I think...
So yea, even if being taken out from the rear, sometimes there is an option to avoid it.
Obviously not always by any stretch but sometimes...
I had similar one foggy morning on the M62 - I was keeping my distance from a truck infront but there was a truck right up behind me - I didn't want to pass the truck infront as it was too foggy. Next thing, there were red lights and stationary traffic across all three lanes and the truck infront slams his brakes on. I pulled out to the middle lane just as the truck behind ploughed into the one that had been infront of me...I'd have been squashed in the middle of them. It was my mums car too.
It was a mess.
It's a pretty scary and sobering thing ain't it? I micro seconds decision being the difference between life and almost certain death.. I don't know about you but for me, other than being a Lil shaken by the experience, I just felt very fuck smug about myself!!!! A lesser man would have perished!!!!
Yeah, plus angry at the twat behind...a professional driver, driving like that. The driver from the one infront wasn't aware and was fussing over him until I told him that he's been driving like a dick. I gave him my details but never heard anything about it - I suppose it was an open and shut case, the one behind is at fault.