Absolutely balls motorbike crash compilation

[supersunbird]

Irrelevant. But how many meals do you think R50k would buy for kids who are starving?

Not as many as Nkandlas R250 million...

 

[Archer]

I have thing with a roof, windows, all-wheel drive and turbo for when it rains.

How does the turbo help in the rain
The rain is the best time to ride, orange headlights reflect off all the rain and everyone see's you from a mile away. Plus all the suicidal scooters stay at home. Bonus for me, it's really tranquil

 

[Pox]

How does the turbo help in the rain
The rain is the best time to ride, orange headlights reflect off all the rain and everyone see's you from a mile away. Plus all the suicidal scooters stay at home. Bonus for me, it's really tranquil

Cold, wet and drivers diving even worse than normal vs toasty and dry

 

[Pox]

Also the turbo helps in all conditions

 

[Baxteen]

this video looks like a combination of 3 things.

case 1 FSCking pedestrians thinking they can jsut walk without looking, and a guy on a bike hitting one of them while going relatively slowly and doing something that is actually legal (lane splitting )

case 2 biker is driving like a twat and deserves it (skipping red lights, going too fast, passing on the wrong side of traffic.

case 3 Car being a dumbass, and you would have been in the same accident if you were in a car or a bike. things like turning right from the left lane, skipping red lights, turning through an intersection without checking (its about 40% of the video roughly)


I have been in 2 accidents. and I have had a few more falls (oil or sand)

my one accident was me going too fast and not being able to stop when a robot changed. 100% my fault.
the other I was stopped at a slipway with cards coming past and a dumb blond rammed into the back of me and wrote off my bike, because she was not paying attention. nothing I could have done differently would have prevented that.
I have also hit a pedestrian who walked out through traffic without looking. when he got up I punched him in the face and he went down like a bag of potatoes. trust me, him and all his friends that was with him will pay more attention in the future.

 

[Archer]

Cold, wet and drivers diving even worse than normal vs toasty and dry

I don't get cold... or wet... and avoid any silly drivers as usual. I'm telling you, riding in the rain is amazing

Also the turbo helps in all conditions

Hmm yes, helps you idle in stop start traffic nicely

 

[Colin62]

case 3 Car being a dumbass, and you would have been in the same accident if you were in a car or a bike. things like turning right from the left lane, skipping red lights, turning through an intersection without checking (its about 40% of the video roughly)

While I agree with you that those were entirely the car's fault, I don't agree that you'd have had the same accident if you were in a car or on a bike. A few were in stationary traffic and the bike was moving a lot faster than the cars, and a few others the twit causing it might well have seen a car but didn't see the bike. I suspect defensive riding could have prevented about half of them.

There's no point getting hung up on apportioning blame when just being vigilant and using common sense could have prevented you from being injured.

 

[Bismuth]

Well, my grandfather (who used to be a motorcyclist until a nasty accident put him into hospital) discouraged me from the whole thing early on with this little 'joke':

Q: What do nurses call motorcyclists in hospital?
A: Organ donors.

The sad truth is that for every one motorcyclist who obeys the rules, you'll have five tear past you with complete disregard (there's this one fat guy in tight leathers on a wobbly bike in Cape Town who always makes me laugh, right up until he nearly takes off my car's side mirror while going past at speed).

I have never understood riding without proper kit. Playing with your life like that, no thanks. I just worry about the other drivers on the road and the taxis. Seen a couple of close calls that could have gone horribly wrong...

Thought I was about to see a nasty accident the N1 in Pretoria on the way to work this morning. Two bikes came flying down the 2nd lane from right, and two cars changed into said lane at the same time. If the first bike hadn't reacted in time (and from what I could see have the space to), he would've been pushed across two lanes into the concrete divider. The second bike had more space, and I think slowed down. But still, my foot was already on the brake waiting for the accident.

Regardless of who would've been at fault here, the end result would not have been pretty.

B

 

[Baxteen]

While I agree with you that those were entirely the car's fault, I don't agree that you'd have had the same accident if you were in a car or on a bike. A few were in stationary traffic and the bike was moving a lot faster than the cars, and a few others the twit causing it might well have seen a car but didn't see the bike. I suspect defensive riding could have prevented about half of them.

There's no point getting hung up on apportioning blame when just being vigilant and using common sense could have prevented you from being injured.

100% agree some of those would have been avoided by being vigilant, and driving more defensively. but there are a lot, where the accident would have happened to anyone, car or bike.

the thing is you only start driving well on a bike after you realize you need to respect things. for most people that only happens after an accident. (me included)
I own a cruiser because I know I would do something stupid on a crotch rocket.

 

[Arthur]

crotch rocket.

First time this bogwheeler has heard that phrase.

 

[Shoaybd]

This scares me, I try to ride defensively and watch many of these videos to keep me aware. I ride ATGATT but I don't want to be another statistic. Most people say that its not if you will meet in an accident but when.

Are there any good stories here? Riders for 10yrs plus and no accidents?

 

[Pox]

This scares me, I try to ride defensively and watch many of these videos to keep me aware. I ride ATGATT but I don't want to be another statistic. Most people say that its not if you will meet in an accident but when.

Are there any good stories here? Riders for 10yrs plus and no accidents?

It will always be your choice. Driving a motorcycle is dangerous, but then so is driving a car, or staying at home under the bed (never know when that meteor is going to strike).

Drive as smart as possible, be visible, assume that you are invisible and every other vehicle on the road is out to kill you, keep the 'enthusiastic' riding for when the risks are minimised. ATGATT (of course).

Commuting is tricky tho, it does depend on your route: what the traffic is like, what the road is like etc. If you are starting out don't get on the bike and then go charging down the highway to work the next day. Rather be comfortable with the bike first. Take it out on some weekends.

 

[Archer]

This scares me, I try to ride defensively and watch many of these videos to keep me aware. I ride ATGATT but I don't want to be another statistic. Most people say that its not if you will meet in an accident but when.

Are there any good stories here? Riders for 10yrs plus and no accidents?

I know several people who have done in excess of 30 000 km per year for the last 5+ years, no accidents and they commute daily (rain or shine)

 

[SlinkyMike]

This should probably be marked as extremely NSFL.

There are several fatalities in the first few minutes which is all that I was able to endure.

 

[SlinkyMike]

This scares me, I try to ride defensively and watch many of these videos to keep me aware. I ride ATGATT but I don't want to be another statistic. Most people say that its not if you will meet in an accident but when.

Are there any good stories here? Riders for 10yrs plus and no accidents?

Statistics are tricky. There are so many variables that are not accounted for in the 1/3rd of all riders... statistic.

Helmet laws are lax or don't even exist in some places.
Just like cagers, some riders are ******s and ride drunk.
Some countries allow new riders to hop on a litrebike and eff off at 299kmph before they can even do a figure eight in an empty parking lot...

So many things.

It's good be be cautious and watching crash videos can teach you some of the situations to be aware of but if you really want a decent statistic then you'll need one that applies to riders of bikes comparable to yours, with comparable education and experience who never drink and ride and who ATGATT.

I think you'd find the number a bit easier to live with.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Please people stop saying "driving" when referring to bikes.

 

[SauRoNZA]

This scares me, I try to ride defensively and watch many of these videos to keep me aware. I ride ATGATT but I don't want to be another statistic. Most people say that its not if you will meet in an accident but when.

Are there any good stories here? Riders for 10yrs plus and no accidents?

10+ years here and probably heading upwards of 150000km.





Can't claim no accidents, but no broken bones and all my original parts.

My advice is avoiding highways where you can even if you ride slightly further.

Your goal shouldn't be getting there as fast as possible but rather as safe as possible without the frustration of traffic.



*****



Sorry I lie, I broke my foot.



But then again I also broke a toe...in the office.

 

[Pitbull]

Just remember, stopping at a filling station and your laces catching your foot peg and you tip over still counts as a spill

That being said: You're the most vulnerable to have an accident within the first 6 months of getting a new bike. Even if you just change from one bike to another. After that you should be fine. But this is mostly due to rider error than anything else. You can be as safe on a bike as with a car if you ride responsibly. If you ride like a tit, you're bound to get some spills pretty often. It just looks way worse coming on a bike as opposed to being caught up in a vehicle.

I would much rather take a spill and slide it out than suffering a blunt stop. But that's the problem with bikes too. If you hit something and slide, you can't control the slide and will probably hit something blunt too. Think light pole, curb and the likes. Just be aware and ride responsibly and you'll be fine.

 

[Archer]

Just remember, stopping at a filling station and your laces catching your foot peg and you tip over still counts as a spill

Shoe laces... on bike shoes?... I think I know the problem here

 

[Pitbull]

Shoe laces... on bike shoes?... I think I know the problem here

Nea, happened years ago. I have proper riding boots now