I am a biker, but this behaviour is for the track, you guys give such a shoddy impression of bikers to others – if you can’t value your own life then give asome respect to your family and other innocent road users and go to the track
I’m sure in court the van would cop it. However, to be fair, that bike must have passed the camera at 70 mph+, and its fair to assume that he’d been braking at that point too so his speed was most likely higher as he approched the van. The biker didn’t really help himself.
@fightingisfortheweak and for the record – you are the only person calling people arogant. I said the drivers were not concentrating – I didn’t call them arrogant – that seems to be your favourite word.
@fightingisfortheweak If I see a small light far off in the distance. I think BIKE and I make damn sure I know what speed the bike is doing before I turn into his/her path by being patient and using my brain to judge what speed he is doing rather than a split second lazy decesion and just turn in (that’s called common sense is it not?). To assume every motorcyclist does not speed is not realistic is it. If both were paying attention both would have taken action – they didn’t.
@macceroons1 added onto my last comment, for example about your statement about it takes two ignorant people to cause an accident, so your general comment. lets say im driving my gas guzzling pickup and i want to take a right off the interstate. as im changing lanes i dont see anyone within about a half mile of me, and i see a small headlight FAR off in the distance, just because i change lanes and hit him while hes doing 180+ past me on the interstate, makes the accident partially my fault?
@macceroons1 not really the point? you are ignorant. the speed limit posting is for a reason 1: allow safe driving, 2: provide adequate vision for all drivers because of the tree, incase something like this happened, had the biker been doing the speed limit he would already have seen the biker and not turned, also the phrase it takes two people not paying attention to create an accident only applies when both parties are driving/riding within the rules of the road.
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point!
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point…
actually truck drivers fault… yeah truck had signal… yet bike was on oncoming lane… truck was making a left turn…. ya know the phrase “right of way” comes to mind… correct me if im wrong anyone….
i give the guy props, i mean, theres no chance to slow down at that speed, might as well try to avoid direct impact. besides, whats fun without consequences?
The idiot on the bike was going so fast, the van driver never had a chance to see him coming- it must’ve looked all clear. 100% biker’s fault. Freaking moron- risks his own life and the lives of innocent people as well- all those people standing in the parking lot were inches away from death! Whatever that biker got…he deserved! People like that give riders a bad name!
@yarecki2000 the bottom line is that the van was at fault the moment you change lanes any accident that takes place is your fault thats the rules of the road in the vast majority of countrys speed cannot be proven in this video as the fault that leaves the van at fault.
This has got to be the most stupid place to want to go balls out, cars turning all over the place and lots to distract Mr van driver who is probably driving whilst on the phone, eaten a Ginsters sausage roll. As a biker you should always consider your safety and that of others, if that had been a car with kids inside, their not going to look too good with a biker stuck in their foreheads,,, take it to the track guys or somewhere where there’s less traffic
The Van guy did wrong, that was a continuous road line, he shoulnt just have stopped in the middle of the road and crossed it. Two big big mistakes, i hope the bikers is ok.
December 20th, 2010 on 10:29 pm
I am a biker, but this behaviour is for the track, you guys give such a shoddy impression of bikers to others – if you can’t value your own life then give asome respect to your family and other innocent road users and go to the track
December 20th, 2010 on 10:29 pm
I’m sure in court the van would cop it. However, to be fair, that bike must have passed the camera at 70 mph+, and its fair to assume that he’d been braking at that point too so his speed was most likely higher as he approched the van. The biker didn’t really help himself.
December 20th, 2010 on 10:48 pm
@fightingisfortheweak and for the record – you are the only person calling people arogant. I said the drivers were not concentrating – I didn’t call them arrogant – that seems to be your favourite word.
December 20th, 2010 on 11:45 pm
@fightingisfortheweak If I see a small light far off in the distance. I think BIKE and I make damn sure I know what speed the bike is doing before I turn into his/her path by being patient and using my brain to judge what speed he is doing rather than a split second lazy decesion and just turn in (that’s called common sense is it not?). To assume every motorcyclist does not speed is not realistic is it. If both were paying attention both would have taken action – they didn’t.
December 20th, 2010 on 11:57 pm
@macceroons1 added onto my last comment, for example about your statement about it takes two ignorant people to cause an accident, so your general comment. lets say im driving my gas guzzling pickup and i want to take a right off the interstate. as im changing lanes i dont see anyone within about a half mile of me, and i see a small headlight FAR off in the distance, just because i change lanes and hit him while hes doing 180+ past me on the interstate, makes the accident partially my fault?
December 21st, 2010 on 12:51 am
@macceroons1 not really the point? you are ignorant. the speed limit posting is for a reason 1: allow safe driving, 2: provide adequate vision for all drivers because of the tree, incase something like this happened, had the biker been doing the speed limit he would already have seen the biker and not turned, also the phrase it takes two people not paying attention to create an accident only applies when both parties are driving/riding within the rules of the road.
December 21st, 2010 on 1:11 am
Faze de astea sunt la ordinea ziley… :-q
December 21st, 2010 on 1:26 am
Dumbass biker
December 21st, 2010 on 1:35 am
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point!
December 21st, 2010 on 2:11 am
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point
December 21st, 2010 on 2:17 am
It takes two people not concentrating at the same time to cause an accident not one! Yeah the bike was carrying too much speed but you can’t excuse the truck driver for turing into th path of an on comming bike – I’d say the van driver was the one most at fault – he didn’t look so the bike doing 70 mph or 90 mph is not really the point…
December 21st, 2010 on 2:46 am
actually truck drivers fault… yeah truck had signal… yet bike was on oncoming lane… truck was making a left turn…. ya know the phrase “right of way” comes to mind… correct me if im wrong anyone….
December 21st, 2010 on 2:49 am
shows how people dnt pay attention when driving! The U.S. is full of foreigners that cant drive it sucks
December 21st, 2010 on 3:08 am
i give the guy props, i mean, theres no chance to slow down at that speed, might as well try to avoid direct impact. besides, whats fun without consequences?
December 21st, 2010 on 3:23 am
Van driver had his signal on. Bike was traveling far in excess of the speed limit and was not in the van driver’s view as he made the legal turn.
As a matter of fact the van driver tried to stop when the biker came into view…and he did NOT hit the bike.
Accident was completely the rider’s fault. End of story.
December 21st, 2010 on 4:21 am
The idiot on the bike was going so fast, the van driver never had a chance to see him coming- it must’ve looked all clear. 100% biker’s fault. Freaking moron- risks his own life and the lives of innocent people as well- all those people standing in the parking lot were inches away from death! Whatever that biker got…he deserved! People like that give riders a bad name!
December 21st, 2010 on 4:51 am
oh wow that suck donkey balls!!
December 21st, 2010 on 4:54 am
What must have happened to that guy ??
December 21st, 2010 on 5:20 am
Accident is at 2:43
December 21st, 2010 on 6:10 am
smart to ” try taking corners on a public road ” and under that speed……
December 21st, 2010 on 6:22 am
lmao! that’s pretty funny
December 21st, 2010 on 6:39 am
listen to the sound oh yeah
December 21st, 2010 on 7:31 am
@yarecki2000 the bottom line is that the van was at fault the moment you change lanes any accident that takes place is your fault thats the rules of the road in the vast majority of countrys speed cannot be proven in this video as the fault that leaves the van at fault.
December 21st, 2010 on 8:15 am
This has got to be the most stupid place to want to go balls out, cars turning all over the place and lots to distract Mr van driver who is probably driving whilst on the phone, eaten a Ginsters sausage roll. As a biker you should always consider your safety and that of others, if that had been a car with kids inside, their not going to look too good with a biker stuck in their foreheads,,, take it to the track guys or somewhere where there’s less traffic
December 21st, 2010 on 8:30 am
The Van guy did wrong, that was a continuous road line, he shoulnt just have stopped in the middle of the road and crossed it. Two big big mistakes, i hope the bikers is ok.