Horrific accident.

Cienciano

Shint0 wrote: »

I think people have beome more desensitised to real life catasrophes because of the proliferation of social media compared to the days of Kevin Carter. In some ways it's good particularly if a video like that might help to save at least one life if it sticks in someone's mind.

Yeah, if you think it might help you, great, watch it. Personally I didn't. But I don't like people coming on saying what should and shouldn't be posted purely because they personally don't like it.
Few years ago a guy was killed and wore a gopro. His parents made the video public because they thought it might save a couple of people.

Max Headroom

Shint0 wrote: »

I think people have beome more desensitised to real life catasrophes because of the proliferation of social media compared to the days of Kevin Carter. In some ways it's good particularly if a video like that might help to save at least one life if it sticks in someone's mind.

True..i know guys who watch those ISIS bastards decapitating innocents.....sick imo...:mad:

Gavin

There's a difference between watching something from some morbid fascination, versus watching something in order to learn from it.

I wish that crashes were thoroughly documented and published so that people can learn what went wrong and potential ways to prevent it happening in the future.

Hotblack Desiato

clairewithani wrote: »

Disgusting thing for anyone to say.

Doubt you'd have too much sympathy for a car driver driving recklessly on the wrong side of the road who wiped out a biker. If someone is being a berk they're a berk regardless of the vehicle they're using.

listermint wrote: »

No idea, Dropping it to the floor prob the only option in that scenario. a slide being preferable to an abrubt head on.

How would there be enough time to do anything? There would hardly be time to reach for the brake never mind squeeze it. Restricted sight lines (bend) and the closing speed was probably over 200km/h.

Gavin wrote: »

I wish that crashes were thoroughly documented and published so that people can learn what went wrong and potential ways to prevent it happening in the future.

In Ireland we have this weird idea that discussing the circumstances of road accidents is somehow 'disrespectful'. So nobody who gets killed on the road is ever reported as having done anything wrong. 'Tragedy' etc. and all that guff and nobody learns anything from it. Drink ten pints and go the wrong way up a motorway and wipe out yourself and a family and everyone will tell the papers what a great lad you were.

clairewithani

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Doubt you'd have too much sympathy for a car driver driving recklessly on the wrong side of the road who wiped out a biker. If someone is being a berk they're a berk regardless of the vehicle they're using.


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You know absolutely nothing about me.

3DataModem

Chuchote wrote: »

A GP told me a few years ago that student doctors from all over Ireland and Britain line up to work at the TT races in the Isle of Man, because of the experience of catastrophic injuries they'll get, experience that they're unlikely to get in any A&E.

Not really true. The head injuries get choppered to Liverpool (that's why TT is delayed if the chopper cannot fly). The rest isn't that special, by all accounts.

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Paulw wrote: »

I pity the biker that was hit. I have no pity for the biker on the wrong side of the road

For shame, you might ride a motorcycle, but you're no biker IMO.

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Aside from ABS disc brakes, helmets and D30, little in the way of safety materials & tech has been seen over the decades for bikes/sports.
Although there is the 2010 Dainese airbag suit, perhaps something better like this should come into production, would be of benefit to all involved in any impact risks.

Max Headroom

Ruben Plump Board wrote: »

For shame, you might ride a motorcycle, but you're no biker IMO.

Bit harsh....just because someone rides a bike doesnt mean he has to be a mate....plenty of scumbags,paedos, rapists ride bikes...if you have to have respect total respect in every sense for other riders then i'm no "biker" either...;)

Skill Magill

Ruben Plump Board wrote: »

For shame, you might ride a motorcycle, but you're no biker IMO.

I can see where pawl is coming from, though he may have been insensitive, I'd put it like this, if the guy was riding like an asshole, swerved and binned his bike and the two guys lived, I'd have no pity for him, he deserved it. Lesson learned etc. The fact they both died takes it to a different dimension, and Pawl I think we all have acted the maggot on the road but were lucky enough to get away with it, I know I have in anyways and am pretty sure Mak doesn't keep both tyres on the ground.

Max Headroom

Well i have no sympathy for the idiot who caused the other innocent guy to lose his life...accidents are caused...

Hotblack Desiato

Ruben Plump Board wrote: »

For shame, you might ride a motorcycle, but you're no biker IMO.

This 'you're not a biker if X' is a load of pretentious w@nk.

For X substutute 'wearing textiles', 'riding a BMW', 'obeying the law', etc... what a load of toss.

As I posted earlier If someone is being a berk they're a berk regardless of the vehicle they're using. and a so-called 'biker' who kills another rider through their reckless, thoughtless stupidity is no friend of mine.

lalababa

Agree with hotblack, accident investigation synopses should be shown in a tv show like the one from NZ , giving proportioned weight to all the factors involved , educating the driving public to the consequences of certain actions. It is de rigueur for example to drive around bends at a speed at which you cannot stop in the distance you see to be clear.

Atlantic Dawn

Sadly it's life, the only hope is capturing it on camera will make some people risk less, rip to the lad/s.

3DataModem

3DataModem wrote: »

Not really true. The head injuries get choppered to Liverpool (that's why TT is delayed if the chopper cannot fly). The rest isn't that special, by all accounts.

+1,the only people that would be allowed near them would be specialist consultants or very experienced doctors. They would be flown off the Island as fast as possible. Unless the junior doctors are able to ride bikes at 160mph like John Hinds rip and the other doctors they wouldn't even get to the scene to see.