Originally Posted by
Mos6502
You can see that if you were on the sidewalk, you have little time decide to run around the corner, jump the fence, or what. Forget about saving your bike too if you're on one. Either way you can count on the trucker not stopping.
Originally Posted by
Mos6502
As the videos show, by the time it becomes clear the wheels are going to run over the sidewalk, you'd either have to jump the fence or run backwards. If you took even a split second to consider saving your bike you'd be smashed to death. People seriously underestimate the time it takes to react and move - in real life it happens a lot faster than it seems on video.
Many thanks for posting the videos. Helps me to remember both to avoid being near a large truck and the fact that sidewalks are not necessarily safe.