Motorcyclist hits cyclists.
04-29-13, 01:37 PM
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04-29-13, 02:22 PM
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Meh. Up Nichols Canyon, west on Mulholland and down Sepulveda Blvd into Brentwood for years. Never an issue.
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04-29-13, 02:40 PM
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I doubt he got 'fixated' on the cyclist and just drove into him. People use that argument in commuting to sometimes advocate against using bright rear blinkies or even bright clothing but there has been zero good evidence showing that happens in real life. I think it grew out of a bad analogy from insects veering toward lighted objects - we humans don't have that uncontrollable instinct, though.
Much more likely is the above - newb or not so good motorcyclist who didn't initiate the lean early enough and then found himself in a deadline in the wrong place at the wrong time. Heck, that happens on bicycles sometimes when you find yourself riding yourself off the road for no good reason at all.
Much more likely is the above - newb or not so good motorcyclist who didn't initiate the lean early enough and then found himself in a deadline in the wrong place at the wrong time. Heck, that happens on bicycles sometimes when you find yourself riding yourself off the road for no good reason at all.
04-29-13, 02:50 PM
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. apparently, there is still plenty of room out there on the right side of the bell curve for me... 
04-29-13, 03:19 PM
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No one mentions anything about the chick with the low riding white pants. 
Talk about target fixation. WRONG target!!
Talk about target fixation. WRONG target!!
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04-29-13, 03:36 PM
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I think all the photographers and videographers cause some of the knuckleheads to over do it.
04-29-13, 03:37 PM
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04-29-13, 04:16 PM
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04-29-13, 04:37 PM
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Me either, and I'm not even that great a bike handler. However, throw a noob or even experienced motorcyclists with bad luck up there (hundreds per weekend) and you'll get plenty of accidents. I wish I could say I was accident-free but I've accidentally run off the road a bit on my bicycle evne when I was paying attention (mostly).
04-29-13, 04:38 PM
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Nuh uh. It happens and it's certainly problematic on a motorcycle, where direction can be controlled by very subtle movement (borderline instinctive - do you think about things like counter-steering on your bike?). In a car? I dunno, but I would guess that it's a much diminished problem, if it's one at all.
04-29-13, 04:40 PM
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04-29-13, 05:16 PM
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Dude, it has nothing to do with 'attention getting' other than the getting the attention via 'holy **** - I might hit that!'. It happens with pot holes, roadway debris, walls, and the edge of the road. Don't take me supporting the existence of a very well known phenomena as support for the asshats that you said were arguing against blinkies.
04-29-13, 05:22 PM
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Dude, it has nothing to do with 'attention getting' other than the getting the attention via 'holy **** - I might hit that!'. It happens with pot holes, roadway debris, walls, and the edge of the road. Don't take me supporting the existence of a very well known phenomena as support for the asshats that you said were arguing against blinkies.
04-29-13, 05:28 PM
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Oh geez. The Youtube comments is the worst part about this video. Holy crap. How can people be so... stupid. "Why is he even on the road?", "why is he wearing spandex?", "shouldn't he been in a park?" REALLY? @#$@#$
04-29-13, 05:33 PM
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dude took no evasive action at all.............
04-29-13, 05:38 PM
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Its sad really, spend 10 minutes cruising youtube and you will read the most ignorant and hateful comments you can never imagine. And when it comes to biking videos, there is no end to the "f*** in spandex" "get off the road ****" and so on and so forth. It has turned into one giant complaint box.
04-29-13, 06:01 PM
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Its sad really, spend 10 minutes cruising youtube and you will read the most ignorant and hateful comments you can never imagine. And when it comes to biking videos, there is no end to the "f*** in spandex" "get off the road ****" and so on and so forth. It has turned into one giant complaint box.
04-29-13, 06:05 PM
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04-29-13, 06:30 PM
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Its called "Target fixation". It means something is in front of you and instead of looking toward the way out, you stay fixated on the object. Motorcycles and bicycles go where your head points. This is a VERY well known phenomena amongst motorcyclists. Just because you havent heard of it, does not mean it doesnt exist.
04-29-13, 06:31 PM
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Really? https://bit.ly/12VEzlx