Question:
What is worse that a complacent car driver not paying attention to a motorcycle rider?
Answer:
That motorcyclist being too complacent to notice the complacent car driver not noticing him/her.
Complacency is one of the biggest dangers of riding a motorcycle.
Think.
Be aware.
Never forget how vulnerable we are out there.
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Edited ad on information per Big D.'s comment below
Now mind you, I had no idea this had just happened when I posted this.
Scary stuff! PAY ATTENTION FOLKS!
Check out the accident details below.
http://www.kpho.com/news/22956828/detail.html
My dad always said "here lies the body of Julien Gray. He died while taking the right of way. He was right dead right as he speed along. But, he is just as dead as if he were wrong."
ReplyDeleteShell, I love it. That is really clever. Now if I can just remember that one.
ReplyDeleteThe timing of this post couldn't be more right.
ReplyDeleteCheck over at my blog and you'll understand.
When our oldest son started riding, my husband told him, "Pretend you are invisible." I think that is some of the best advice I have ever heard.
ReplyDeleteThis happened in Arizona last month...
ReplyDeletehttp://esthervilledailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/505412.html
A friend just left and I told him of Big D. We talked of how we ride in defence. Like even in a car, I do not pull forward to turn left at a light until ALL is clear.
ReplyDeleteComplacency is bad and I am guilty of it. That's why I went down. Yeah, it was technically her fault, but I really think if the same scenario unfolded in front of me now, I would not have went down. Big D's post has had me messed up all day so far. I can't get it out of my head for some reason. I've been having crash flash backs like PTSD or something. That was just horrible what happened out there.
ReplyDeleteShell's rhyme reminds me of a similar one my mother used to say, called The Smiling Young Lady from Nyga.
Smiling young lady from Nyga,
She rode on the back of a Tiger,
But at the end of the ride,
She wound up inside,
With her Smile on the face of the Tiger...
Thanks for sharing Mark...I reposted the news story on my blog and did a link-back to your blog...it's an important reminder to us "car" people to watch for the bikes (I am a very attentive driver because of my accident, and if I'm a passenger, I still watch everything!)
ReplyDeleteComplacency is bad!
MHL
It really makes me wonder why the states don't start getting lawsuits against them for giving out the licenses before they have earned them.
ReplyDeleteComplacency is a tangible enemy of anyone on two or four (or more) wheels. It is so easy to become wrapped up in the road and the wind and the feel of the bike underneath, and life in general.
ReplyDeleteRight after getting my license I was riding around Lake Mead. Up ahead I saw the flash of brake lights and riders signaling to slow down. Around the curve was a dozen bikes and police cars. A rider, a tourist into town for the week had rented a Harley bagger to ride the Lake Mead loop.
The crystal blue sky, fabulous scenery and crisp spring air assailed his senses into complaisance. Instead of taking the curve, he just rode straight into the desert.
After helping his buddies get the bike onto the flatbed, I was quite happy to hear this fellow was not terribly hurt, but flown to a local hospital just in case.
Cagers and riders alike, please be alert, OK?
I believe in the ‘Invisibility Rule’. No one, and I mean ‘no one’, ever sees you. Never!
ReplyDeleteINTERSECTIONS. The single most dangerous place for a motorcycle. I think if you look up statistics on auto accidents, you will find that most injury accidents happen in intersections. When they involve motorcycles are often fatal.
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