Motoring Discussion > Truck sandwich anyone ?	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: R.P.	Replies: 23

New Mon 5 Aug 13 18:44   Truck sandwich anyone ? - R.P.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ancVRmnU-Ek Prannock. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 18:53   Truck sandwich anyone ? - -

Very annoying for the two lorry drivers, all that paperwork to fill in plus insurance accident reports including informing their own insurers, scratches to their trailers, general delays and mucking about for all and sundry. Presumably the biker posted this himself, the undertaking manoeuvers alone prior to the prang, could they be retrospectively charged if the old bill view this and use it as evidence? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 19:01   Truck sandwich anyone ? - R.P.

Yes, I guess so - if you look closely, the Mondeo has noticed the stopped lorries - and was braking in anticipation - what was the biker thinking of ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 19:06   Truck sandwich anyone ? - NortonES2

Karma. Had another word in mind, but karma will suffice. Last edited by: NIL on Mon 5 Aug 13 at 19:10 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 21:47   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Harleyman

>> Yes, I guess so - if you look closely, the Mondeo has noticed the stopped >> lorries - and was braking in anticipation - what was the biker thinking of ? >> Car directly behind had hazards on; look between the lorries and you can see a queue of stationary traffic. You assume (wrongly) that the rider was thinking. Serves him damn well right, if he hadn't got the brains to read the road ahead he deserved it. And was lucky not to be squashed. Last edited by: Harleyman on Mon 5 Aug 13 at 21:49 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 21:49   Truck sandwich anyone ? - R.P.

And even more stupid to post the result. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 21:51   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Harleyman

>> And even more stupid to post the result. >> I quite agree. Might as well go and hand himself in on a charge of driving without due care and attention. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 09:31   Truck sandwich anyone ? - henry k

>> And even more stupid to post the result. >> Its gorn! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 22:06   Truck sandwich anyone ? - swiss tony

>> - what was the biker thinking of ? >> He wasn't - thinking that is. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 22:27   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Manatee

Not looking far enough ahead. Speed/workload too high for him to cope with the weaving and the necessary observation at the same time. Difficult to judge on video, but I had the impression the Mondeo driver knocked some speed off to make space for the next weave, so he or she at least was aware of what was going on around them. Classic howler really, couldn't wait to get around that last car and didn't bother to wonder why it was so slow and to look down the road to see why. Not the kind of error you want to make too many times on a bike, I'm sure I did it once and t-boned somebody turning right out of a minor road - in my case, one of those accidents that's not your fault but that you know you should have avoided. I pitched right over the car and fortunately landed well and walked away. Fair play to him for posting it, but it might have been wiser not to. Last edited by: Manatee on Mon 5 Aug 13 at 22:28 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 22:33   Truck sandwich anyone ? - R.P.

My scooter accident wasn't my fault - but what irritates me is that I could have avoided it - again it was a workload issue - I was itching to be out on the bike after the snows stopped me - it was -2 or less, I had concerns about the road surface/ice, in normal conditions I would have scrubbed the speed off easily and slotted in behind the truck instead of being forced up his inside - my fate was sealed early on in the deal...... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 22:46   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Fullchat

All part of the learning curve RP. The above clearly has a lot to learn. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 5 Aug 13 23:21   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Boxsterboy

Darwin's theory of evolution in the real world. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 09:34   Truck sandwich anyone ? - R.P.

www.liveleak.com/view?i=ebc_1375334565 He forgotm to take it down from here. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 09:48   Truck sandwich anyone ? - VxFan

What I fail to understand is that he had time to swerve to the left and go down the inside of the lorry in the LH lane. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 11:10   Truck sandwich anyone ? - henry k

His expletives describe his road skills ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 11:20   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Dog

He most likely had "A Momentary Lapse of Reason". Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 11:36   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Robin O'Reliant

>> He most likely had "A Momentary Lapse of Reason". >> Not to mention a momentary lapse of control over his bowels. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 11:33   Truck sandwich anyone ? - FocalPoint

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New Tue 6 Aug 13 12:17   Truck sandwich anyone ? - zookeeper

mind the gap... i think i would of plumped for a slide along the grass verge Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 12:41   Truck sandwich anyone ? - swiss tony

>> mind the gap... i think i would of plumped for a slide along the grass verge >> I think I would have noticed catching up on the trucks fairly quickly, and slowed down long before... I guess the guy just 'zoned out' Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Aug 13 13:38   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Tigger

I remember looking ahead, and being happy that I could fit through the gap ahead safely. The only problem was that I was looking so far ahead I'd forgotten the car directly in front of me - and the gap wasn't wide enough for him. Fortunately I realised just as I was about to open the throttle, and was able to brake instead. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Aug 13 16:13   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Armel Coussine

What I didn't realise the first time I saw this clip was that there's obviously a fault with that bike's brakes. I just assumed the biker was gung-ho enough to try to pass through the gap without stopping, and miscalculated its width. But there's no apparent compression of the front forks, as there would be under braking. Nor did I hear the (mild and reasonable by my standards) muttered oaths as the lorries drew closer. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 7 Aug 13 at 18:37 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Aug 13 16:25   Truck sandwich anyone ? - Robin O'Reliant

The rider was wearing a helmet cam, so it would be difficult to tell exactly what the forks were doing as he appeared to lift his head just before impact. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 7 Aug 13 at 18:37 Reply to this message | Report message