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I don't know all the facts, but it would seem a bit of a stretch to say that, because there were no mechanical faults, the only explanation is that he was distracted by the sat-nav. A likely explanation, but surely not the only one.
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Seems some speculation involved - your attention on a bike (as with any other vehicle) can wander at the slightest random thought - On a bike there is far more mental gymnastics required to keep you on two wheels and that random thought can easily be your last, could have been anything including losing the aiming point on a bend, a common cause of coming to grief.
'To lose someone that close is the worst thing that can happen. It's like flicking off a switch.'
I found that incredibly thought provoking.
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Clearly then, it was rider error, sat nav or no. Dont know why they cant just say that, It happens.
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>> Clearly then, it was rider error, sat nav or no. Dont know why they cant
>> just say that, It happens.
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Perhaps; a chap in our club died a few weeks ago, bike went out of control on the M74, no other vehicle seemingly involved and no evidence of any mechanical fault on the bike. He was a mature experienced rider who was travelling up to a rally in Scotland with a fellow club member.
Sadly, you are right Zero; sometimes it does "just happen".
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They seem to have discounted avoiding action because of an oncoming vehicle across the centre line which did not stop.
There but for the grace of.......go any of us. Condolences to loved ones.
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People close to someone who has died do not want to find fault with that person. They want to retain the image of perfection they have of that person. It's far more comfortable to blame an inanimate object, like the satnav, for this man's death than his own error.
There is no harm in this. If it makes life easier for the bereaved then so be it.
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Distracting sat-nav caused PC's fatal crash - R.P.
