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Originally Posted by Beartato
Dat hindsight. He had two seconds to react after the car merged over.
Again, this guy had two seconds to move and brake.
My point is we can see all what he could have done after rewatching the video, but hindsight is 20/20. There are things he could have done if he'd have known what was going to happen but this guy isn't a fortune teller, and he had no way of knowing the car was going to merge into his lane (illegally). This could have happened to any of us, and sitting back smugly saying "I'd have done it this way" isn't doing anyone any good, it just fosters that armchair rider mentality where the circumstances don't matter, only what could have been the perfect outcome.
So I ask you: where were his escape paths? Into the center divider? Into the back of the van in the lane to the right?
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So let me ask you a question. Do you ride? If not, you won't understand. It's a different mindset than what is common among riders that cagers are usually at fault. But after having more training and realizing much of the risk of riding can absolutely be mitigated with enhancing my riding skills versus putting a Power Commander on a bike to get more horsepower or that extra chrome bling bling, I've changed my mindset to say I have a lot of control over the amount of risk I'm exposed to.
One thing I'll say and to address your 2 second comment. If he can't react to an adverse situation on the road quickly enough to avoid it, then he's riding too fast. One thing I can say is per the video, he was going a bit fast entering that section of traffic given the conditions. One of the things I do when I enter intersections with a lot of traffic is to cover my front brake. And if conditions warrant, slow a bit down.
I'm not talking as an arm chair quarterback. I'm talking from a basis of years of street and track riding along with years of being an EMS professional driving an emergency vehicle and having to react to bizarre behavior of other drivers on the road.