useful bystanders

http://www.theage.com.au/world/ordi...-from-beneath-burning-bmw-20110914-1k8lb.html

(spoiler alert: no, you're not watching a macabre video of a dead guy.
He lives)

In other news, the collision happened because he wasn't wearing a
helmet. And if he did wear a helmet, he almost certainly wouldn't
have suffered from the two broken legs.

 

"Wright, who was headed to study at a university computer lab, tried to
protect himself by laying his bike down before the collision."

D'oh! If you have time to lay the bike down, you have time to brake or
swerve.

By the way, just how do you deliberately lay a bike down while in
motion? I don't know just what action is required....

Or is "I laid it down" code for "I panicked, locked up everything and
fell off."

Moike

 

IIRC,the Vic police train their riders to lay the bike down. I
vaguely recall that they even had a specially modified BMW on which
all the students practiced this dark art. Or I may have been on drugs
at the time...

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

I love the way that after dragging him out they either leave him on
the ground and walk off, or fuss around the car. First aid is what
you get while you are waiting for the ambulance crew to arrive.
Someone could have checked his pulse, or, if he was conscious,
reassured him or got his name - the patient might not still be
conscious when the ambos arrive.

 

You beat me to it. It is indeed an excuse for "I fucked up and couldn't
ride a pony on a carousel".

Fraser

 

Beats the shit out of burning to death.

Fraser

 

True. The poor bastard's boot was on fire when they dragged him out. I'd
take a broken leg to stop that proceeding any time.

 

I'm going to have to disagree with you Moike (like you'll give a rat's).

When I was (considerably) younger I was riding, very tired, very rainy
in Manchester and the truck in front of me suddenly stopped. Realising I
had no way of stopping and having the only other option of skidding into
the back of it, I dropped the bike (a BSA Bantam D14/4) and slid under
the truck which then accelerated away as the lights went green leaving
the tail-shaft spinning a few inches above my face. Remember it well.
Still makes me pucker. Don't ask me how - I have no idea but I remember
it clearly- a conscious act.

N/

 

Onya bike!

My guess is (if it wasn't the drugs) that part of the training may
involve brake use, rear brake use and heavy rear brake use.
I also could picture taking out a group while putting the bike on its
side but I dont know how this would be practiced safely.

What kind of drugs are you talking about?

dftl

 

"Authorities said Wright, 21, was riding his motorcycle near the Utah
State University campus in Logan when he collided with a black BMW
pulling out of a parking lot."

Nice spin. I would've thought it may have read something like:

"Authorities said Wright, 21, was riding his motorcycle near the Utah
State University campus in Logan when a black BMW, pulling out of a
parking lot, failed to give way and collided with him."

 

Did you notice the arsehat in the suit?

"I'm just standing here, being useless, I wear a suit, I don't have to
help."

Tony F

 

Did you notice the arsehat in the suit?

"I'm just standing here, being useless, I wear a suit, I don't have to
help."

Tony F

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At first, I thought the he may have been the driver of the BMW, but, he came
from the other direction

 

It's a wonder that the news item didn't read
"Reckless, helmetless biker, smashes into a BMW which was travelling at a
very low speed which caused severe damage to the BMW when it burst into
flames.
The bike also caught fire
The driver of the car was transported to hospital suffering from severe
trauma and is expected to recover after a few days in hospital in a private
ward.
The bike rider, is expected to be transported to the casualty department at
the hospital with abrasive leg injuries and could spend a day or so in the
public ward.
Police expect to charge the bike rider with multiple offences which include
not wearing a helmet and not giving way in a car park."

 

Some people will never be happy unless they have something to complain
about. Me thinks you're looking for bias where none exists. It is not
the job of the media or the reporter to apportion blame and make
judgements which aren't really important or relevant to the story. As
it is, I think that the description made it clear that the car was
probably in the wrong.

Nev..

 

Right and wrong don't dictate who goes to hospital (or morgue) and who calls the
insurance company and whines about their paint job.

 

It appears that not all people are self centered pricks after all.
Surprising in this day and age.

 

If he was on the phone to get an ambulance/firetruck he did exactly the
right thing.

Fraser