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Originally Posted by scootnwinn
For what it's worth...
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You look where you want to go or alternatively you will go where you are looking. So what I'm saying is remember and make a habit of looking at the part of the road that is empty and obstacle free. Certainly be aware of the cars and other obstacles but do not focus on them you may find yourself "on their lap
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WARNING!!! NSF - some profanity and graphic video
(all of the following from messages of mine from another site)
Yup, kinda like this squid I think.
Sounds like the woman made some comment. (unintelligible) I'm not sure of the first of those last words he said, but it sounded like "twas the reason I was gonna stop" Definitely heard "I was gonna stop" Yep, he was ripping along way too fast and he knew it. He knew as he closed in that he was not going to be able to stop in time. He actually started to slow halfway between that one silver car and the dark car up near the trucks. His tire/s chirpped at the last split second from his brakes being clamped down too hard in desperation.
Funny, but I can see the gears turning in his head and the little devil on one shoulder (his right cuz that's the throttle side) and the good angel on the other (the left where the clutch is so as to be able to mitigate acceleration at least)
...... As he passes the silver car........
angel: "Say buddy, ya better haul it in a bit, there's a narrow steel canyon just ahead."
devil: "what? You've done this before.... no prob Bob... go for it!"
rider: "shit". (starts to back off the throttle some)
angel: "Oh My!!! we're going too fast. Do something!"
devil: "Meh..What does all light and feathery know....you've gone Way faster than this before. B'sides, there's still plenty of daylight through there."
rider: "Shit!" (fully off the throttle now and on the brakes and thinking.... I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I? ....
angel: "OH HEAVENS!!!"
devil: "Think skinny dude!"
rider: thinking left, right, Left!, Right!, LEFT!!, RIGHT!!!! ...Too late and nowhere to go but in. "SHIT!!!!" (Full on sphincter clench that migrates all the way up and down him to fully over engage the brakes.
Bounces between the two trucks (knocking both characters off his shoulders) then gets the indignity of being pushed over onto the ground as the trucks roll forward.
"shit"..... realizing he is down "oh" that hurt... in more ways than one...... "shit" thinking.... what the hell was I thinking?
angel: (floating away) "well I'm just glad he was not squished like the proverbial toad in the road"
devil: (disappearing in a puff of putrid smoke) "meh.... you know ... shit happens"
Wait, I listened again. (several times)
He DID say "there's no way I was gonna stop"
idjit
But he was paying attention!!! In a heightened way to the point of almost having tunnel vision.
Back when he passed that silver car and saw between those 2 trucks he stayed almost on the stripes only to make an ever so slight jink to the left at the last split second to avoid hitting the truck on his right. He fully intended on going between them without stopping. (initially) What he DID was employ bad judgement. He misjudged the actual room between the trucks and misjudged his ability to slow down enough to either safely maneuver away from/around the obstacle or stop before reaching it. (once his brain told him it was now an obstacle) He realized too late to be able to do much except to TRY to stop or hope that he could squeeze through unscathed. He got too close with not enough time or room to swerve and might have laid it down anyway if he tried.
This is what happens when people make bad decisions and ride beyond their abilities and when what they intend and attempt to do does not comport with the physics required to actually do so successfully.
Looking again, it may have been possible to make a dive to the left. Looks like open field there. (the right was closed off because of the guard rail) The dark car was already slowed way down and quite a bit of space between it and the truck ahead. (and was further forward than the truck on the right.) Possible maybe...just sayin. But his focus was between the trucks and you know how that is........ you go where you are looking.