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when i crashed it was totally my fault, kind of embarrassing rookie move. (even though im not a rookie) been on this route several times. went alittle wide got target fixation and went off the road. basically just lost concentration. totally my fault. no rocks and the front didnt magically wash out, sorry to say but a dog or deer were not invovlded either. just me not concetrating on what i was doing. i could have totally made the corner if i would have just looked to where i was going instead of worrying about going off.
lesson learned.
shrugged it off and a week later i had a new bike and put 900 miles on it in the first week.
I watched a kid light up the back tire on an R6 coming out of a parking lot at a bike night last year. It was an awesome highside at about 10mph. When I asked him what happened he said, "I forgot my tires were cold."
Uhhhhh, right...
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But you did avoid it...
I didn't do anything. Visualize a freakin redwood forest, trees are all like 150/200 feet tall, limbs covering the road, brush near highway, all dark, even though it's like around noon, when some critter jumps out of no where.
You know all those dead deer/raccoons/possums/squirrels, etc?
Well, cages hit them because they decide to cross the street with zero understanding of some metellica machine aimed right at them.
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Cold tires, bro!!!!
I watched a kid light up the back tire on an R6 coming out of a parking lot at a bike night last year. It was an awesome highside at about 10mph. When I asked him what happened he said, "I forgot my tires were cold."
Uhhhhh, right...
ha, perfect. The good thing about our tires is that they stick; the bad thing about our tires is that they stick if you mess up.
Avoidance isn't always active. It can be passive, such as a visual or audible cue. In your case it was speed.
Regarding wild animals, the greater your speed, the longer the distance along the road that animals can suddenly dart out from and still hit you. If you're stopped or going, say, 5 MPH that distance is basically only the small bit of road right next to you, where they can broadside you. If you're going 20 MPH, that section increases to a maybe a few dozen feet. At 60 MPH it's over a hundred feet.
The larger this zone becomes, the more likely you are to be hit by or run into a wild animal (or pedestrian!) which suddenly runs into your path. In your case this zone was just small enough, due to your slower speed, that you avoided the strike. If you'd been going faster, you'd have hit it.
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Avoidance isn't always active. It can be passive, such as a visual or audible cue. In your case it was speed.
Regarding wild animals, the greater your speed, the longer the distance along the road that animals can suddenly dart out from and still hit you. If you're stopped or going, say, 5 MPH that distance is basically only the small bit of road right next to you, where they can broadside you. If you're going 20 MPH, that section increases to a maybe a few dozen feet. At 60 MPH it's over a hundred feet.
The larger this zone becomes, the more likely you are to be hit by or run into a wild animal (or pedestrian!) which suddenly runs into your path. In your case this zone was just small enough, due to your slower speed, that you avoided the strike. If you'd been going faster, you'd have hit it.
bro, you always have an argument that's on target. A good thing, for sure.
I think I slowed down to about 60/65 when I saw the bicycle traffic and the hog, cause I figured the hog would use some passing room, and I am often a little worried about other riders unless they give me the 'move past' signal.
Anyway, I suspect that my slow down saved my ass with the deer. I don't know, but that's part of the fun of riding. It's not safe, not easy, and quite dangerous.
bro, you always have an argument that's on target. A good thing, for sure.
I think I slowed down to about 60/65 when I saw the bicycle traffic and the hog, cause I figured the hog would use some passing room, and I am often a little worried about other riders unless they give me the 'move past' signal.
Anyway, I suspect that my slow down saved my ass with the deer. I don't know, but that's part of the fun of riding. It's not safe, not easy, and quite dangerous.
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someone else said it and i have to agree, somewhat. All accidents are avoidable to some extent.
I am a graduate of the Smith System, defensive driving program and they go to great lengths to prove this.
Of the three accidents I've had, they've all been an error on my part. This includes my latest. I really don't know why I lost the front, but I do know had I been going slower, it wouldn't have happened.
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So, what is that word...a combination of attrition and erosion, because it actually fits...?
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