The top 3 things that have helped me avoid a motorcycle crash for 44 years. 1- Assume every other vehicle doesn’t see you (ride defensively) 2- Ride unimpaired 3- Luck
In 2014 I had a 60 mile an hour get-off due to a deer which cause nine broken bones and a punctured lung. I spent three days in ICU and 18 total days in the hospital and was in a wheelchair for 6 1/2 weeks. The ER doctor gave me a 5% chance of survival. I pray nothing like that ever happens again. I do not recommend riding on country roads at night during deer season. Stay safe out there my fellow biker brothers.
Dang, wow. I’m glad you made it out of that and I appreciate you sharing your story. That’s one of those crazy situations that you can’t really plan for when a deer jumps out in front of you. I used to live in the mountains of WA state and know exactly what and how deer can be. Hit 1 on a car, wasn’t speeding at all, just heavy brush that they come flying out of sometimes. Stay safe out there ✌🏻
I live in Michigan, 50+ years riding. I do not ride at night unless I have somehow mis-planned my ride. Then I ride slowly if at all possible, and stick to main roads if at all possible. Too many deer, and they don't see motorcycles. Heck, deer don't see cars and cars are much bigger than bikes. Here in Michigan a successful hunting season is a safer riding season.
Riding everyday for 3 years.Following the speed limit and practice emergency braking,I've had 3-4 incidents. I stopped/swerved and treated it as a non event. Recognize and avoid open lane patterns is a must.Watch the tires of stopped vehicles at intersections.If they turn and start moving, you can take evasive action quicker.Devlope spidey senses.😅
I'm baffled by how many people ride without training. I've been riding for a decade and I still do at least one training a year and also cone drills by myself because it's human nature to forget some of the things you've learned. There's no end to learning or improving on bikes, even if you ride daily - not to mention the immense benefit of a professional observing your ride and pointing out areas of improvement as well as faults.
@@OhSoddit There are a lot of parallels, like "reading" the road since it's not bike-specific but pertains more to moving at a speed beyond human capacity. The main difference is you die a lot more on two wheels 😄
I am now 70 and I am on the same program. At least one high level course a year and weekly playing in parking lots on my own. California Superbike has been my course of choice for the past 5 years. Not cheap, but one of the two best programs in North America IMO. Also, every new bike of mine is fitted with extra running lights and brake modulators in addition to an upscaled horn. Ride safe.
Got my license after a weekend coarse, 140,000 miles total in 24yrs. I will wiggle bars, to change headlight pitch, as rolling up to car that might turn in front of me! I do practice emergency braking. Close calls but no accidents. Nice video. I'm a rider from Western New York, so bikes are put to sleep for 4 months a year.
@@klrbikerThe problem here is you've never been humbled. There's all these guys in India or whatever on some 30 year old Harley offroading with 500 pounds of goats and then some American buys a state of the art BMW to vlog driving through India like he's a champ. The average mileage per year is 15,000. You're doing a little more than half of that. I already have all of your experience in only 4 years because I'm actually daily riding in blizzards and monsoons in high desert. You're just that guy vlogging through India while the goat herder becomes a true motorcyclist.
I was in a small crash in my 2nd month. On the highway going by Jefferson Memorial and Pentagon. In the left lane, in traffic cruising ~70 with car in front and behind... SUV merges across all 3 lanes in 1 move into my spot. Even though I was in the inside part of the lane, they saw the space and didn't see me. I accelerated instead of slamming on the brakes -- they were going ~20mph slower than me -- and cleared, but then was going too fast for the next curve and washed to the outside hitting the barrier probably ~40mph. Kept it upright though. Just grinded to a halt against the barrier. If I had more skill, feels like I could have trusted to just lean the bike over more and take the corner... but I didn't have that confidence. Cost me a scratched fairing and about a quarter sized road rash on left knee where the armor ended. Still, think I did the best I could with my skill level at the time. If I braked, wasn't guaranteed to not rear end him and have a really bad high side. Even if I did brake successfully, I'm in a lot of danger to get rear ended or even sandwiched by the car behind me. In any case where I end up on the ground, there's a pretty good chance I get ran over. The #1 thing I learned was to get a dashcam.
I know exactly the same scenario you are talking about…The crashes when we accelerate past the intruding vehicles instead of breaking,since I have crashed once doing the same thing. One of the things I learned to do in similar situations nowadays is to do what I call Bunny throttle ie..Adding throttle just enough to cross the intruder safely and then dump the throttle to slow down to the original cruising speed again… I am not sure if this is a good thing since it may get me in to other situations,say….getting rear ended but it does solve the particular scenario of not ‘Crashing to the next obstacle after avoiding the first obstacle by accelerating’
Good video. In 10 years riding, I’ve had a few close calls and one minor accident in a parking lot where the driver behind me was “distracted” and bumped me. I feel like I’ve been fortunate. I’ve tried to learn from these and change my approach to certain situations. I’m past due for additional training to sharpen my skills - time to fix that.
One of it is target fixation. It’s a reaction time which you won’t be able to react at high speed or even slow. The brain don’t react. Had an out of body scare broken ribs, wrist fracture, haemortoma , tibia fracture
I think the basic safety precautions you mentioned cover the majority of mistakes for accidents. The basics are very important. I would add wear white helmet or something bright, where bright clothing, consider additional lights in bike to enhance visibility. Ride like you are invisible & if they do see you they are trying to kill you. Watch out for the unexpected & animals. Learn how to read traffic & anticipate. Be courteous & patient.
Riding isn’t significantly more dangerous than driving. The severity of a crash is much worse certainly. Motorcycles operated by skilled attentive riders can avoid accidents that cars can’t. The most important thing a rider can do is train, drill and be responsible. Avoid the accident in the first place and the danger is reduced significantly.
No accidents, two close calls in 10 years riding in the US as 50+ retired. Two years riding in southeast Asia in early 20s, three accidents should have been dead 30 years ago. I'm a short-shifting older, wiser rider who is patient, keeps it way below the rev range (on my '06 Triumph Rocket 3) and having more fun riding now than when I was popping wheelies on the freeways in Bangkok.
Hi just found your channel. Good information. I was watching the scenery, and recognized Veterans Blvd. I’m close by in Rotonda. Keep making great videos
My accident 4 months ago: not speeding, no left turner. Riding slow due to heavy fog. Fog condensing on outside of visor. Wiped fog off visor with last glove, not in time. Unseen road surface hazard got me on an on-ramp. Had been wiping every few seconds. Couldn't see shit. Front tire slid recovered, but in decreasing radius turn not in time to turn sharp enough. Low sided. Good news is while getting the leg fixed in hospital we discovered I had cllogged up heart arteries (heart attacks in recovery room).
I've been riding for 43 years, with 23 of those riding daily in London. I've had my fair share of mishaps but never as a result of "lane splitting" (we call it filtering) It's perfectly safe when executed safely and with caution, and most importantly at an appropriate speed.
"Lane filtering" as we understand it in the states is riding between cars that have stopped, for example, at a traffic light. "Lane splitting", at least in California where it is legal, involves riding in between lanes of moving traffic. I am an active A.B.A.T.E (American Bikers Aiming Towards Education, alternatively American Bikers Against Totalitarian Enactments) and we are trying to get lane filtering made legal here in Michigan. As you point out, lane filtering can be perfectly safe and makes traffic more efficient and motorcycles a much more attractive choice for commuting. In case you wonder, A.B.A.T.E. is against helmet laws, not helmet wearing. I wear my Arai full-face 99% of the time.
Incompetent/distracted/entitled road users + high traffic density + least visible vehicle type + lowest driver/passeneger protection = good chance of getting hurt at least once.
Hopefully the riders that need to pay mind to these wise words follow your advice. I'm sure the percentage of Harley fatalities due to impaired riding is way above 50%. They start serving free beer at my Harley dealer at 11:00 am on weekends. I was checking out a bike at the dealer and I mentioned to the owner that I don't drink and ride. He replied that he doesn't either while holding a beer
@AndySmith4501 BTW I ride a Harley so I don't make the comment out of spite. But between the family stories about accidents, the free beer at the Harley dealer, the bar parking lots packed with Harleys and the general perceived culture I draw my probably conservative guesstimate. I have no idea where your condescension comes from but happy new year anyway
@dgross2009 I might say that old guys with old guy reflexes are in more danger. Of course you would rightly require evidence for that, but predictably don't hold yourself to the same standards. Conclusions based on guesses and assumptions are just that. Guesses and assumptions
I value myself and will ride accordingly. I am a selfish rider, selfish about my life. My goal is to ride tomorrow, and there are thousands of tomorrows. I will take to heart all of the recommendations of the MSF. I will not succumb to peer pressure. I will not take risks just to look cool. Everything is my responsibility, even the bad actions of other vehicles. I will not “teach” other motorists, for they are unteachable in the heat of the moment. I will control all my emotions, especially anger. All of this, for preservation of life and limb, and to create joy in my spirit and soul. God save me, my fellow riders and our motorbikes…for every tomorrow.
slight counterpoint is the bars are better equipped for self correction with less pressure on them, but I mean with handlebars too little force is kinda better than too much.
Ive had 2 crashes in my 47 years of riding. The 1st, i was impared, many years ago. The 2nd was a bad decision on my part & the driver of the suv made an illegal right turn, right into my path. I think most crashes are bad decisions.
Good video with valid points. I hope that new riders listen. Good luck to you new riders. Non of us are perfect Rider Infusion😅, but once you are competent and comfortable with riding you sometimes ride with one hand or occasionally no hands!😂
Started out riding rice burners back in 1981. Cut my teeth riding around Oklahoma city area then 3 years riding around Izmir, Turkey. (That's a thrill!) I got my first Harley in 2010 and had it bent under me in 2012. I was at an intersection (of course) in the left lane waiting for the light. I got my green light, cleared left, turned my head, cleared right, started accelerating and did a last check left, and as I turned my head straight again, all I saw was the right front bumper of a car cutting a left turn in front of me. Everything went slow motion from that point. I started to wrench the handlebars hard right as I struck right behind the right front wheel well. I never even got out of first gear. Bent the frame of the bike and I ended up out of work for a few weeks. Kid driving the car was hauling a** trying to make the left turn and (of course) never saw me. The cock and bull story he gave the police was worse than the truth. Yeah, I won the court case, but I was still out a bike. The cute Aussie Gecko insurance company was good to me until I needed them. I was carrying full coverage and what they offered for the bike wasn't even a bad joke. I'll add that my helmet saved me from a flattened skull from the impact with the pavement.
@@RiderInfusion Side chuckle note. While I was stationed in Izmir, Turkey, The Wing at Incirlik AB decided all AF members in country with motorcycles had to report to Incirlik AB with their bikes to attend MSF training. Our local safety officer in Izmir pointed out that for people in the western part of the country, it's over a 500 mile ride through mountains and some of the worst roads in the Europe/Asia theater. He got permission to test us locally. When my appointment came up, I was required to show with my standard safety gear and helmet which he approved. My test consisted of; "How long have you been riding in country?" "About 15 months." "You're still alive? I'd say you're good to go. Get out."
Best advice I ever got from my rider course instructor is to always stay out of every vehicles blind spot on the road -essentially never just pace traffic if it can be avoided, seems to be the best way to go about it for me. My accident was in 2019 -mid day traffic a vehicle making a sudden left turn (naturally) in front of me on a 50 MPH road ☹From the right side though - I was able to observe the drivers odd tippy-toe behavior long enough to bring a lot of speed down before I struck. I opted not to "lay it down" -or have an accident before my accident -as I've best heard it put😆 After a lot of deliberating on it -ultimately was just one of those accidents that really was just unavoidable. I wasn't speeding or under the influence, and didn't really make any crucial judgement errors -responsibility fell totally on the elderly driver who actually admitted fault on the scene. Totaled that '08 Vulcan Nomad I had too -for what was maybe a 30 mph collision. Got a new bike and went right back to riding though that following spring after a short recovery. I found that really to be the ultimate test of my riding chops - just being able to get back on the saddle after that. Smooth sailing from there. Been told by many that not all do.....
Don’t speed it’s simple Move from position 1,2,3 in your lane depending on every single situation Wear gear all the time Get a loud exhaust Lane splitting over 10-12 mph is illegal even where it is legal
5:56 i disagree.. u have to push your limits sometime but not by much cause that will make u better and more confident rider.. and on the streets, u have to be aware where u at all the time..
Agreed, pushing limits is important, I think where some might choose to push their limits is where it goes wrong sometimes. As long as we aren’t putting other people in danger, pushing limits (to a good extent) is healthy. Thanks for the comment!
@RiderInfusion i have around 120 000km experience with 125cc bike in city traffic.. used to make deliveries for a post office.. i had 40 to 50 deliveries a day.. that dynamic made me good rider.. I'm always thinking for the cars, people and bicycles around and i try to be as aware as i can whenever and wherever i ride.. now i ride 600cc triumph speed four and a custom xj600s and i do push my limit with them but usually on the twisties... i can say that i outgrown these bikes and i need a supersport 1000cc or at least 600cc ninja or something similar now, all because every season i ride, i push my limits a bit... 😁
I was all set (in my 50's) to buy my first ever motorbike. After several hundred hours of youtube videos, I'd settled on a HONDA XR150L. However, whilst this decision was a "work in progress", my state government in Australia have decided that due to "emissions standards" a carburetted 150cc engine isn't "green" enough for a rego plate. It's STILL listed on the government "learner approved" list, you can buy one new right now - but cannot get it registered for the road. Add to that they've just jacked up the government fees and charges from just less than $500 to MORE THAN $1,000 to get a LEARNERS PERMIT !!!! (If you want to go on to get an actual licence 12+ months later, there's yet MORE fees and charges and terms and conditions which will change by then anyway). That makes it a hard pass - at least until Trump empowers a worldwide cleanup of the Klaus Schwab wannabes.
I'm only three and a half minutes into the video and already I'm smelling B.S. So far 42% caused by turning traffic, another 42% by intoxicated riders, 36% by non qualified riders and 56% by wreckless/speeding riders, thats 176% and I'm only three minutes in. The only way to explain this is if each rider in an accident hit a turning car whilst intoxicated, speeding and unqualified.
Haha 😂 I’m legit laughing right now because you’re so right about that. I think the problem was that I was pulling stats from various sources and maybe some of them were for a different country and or year, and or type of accident 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t know. Lol. 3000% of accidents happen from… lol
Great content, which even if it has all been said before, is worth repeating. Number one strategy for me is slow down a just little as needed when approching danger (any other vehicle, especially those not going same direction as me). I also installed some very bright aux lights with amber lens covers on my bike immediately after I got it. Not cheap ($600 for mine), but best money you can spend on a Motorcycle accessory. I still ride as if I am invisible, but the aux lights dramatically increase my visibility to traffic in front of me, I would say by a factor of several times over a standard headlight. Unless someone is just looking completely in the opposite direction, they are going to see me coming. If you don't have aux lights yet, at least always have your headlight switched to bright during the day.
The top 3 things that have helped me avoid a motorcycle crash for 44 years.
1- Assume every other vehicle doesn’t see you (ride defensively)
2- Ride unimpaired
3- Luck
1 - Anticipation expect the unexpected.
Good points for sure. Ride safe out there, thanks for sharing ✌🏻
3 - Training and practice! Learn how to brake, corner and swerve properly.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
In 2014 I had a 60 mile an hour get-off due to a deer which cause nine broken bones and a punctured lung. I spent three days in ICU and 18 total days in the hospital and was in a wheelchair for 6 1/2 weeks. The ER doctor gave me a 5% chance of survival. I pray nothing like that ever happens again. I do not recommend riding on country roads at night during deer season. Stay safe out there my fellow biker brothers.
Dang, wow. I’m glad you made it out of that and I appreciate you sharing your story. That’s one of those crazy situations that you can’t really plan for when a deer jumps out in front of you. I used to live in the mountains of WA state and know exactly what and how deer can be. Hit 1 on a car, wasn’t speeding at all, just heavy brush that they come flying out of sometimes. Stay safe out there ✌🏻
Thank you. It was rough and as you know, since you hit one with your car, you can only imagine what it does to a persons body on a bike.
I live in Michigan, 50+ years riding. I do not ride at night unless I have somehow mis-planned my ride. Then I ride slowly if at all possible, and stick to main roads if at all possible. Too many deer, and they don't see motorcycles. Heck, deer don't see cars and cars are much bigger than bikes. Here in Michigan a successful hunting season is a safer riding season.
Had a major accident 45 years ago. T-boned by a driver who ran a red light. I was hospitalized for 3 months. Still ride.
I’m glad you made it out of that and still ride. Thanks for sharing, ride safe out there ✌🏻
Riding everyday for 3 years.Following the speed limit and practice emergency braking,I've had 3-4
incidents. I stopped/swerved and treated it as a non event.
Recognize and avoid open lane patterns is a must.Watch the tires of stopped vehicles at intersections.If they turn and start moving, you can take evasive action quicker.Devlope
spidey senses.😅
I'm baffled by how many people ride without training. I've been riding for a decade and I still do at least one training a year and also cone drills by myself because it's human nature to forget some of the things you've learned. There's no end to learning or improving on bikes, even if you ride daily - not to mention the immense benefit of a professional observing your ride and pointing out areas of improvement as well as faults.
The same could be said for driving a car too, but I doubt more than 1 in 1,000 would ever have a "refresher course".
@@OhSoddit There are a lot of parallels, like "reading" the road since it's not bike-specific but pertains more to moving at a speed beyond human capacity. The main difference is you die a lot more on two wheels 😄
Agreed, thanks for sharing ✌🏻
I am now 70 and I am on the same program. At least one high level course a year and weekly playing in parking lots on my own. California Superbike has been my course of choice for the past 5 years. Not cheap, but one of the two best programs in North America IMO. Also, every new bike of mine is fitted with extra running lights and brake modulators in addition to an upscaled horn. Ride safe.
Got my license after a weekend coarse, 140,000 miles total in 24yrs. I will wiggle bars, to change headlight pitch, as rolling up to car that might turn in front of me! I do practice emergency braking. Close calls but no accidents. Nice video. I'm a rider from Western New York, so bikes are put to sleep for 4 months a year.
You guys always say a small number of miles like it's a big number and accidentally reveal you're fairweather riding
@RussOlson-pl3kf , what do you consider 40'F ? This week was 0'F. Also 97000 miles were done on a KLR650. Consider weather & circumstances.
Yes good thinking! I flash my high beams (day or night) when I want to get myself better seen sometimes. Thanks for sharing and commenting ✌🏻
@@klrbikerThe problem here is you've never been humbled.
There's all these guys in India or whatever on some 30 year old Harley offroading with 500 pounds of goats and then some American buys a state of the art BMW to vlog driving through India like he's a champ.
The average mileage per year is 15,000. You're doing a little more than half of that. I already have all of your experience in only 4 years because I'm actually daily riding in blizzards and monsoons in high desert.
You're just that guy vlogging through India while the goat herder becomes a true motorcyclist.
I was in a small crash in my 2nd month. On the highway going by Jefferson Memorial and Pentagon. In the left lane, in traffic cruising ~70 with car in front and behind... SUV merges across all 3 lanes in 1 move into my spot. Even though I was in the inside part of the lane, they saw the space and didn't see me.
I accelerated instead of slamming on the brakes -- they were going ~20mph slower than me -- and cleared, but then was going too fast for the next curve and washed to the outside hitting the barrier probably ~40mph. Kept it upright though. Just grinded to a halt against the barrier. If I had more skill, feels like I could have trusted to just lean the bike over more and take the corner... but I didn't have that confidence.
Cost me a scratched fairing and about a quarter sized road rash on left knee where the armor ended.
Still, think I did the best I could with my skill level at the time. If I braked, wasn't guaranteed to not rear end him and have a really bad high side. Even if I did brake successfully, I'm in a lot of danger to get rear ended or even sandwiched by the car behind me. In any case where I end up on the ground, there's a pretty good chance I get ran over.
The #1 thing I learned was to get a dashcam.
I know exactly the same scenario you are talking about…The crashes when we accelerate past the intruding vehicles instead of breaking,since I have crashed once doing the same thing. One of the things I learned to do in similar situations nowadays is to do what I call Bunny throttle ie..Adding throttle just enough to cross the intruder safely and then dump the throttle to slow down to the original cruising speed again… I am not sure if this is a good thing since it may get me in to other situations,say….getting rear ended but it does solve the particular scenario of not ‘Crashing to the next obstacle after avoiding the first obstacle by accelerating’
Thanks for sharing the crash story, I’m glad you made it out. Ride safe out there ✌🏻
Good video. In 10 years riding, I’ve had a few close calls and one minor accident in a parking lot where the driver behind me was “distracted” and bumped me. I feel like I’ve been fortunate. I’ve tried to learn from these and change my approach to certain situations. I’m past due for additional training to sharpen my skills - time to fix that.
One of it is target fixation. It’s a reaction time which you won’t be able to react at high speed or even slow. The brain don’t react. Had an out of body scare broken ribs, wrist fracture, haemortoma , tibia fracture
I think the basic safety precautions you mentioned cover the majority of mistakes for accidents. The basics are very important. I would add wear white helmet or something bright, where bright clothing, consider additional lights in bike to enhance visibility. Ride like you are invisible & if they do see you they are trying to kill you. Watch out for the unexpected & animals. Learn how to read traffic & anticipate. Be courteous & patient.
Riding isn’t significantly more dangerous than driving. The severity of a crash is much worse certainly. Motorcycles operated by skilled attentive riders can avoid accidents that cars can’t. The most important thing a rider can do is train, drill and be responsible. Avoid the accident in the first place and the danger is reduced significantly.
Agreed 100% Thanks for sharing ✌🏻
"Wear the gear" says the narrator while wearing a sweatshirt and dirt bike gloves.
No accidents, two close calls in 10 years riding in the US as 50+ retired. Two years riding in southeast Asia in early 20s, three accidents should have been dead 30 years ago. I'm a short-shifting older, wiser rider who is patient, keeps it way below the rev range (on my '06 Triumph Rocket 3) and having more fun riding now than when I was popping wheelies on the freeways in Bangkok.
Appreciate you sharing ✌🏻
Hi just found your channel. Good information. I was watching the scenery, and recognized Veterans Blvd. I’m close by in Rotonda. Keep making great videos
Superior skills do not trump good judgement. Ride smart.
My accident 4 months ago: not speeding, no left turner. Riding slow due to heavy fog. Fog condensing on outside of visor. Wiped fog off visor with last glove, not in time. Unseen road surface hazard got me on an on-ramp. Had been wiping every few seconds. Couldn't see shit. Front tire slid recovered, but in decreasing radius turn not in time to turn sharp enough. Low sided. Good news is while getting the leg fixed in hospital we discovered I had cllogged up heart arteries (heart attacks in recovery room).
I've been riding for 43 years, with 23 of those riding daily in London. I've had my fair share of mishaps but never as a result of "lane splitting" (we call it filtering)
It's perfectly safe when executed safely and with caution, and most importantly at an appropriate speed.
Thanks for sharing! ✌🏻
"Lane filtering" as we understand it in the states is riding between cars that have stopped, for example, at a traffic light. "Lane splitting", at least in California where it is legal, involves riding in between lanes of moving traffic. I am an active A.B.A.T.E (American Bikers Aiming Towards Education, alternatively American Bikers Against Totalitarian Enactments) and we are trying to get lane filtering made legal here in Michigan. As you point out, lane filtering can be perfectly safe and makes traffic more efficient and motorcycles a much more attractive choice for commuting. In case you wonder, A.B.A.T.E. is against helmet laws, not helmet wearing. I wear my Arai full-face 99% of the time.
Incompetent/distracted/entitled road users + high traffic density + least visible vehicle type + lowest driver/passeneger protection = good chance of getting hurt at least once.
Hopefully the riders that need to pay mind to these wise words follow your advice.
I'm sure the percentage of Harley fatalities due to impaired riding is way above 50%. They start serving free beer at my Harley dealer at 11:00 am on weekends.
I was checking out a bike at the dealer and I mentioned to the owner that I don't drink and ride. He replied that he doesn't either while holding a beer
@dgross2009
Do you have a citation for that statistic or did you just make it up
@AndySmith4501 Educated guess
@@dgross2009
So nothing to back up your claim. I hope you never find yourself on jury service. That's a terrifying thought
@AndySmith4501 BTW I ride a Harley so I don't make the comment out of spite. But between the family stories about accidents, the free beer at the Harley dealer, the bar parking lots packed with Harleys and the general perceived culture I draw my probably conservative guesstimate. I have no idea where your condescension comes from but happy new year anyway
@dgross2009
I might say that old guys with old guy reflexes are in more danger. Of course you would rightly require evidence for that, but predictably don't hold yourself to the same standards. Conclusions based on guesses and assumptions are just that. Guesses and assumptions
If only things were that simple...
Sometimes we can only hope
Never out ride your guarding angel.
Yes 👍🏻
I value myself and will ride accordingly. I am a selfish rider, selfish about my life. My goal is to ride tomorrow, and there are thousands of tomorrows. I will take to heart all of the recommendations of the MSF. I will not succumb to peer pressure. I will not take risks just to look cool. Everything is my responsibility, even the bad actions of other vehicles. I will not “teach” other motorists, for they are unteachable in the heat of the moment. I will control all my emotions, especially anger. All of this, for preservation of life and limb, and to create joy in my spirit and soul. God save me, my fellow riders and our motorbikes…for every tomorrow.
Good thinking. I always say a prayer before every ride and just try to ride the best I can.
And the majority of the time when someone is turning left in front of a rider the rider is speeding!
Yes true. And I just lost my right leg.
True, got to watch for those! Thanks for commenting ✌🏻
Going too fast (10 mph) in a left turn over gravel. Done it hundreds of times, but this once it was like riding on ball bearings!
When you ride with one hand, you're twice as light on the bars.
Also more prone to vibration transfer and having the handlebar yanked out of your solo hand by road debris/imperfections.
slight counterpoint is the bars are better equipped for self correction with less pressure on them, but I mean with handlebars too little force is kinda better than too much.
@@zphayde actually, that's the whole point
@@lenluksa326 that "handlebar yanked" phrase tells me you're probably not as light on the bars as you should be
Ive had 2 crashes in my 47 years of riding. The 1st, i was impared, many years ago. The 2nd was a bad decision on my part & the driver of the suv made an illegal right turn, right into my path. I think most crashes are bad decisions.
Glad you still out there and well. Thanks for sharing ✌🏻
Good video with valid points. I hope that new riders listen. Good luck to you new riders. Non of us are perfect Rider Infusion😅, but once you are competent and comfortable with riding you sometimes ride with one hand or occasionally no hands!😂
Phew, thanks for taking it easy on me haha! I do ride no handed… sometimes, it’s happened 🤫
Started out riding rice burners back in 1981. Cut my teeth riding around Oklahoma city area then 3 years riding around Izmir, Turkey. (That's a thrill!) I got my first Harley in 2010 and had it bent under me in 2012. I was at an intersection (of course) in the left lane waiting for the light. I got my green light, cleared left, turned my head, cleared right, started accelerating and did a last check left, and as I turned my head straight again, all I saw was the right front bumper of a car cutting a left turn in front of me. Everything went slow motion from that point. I started to wrench the handlebars hard right as I struck right behind the right front wheel well. I never even got out of first gear. Bent the frame of the bike and I ended up out of work for a few weeks. Kid driving the car was hauling a** trying to make the left turn and (of course) never saw me. The cock and bull story he gave the police was worse than the truth. Yeah, I won the court case, but I was still out a bike. The cute Aussie Gecko insurance company was good to me until I needed them. I was carrying full coverage and what they offered for the bike wasn't even a bad joke. I'll add that my helmet saved me from a flattened skull from the impact with the pavement.
Dang, glad you made it out of that. Stay safe out there and thanks for sharing ✌🏻
@@RiderInfusion Side chuckle note. While I was stationed in Izmir, Turkey, The Wing at Incirlik AB decided all AF members in country with motorcycles had to report to Incirlik AB with their bikes to attend MSF training. Our local safety officer in Izmir pointed out that for people in the western part of the country, it's over a 500 mile ride through mountains and some of the worst roads in the Europe/Asia theater. He got permission to test us locally. When my appointment came up, I was required to show with my standard safety gear and helmet which he approved. My test consisted of; "How long have you been riding in country?" "About 15 months." "You're still alive? I'd say you're good to go. Get out."
@@cquilty673haha 😂 That’s proper
Nice BMW R1250 R, right?
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Close! 1000r
Best advice I ever got from my rider course instructor is to always stay out of every vehicles blind spot on the road -essentially never just pace traffic if it can be avoided, seems to be the best way to go about it for me.
My accident was in 2019 -mid day traffic a vehicle making a sudden left turn (naturally) in front of me on a 50 MPH road ☹From the right side though - I was able to observe the drivers odd tippy-toe behavior long enough to bring a lot of speed down before I struck. I opted not to "lay it down" -or have an accident before my accident -as I've best heard it put😆
After a lot of deliberating on it -ultimately was just one of those accidents that really was just unavoidable. I wasn't speeding or under the influence, and didn't really make any crucial judgement errors -responsibility fell totally on the elderly driver who actually admitted fault on the scene.
Totaled that '08 Vulcan Nomad I had too -for what was maybe a 30 mph collision.
Got a new bike and went right back to riding though that following spring after a short recovery. I found that really to be the ultimate test of my riding chops - just being able to get back on the saddle after that. Smooth sailing from there. Been told by many that not all do.....
I bet that’s hard getting on a bike after an accident. Some don’t ever get to go back! Glad you made it out of that, thanks for sharing, ride safe ✌🏻
Don’t speed it’s simple
Move from position 1,2,3 in your lane depending on every single situation
Wear gear all the time
Get a loud exhaust
Lane splitting over 10-12 mph is illegal even where it is legal
Thanks for sharing, agreed! ✌🏻
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i disagree.. u have to push your limits sometime but not by much cause that will make u better and more confident rider.. and on the streets, u have to be aware where u at all the time..
Agreed, pushing limits is important, I think where some might choose to push their limits is where it goes wrong sometimes. As long as we aren’t putting other people in danger, pushing limits (to a good extent) is healthy. Thanks for the comment!
@RiderInfusion i have around 120 000km experience with 125cc bike in city traffic.. used to make deliveries for a post office.. i had 40 to 50 deliveries a day.. that dynamic made me good rider.. I'm always thinking for the cars, people and bicycles around and i try to be as aware as i can whenever and wherever i ride.. now i ride 600cc triumph speed four and a custom xj600s and i do push my limit with them but usually on the twisties... i can say that i outgrown these bikes and i need a supersport 1000cc or at least 600cc ninja or something similar now, all because every season i ride, i push my limits a bit... 😁
I was all set (in my 50's) to buy my first ever motorbike. After several hundred hours of youtube videos, I'd settled on a HONDA XR150L. However, whilst this decision was a "work in progress", my state government in Australia have decided that due to "emissions standards" a carburetted 150cc engine isn't "green" enough for a rego plate. It's STILL listed on the government "learner approved" list, you can buy one new right now - but cannot get it registered for the road. Add to that they've just jacked up the government fees and charges from just less than $500 to MORE THAN $1,000 to get a LEARNERS PERMIT !!!! (If you want to go on to get an actual licence 12+ months later, there's yet MORE fees and charges and terms and conditions which will change by then anyway). That makes it a hard pass - at least until Trump empowers a worldwide cleanup of the Klaus Schwab wannabes.
Dang that’s crazy!
There are only two kinds of motorcycle riders, those who have crashed and those who are about to crash.
Its like a horse, the only way to guarantee you are not going to fall off is to not get on it in the first place.
Haha!
Interesting point. Thanks for sharing ✌🏻
I'm only three and a half minutes into the video and already I'm smelling B.S. So far 42% caused by turning traffic, another 42% by intoxicated riders, 36% by non qualified riders and 56% by wreckless/speeding riders, thats 176% and I'm only three minutes in. The only way to explain this is if each rider in an accident hit a turning car whilst intoxicated, speeding and unqualified.
Haha 😂 I’m legit laughing right now because you’re so right about that. I think the problem was that I was pulling stats from various sources and maybe some of them were for a different country and or year, and or type of accident 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t know. Lol. 3000% of accidents happen from… lol
There can be more than one cause for a crash?
Yes definitely, but my % didn’t add up lol. That’s the problem with me pulling info from various sources
Great content, which even if it has all been said before, is worth repeating.
Number one strategy for me is slow down a just little as needed when approching danger (any other vehicle, especially those not going same direction as me).
I also installed some very bright aux lights with amber lens covers on my bike immediately after I got it. Not cheap ($600 for mine), but best money you can spend on a Motorcycle accessory. I still ride as if I am invisible, but the aux lights dramatically increase my visibility to traffic in front of me, I would say by a factor of several times over a standard headlight. Unless someone is just looking completely in the opposite direction, they are going to see me coming.
If you don't have aux lights yet, at least always have your headlight switched to bright during the day.
Thanks for sharing, good points for sure, ride safe out there! ✌🏻