I saw this on the news yesterday: This is the short video clip, the full version with the interview with his mother is on various news sites which is also very worth watching.
https://www.youtube....h?v=ukA57DwcOJw
I shared it on Facebook also.
I've found this incredibly hard to watch, but it really has made me think hard about my riding style and my driving. (Not that I'm a maniac of course, but like many I do like to wind it open sometimes).
I've said my piece on Facebook already, but I haven't seen any topics about it here yet, so wanted to see what your thoughts and views of it are.
My views are that motorcyclists already always get tarred with the same brush in that some people think they are all nutters and ride stupidly and dangerously. I think the release of this video will spark much controversy among the people, but I commend the police and the family for letting this out for the good of others to learn from. I also like and agree with the slant from the police of that everybody needs to take heed, slow down and be more careful on the roads.
And from that, although the car driver was deemed at fault, and was prosecuted, I just can't help feeling that if the biker had of been going slower than he was, then a) the car driver might of seen him, and b) if the car driver hadn't of seen him and the biker still crashed, then he may of survived.
He looked like a very competent and good rider, and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. That said, I don't think I would have been travelling at 97 mph on a stretch of 60 mph road with that junction coming up.
What do you all think??