Luckiest motorcyclist

AlexD333 · 22-07-2015, 06:40

Motorbike vs hgv!!

Luckily nobody is hurt!!!

No motorcycles were harmed during the filming of this footage

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-07-21/b...rush-his-bike/

Terrano Steve · 22-07-2015, 07:15

If I was wearing that head cam it would be advisable to turn the sound down before playing that clip as the running commentary would have been far more colourfull

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Clearly the lorry driver is at fault but look at it from his angle as he is turning the n/s windscreen pillar is perfectly in line with driver & biker forming a blind spot.

jims-terrano · 22-07-2015, 07:48

Crickey, so so so lucky to have jumped to safety.

Poor biker and have to say poor lorry driver as he won't have done it on purpose Im sure and I'm sure he felt pretty crap afterwards.

macabethiel · 22-07-2015, 07:55

Poor Ducati ! lol

firebobby · 22-07-2015, 09:47

The lorry driver should have checked before he made that turn and should have noticed the bike.
He should have, at least gone straight to the rider and checked he was OK...sod the lorry or bike you moron

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What a prat to start reversing onto a busy road once he had hit
him, how the F@ck did he not know that there was someone trapped, what a plank

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You do have blind spots in trucks, but he should have seen the bike if he was taking notice, get the Police to check his mobile

don simon · 22-07-2015, 14:45

Bloody hell. 100% lorry driver fault. This is what frightens me the most on the road, moreso as a cyclist.

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What a prat to start reversing onto a busy road once he had hit

I's OK, the rest of the traffic was reversing too, so no harm done.

AlexD333 · 22-07-2015, 20:28

I do also feel for the lorry driver actually, he looks like he is in deep shock poor fella, perhaps not as bad as the motorcyclist

At least nobody was hurt!!

solarman216 · 22-07-2015, 21:03

Sorry but disagree, he is a paid professional driver, he should be a knight of the road, sadly today they have disappeared, to my mind he should lose his truck licence till he passes a new truck test, Rick

Blocky10 · 23-07-2015, 15:13

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Originally Posted by solarman216

Sorry but disagree, he is a paid professional driver, he should be a knight of the road, sadly today they have disappeared, to my mind he should lose his truck licence till he passes a new truck test, Rick

Must agree too Rick. There's no excuse for what happened. If the rider hadn't been able to alert the driver, he wouldn't have stopped and would have been a fatal. Doesn't bear thinking about.

Ian

rustic · 23-07-2015, 16:54

I try to look at it from every angle, and I agree the lorry driver is in the wrong, but I can't help thinking, could the motorcyclist have done some thing to avoid it, he was stationary at the time, I didn't hear a horn, could he have pushed the bike back?

The route of the truck was easy to predict, and at that speed surely gave him some time to react.

don simon · 23-07-2015, 17:02

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Originally Posted by rustic

I try to look at it from every angle, and I agree the lorry driver is in the wrong, but I can't help thinking, could the motorcyclist have done some thing to avoid it, he was stationary at the time, I didn't hear a horn, could he have pushed the bike back?

The route of the truck was easy to predict, and at that speed surely gave him some time to react.

I think there's a limit to how much time that one should spend looking at the problem from every angle before one considers it being time wasted.

John B · 23-07-2015, 19:16

Lorry driver at fault simple as.

Paff · 23-07-2015, 21:49

Linkey no working

solarman216 · 23-07-2015, 23:20

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Originally Posted by Paff

Linkey no working

it was OK but looks like it has been pulled, I think there is more to this than meets the eye, unfortunately I was not able to watch the whole thing as even at 4g it was spasmodic loading, but the little I did see was enough to condemn the trucker and that does not come easy as I am an ex trucker, Rick

22-07-2015, 06:40	#1
AlexD333 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Uk Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI Posts: 7,847	Luckiest motorcyclist Motorbike vs hgv!! Luckily nobody is hurt!!! No motorcycles were harmed during the filming of this footage http://www.itv.com/news/2015-07-21/b...rush-his-bike/

22-07-2015, 21:03	#8
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23-07-2015, 16:54	#10
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	I try to look at it from every angle, and I agree the lorry driver is in the wrong, but I can't help thinking, could the motorcyclist have done some thing to avoid it, he was stationary at the time, I didn't hear a horn, could he have pushed the bike back? The route of the truck was easy to predict, and at that speed surely gave him some time to react. __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

22-07-2015, 07:15	#2
Terrano Steve Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: South west Vehicle: Terrano Posts: 522	If I was wearing that head cam it would be advisable to turn the sound down before playing that clip as the running commentary would have been far more colourfull . Clearly the lorry driver is at fault but look at it from his angle as he is turning the n/s windscreen pillar is perfectly in line with driver & biker forming a blind spot.

22-07-2015, 07:48	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Crickey, so so so lucky to have jumped to safety. Poor biker and have to say poor lorry driver as he won't have done it on purpose Im sure and I'm sure he felt pretty crap afterwards.

22-07-2015, 07:55	#4
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	Poor Ducati ! lol

22-07-2015, 09:47	#5
firebobby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Bucks Vehicle: Terrano 3.0 SVE 2005 Posts: 3,499	The lorry driver should have checked before he made that turn and should have noticed the bike. He should have, at least gone straight to the rider and checked he was OK...sod the lorry or bike you moron . What a prat to start reversing onto a busy road once he had hit him, how the F@ck did he not know that there was someone trapped, what a plank . You do have blind spots in trucks, but he should have seen the bike if he was taking notice, get the Police to check his mobile

22-07-2015, 20:28	#7
AlexD333 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Uk Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI Posts: 7,847	I do also feel for the lorry driver actually, he looks like he is in deep shock poor fella, perhaps not as bad as the motorcyclist At least nobody was hurt!!

23-07-2015, 19:16	#12
John B Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Wales with the sheep Vehicle: Terrano 2004 2.7 Tdi lwb Posts: 550	Lorry driver at fault simple as.

23-07-2015, 21:49	#13
Paff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Just north of Ipswich, Suffolk Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7 SE+ Auto Posts: 1,094	Linkey no working