Just answered a thread by Wyvern 971 in the Bike Talk section under "Feeling a bit disappointed with…?
But thought i wonder how many others get this in their heads when out on our bikes?, below is my answer to one of the posts: Come on now, be honest…i know im not the only one…guess we are the lucky ones…say this cos just found out a guy that died few weeks ago on his bike was a work collegue…i didnt know as ive just got back from holiday, of course, hes not here anymore…he was 32 and had wife and 2 young kids…i know we all know someone whos died on his/her bike but this post just got me thinking…what IS it that gets into us?
Agree Jim, we really should remember to ride for ourselves, and yes i have been involved in the same thing…guess its part of riding, who knows…but yeh, its happened and keeps happening and every time i tell myself, “stop being a pratt, youre lucky you got away with it”…and then someone tries to give it the big un and off i go again…stupid, stupid stupid…i should know much, MUCH better than that !!!
Sometimes when we hear of an accident on a bike? its caused because of that SAME thinking of the unfortunate rider, who WASNT lucky that day…sobering thought me thinks?
Sometimes, on a rideout? Im all fresh and up for it and take off (like all the others)…and sometimes take the p and am lucky with some of the stoopid things i do…on way home, im less “up for it” and more of a “lets get home in one piece, you can take off as much as you like” mood…THATS when i sit back and look at some of the other riders and what they get up to and tutt tutt in my crash helmet to myself…why i dont know, cos minutes earlier? i was doing the same thing !!!
Worse thing i EVER have done? Got in between a coach and a lorry with the lorry driver not seeing me and starting to change lanes and me half and half between the 2 of em, filtering like a numbnut, and KNOWING its bluddy difficult for a lorry or coach driver to see us on bikes as it is, without one coming up fast behind them and then filtering in their blind spot !!! (what a pratt!) …managed to get in front and look up and saw the blind panic on the poor guys face before i shot off into the sunset, kicking my own ass for being a dumb, dumb, DUMB human being !! (and saying thanks to god for sending my guardian angel out that day)…others, have NOT been so lucky…and have died for lesser stupidness…
