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Poor skills on Hwy. 9

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mtnmac

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This was posted on a local forum where I live, Boulder Creek. Look at the first video, If this is you, you are lucky to be alive. Or if you know them... please have a talk with them. You can't get away with crossing the LIne of Death too many times before it's over.

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Major foul going over the DY without intention.

= poor riding.

Deserved the follow up tongue lashing. :laughing
 
I’ve ridden over the Line of Death many times, but always with full knowledge of what I was doing, plus the skills and talent that should go with it and the willingness to accept a ticket if I was caught doing so. I was never at risk when I did it.
 
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Lucky squid. He learnt a valuable lesson without hurting nobody or himself. Good for him.
 
That's exactly why I prefer to hug the fog line rather than use the whole lane.
 
I was up there this weekend, can't say I'm surprised. Sunny day, everyone was out. He came in too hot and was unlucky about the car being there. We've all blown a corner before. Not excusing it, but it was an accident. There's a lot worse behavior up there.
 
classic case of target-fixation, glad the driver had their wits about
 
The road to becoming a Jedi can be long, hard and painful! I really wish our licensing and rider training systems were better at teaching the canyon road situation that occurred in that first video! The "oh sh-t" - I just entered that turn too quick moment! Maybe with a tiered license that allows riders to have a "mountain road" endorsement! LoL! (I know I'm dreaming here!)...
 
Trying to keep up with his friends, riding over his skill level, not knowing the road well - all of the above.
 
Oh, I passed by that car in the 2nd video before the police showed up. No one in it, car just sitting there.
 
Well, it goes both ways on windy roads and as often as not it is a car half in your lane on a sharp corner.
My preferred riding line is going wide leading into a blind corner ( near center line for rights and near fog line on lefts) with a late turn in to give a good sight line .
Notice I said leading into the corner, not at the apex. This normally gets me out of the potential impact zone of those who might blow the corner.
Imagine the left line in this diagram is the center line and the grey area is your lane and you will get the picture.
For those that prescribe to just hug the fog line, it can work but leaves you with a greater blind zone and you might miss seeing debris or a cyclist also could occupying the fog line on right hand turns.
Be safe out there friends!
DT
 

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Dude got lucky cam car had some semblance of reflex and paying attention. He did not seem all that fast possible as mentioned by others riding above skill or target fixation.

I was in a collision on stage road few years back, no fun. Single lane road with no clear divider, other guy cut his apex deep into my lane.

Ride safe people.
 
Mawfuqqa said:
Dude got lucky cam car had some semblance of reflex and paying attention. He did not seem all that fast possible as mentioned by others riding above skill or target fixation.

I was in a collision on stage road few years back, no fun. Single lane road with no clear divider, other guy cut his apex deep into my lane.

Ride safe people.
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He's lucky that you weren't driving a F350 flatbed. Splonk.
 
I do a lot Horn Honking on blind corners. Occasionally it has warned oncoming road wallowers.
 
I've done it. Been haunted by it.

Since then, I've adopted the late entry, late apex, style Duncan mentions. Not only is it safer, it's more fun, because it makes the corner tighter and requires a vigorous turn in.
 
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