The anything thread.

[thughes317]

I’m wondering if the author of that article is misunderstanding the data?

He says, “55% of motorcycle fatalities involved a collision with another motor vehicle. 42% of these accidents involved the driver turning left while the motorcyclist rode alongside them going straight.”

It’s hard for me to believe that this could be correct. I have not looked at the data, but in the past one of the most common crash types is a motorcyclist traveling straight through an intersection, but an oncoming driver making a left turn across the path of the motorcyclist. My guess is that the data describes this situation but the author of that article thinks that what they are describing is a car in a motorcyclists driving side-by-side and the car driver turning left into the motorcyclist because he’s talking about lane control systems and blindspot monitoring neither of which would do anything in the typical intersection crash, which I described, and which I think is probably much more common. What do you think? Am I missing something?

Or passing in a no passing zone? I got in a pretty heated debate in another forum with a rider who insisted the double yellow meant nothing and he was going to pass slower traffic whenever he wanted. Wonder if he's still alive?

 

[flatgrind]

Or passing in a no passing zone? I got in a pretty heated debate in another forum with a rider who insisted the double yellow meant nothing and he was going to pass slower traffic whenever he wanted. Wonder if he's still alive?

Could be, but I wouldn’t think that would happen with such high frequency.

 

[flatgrind]

I just took a quick peek at the IIHS website and I didn’t see this specific data but they did have this summary table.

Only 12% of fatal crashes happened on highways and freeways. Highways and freeways are the roads where there are no crossing conflicts from intersections and driveways. The highest percentage of fatalities were on non-interstate major roads, which typically have higher speeds and the added risk of active intersections and driveways.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Yes, that really stood out to me as well. Seems curious that an accident scenario I've never heard of, overcomes the most common scenario we've all been alerted to for years. Be interesting to get CW's thoughts on it

 

[flatgrind]

Yes, that really stood out to me as well. Seems curious that an accident scenario I've never heard of, overcomes the most common scenario we've all been alerted to for years. Be interesting to get CW's thoughts on it

Maybe the AI that wrote the article got confused!

 

[Sierra1]

Yeah, I don't know if the author misunderstood the data, or what.

 

[Sierra1]

Which turns into:

 

[barkingllizard]

 

[Tenforeplay]

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Mine hunter.

 

[Tenforeplay]

 

[EricV]

The latest threat to watch out for here is people that pass in the turn lane at speeds over 60 mph. Mostly cars so far that I’ve seen doing this. Bad enough the cell phone users can’t stay in their lane, but now I have to watch for idiots flying down the turn lane passing traffic like the world is their own personal game of GTA.

 

[cyclemike4]

The latest threat to watch out for here is people that pass in the turn lane at speeds over 60 mph. Mostly cars so far that I’ve seen doing this. Bad enough the cell phone users can’t stay in their lane, but now I have to watch for idiots flying down the turn lane passing traffic like the world is their own personal game of GTA.

I live on a series of one lane roads then a two lane to town. Everybody here has a 1ton truck with the mirrors out as far as they can get them and will not slow down or scoot over out of the center of the road. I am willing to bet 96 percent of them never pull a trailer and dont need that big of a truck. If i see a habitual offender that runs me in the ditch or edge of the road and im in my truck i take the road back. I will swap paint with them just to make a point.

 

[Sierra1]

Yeah, 1-ton trucks with the mirrors in the "come at me bro" position. Of course they walk in the same manner; arms all bowed out to the side. I refer to them as "invisi-lats"

 

[HeliMark]

The RAM's (prior to '24) with the "antler ears" up. I had one, never had them up unless I was towing my 5th wheel. Currently have a 1 ton Chevy, and if I didn't have my 5th wheel, I would have a smaller truck, screw that looking cool because I have a big truck. If I ain't towing, I am looking good on my bike, or in my Miata.

 

[Sierra1]

Miata: 4 wheel replacement for a motorcycle.

 

[Cycledude]

The RAM's (prior to '24) with the "antler ears" up. I had one, never had them up unless I was towing my 5th wheel. Currently have a 1 ton Chevy, and if I didn't have my 5th wheel, I would have a smaller truck, screw that looking cool because I have a big truck. If I ain't towing, I am looking good on my bike, or in my Miata.

I have Ford f150, nice truck but it’s to big

 

[bimota]

TED the film star was in Scotland while i was up there

 

[Checkswrecks]

I just took a quick peek at the IIHS website and I didn’t see this specific data but they did have this summary table.
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Only 12% of fatal crashes happened on highways and freeways. Highways and freeways are the roads where there are no crossing conflicts from intersections and driveways. The highest percentage of fatalities were on non-interstate major roads, which typically have higher speeds and the added risk of active intersections and driveways.

Nope. People just tend to do dumb things like going off the road while drunk when close to home and the suburbs are considered urban.

Yes, that really stood out to me as well. Seems curious that an accident scenario I've never heard of, overcomes the most common scenario we've all been alerted to for years. Be interesting to get CW's thoughts on it

I did a pretty deep look into the data not that long ago and the number one cause of accidents was the motorcyclist. It was NOT not the classic "other person" that everybody likes to keep saying. (wishful thinking?)
Don't have time at the minute to find it but excessive speed and the rider leaving the road were the lead causes with alcohol as a factor in a substantial number of those.

 

[barkingllizard]

 

[Jlq1969]

Maybe it will be useful for someone….

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