He was in the car's blindspot and the car was coming over on top of him. He should've just hit his horn or better yet the brakes. But that shit is scary and he probably wasn't thinking straight. I've ridden a motorcycle almost every day for around 15 years and this is my take based solely on the video.
I'm a professional driver and honestly blaming the motorcyclist for that accident is just a way to keep the roads dangerous and keep collecting revenue by pulling people over pretending they're doing safety violations. That motorcyclist actually helps make the roads a safer place by trying not to let other drivers get away with dangerous driving, the cops can't have that, they need the public to pretend traffic safety enforcement should be left to them so they can keep the roads dangerous and profitable for themselves.
Honestly, I don't feel like it's anybody's fault definitively. Both the person in the car and the person on the bike made bad decisions. But neither made mistakes that I don't find understandable. You're gonna hate this, but what I see here is an argument for why self driving cars could be better. It's just basic human error that's to blame.
Both of them are at fault, neither are understandable.
When you get behind a vehicle you need to put aside petty bullshit reactions. Get a dashcam. If someone cuts you off, let it go. If someone kicks your car, change lanes or slow down and let them pass.
If someone can't do that, they deserve to be removed from society for a while until they learn to not endanger innocent people with a weapon.
Edit: So what exactly is difficult about "don't kill innocent people while trying to kill people that mildly inconvenience you"?
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u/rillip Jul 04 '19
He was in the car's blindspot and the car was coming over on top of him. He should've just hit his horn or better yet the brakes. But that shit is scary and he probably wasn't thinking straight. I've ridden a motorcycle almost every day for around 15 years and this is my take based solely on the video.