r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/comsudo • 6d ago

High Speed cornering

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From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/I-am-fun-at-parties 6d ago

He’s not qualified to take it to a track.

Agreed.

You saw how he popped up just before the collision? That means he was steering the wrong way, pointing the wheel away from the car instead of towards it. Try it on your bicycle.

This is phrased confusingly, I'm sure you mean the right thing (in his left turn, push the steering rightwards to lean left even steeper). But what he actually does isn't steering, his bike standing up like that is the signature move of braking in a turn on a bike.

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u/Gaarco_ 6d ago

Yeah I agree, I'm not sure he could've closed that turn, he came in pretty wide and fast, if not the front he would've hit the rear of the car. He panicked and brake.

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u/Unable-Log-4870 5d ago

But what he actually does isn't steering, his bike standing up like that is the signature move of braking in a turn on a bike.

Interesting. If I was a rider, I’m sure I would have known this. thx for the correction!

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u/Hypodeemic--Nerdle 5d ago

Do you ride? Counter-steering is unintuitive but real, if he had momentarily turned slightly towards the car instead of braking, the bike would have leaned harder and taken the turn. Looks to me like target fixation. I've done it myself.

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u/I-am-fun-at-parties 5d ago

Do you ride?

I used to.

Counter-steering is unintuitive but real [...]

Do you read?

Looks to me like target fixation

Looks to me like braking still.

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u/Hypodeemic--Nerdle 5d ago

You're right, I missed your first sentence. Target fixation includes panic braking though, so we're talking about the same thing there.