lavender19 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 6 hours ago, canopus1969 said: Speed + youth, the same the world over 27. Not really a youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 5 hours ago, tlandtday said: curb your enthusiasm Yes. I remember about 60 years ago a teacher telling me to ' Curb my exubarance with a modicum of restraint '. Can't recall why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Unfamiliar with the road. Anyone with even a touch of training or common sense knows that's a reason to slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, lavender19 said: 27. Not really a youth Is in Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Another instance of the bike having more ability than the rider. I had ridden motorcycles since I was 17 and thought I knew everything. When I was in my 40s, my home state promised a 50% cost reduction for mandated insurance if a rider had taken an approved motorcycle safety course: a full two day course by a certified instructor on a closed circuit, not a classroom course. I knew I'd be bored because I already knew everything but took the course anyway for the insurance savings. I quickly learned I did not know how to properly brake, especially on a downhill or wet or twisty or all of the above road. I learned my situational awareness sucked. I learned my steering method was the opposite of what it should be. I learned how to look into a corner and how to ride in a circle about 20% tighter than I ever had before. It was a truly humbling experience but I was able to then ride for an additional 25 years without killing myself or anybody else and never laid a bike down again.* * Except the time I was somewhat behind a pick-up truck carrying six 10 gallon cans of house paint with the tailgate down. He accelerated too hard just as he hit a bump. The cans of paint shot off the back and opened, making a huge puddle of housepaint. I saw it too late. It was as slippery as grease and down my beautiful, red Yamaha 750 Seca went, sliding through the paint with me sliding alongside. My Seca and my riding suit were never again quite the same. Edited May 12, 2021 by dddave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbfounded Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Maybe the reporter meant the bike hit the kebab, and the hommus caused the accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender19 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 12 hours ago, ChipButty said: Is in Thailand True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) On 5/12/2021 at 2:16 PM, Excel said: Why on earth Thai males are ever allowed to buy and/or ride a proper bike whilst they are under 40 I'll never know. 110 Honda waves should be the limit in my opinion So right, males of other nationalities under 40, wherever they are, don't have fatal bike accidents, do they? You do know that more Thais die riding 110s than do riding "proper bikes", yes? Edited May 14, 2021 by Liverpool Lou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said: So right, males of other nationalities under 40, wherever they are, don't have fatal bike accidents, do they? You do know that more Thais die riding 110s than do riding "proper bikes", yes? Pure number game, more 110s on the road than higher powered machines. Matter of financials as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: 1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said: So right, males of other nationalities under 40, wherever they are, don't have fatal bike accidents, do they? You do know that more Thais die riding 110s than do riding "proper bikes", yes? Pure number game, more 110s on the road than higher powered machines. Exactly! More Thais die in accidents on smaller bikes than they do on bigger bikes. What was your point, just that if there were fewer small bikes on the roads there'd be fewer deaths on those bikes? Of course, that would be the case but, so what? There'd still be more deaths involving "110s" than bigger bikes! Statistically, because of the very small ratio of big bikes to small bikes here, even getting all the Thai big bike riders on to 110s would make no significant difference to death numbers, over all, as a result of bike accidents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Off topic grammar police posts and replies regarding the spelling or usage of curb/kerb have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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