Be careful out there guys!
I've been in two wrecks over the last 30 years and I'm one of the lucky ones.
Because despite my injuries, I'm still walking and talking.
Road awareness is the most important piece of safety gear we have.
RIP to the rider.
I think it's common to subconsciously relax mentally near home and on roads we travel frequently. Our brains think... "Heck,, we're on those roads all the time, so no need to be hyper alert, right?"
How many times have you heard of someone dropping their bike either right near their home, up their driveway, or in their garage after a long trip or long ride? I think we say to, ourselves "Ah, we made it!" just a bit too soon.
Vigilance and situational awareness are two things we need to practice, but I also believe luck comes into play a bit too.
(08-26-2015, 07:47 AM)ClassicVW_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think it's common to subconsciously relax mentally near home and on roads we travel frequently. Our brains think... "Heck,, we're on those roads all the time, so no need to be hyper alert, right?"
How many times have you heard of someone dropping their bike either right near their home, up their driveway, or in their garage after a long trip or long ride? I think we say to, ourselves "Ah, we made it!" just a bit too soon.
Vigilance and situational awareness are two things we need to practice, but I also believe luck comes into play a bit too.
I remember hearing some crazy statistic like 90% of accidents happen within 2 miles of home. I think you hit the nail on the head here-excellent advice.
(08-26-2015, 07:47 AM)ClassicVW_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think it's common to subconsciously relax mentally near home and on roads we travel frequently. Our brains think... "Heck,, we're on those roads all the time, so no need to be hyper alert, right?"
How many times have you heard of someone dropping their bike either right near their home, up their driveway, or in their garage after a long trip or long ride? I think we say to, ourselves "Ah, we made it!" just a bit too soon.
Vigilance and situational awareness are two things we need to practice, but I also believe luck comes into play a bit too.
To leave my complex I need to make a left and cross 4 lanes less than a block from school all while people are dropping off kids. i never have time to relax my brain. Actually my whole town is over populated and seems I am always on alert riding. I tend to let my mind drift on longer stretches of desolate highway.
We just had a pedestrian die here in town last week struck by a SUV. If it's not on our bike it'll be something else... Old age, cancer, car accident, fire, murder or an act of nature. Life is dangerous and it seems everything is out to kill us humans... But that shouldn't stop us from enjoying the things we do in life.
Rest in Peace brother, :/ looks like he really loved his bike too.