Two near misses.

[hypophthalmus]

Thought I'd share two near misses I've had.

One was last September, on a highway exit.  I was the first one stopped at a red light at an intersection going to another major road. I hear a screech, and turn around to see a vehicle come to a hard stop right behind me. Apparently they saw neither me or the traffic light until the last second.

Earlier this night, I was traveling on the rightmost lane of a four lane road. A pickup truck was turning, into the inner lane, and came directly for me. Thankfully I'm paranoid and was paying attention, so I was able to get into the turning lane, out of the way.

It was one of the rare times that accelerating out of danger would have been a good idea. I can't actually remember if I sped up or braked though.

[djson280]

Im a lorry driver, and have been all over Europe.

I was driving through Luxembourg on the motorway, and on the other side, i saw a car fly onto the motorway, straight into the side of a car, minding his own business.

I have lived in Spain for almost 20 years.

Here is every idiot for himself.

I was on the motorway approaching Alicante, only 30 miles from home; i had just come from London, on my ZZR1100.

Thank God for power.

I tend to or should i say, on a motorbike, ride along at 90mph conditions allowing.

There was a lorry in front of me, a good distance in front of me, but i am doing 90mph, so it dosn't take long.

I look in my mirror to see a car in the outside lane (only 2 lanes mostly on Spain).

So i wait as he's already right behind me, nothing happens, a couple of seconds pass he does not pass me, a couple more seconds, still nothing.

Now the back end of a 40T lorry is in front of me, and no possibility of braking, the braking distance has gone with this idiot at the side of me.

So i turn my head to see the car bonnet at my side, about the back wheel, and he must have been there for a good few seconds.

So i opened the throttle (absolutely no other choice) and i threw the bike into the fast lane and powered off.

I am convinced that i missed the back of the trailer my inches, a few inches, i am sure i saw the trailer, pass my head as i looked forwards.

As i gathered myself, and looked at the instruments, the speedo, was going down through 130mph.

If anyone is wondering the idiots, here, and that is most of them, pass other vehicles, regardless to bicycle, or supersports at the speed the vehicle, they want to pass is going.

Go figure! As my American cousins say!