You probably accelerated and/or steered right, having seen at least something in your mirror as you adjusted; and/or, you may have heard something, which caused you to respond as aforementioned? As for adjusting the mirrors, I didn't mean in the instant situation, but before leaving your starting point, like, in the driveway or something.
________________________________ From: shaypocoloco <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 11:58:56 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: "What caused this # 9?" Excellent responses! Kyle: No other vehicle entering from the side road, but the situation would be much more complex if she had. I was at 20MPH when adjusting the mirrors. I had turned downhill on the paved road so the vehicle was coming down the hill. Stanley: There wasn't enough visibility on the short dirt side road to adjust the mirrors properly. The mirrors are the original Nighthawk mirrors with the slightly convex surfaces that I had just installed to replace the aftermarket flat mirrors that came with the bike. They may have been important for me to understand what happened in that split second. You are nearly 100% correct when you say adjusting my mirrors a this time and place was the wrong thing to do. James: Yes James, it is an Oooops and if I'd drifted into the left lane I'd be dead. What were the circumstances of this instant in time? What protective measure did I do as a sensible motorcycle driver does that saved my life? The woman coming downhill in the pickup was probably going at least 85 MPH and she didn't have a chance to slow down. On Dec 19, 3:58 pm, shaypocoloco <[email protected]> wrote: > I couldn't find all of the 'what caused this' series of potential > accidents on a motorcycle here on Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers. I think > this one is #9 and I didn't expect to have any others to add after #8. > This is an easy one. The highway where this happened is a two lane > paved state highway with little traffic. The CHP (Caifornia Highway > Patrol) may cover it every week or so. It ascends to the west to 5200' > from 3500' in a 4% grade or more, in most places it is a straight road > but with occasional dips. Last week I pulled out on this highway from > a dirt side road and slowed to adjust my mirrors on my new (used) 83 > CB650SCB. There were no vehicles in sight. This particular side road > enters at a dip with visibility in both directions of about 1/8th > mile. The speed limit on the highway is 65 mph and this is often > abused by drivers. How is it that a driver coming downhill in a > pickup misses me by inches and why was it my lucky day that I didn't > die? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
