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Ooof.

Scary but true. He wasn't hanging around, but car wasn't looking either. Worth a watch IMO.
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I knew what was coming. My stomach still fell apart. As said above hard viewing.
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As Dave said ^ yet I have goose bumps, :(
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Nothing he could do,how could the driver not see him,tragic ;(
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Thats hard to watch as you could see easily happening at anytime you ride.

This makes me remember why I've been re-focussing on the IAM training this year, I'm also hoping that next year there will be time to go and do ROSPA training too.

Such a brave thing for a family to do (y)
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I can't get it to play :|

Is there a link to it's place on YouTube?
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i sort of knew what was coming, but to see it made my stomach sink. ive been there more than once, but not at such a speed, the last time was about 3 years ago, and thats why i dont ride on the road anymore. :(
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Not easy to watch as others have said.

You should always assume the driver hasn't see you and will do what you don't want him to do.

Riding faster than he should have as well unfortunately.
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Simon wrote:I can't get it to play :|

Is there a link to it's place on YouTube?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq2xStb0R-c#t=17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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watched it again and not sure what the message from the video is trying to get out ,ride slower ? or all car drivers are dicks ?
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A bit of both "Slow down" was the message I got. He was moving at a decent speed. And drivers look out at junctions. I had a guy pull out on me this morning, did a right hand turn across my path from my left. What made it worse was he saw me, there was nothing behind me and he still went for it.

Some drivers think they can force you out of the way simply because they're in a car and you're on a bike. You know y ou're going to come off worse so you have to move.
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97mph when he hit the car. Had he been going 40mph slower this may not have ever had to be shown.

We all take a chance on the bike now and again but it comes back to that adage of a right time and place.
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Tbh 97mph (or higher before he braked) through that junction with visible amounts of cars was stupid. Sad end :(
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yes speed was the killer here,the vids gone viral it was even on the news here !
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