That track crash video at 15:11 is a fantastic example of the benefits of protective gear, you can clearly see the PPE hitting in all the right places.
2:49 What happened was, the guy on the left started the bike and wanted to put it in gear afterwards so the bike would stall (ppl do that more often than you'd think to just fck around, normally pretty harmless). But unfortunately the guy on the right opened the throttle to revv bomb (also to fck around) but since it happened at the same time as putting it in gear, it flew off. Moral of the story, the more you fck around, the more you'll find out.
12:15 This is the Nordschleife. A Track where you can ride Touristenfahrten meaning everyone can essentialy ride here no matter if ur a bike or car. It can get danherous a lot of times as biked and cars dont really work together on track
I'm surprised they let bikes on. If you dump the bike in a corner you are going to slide into the barrier. Tracks that are safe for bikes have long run-outs where you can slide to a stop.
I'll never understand why people don't wear gloves while riding. Even when I'm going down my driveway I put gloves on. When you fall, your hand is almost always gonna be on the ground no matter the speed
14:21 those pedestrians weren't even on the crossing, they probably tried to cross because of a red light and the lights changed while they were crossing, there are signs on the light posts that show green and they go off before the lights change, so if these people had walked a few more steps they would have seen the green sign go off before the lights changed. Having said all this vehicles still have to wait till the people get off the road and if the rider had hit anyone, he is the one who would have been in trouble
The lights were still flashing amber, it was not clear to proceed. Furthermore he should not be overtaking in the zig zag marked area, let alone on the wrong side of the road. VERY poor riding.
Please tell me your Joking because if you don't understand what flashing amber is you shouldn't be on the road. Flashing amber is Give way to those existing on the crossing I.e the flowing traffic indicates that they was not on the crossing when the amber started to flash. So they should not be on the road. Simple as. Cars and Motorcyclist is in the right the pedestrians are in the wrong
@@claxxfied What happens if you drive at pedestrians in the road on your driving test? What happens if you overtake in the controlled area of a pedestrian crossing at any time? What happens if you proceed through a flashing amber while pedestrians are in the road ahead, whether they are on the marked crossing or not? I'll give you a clue. All three are INSTANT fails. The second two will also get you points and a fine if a copper witnesses it.
Loved the life lesson. Dont focus on your problems. Focus on solutions. Long time fan of the Dan. Some are hard to watch from my own accident experiences. But very educational. I appreciate what you do here.
For the guy waiting at the light at about 11:00, here in Wisconsin we have a law that for those kind of lights that don’t recognize us, we can wait 90 seconds then go when clear. More lights are going to motion sensores now and they do pick up bikes
11:27 Thats Part of the Nürburgring in Germany, the famous Nordschleife. It’s Open for some kind of puplic racing. If you wanna see something really insane, look up the Porsche record lap on Nürburgring Nordschleife. 😉
I don't know if it's true in all states, but when I was bicycle commuting, lights not registering bicycles on the sensors is very common and the wisdom passed around was that if the light doesn't change for 2 cycles, treat it as a broken light and go when safe.
Hi at 7'26" the driver should have been under 30kph he is in a small village and I think it's in France speed limitations signs are not an optional thing to follow. they are mandatory and he is way way above the speed limit. the fork is bent after the shock. maybe he thinks he is immortal.
22:51 Wow, never expected to see my hometown in one of your video's! The city is called Den Bosch (in the Netherlands). If somebody is ever visiting the Netherlands, go there! There are a lot of accidents on this roundabout with cyclists. The orange/red colored road is a bike lane in two directions, despite the fact that roundabouts are in one direction. So drivers are sometimes surprised that a cyclist or moped is coming from the "wrong" direction and then hit them ☹
It seems that everything about the design of motorcycles is intended to speed them up and make them maneuverable but consequently all these things result in incredibly poor braking performance. I really like seeing some riders use their body to apply weight where they want it on the tire to help them stop. Though I'm guessing that only works in a straight line. Comparatively the brake zone of a semi only you are riding a 500lb scud missle. I don't ride myself (but I'm very jealous) I want to say I think all riders can be a jillion times safer by just riding slower. The weakest dirtbike I rode as a kid was insanely fast. Faster than my stepdad's quad which was crazy. If all riders would chill out and buddy up with a car to ride behind in safety we could all get along and be safe. Maybe I'm wrong and some bikes can actually stop reasonably quickly? Lmk what you think.
I'd say most of the crash videos we see are from young riders or inexperienced riders being too brash with the way they ride yet they don't even have enough skills to actually handle the vehicles. It would be like when you see a first-time driver getting a LaFerrari after getting their license and getting cocky after they tried full send in a straight line. With the power-to-weight ratio of motorcycles, a $29,000 Fireblade SP has 214hp with 201kg (1.06hp/kg) while a $3,000,000 LaFerrari has 950hp with 1,545kg (0.599 hp/kg). It's easy to get a motorcycle that's cheap and 'faster' than most supercars (in terms of power-to-weight), hence why we see endless number of riders losing control of the bikes.
I wouldn't feel comfortable riding a bike on the Nurburgring. Those barriers are too close. A safe track for bikes has plenty of runout where you can come to a stop after dumping in a corner without contacting a barrier.
Fyi in the UK flashing Amber Lights is a give way to pedestrians *ON THE CROSSING* not those waiting on the pavement thus is the reason they shouldnt have been on the road (The pedestrian light would be red at this time)
Love your work Dan. I wish more people would watch your videos and learn something. In that way all of us on a bike would get better reputation. I have been touring all over europe on my FJR1300 and I still learn everytime. A biker needs to be humble and caring about others in traffic. And also, all this bullshit on biker reels that says ”Whos fault?” I say, does it matter if you have to spend the rest of your life in a wheel chair?
There’s a light on my way home that doesn’t pick up bikes. I won’t even wait a cycle because that could be 10 minutes sometimes waiting for a left turner.
Here, it never fails, no matter the stop light, person behind me stops right up my ass, way too close... except on lights I can't trigger. I'll be even ahead of the stop line and the person that stops behind me stops like a mile back, not close enough to trigger the light. Trying to get them to come forward enough to trigger the light is like pulling teeth from a chicken. If they do move, they'll move like, 1/2" forward and I have to keep motioning for them to get closer. I point at the light, point at the sensor, wave them up. I even once had to put the bike in neutral, get off, walk back to the car and tell them to pull forward through their window. Like, come on people, not that hard a concept. I wish we had "dead red" laws here, or that they'd fix the sensor sensitivity.
16:58 long shadows in front of the rider means they are nearly invisible to vehicles in front of them (glare). Of course the driver pulls out in front of them. Difficult or impossible to see the oncoming rider due to sun in the eyes.
The fella who twisted the other guys throttle The bike that flipped out may have had a recluse or EFM clutch which makes your motorcycle work just like a 4 wheeler, put it in gear and it doesn't move till you give it throttle.
I do love watching show-offs dropping it, and dumping their silly ass on the bitumen, with the utter certainty that they won't learn a thing from this, no matter how painful or expensive, and will do it again as soon as they obtain a working bike again.
Road America has a LOW SPEED track day that you are not allowed to pass, and there is a pace car setting the low speed limit.... all vehicles under 8ft long are allowed
Nothing in this world would make me grab my pew pew and start going crazy faster, then what then two idiots did. That kinda childish shit makes me want no riding friends.
Bikes today have too many electronics like that one where the guy twists the throttle.... What nonsense caused that to happen? I don't even want electronics on MotoGP, it has really ruined a sport that is meant to be about skill. F1 got rid of them and now it's pure driver skill, Marquez would never have been so dominant without them because the way he rides relies on good electronics.
There are bikes that hold the clutch for you at a stop, you can also install an "auto clutch" that disengages automatically at idle, common with dirt bikes, twist the throttle a bit and you take off without using the clutch lever.
theres a longer video for the second clip. the POV biker reached over and turned off the yamaha guy's ignition as a joke. the yamaha guy was visible unpleased, and didnt restart his bike immediately, just sat there and sigh. Then the further left biker helped him turn his bike back on as a good gesture. Thats when the POV biker rev yamaha guy's bike, sent him flying. so, not teaching him how to start a bike, just purely doing it to fked with him.
"Target fixate on the solution not the problem" is absolutely sage advice
When you said "adult buses" I laughed out loud. I work in public transit and that's what I'm going to start calling them now.
Hahaha. I don't know why I said it but I'm gonna keep using it now
9:57 Beautiful area but, the “Dog wasn’t lookin’, didn’t do a head check” gave me a chuckle 😂
That track crash video at 15:11 is a fantastic example of the benefits of protective gear, you can clearly see the PPE hitting in all the right places.
@5:35
"I'm going to ride fast around a car in the opposite lane through a turn in the road!"
"Here's your sign..."
That cop that helped the rider make the left turn is an awesome dude.
😂 Love your reaction to the "tram lines are dangerous" bit!
Cool officer! I've had that happen a few times.
7:37 "Ooooh... Stay on the road" is such a perfect slogan 😂merch when?
2:49 What happened was, the guy on the left started the bike and wanted to put it in gear afterwards so the bike would stall (ppl do that more often than you'd think to just fck around, normally pretty harmless).
But unfortunately the guy on the right opened the throttle to revv bomb (also to fck around) but since it happened at the same time as putting it in gear, it flew off.
Moral of the story, the more you fck around, the more you'll find out.
12:15 This is the Nordschleife. A Track where you can ride Touristenfahrten meaning everyone can essentialy ride here no matter if ur a bike or car. It can get danherous a lot of times as biked and cars dont really work together on track
I'm surprised they let bikes on. If you dump the bike in a corner you are going to slide into the barrier.
Tracks that are safe for bikes have long run-outs where you can slide to a stop.
Aka Nürburgring for those that don’t recognize Nordschleife
I'll never understand why people don't wear gloves while riding. Even when I'm going down my driveway I put gloves on. When you fall, your hand is almost always gonna be on the ground no matter the speed
They 'learn' the hard way every time.
You made “adult bus” feel like the “short bus” special kids take to school😂
Anyway, can a soft tank bag reduce risk of open book fracture?
14:21 those pedestrians weren't even on the crossing, they probably tried to cross because of a red light and the lights changed while they were crossing, there are signs on the light posts that show green and they go off before the lights change, so if these people had walked a few more steps they would have seen the green sign go off before the lights changed. Having said all this vehicles still have to wait till the people get off the road and if the rider had hit anyone, he is the one who would have been in trouble
The lights were still flashing amber, it was not clear to proceed. Furthermore he should not be overtaking in the zig zag marked area, let alone on the wrong side of the road. VERY poor riding.
Please tell me your Joking because if you don't understand what flashing amber is you shouldn't be on the road. Flashing amber is Give way to those existing on the crossing I.e the flowing traffic indicates that they was not on the crossing when the amber started to flash. So they should not be on the road. Simple as. Cars and Motorcyclist is in the right the pedestrians are in the wrong
@@claxxfied What happens if you drive at pedestrians in the road on your driving test?
What happens if you overtake in the controlled area of a pedestrian crossing at any time?
What happens if you proceed through a flashing amber while pedestrians are in the road ahead, whether they are on the marked crossing or not?
I'll give you a clue. All three are INSTANT fails. The second two will also get you points and a fine if a copper witnesses it.
Loved the life lesson. Dont focus on your problems. Focus on solutions. Long time fan of the Dan. Some are hard to watch from my own accident experiences. But very educational. I appreciate what you do here.
I’ll give Dan credit for keeping me out of danger.
For the guy waiting at the light at about 11:00, here in Wisconsin we have a law that for those kind of lights that don’t recognize us, we can wait 90 seconds then go when clear. More lights are going to motion sensores now and they do pick up bikes
Very new rider here. Just discovered your channel, thank you so much for making these videos, they’ve helped me a tremendous amount!!!
@5:35 I think the sign read "NO OVERTAKING".
11:27 Thats Part of the Nürburgring in Germany, the famous Nordschleife. It’s Open for some kind of puplic racing. If you wanna see something really insane, look up the Porsche record lap on Nürburgring Nordschleife. 😉
20:06 exactly why you keep your phone in your pocket lol
The guy at 22:07 has a Ruroc snow helmet on 😂😂😂
I don't know if it's true in all states, but when I was bicycle commuting, lights not registering bicycles on the sensors is very common and the wisdom passed around was that if the light doesn't change for 2 cycles, treat it as a broken light and go when safe.
Yeah…just don’t google that open book injury 😳😵💫
Thanks DanDan!
@2:56, possibly a Rekluse Auto clutch.
yes i'd say so....
Hi at 7'26" the driver should have been under 30kph he is in a small village and I think it's in France speed limitations signs are not an optional thing to follow. they are mandatory and he is way way above the speed limit. the fork is bent after the shock. maybe he thinks he is immortal.
22:51 Wow, never expected to see my hometown in one of your video's! The city is called Den Bosch (in the Netherlands). If somebody is ever visiting the Netherlands, go there!
There are a lot of accidents on this roundabout with cyclists. The orange/red colored road is a bike lane in two directions, despite the fact that roundabouts are in one direction. So drivers are sometimes surprised that a cyclist or moped is coming from the "wrong" direction and then hit them ☹
I love it when you see peds run into the road and then run back.... Like Crazy Taxi.
It seems that everything about the design of motorcycles is intended to speed them up and make them maneuverable but consequently all these things result in incredibly poor braking performance. I really like seeing some riders use their body to apply weight where they want it on the tire to help them stop. Though I'm guessing that only works in a straight line. Comparatively the brake zone of a semi only you are riding a 500lb scud missle.
I don't ride myself (but I'm very jealous) I want to say I think all riders can be a jillion times safer by just riding slower. The weakest dirtbike I rode as a kid was insanely fast. Faster than my stepdad's quad which was crazy. If all riders would chill out and buddy up with a car to ride behind in safety we could all get along and be safe.
Maybe I'm wrong and some bikes can actually stop reasonably quickly? Lmk what you think.
I'd say most of the crash videos we see are from young riders or inexperienced riders being too brash with the way they ride yet they don't even have enough skills to actually handle the vehicles. It would be like when you see a first-time driver getting a LaFerrari after getting their license and getting cocky after they tried full send in a straight line. With the power-to-weight ratio of motorcycles, a $29,000 Fireblade SP has 214hp with 201kg (1.06hp/kg) while a $3,000,000 LaFerrari has 950hp with 1,545kg (0.599 hp/kg). It's easy to get a motorcycle that's cheap and 'faster' than most supercars (in terms of power-to-weight), hence why we see endless number of riders losing control of the bikes.
Most of the time I hate watching these videos, it hurts me, but today I liked the "good neighbor" shots.
For the lights do what Dan said. A magnet stuck to bike helps sometimes too.
11:25 looks like Nurburgring, it is a track.
I wouldn't feel comfortable riding a bike on the Nurburgring. Those barriers are too close.
A safe track for bikes has plenty of runout where you can come to a stop after dumping in a corner without contacting a barrier.
Notice that guy who ran into the wall, his forks are really badly bent.
Open lane pattern on that bike in the alley!
Fyi in the UK flashing Amber Lights is a give way to pedestrians *ON THE CROSSING* not those waiting on the pavement thus is the reason they shouldnt have been on the road (The pedestrian light would be red at this time)
Good on that cop. Have had that happen to me, not as long though!!!!
The Race Track is in Germany/Nürburgring...
11:57 Its at the Nurburgring I think
At least the dude at the lights will be swapping a newer R1 for his older one.
Love your work Dan. I wish more people would watch your videos and learn something. In that way all of us on a bike would get better reputation.
I have been touring all over europe on my FJR1300 and I still learn everytime. A biker needs to be humble and caring about others in traffic.
And also, all this bullshit on biker reels that says ”Whos fault?” I say, does it matter if you have to spend the rest of your life in a wheel chair?
There’s a light on my way home that doesn’t pick up bikes. I won’t even wait a cycle because that could be 10 minutes sometimes waiting for a left turner.
Here, it never fails, no matter the stop light, person behind me stops right up my ass, way too close... except on lights I can't trigger. I'll be even ahead of the stop line and the person that stops behind me stops like a mile back, not close enough to trigger the light. Trying to get them to come forward enough to trigger the light is like pulling teeth from a chicken. If they do move, they'll move like, 1/2" forward and I have to keep motioning for them to get closer. I point at the light, point at the sensor, wave them up. I even once had to put the bike in neutral, get off, walk back to the car and tell them to pull forward through their window.
Like, come on people, not that hard a concept.
I wish we had "dead red" laws here, or that they'd fix the sensor sensitivity.
The young lady @22.02 Please wear a jacket! Even say a denim top is worth several layers of skin 😳
The foreign clips are hard to watch everything is backwards
I target fixated….on the pink
3:43
the guy on the left of the rider put the bike in first gear
I was at a light last week that went three cycles and skipped us three times... In my car! I had my passenger run out and push the button.
If grammar nitpicking "their", mention that "alot" is two words, "a lot"
Someone please explain how the front brake just ‘locks up’?
16:58 long shadows in front of the rider means they are nearly invisible to vehicles in front of them (glare). Of course the driver pulls out in front of them. Difficult or impossible to see the oncoming rider due to sun in the eyes.
11:36
Where's Tom Cruise when you need him...
When we use target fixation...
Do we look at the road ahead of where we are going? Or a landmark ahead of us?
Nurburgring probably the best track in the world!, I so want to take my cooper around that.
First Clip. Doesn't look so cool with your hand on your hip when riding now does it?
The guys at the light:one buddy tried to Killswitch him by kicking it into gear at the same time the camera guy tried to rev his bike
The fella who twisted the other guys throttle The bike that flipped out may have had a recluse or EFM clutch which makes your motorcycle work just like a 4 wheeler, put it in gear and it doesn't move till you give it throttle.
No, don't look up that! x-x
7:40 those forks look totally bent
3:45 how did that bike start and idle while in gear?
Don't touch my bike!!
I do love watching show-offs dropping it, and dumping their silly ass on the bitumen, with the utter certainty that they won't learn a thing from this, no matter how painful or expensive, and will do it again as soon as they obtain a working bike again.
Nurburgring is just not worth it for bikers. Especially a public session
It's one thing to turn off your buddies bike, done it, had it done to me all in good fun
But THAT... Woah
Road America has a LOW SPEED track day that you are not allowed to pass, and there is a pace car setting the low speed limit.... all vehicles under 8ft long are allowed
Parade! We were allowed to do that for lap at Laguna Seca after our Mid skills class. It's actually pretty fun.
Nothing in this world would make me grab my pew pew and start going crazy faster, then what then two idiots did.
That kinda childish shit makes me want no riding friends.
Dude, whisky throttled his buddies bike 😂😂 that was the funniest shit ever.
Stop light vid: bud that starts the bike kicks it i to first as camera bud revs it
Maybe you dropped your bike but you did it while practicing in a safe way. So maybe you find you’re good at right turns but not left. It happens.
That little gap was doable but just slow down and it wouldnt have been an issue to begin with.
Bikes today have too many electronics like that one where the guy twists the throttle.... What nonsense caused that to happen? I don't even want electronics on MotoGP, it has really ruined a sport that is meant to be about skill. F1 got rid of them and now it's pure driver skill, Marquez would never have been so dominant without them because the way he rides relies on good electronics.
I dont get it cause hes not holding the clutch
e-clutch most likely on a newer bike
His other guy prob put it in gear at the same time
There are bikes that hold the clutch for you at a stop, you can also install an "auto clutch" that disengages automatically at idle, common with dirt bikes, twist the throttle a bit and you take off without using the clutch lever.
theres a longer video for the second clip. the POV biker reached over and turned off the yamaha guy's ignition as a joke. the yamaha guy was visible unpleased, and didnt restart his bike immediately, just sat there and sigh. Then the further left biker helped him turn his bike back on as a good gesture. Thats when the POV biker rev yamaha guy's bike, sent him flying.
so, not teaching him how to start a bike, just purely doing it to fked with him.
Don’t touch other peoples bikes. Say it a little louder for the people in the back.
At what point does a red light become a stop sign and you just proceed when it's safe?
Why is no one talking about this 2:51 stupid behavior