3 Ways To Die on a Motorcycle
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2020
- This week on MCrider we look at 3 different ways you can die on a motorcycle. Don't make these mistakes, focus on Road Skills and Road Strategy to stay out of these situations.
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Booze, no bike, bike no booze. No exception, ever.
NOT EVER... And smoking weed makes you indecisive... Don't smoke weed on your motorcycle ever
I want to address a few comments I have seen regarding this video.
From Will: “Another “you're gonna die” vid. 🤦♂️”
In response to Will from Andre: “Yes another one, his videos really do discourage new wannabe riders”
Let me explain why I do these types of videos.
First, they are effective. Because the title and the thumbnail have a sensational element to it, it draws people in who might not otherwise listen. The other videos similar to this are the highest-ranking MCrider videos in numbers of views.
The 3 Deadliest Mistakes you can make on a Motorcycle
5 ways to die on a motorcycle
Even though the thumbnail and title might encourage clicks because of the sensationalism, what is contained in the video is sound motorcycling principals that save lives. If I wanted to just get clicks I would release real-life, gruesome, crash videos all the time. Those types of videos always rank the highest.
But, MCrider is not primarily about getting clicks…it is about developing motorcyclists.
So my response to Andre's comment…”Yes another one, his videos really do discourage new wannabe riders”
He is correct. If a rider is going to ride impaired, not develop their road skills and not develop their road strategy…
***I do want to discourage that rider.***
Ride well, friends!
I have been watching for awile and have gained great insights, some stuff my cocky personality needs while biking and uses now.
Once I fell like that guy but I was not drunk, I was daydreaming and just totally forgot about putting my feet down. I fell over and got up and watched people laughing through their windshields.
one of the dangers not talked about is attention. I have been in a few close calls because I just was not paying enough close attention.
I know I take risks in life because no one ever wrote any books about people playing it safe all the time, but you have to know what's worth risking and for what reasons. I have been injured being stupid and I'll live with it for the rest of my life for having an ahh F it attitude, but like your money analogy, certain risks are just not cost effective or wise. and in the end high insight just not worth it.
@@chuckthebull Yep, never bet your million to win a hundred.
good video. I enjoy riding but am torn with all that can go wrong such as someone in an SUV flying through a stop light and taking you out when the light has been red for seconds. I drove 330 miles from PA to Niagara Falls and was starving so I stopped off at a bar for a burger and water. A couple of riders drove up and had at least 2 beers a piece while I was there and who knows how many more after I left and before getting on their bikes. I wouldn't do it. On the way home I was taking a corner at dusk at a speed that was driving people behind me crazy but sure enough I saw a deer and was able to stop until the deer decided what it was going to do. These videos are good and I don't think they necessarily encourage people not to take up riding but to put yourself in the best possible position to ride smart.
Even with the best training, commitment and practice you can still die on a motorcycle. Your reasons are also why I don't like doing group rides with others I've never ridden with before. I'm also more likely to get taken out by a soccer mom watching her phone instead of the road. Nothing is without risk, mitigating risks doesn't necessarily eliminate all risks. I'm going for a ride and enjoy the countryside now, you never know what's around the next corner sometimes but that's what makes it interesting.
Well said, Sir!
I was a medic for years. I've unfortunately picked or scraped up to many people off the road because of alcohol. I WILL NEVER have a drink and ride or drive.
This video just solidified my thoughts of you Kevin! I wish that there was a Kevin in every house. Thank you for all that you do for your fellow man!!
I feel the fact that you can bring your own personal real life experience into an educational video makes it that much more relatable, understandable, and lands with a greater impact than otherwise said. I love your videos. Good job man. Thanks for the education
I appreciate that!
That man was shown a lot of mercy that day. Hopefully he had eyes to see and ears to hear.
I was 14
Dad said
" Never driver faster than you can see to stop"
Epic
I live by that rule in a lot more areas of my life than machines.
Wise Dad 👍
“Driver faster”💀💀
Never ride faster than your angels can fly!
Great video and a really interesting story. I disagree that this video is about discouraging new riders. The video is about educating ALL riders to remember what they are doing when they hit that start switch on a motorcycle.
You're a good man.
I always appreciate you talking about alcohol. I used to be a Harley Davidson service manager and I'm really glad I'm not in it anymore because we threw some wild parties and saw some guys getting on bikes that never should have. It was always depressing for me to watch this happen but the dealerships Along with Quaker State and lube and others promote it. Keep up spreading the good word thank you
How about a little personal responsibility bud! Nobody promotes it more than those who are actually doing it!
Thank you amigo, I appreciate what you do man , God bless you.
Thanks for all you do Kevin. I am returning rider at 60 and have used your training videos to help improve my skills as I had not risen a motorcycle in 40 years. Probably a good thing as the years have made me wiser and more cautious. I had my first close call last week and I know the awareness and training kept me from a potential crash. My wife is not a big fan of motorcycles but appreciates and watches some of the videos with me. Thanks again for all you do. May God bless you and your family during these unusual times.
Same here lol same exact same situation
Girlfriend not a fan of bikes either 🙂
What a powerful story about alcohol and motoring. You handled it well and generously. I hope he came to realize the priceless gift you gave him and anyone else he could have taken with him. Not everyone is so lucky. Hats off, man. Seriously.
Great story Kevin! I appreciate your devotion to helping us become better riders. I became a member of MCRider and Patreon a few years ago after returning to riding and not being on a motorcycle for about twenty years. I bought a Harley-Davidson Streetglide and fulfilled a dream of owning a Harley. Well... it didn’t go as planned and I dropped the bike twice my first year with the Harley. I found your videos on CZcams and quickly became a member. I devoted myself to the training exercises that you taught and found out that the friction zone and back brake were my best friends. I couldn’t do a u-turn when I first started and now you have helped me be a confident rider and I now have the knowledge and confidence to perform a u-turn or brake and escape and all the other maneuvers that you teach. Thanks so much for making me a better rider!
Hi Jack, thanks so much for the kind words and supporting MCrider! Awesome to hear about your riding progress.
Well said Kevin, and Kudos to you for helping that rider out, you probably saved his or someone else’s life,
Last week I had a wonderful time riding the country roads of Tazewell County Virginia, including Route 16 from Tazewell to Marion, aka The Back of the Dragon. It's a fantastic area for riding a motorcycle. Near the end of a long day I wound up on route 67 headed south toward Richland. This road is just what I look for--a paved, two-lane road with climbs and descents and lots of curves. I soon caught up to a line of cars going 10 mph up a long hill. The reason was obvious: in front of us was a double-wide manufactured home being towed up the mountain. This load took up both lanes of the road; there was no way to get past it going in the opposite direction in many places, especially in the tight turns that the truck pulling the double-wide barely managed to get through. I thought to myself, I sure hope anyone riding down the mountain doesn't override their line of sight, cause if they do they'll be in for a big and unpleasant surprise. It just wouldn't be fun facing a double-wide blocking the entire road going faster than you could stop. Probably not something you encounter often in Texas, but here in the Appalachians you never know what might be around the next curve.
Thank you once again my friend, you words mean lot to me and so many other! I look forward to each and every one of your video.
Thank you again, Glenn.
Your video is priceless. We used to go "back road barnstorming", speeding way faster than we could stop safely if something blocked our way. Amazed I am still alive. Thanks for making me realize how stupid I was. God Bless.
Thanks for the smart words Kevin. I learn something every time I watch what are your vids. Dennis
Absolutely invaluable advice. I am delighted to have found this channel. Thank you for all the sensible, safe and life saving advice.
What a great story of having a big heart and looking out for that man. Not a lot of people would’ve had the kindness and effort to save a life. Well done, friend
Great video Kevin.....I love the way you come over and the way you make your point...nice one mate..
Great job being the riders Guardian Angel that day! Keep up the great videos and look forward to many more!
The Voice of Reason! You never fail to pull me back from the deadly brink of riding "Full Moron!" My continued existence in this world is a testament to your videos. God Bless you, Kevin.
I really appreciate this video, Kevin, and all of your videos. You, as well as the vast majority of your watchers, are what I believe to be non-ego based riders--you are common sense, practically-based riders, and as you commented below, anyone who has watched just a couple of your videos will realize you are all about helping others develop into riders with sound, technical riding skill based with great real world riding tips learned from tens of thousands of miles on the roads. You are a valuable resource, and learning from sage, wise riders who have tons of skill on two wheels is really giving back to the community and world in immeasurable ways. Teachers like you, as well as so many of the other excellent motorcycle instruction channels here on CZcams have saved thousands of lives and prevented even more painful, costly injuries. Keep up the great work!
I very occasionally ride with a client who is a very expert rider. He is a 30+ year serious desert racer, owns more than 100 bikes (many vintage), and rides a beautiful KTM 1290 daily. His skill level at the limit far exceeds my own, no doubt. But I've repeatedly been surprised by how fast he will go around corners without being able to see what's ahead. We've actually joked that I can ride faster following him than I can possibly ride myself, because I'll see his brake lights go on right before he hits the truck stalled in the road, and *I'll* be able to stop in time. He's such a skilled rider that I've caught myself thinking that what he's doing is OK, but I just can't make myself overdrive my vision, because my brain just isn't having it.
Kevin, thanks for reaffirming the truth!
Great video Kevin. The personal story at the end really hits you. I hope that rider you helped is helped by his friends and community to make better life choices. We choose to ride, but by choosing to ride smart and safe, we much reduce the rick that our choice to be a rider doesn't have to end in our deaths. A friend of mine lost her husband a week ago last Sunday on his motorcycle. I still don't know the exact circumstances, but they lived in the mountains, he didn't, as far as I could tell from pictures, habitually wear a helmet, and I don't know if he separated his drinking and riding activities. It could have been any of these three, or it could have just been someone else's bad choice. I never got to meet him, and I feel for her loss. Ride safe out there.
I enjoy watching Kevin and often watch the same videos again months later to stay on top of things.
It is all about risk minimization, we can only control what we are doing and having time to react and continue riding to out destination.
As a new rider (37) years old, never sat on 2 wheels so it's all new to me. Your videos like these help me tremendously and puts so much perspective into the dangers and how to avoid them. With Covid all the courses have been cancelled and the Riding Academies are also cancelled. I am on my own and your videos have thought me so much. I take what you talk about and apply it to my daily riding practice routines. Thank you so much for taking the time to make the videos and post them.
Hi MCRider, that's a great warning,speed differential, thank you for another great video,with the finest knowledge, of a trusted rider,thank you & Happy Riding Friend ..
Thanks again for sharing your experience and insight
Great video! Wish your classes were closer to myself,under your instruction. Like to see a video about larger bikes,an how to better handle such.
That is only common sense. Unfortunately sense is very uncommon now adays. Keep up the great work. We love you Kevin.
First time bike owner, and first time watching your videos. I greatly appreciate you and the valuable information you are providing on here. Thank you, sir.
G'day Kevin great video l have been watching you channel for a while now and enjoy the content and advice loved your story about the rider who had a few to many to drink all l can say is the big fellow up stairs sent him an angel that day you helped save a life your a great bloke wish you lived down here in OZ regards Anthony from down under
Again, a great message that should be heard by all. Excellent as usual. I've been riding for 64 years with no accidents, currently on a Wing, and this is part of a lifesaving habit to strap on with every ride!
Kevin, thank you for your video. They sure made me a better rider, with alot of practice and also my mind is always thinking of road strategy. With what's happening with COVID hope you are using good health strategy and keep safe. Cheers a follower from Innisfil, ONTARIO, Canada.
Another great video, Kevin! Thanks.
Kevin you're helping me mitigate an eminent crash by coaching my mindset and raising my rider IQ
I just bought my first bike 2 days ago and these videos are already helping me. I ride in my neighborhood until I get comfortable enough to deal with traffic. Still trying to find a safety course near me that'll accommodate my work schedule. Stay safe friends.
I have been clean and sober going on 6 years now. 2 years ago I did what I always wanted to do. Bought a bike. Took the dot safety courses and have rode almost 15,000 miles in the past 2 years. I find it to be extremely spiritual and always feel closer to God when I'm out enjoying his creations. Thanks for all the videos. Peace and Blessings
I'm not a new rider and have taken several classes over the years, including a cornering clinic at a track, but I'm human and still forget things and develop the occasional bad habit so I'm always trying to improve. I watched this video last night, and had the overriding the brakes segment in the back of my mind as I went for one of my favorite rides this morning. It's some nice sweepers through mostly farmland that eventually brings me to a beautiful twisty shoreline ride around a large lake. I had this road almost to myself with one car far enough ahead not to impede me, but with your video in mind I was attentive to the several blind curves that exit adjacent to side roads and the occasional driveway. Very near the end there is a public dock, a couple of stores and public parking. As I came to the apex of the curve that exits to this public area I saw the car I had been following stopped to allow a truck towing a boat to maneuver onto the road. I was leaned over and had to bring the bike upright as I aimed for open space to the right of the car. I was able to stop with 6-8 ft to spare without too much drama, but if I had been going faster I realize I would have had less time to react while needing more space to stop. Thanks for posting this, Kevin. An excellent and timely lesson. Happy 4th, and cheers!
Always educational, thanks Kevin.
Just started watching the videos and subscribed. Real words of wisdom. Appreciate the knowledge.
The million dollar analogy really really drives home the importance of being able to stop within sight distance and to properly “slow in, out with a grin” when cornering.
As always thanks for such words of wisdom!
This is the fourth of your videos that I have watched. I am now a subscriber of your website. You see, I have been off of a motorcycle for over 35 years. I didn't realize how much that I have forgotten. I hope to see you down the road someday. I chose the Honda Fury to relearn to ride. What a hand full.
What you said about country roads hits home with me. I had a moment this morning coming off a turn that went into a hill and at the crest a white Jeep was readying to back out. I was traveling so fast I didn't realize the Jeep was occupied until I was basically right on top of it. Thankfully the driver was looking. Lesson learned.
Thanks for your videos, Kevin! Happy Fourth of July, man!
Out there doing the good work. You're a good person Kevin.
Good story, thanks for sharing.
That was a good video. I admit I have been over-riding my brakes on roads I know well, since they are mostly empty and I know the curves. I will have to look closer at which ones I can see through and which ones I can't. I can think of at least three that I can't see through during summer because of foliage, they may not be blind in winter. This is an issue with rural hilly roads and driveways too, which I am very cautious about cresting hills where there are houses because I know people often pay zero attention pulling out of their driveways. thanks for the video.
Another great video, thanks.
Best advice 😁
This is a great tutorial, can't wait to try them out
I started riding a motorcycle in Feb this year. I learned most about riding from you sir and motojitsu. thank you guys for the good work.
Excellent advice on speed differential - something that is critically important but not obvious.
great analogy on what we could lose, perfect MC
Great video and great story.
Thank you for saving lives and encouraging human decency. Accurate information, practice doing the right thing at the right time. That works on or off the bike.
We need more people like you in this world. Thank you for being a light in this dark world!
Good stuff, Kevin . One coach to another.
Thank you. So well done!
Great video, Kevin. I think you were the rider's guardian angel that day. I wish you would have been with me in 2008 when a friend of mine died riding while drinking. Maybe you could have saved his life too.
Excellent video! The title got chills running my body. But I would never do any of those mistakes.
As always Kevin......great video......wise words......THANKS!
Thanks for your riding insights, we never stop learning. A friend the other day said if fear outweighs the fun time to retire.Join the knitting club ok that part I made up.
Once again..... excellent!!!!
Thank you Kevin!!
What an awesome story! I do hope that guy got it together and is out there somewhere safe. Sadly the alcohol and drug evils will still be out there. Sobering video but necessary. Stay safe!
Hearts abound, well said about drinking and riding. Thank you Kevin.
This guy has lots of knowledge, thanks for sharing it.🙏🏻
You are a good man Kevin, God bless!
Good advice all around,TY!
Awesome video sir...ride safe always
I just can't understand why there are always people that don't like your videos, they are all giving us a message and everyone make a choice at the end of it. You don't have to like it. but don't need to dislike it. Kev is doing a great job keeping us all safe, don't bother watching his video, just watch some losers ridding on the back wheel. Just make me upset, sorry. On different note, I saw a post not too long ago on your page, and the lady talked about the three seconds rules at the light that I was never really aware until I read it and its a great rule, and now using it , maybe you could pass it on in one of your video,, well done again.
Been riding since dad got hurt and gave me his panhead, in 1966. Spent 5 of the last 6 years on the road full time, camping every night. Crossed the country east-west and north-south dozens of times. Touched every continental State. 3 ways to die, I wish that was all. I think I saw an infinite number of ways to die, most of them coming out of the clear blue sky like a sniper bullet. But yeah, you have to do the basic stuff all the time, to give you a chance to survive the unexpected stuff.
love your videos. great info. any chance of taking a look at trikes and some advice for us trike riders?
Great post, Kevin.
Very good thank you glad you were there at tje appointed time for that man. Good job.
Awesome explanations!
You're a good man bro. You inspire me. Hello from Oklahoma
Awesome as usual. I rec this site to any friends who start riding.
Thanks John!
Great story!! Great advice!
Wise words!... As always. Nice 1 Kevin. 👍🏼
I had a single beer once before riding. I remember how even that one drink impaired my motor skills even ever so slightly even though I was well under the legal BAC limit. Never did it again.
@@thetowndrunk988 👍
Bikes and beers do not mix and I mean any amount of alcohol could be deadly. It's not just being over the limit that is the problem. As a retired police officer in the U.K. I had experience of going to collisions where one or more parties had consumed alcohol and on some occasions they were tested for breath alcohol and came up negative. Of being under a certain legal limit but by their actions it showed that they had consumed some alcohol and any small amount can impair one's cognitive ability and behaviour enough to be a cause of a collision even though that amount of alcohol was not above the legal limit that driver or rider could legally drive home in that state.
Several things that drinkers of alcohol don't take into account is the mistaken belief that its ok to have a single drink and be under the limit and as I have mentioned any alcohol can contribute to an accident. It also depends also on the strength of the alcohol in the drink. Most beers many years ago would have been on average about 3.5 % alcohol and that's the strength that the laws were based on for the number of units one could consume before reaching the legal limit but nowadays some beers are over twice that amount of alcohol per unit and therefore just one or part of one can mean that one has exceeded the legal limit without knowing it. Once impaired by alcohol its more than likely that one will end up actually consuming more of it.
If one likes to ride and if one likes to drink by all means do both in equal amounts but just don't do them at the same time. Never ever mix drinking with driving or beer with biking. Dive and don't drink or drink and don't drive. They just don't mix and costs lives, sometimes yours but sometimes someone elses and the family loses.
Me too Michael - had one beer, rode home (living in an apartment at the time), went to park the bike up on the sidewalk, and drove right up the stairwell to the second floor before I knew what happened. Scary. I knew riding home that I was impaired so I rode in the slow lane praying. But that one lapse of judgement took the bike in a completely different direction than I expected.
Light weight.
Respect your every expensive words and advise
You are a good man kev
I needed to be reminded of this. Thanks Kevin.
Great lessons, thanks!👍
Loved the story. Thanks.
Fantastic video.
Great video!
I agree alcohol and motorcycles do not mix. Had someone close to me tell me years ago that " I ride better buzzed". I proceeded to explain that I am clumsy enough sober, why would I get buzzed and then try to ride something that takes balance to stay upright. He thought about it for a few seconds and then agreed that I was right. I have lost friends from drinking and riding.
This episode is worth it's weight in Gold, you just gave me a great July 4th present to share with my buddies here in Nigeria.
I always say no to:
KNEEDOWN junkie
CITY SPEED junkie
ONE MORE BOTTLE junkie.
Nice Story Kevin.... Thanks!
great video
You're a good man. Great story.
I hope that after we get through this Corona thing, I’ll have the opportunity to come down there for an event and meet you in person. Thanks for your videos.
I hope so too!
Out here in MO, even when I can see what's around the corner, if the speed stated is 30-40-50 etc. I'm doing that speed before I get into the corner, I dont care if there is a vehicle behind me or not, I'm slowing down to what I know, and hope I know I can take a corner at. yea.. I might be able to take it 5-10 over, and I'm sure the bike can, but out here the rode surfaces can very and I've hit bumps in the corners. Heck once there was a rock sticking up and I hit it with a leg of the center stand while leaning, with the wife on the back, yea.. she wasn't happy, very luckily nothing happened beyond her being a little unhappy at almost getting kicked off. thank you very much for posting these instructional and informative videos and tips. I have anxiety for about 15-30mins almost every time I hop on the bike, just cuz I have anxiety issues, and well somedays I dont know if I want to keep riding or not but watching these and just getting out there I slowly gain confidence. the more I ride I hope the better I become.
I’m already a member of this Channel, I’m grateful to have found it, I highly recommended it….
Thanks, I appreciate it.
This is the most educational channel if you love motorcycle riding....thank for making this video that can save cyclists life.sir I only have one Question I live in Anchorage Alaska during summer we have a good 2 months of the year of riding...the rest of we don't ride do to snow.. what I'm trying to say is...do we have to go to motorcycle riding school every year to be a safe motorcycle rider....
Had a similar situation happen to me in downtown Boston. Guy on motorcycle runs a red light, realizes it too late and is about to hit a bus so jams the front brake and slides across the intersection and stops right in front of me and my friend. When we asked the guy if he was alright we quickly realized he was seriously impaired. My friend smartly pull one of the spark plug caps off so the motorcycle wouldn’t start which allowed enough time for the police and ambulance to arrive while the guy was still there. No idea what happened to him but things could have been so much worse if we had let him pick the bike up and drive off as it was still in working order. Great video!
Great video Kev... if these videos discourage idiots who wanna drive under the influence and it saves just one life.... well GOD BLESS YOU KEVIN, THANK YOU