I saw that one over on the GW board.
Yep....very lucky to be alive.
It can happen just that quick....scary.
I put a Yamaha Midnight Special XS11 under a semi-trailer that had turned left in front of me back in the '80s
Bike and me slid under the trailer and out the other side down over a rock embankment.
I was very banged up, bike totaled, but my helmet saved my life. I quit riding for a long time after that one.
MSF courses and improving your riding skill-sets help a lot, but there are just some things, like this, that it's tough to prepare for.
At highway speeds, we try to put some space between us and ride staggered to give some room to maneuver, but sometimes due to cagers and traffic, it is hard to maintain.
Ride safe.
Saw that same one yesterday from a different helmet cam, he turned around and came back to the one guy still down, both were carrying a side arm, wonder how the dog faired.
I hit a Collie broadside on a 750 Honda back in 1980. Downshifted and cobbed on it at the last second. Had that 750 about 2 1/2 feet in the air. Landed it OK. Dog didn't fare too well. Didn't hurt the bike. I don't ever want to do it again.
It looks like his front tire was right on the yellow strip when he hit his brakes, some are worse than others but I generally regard them as slick as snot.
Wrong place at the wrong time.
Those moves though!
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