When the Motorcycle Crash Leaves You Speechless

Hey there! It's me in the first clip. True, gravel is very different from the road surface. But in this case the reason was that I was looking at the GPS too much trying to figure out whether I should take this turn or the next one right after. When finally realized it's this turn, I started turning and didn't have enough time to see the sand+gravel mixture there and therefore didn't slow down enough. My mistake 100%, but I am at least grateful that my first crash was a very minor one and didn't cause any further trouble! Also wearing full gear even in this 110 F degrees Cyprus summer heat helps a ton! The best part about these small incidents is to learn from them :)

Former Ford Tech here, the ladies in the Ford Focus did have a valid gripe with the car jerking. There's an "indefinite" recall on those transmissions for the focus and Fiestas for doing exactly that; jerking, slipping and slamming into gear, not shifting at all, etc. It however doesn't mean she has excuse for being so close to the rider.

6:00 "I'm worried I'm gonna drop it" Here's some advice; slow down. It's already wet and dark. Don't add speed into the mix.

"worried that I'm gonna potentially drop it” Bro have you considered slowing down?

The rider in the rain just completely panicked. Slow down, relax, brake easy.

Some of the crashes are stomach churning but your analyses are stil making me a better rider even if I first rode in '68😂. Respect for the nonjudgmental way you bring out the lesson from each mistake, thanks and have a jolly weekend, Stefan

its so nice when he says, GOOD SWIRVEEE ..I am living in the philippines for a couple months and I am swirving like this daily

@DanDan I became a driving instructor this last year, and Im starting to put your channel on the back of the business card for every student. Car or bike, your advice and methods are invaluable. Thank you so very much!

That rider in the rain cracked me up. Hey can you stop that guy. He pulled out in front of me while I ran that late yellow light. I was riding my bike way too fast for my riding ability and I dumped my bike. Yeah I saw him pull out but instead of slowing down I kept my speed up to race the yellow light. That truck was stupid but was in almost no way the reason that biker crashed.

My only wreck in 5.5k miles has been falling over coming out of my gravel driveway onto a paved road. I had full gear so I didn't get hurt. I am much more careful when turning on gravel. I do the eact same pattern Dan mentions in video now.

High viz and white definitely helps. As motorists come into my view while I'm driving, my eyes catch riders wearing high-viz or white immediately VS someone wearing regular darker shades might not pop fully into my head as a priority obstacle until a little bit later. Also, if it is foggy/dusk/etc the reflection strips that is on most high viz gear make a massive difference.

6:03 also the rider blowing through red light.

Years of slippery bicycle turns have taught me to "corner" through loose stuff in line segments, straight through loose or slip, quick lean turn partway, up and straight again, etc. As few as possible. I apply this all the time on the moto, but of course sometimes crap happens.

At 23:20 the guy did what I refer to as the follow and swerve technique. The guy performed this flawlessly. As he carried out the first step of following in the direction the truck was traveling and the truck continues he then went to step two and made the swerve getting around the back of the truck as the escape opened up. You MUST always be prepared to swerve back the other direction. You can't just follow hoping the guy is going to stop and give you the open escape to the front.

Literally the lesson that should be learned in this video is for everyone to start having patience .. man oh man 🤦🏽‍♂️

23:59 this is one of the reasons why I prefer to slow down a bit before intersections if I see a turning car... from the height of 2 months of driving experience, I understand that at high speed I most likely will not have time to react.

@03:38 CRF250L and Grom. There are better ways to lift it, but I was grunting excessively there :) It was the road surface. I looked at all the variables. Rear tire slipped from under me, those knobbies are usually fine for much higher speed cornering. I got to inspect and walk around the area a lot, it was the polished asphalt. Things that were not it: hard front (or rear) braking, sudden handlebar turning, tire pressure. Lean angle... Maybe it contributed a bit...

11:09 in addition to positioning myself for safety, I constantly look at my mirrors when I'm stopped at an intersection at least until another car pulls up and stops behind me. This way I can at least move out of the way if I feel like I'm going to get rear-ended.

Hiya Dan, just wanna let you know that I love how educative your videos are: Bro, you're doing a Lifesavers Job with your advices to help us keep a bit safer in the "transit chess" - Keep up the good work! (Cheers from Brazil from yet another Bald & Bearded Riding dood!) 🏍🤘

25:45 I'm not sure what anyone thinks is going to happen doing 90mph through a business district. That was no kph, that was the USA, 45mph zone, sign at 25:46, right side, dusk, double the speed limit, small vehicle. Everyone is going to "turn out in front of you" when you do that because there's zero chance they can figure out how fast you're going. Ride like that and I don't think it's a long career.