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Offline eye30

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Now that was a close call! A speeding biker manages to dodge a van at the last second

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/lucky-motorcyclist-dodges-van-120811886.html;
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...and my poor Brother was only doing about 40kms on his Scooter (not very manouverable) and nowhere to go apparently  :blubber:
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Less rear and more front brake probably would've helped....   :undecided:
But being aware of what was happening ahead before roaring past would've helped even more...


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Great riding skills, poor judgement.  :(
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all I can say is that was more good luck than experience,just looking at that clip.
some of the nightmare experiences I have had in my younger days,due to me thinking I was better than I was
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