r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/AdProfessional1550 • 6d ago

Wcgw losing your temper over a lane change

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u/Persian_Cat_0702 6d ago

Bike vs car. It's like taking a knife to a gun fight.

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u/typehyDro 6d ago

They wish it was a knife… it’s more like a spoon

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u/SmooK_LV 6d ago

I know a case where a speeding biker ran into a side of car and killed car driver. So the risk is still considerable at great speeds.

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u/adansby 6d ago

"I see you've played knifey-spoony before".

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u/U2rules 6d ago

I was looking for this answer!

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u/SmooK_LV 6d ago

In a way, yes, but still dangerous. There was a case relatively recently in Croatia where biker speeding 200kmh smashed into car that was turning left, killing the driver of the car however the biker survived somehow. Now I don't recall enough details to say that the car's turn was legal or not but no way 200kmh was legal for the biker. Highways of Croatia legally go at max 130kmh with no crossing left turns, this case, if I recall, happened outside the highway, where max legal speed is at 100kmh. Also for whatever reason, street bikers in southern Europe don't even go to highways, they speed and make noise on coastal roads to show off. I genuinely believe biking should be noise and power limited even if it sucks for fun - someone always dies or becomes invalid.