[polak]

I can't watch the video but I see the classic motorcylclists response has arrived.

"It's EVERYONE ELSES fault but mine".

Just ignore the fact that this biker was going 65 over the speed limit, like that had no factor in the accident.

Yes the driver is technically at fault for not yielding to the bike but going that fast over the limit creates difficulty in estimating the gap and seeing a smaller object like a bike. A bike coming head on can easily go out of view behind a cars A-Pillar, combine that with going 65 over the already 100 km/h speed limit leaving no reaction time and add some bad timing and you have a terrible accident.

Put it this way: If the bike was travelling at a reasonable speed, is there a good chance the accident is avoided? If yes, then the biker is at least partially at fault (if not 50/50 or fully as other people are saying. Like I said, I can't watch the video so I don't know).

This is why I can't decide if I want a bike or not. I mean I really want one, I think they are badass, but I don't know if I trust myself to not do something stupid. I'm calming down a lot on the road since my stupidity filled days in my teens and early, early 20's but still...