# Bike Accidents **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124 "2008-04-27T13:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![progman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@progman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/progman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124/38 "2008-05-15T09:20:11Z")
> [@What I bought NEW DAYTIME PICS PAGE 3 9/29](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-bought-new-daytime-pics-page-3-9-29/35995/56): > > This is my third year riding. I always stay away from any cars. If there is a merge lane then I’m on the other side of the road in case no one sees me. I never ride beside a car unless I’m in traffic. Just be safe and you won’t have any stupid accidents (just the occasional ones). never go faster than double the speed limit unless you know it’s safe. > > Always watch whats on the ground. gravel etc. get a feeling for how much grip you have in the rain or on gravel etc. > > I’ve had a few close ones but not any more than when I’m in a car. > > I always carry when I ride. Someone crashing into me is just like someone trying to kill me. if possible I’ll unload. > > riding makes me feel so safe in a car. I mean, You have to try to get hurt in a car accident. I just heard about this thread. Wow, you guys really took that comment way too literary (yeah, I did say it literary but wanted to express how much i hate people who kill other people because they are not being safe). I was just offering some riding tips. And trying to get my point across about how dangerous stupid drivers are when your riding. If someone does hit YOU (like i said) they are responsible for what they did. Have you ever been on a bike on the highway going 65-70 mph and then someone gets over without looking and you have the choice of either breaking really hard and hope they over shoot you or accelerating out of it? Yes I know it’s a risk you take when you get on the bike but that doesn’t mean it’s not their fault. Especially if someone is not using turn signals or driving safely while around a bike. They should be responsible for any accidents they cause. Just like I would never speed through a populated play ground. Then again I will speed on the highway if no cars are around. Am I going to literary get crashed at 70mph slide to a stop then then get up and shoot someone? no, probably not, but I would probably want to. Use common sense and try not to take things out of context. After someone hits you with a car… Maybe I’m different than some people that would not be mad about getting crashed but every time I see a dangerous close call from what I can see they are not very happy or wanting good things for the almost crashers. I also read some of the other posts on here about carrying. Personally I have been carrying ever since I got my permit when I turned of age. I always shoot when I pull my gun. I never threaten with it. Guns are for shooting, I would use like a baseball bat or wrench to threaten someone if I had too. (Hopefully so they will also get a weapon, then you have a much better chance in court when you do shoot them :)) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124)._