Sand in the corner

[Trip]

Originally Posted by itgirl

no worries is a skilled and seasoned rider. we could all learn alot from him. i think he made an excellent snap judement call. of course, scouting runs would be a good idea in a perfect world with ideal situations. but his decision sure beats dumping the bike in the corner.

I am a skilled and seasoned rider as well. Using the other lane is never a good idea. It's last resort if you are going to plow into someone. His mistake wasn't the sand, his mistake was riding beyond the conditions of the road. Scouting runs and riding easy in unknown conditions isn't ideal situations in a perfect world, they are smart decisions by seasoned riders. Riding beyond the limits of the road and sight distance is a true blue rookie mistake.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Trip

I am a skilled and seasoned rider as well. Using the other lane is never a good idea. It's last resort if you are going to plow into someone. His mistake wasn't the sand, his mistake was riding beyond the conditions of the road. Scouting runs and riding easy in unknown conditions isn't ideal situations in a perfect world, they are smart decisions by seasoned riders. Riding beyond the limits of the road and sight distance is a true blue rookie mistake.

So we should believe you've never used the other lane?

[Trip]

Originally Posted by marko138

So we should believe you've never used the other lane?

Yes I use it for passing. However I don't recommend the use of it.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally Posted by marko138

So we should believe you've never used the other lane?

I think the point he was trying to make was that, although riding into the oncoming lane could be ONE option, it should never be your ONLY option... because now you're putting your fate in the hands of luck that no one is coming the other way.

However I suspect (hope) that No Worries probably could have probably slowed down enough to roll through it had the oncoming lane been occupied by a tractor trailer. But since the it was open, he made the choice to use that option over slowing and rolling through it, around it, whatever.

Now if going into the oncoming lane was in fact his ONLY option... then yah, rookie mistake. But he never said it was his ONLY option, thus we can't judge.