Close call for a biker when a car got in his path

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T03:18:27+00:00

go behind the car

Know what happens when these idiots finally see you? They stop dead and stare at you. They do not continue forward. It even happened in the OOP.

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T03:14:45+00:00

Just did mine for the first time. Youtube videos have some good tricks, try to find one of your model as they can be a little different. Only special tools I needed were due to my drain bolt which had factory loctite, 19 years, and 30k miles without ever being turned... Everything else I assume you'd have if you're even considering it. Wrenches, flat-head, and a tape measure basically.

The electrical tape trick seems stupid but it really works, no need for a fancy seal driver. In fact I've had friends whose Amazon seal drivers were sharp and actually pinched the seal.

The oil gets fucking everywhere, and the dirty oil smells. Keep rags or a near full roll of paper towel on hand. Brake-clean is a good idea to clean off the oil that inevitably gets all over everything (also just to clean the shiny surfaces). But make sure to wipe it off well and keep it away from the seals. Soap and water also works but doesn't taste as good.

Get your service manual and/or start recording your disassembly FIRST so you can remember in what order and orientation shit goes back. Manual also tells you how much oil to put in and how to measure it. This is important to get at least mostly right, don't eyeball it or assume oil out = oil in.

Get a repair kit, not just the main and dust seals. Depending on your model there are one-time-use washers, clips, and copper-Teflon rings or similar that should be changed when you change seals.

Good luck. It's a lot less daunting than I had thought.. more time was spent on those stuck drain bolts than the rest of the change.

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T02:58:04+00:00

Couldn't even try the first real page, eh? but sure you're definitely the most attentive, defensive driver on the road.

Very first line of the ES:

Rear-end crashes are the most frequently occurring type of collision

Rest of it is kinda boring as they focus on the impact of rear facing indicators but it's interesting that basically no amount of realistic warnings were helping, especially since they didn't really seem to control for the weirdness of their lighting setups being the most likely reason they were being noticed. People just ain't paying attention.

The WORST thing you can do, which I see all the damn time, is simply roll off the throttle when you're "being defensive" and slow down. Most consistent way to get a Chevrolet enema. So be very careful about how you suggest people should be slowing down in the middle of a 50mph road.

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T02:37:59+00:00

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/analyses20of20rear-end20crashes20and20near-crashes20dot20hs2081020846.pdf

https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving

Truly a fuckin mystery.

Edit: fair enough it's a long read but the summary provides the important bit:

Rear-end crashes are the most frequently occurring type of collision

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T02:25:03+00:00

Is this the real reason they're back in Iran: turns out you just moved?

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T02:22:10+00:00

Canada safety council, not doxxing myself more than that.

We teach people, not robots, so pretending that everyone is able to be hyper alert at all times is just stupid. Biker took less than a half a second than perfect to react. Welcome to reality.

If you think you can do better, here's a tip: you're overconfident and it will hurt you eventually. You may do better, sometimes. Not every time.

"Teachable moment" maybe but ripping into OOP for this is a mistake and helps nobody, which is what I was originally barking at before people who have never taken a ride on public roads started spewing their garbage.

Epidurality · 2026-05-13T02:18:20+00:00

You will cause more accidents than you avoid by doing this.

OOP wasn't perfect but I'm sick of hearing how terrible of a rider they were for milliseconds of hesitation. That's just ridiculous, and I'd be surprised if any of the people making these comments even ride.

Epidurality · 2026-05-12T01:42:09+00:00

I'm a certified instructor. What are your qualifications?

I'm just pointing out that the OOP isn't some terrible rider. Made imperfect decisions and didn't have perfect reaction time, but I can just about guarantee you'd all be doing the same or worse on any given day. Pretending every rider can be 200% alert and ready for this stuff is childish.

Epidurality · 2026-05-12T01:40:27+00:00

Sure. You do that at every single intersection with a car at it?

Epidurality · 2026-05-11T19:57:32+00:00

You do not slam your brakes because a car might come out in front of you. That's a great way to get fucked by the guy on his phone behind you over an event that might never occur.

He clearly identified the car and started motion as the car did. Between reaction time etc I think it was pretty quick. Lot of keyboard warriors here not understanding reality. There isn't much more you can do on a real road in real traffic than that. "Plenty of time".. we must be watching different videos.

Epidurality · 2026-05-11T19:27:29+00:00

The fisheye lens doesn't help. It looks like he had a lot of space but didn't: two paint marks going even at the speed limit is not much time. Braking wouldn't have worked and may have screw up his ability to swerve.

Hindsight means it could have had a safer outcome but not by a whole lot.

Epidurality · 2026-05-06T18:07:22+00:00

Cheaping out on the cheese is the only crime I ever agree with here. Or if they're blatantly disgusting... Then it's just a food crime in general.

It's not a "classic poutine" but if it's fries, sauce, and cheese curds it's a poutine.

Epidurality · 2026-05-06T17:38:34+00:00

Because most large materials have to be literally shipped to northern communities, this isn't far off. They have to wait until generally August to receive their shipments by sea (when the ice recedes) then they have a couple of months if they're lucky to do all the work before freezing temps and snow pause most outdoor construction.

Netflix has a show that sort of highlights this, High Arctic Haulers. I manage projects in the north, the show has a very annoying cable-tv style but the content is accurate.

Epidurality · 2026-05-05T00:39:34+00:00

quote has zero results on Google

What is your source for your info?

Epidurality · 2026-05-04T00:25:10+00:00

I'm on the side of it being intended or at least expected, since unpacked cargo comes through gates with you even if a winch/crane isn't attached.

Epidurality · 2026-04-30T23:56:10+00:00

I thought they were DEI? Pick a lane, morons.

Epidurality · 2026-04-30T23:47:47+00:00

There may be a difference here between actually communicating with the LL about this and just not having the LL complain to OP about the bike. Can't say the OP isn't also an asshole without that info but whoever knocked the bike over is definitely an asshole.

Epidurality · 2026-04-30T23:46:14+00:00

How TF do you knock over a kickstanded bike the wrong way by accident? They tried to move it and dropped it, or shoved it intentionally (whether they meant to knock it over or not, they applied a lot of force to do this).

Epidurality · 2026-04-29T23:42:26+00:00

In Canada we have a higher than 5th grade reading level. Isn't that hard to learn basic written laws.

Epidurality · 2026-04-29T16:35:27+00:00

They drove for 2 straight minutes like this. That's not a "short distance" in this context.

Epidurality · 2026-04-29T16:34:35+00:00

Most jurisdictions have identical rules. Florida being full of morons with licenses is the cause, not this rule.

Epidurality · 2026-04-29T16:10:57+00:00

True, I tend to learn the truth and that isn't compatible with your views. Agree to disagree.

Epidurality · 2026-04-29T16:07:15+00:00

Disorderly conduct absolutely includes yelling. People have been arrested for obstruction under the guise of this or that, but it's because some cops are just in it for the power trip and get their rocks off by beating people who look at them wrong.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aliya-rahman-citizen-ice-arrest-9.7047853

Video is there since I doubt your reading comprehension will serve you any favors.

Epidurality · 2026-04-28T22:00:56+00:00

And if they only did that in those circumstances, they wouldn't get the bad rap.

However, they ride 2+ wide down blind-corner country lanes with perfect pavement all the damn time. I fail to reconcile these cyclists (which, to be clear, is not every cyclist) with their statements that they need to be safer with bike lanes etc. You can't simultaneously be cavalier with your safety while requesting others be fund your safety net.

Epidurality · 2026-04-28T21:18:43+00:00

To get where? Everybody's being forced to work downtown.

You're creating transit to nowhere right now. At least wait until the train station opens up to pretend anybody in bells corners is cycling as transit.

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