Unlike with a car, I’m certain the driver of the motorcycle did not intend for this to happen. They’re one of the 10 injured listed
Even with cars it’s rarely intended. Usually it’s due to speed, inebriation, or age.
Yup! But with a motorcycle I’d be somewhat confident saying it’s never intended XD
Rides into a pedestrian-only area, gets tickets for reckless driving, failure to control a vehicle, and failure to yield to pedestrians. I think the cops might be a little mad about this situation.
As much as I love NYC, there is virtually no enforcement for traffic law for either vehicles or escooters/ebikes/motorcycles. People driving on sidewalks drove me absolutely insane, in part because they gave me anxiety whenever I walked my dog
If you’re going to ride, please take the MSF course - bare minimum. And mitigate risk. Practice where you won’t hurt anyone if you make a big mistake, and wear appropriate gear!
I will continue recommending starting on something that won’t wheelie if you clutch dump a rev bomb (read: thinking you’re gonna do a cool hard launch) or whiskey throttle (read: you didn’t brace your core muscles, the bike is accelerating faster than your shoulders, and your torso is pulling your arms back, opening the throttle all the way). All the “started on a gixxer 600” guys will say you just need self control since they apparently survived their learning days. The problem is new riders don’t realize how close they are to runaway acceleration events on those 80+hp bikes. I was fortunate enough to keep my 300 sport when I added an 800 sport tourer. All the complaints about the 300 being too small were found to be unfounded. Nearly everything was a new rider skill issue, not an incapability of a little bike.
I don’t k ow how experienced this rider was or what bike it was, but even if the above doesn’t fit, that’s still an every day situation I see. Could’ve been an experienced wheelier that tipped a little too far back. I could also expect it being a wheelie that came down off and triggered a tank slapper.
