sunsalem

That's pretty much what it looked like to me.

For those who don't understand the capabilities of bikes, the best defense for a biker is NOT slamming on the brakes in an emergency.
Most bikes do not brake as well as a Corvette.

The BEST "defense" is to power and/or maneuver around a problem if possible (bikes can be more agile than cars).
Hammering the brakes on a bike can lead to a very nasty situation regarding control.
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ZeeOSix

^^^ Yep, anyone who rides motorcyles knows that going around an obsticle, like a moron stopped in the middle of a 2 lane road!, is better if it looks safe enough to do than emergency braking and trying to stop. It's easy to lose control of a bike in hard emergency braking situations if you're not an expert rider and/or don't have ABS like newer bikes have.

The C8 didn't do a complete syco emergency stop, but did hit the brakes pretty damn hard. By the time the bikes realized what he was doing (who would expect anyone to pull the bonehead manouver the C8 did), it didn't give them much time to react, so going around the STOPPED car was the right move. Screw "laws" about going over the double yellow or riding on the shoulder when you're making an evasive manuvior to prevent a crash. If I was in a car I'd probably serve around him too if I knew it was safe and trying to stopping in time was going to be cutting it too close.

If the C8 driver wasn't aware of 3 bikes behind him with headlights on, then that dude shouldn't have a driver's license. They were in his rear view mirrors for well enough time to be seen behind him.

HooosierDaddy

Come on guys, don't you know that C8 lives matter? I mean they've been oppressed as a front engine car for so long. Everyone owes reparations in the form of permission to be a sh1tty drivers. This C8 driver is a clear indication of what's to come once they hit the road. I can't wait to see these people crashing leaving a cars and coffee event... look out mustang, you're about to be dethroned!

Anyone that watches that video and blames the riders, is a complete tool and scares me to think that you all are sharing the roads with the rest of humanity.

Phil1098

I watched the video and my take is this. The C8 driver wasn't aware of his surroundings, maybe thought he was on an empty highway and didn't keep an eye on his mirrors. If he had seen the motorcyclists behind him, he should have waited for a turn off and signaled. I'm assuming the C8 had operational brake lights and since the bikes have brakes, they easily could have stopped. That is basing it on them being aware of their surroundings too. If no one was behind them at all, the chances of being run over for the 5 second stop is nill. Every time I went riding I practiced skills, most riders don't. With thousands of track miles, I would routinely brake hard with the rear tire several inches off the ground, there was no car that could stop faster. The fact there was distance and brake lights, was plenty of warning if they could actually ride, most can't. Just because they don't fall over doesn't make them a skilled rider. At the end of it both have some fault, the car had no reason to stop on a highway just to make a U turn, that was stupid. The bike riders had no reason to ride poorly other than lack of skill, good way to die.

Skid Row Joe

C8 driver stopped in the middle of a through highway lane. Fact. Against the Law.

Motorcyclist passed stopped car on Right. Fact. Against the Law.

ALL the rest of your collective theories? ALL what ifs. Inadmissible.

sunsalem

I tend to think of it as more of an avoidance maneuver.
I've done it, and I've seen other bikers do it too.
In a emergency situation involving a car, there really isn't much time to think.
Your reaction is all about avoiding the shitstorm in front of you.
Because, like I said before, bikes just don't stop as well as cars.

CitznFish

you sure make a lot of assumptions. I can't imagine what a miserable person you must be in real life. You are also still arguing over something that I never said. You completely misinterpreted my post and can't even admit you were wrong. So pathetic.

Atari_Prime

The bike had plenty of time to go to the left.

Skid Row Joe

Passing on the right, 100% unlawful. Following too closely, whatever. Should have passed lawfully on the left.

Bikers may have been in pursuit of the C8, for whatever reason (s).

Correct.

themonk

Wrong???? Neither the driver of the C8 or you, because you seem to think he did nothing wrong, have absolutely not a sniff as how to drive. You are a threat on the road and are a danger to everyone sharing the road with you. Your license should be revoked and you should be forced to take public transportation for the rest of your life and leave the driving to the rest of us who know the rules.

Oh and nice back pedalling btw, you should keep practicing it because I foresee a bicycle in your future.

themonk

well not really, there was a bike passing the car on the left and as all bikers know, you don't do anything unexpected. If the camera biked had jumped the left lane he may have very well spooked the other biker already in the left lane.

Just my observation.

Red Mist Rulz

What f'ing evidence do you see the bikers were being unsafe? I see none, and own both a Corvette and a motorcycle. Stop being a moronic 'vette fanboy.

Red Mist Rulz

Stopping in the middle of the road is always stupid, unless it's to avoid an accident. In this case, it almost caused an accident. Remind me not to drive anywhere with you. Geez, the idiocy is magnified on this forum. Seems all the fanboys just have to pretend a Corvette drive is next to God and can't do anything wrong.

Chuck A

Video been removed
very sad, indeed
wanted to see it

sunsalem

And what can be found in the left hand lane of a 2-way road?

CitznFish

Hey sport..please point to where I said the Corvette was in the right, or safe.

P.S. I bolded the ironic part of your reply.

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Patriot10

My take, and I drive for a living and have emergency vehicle/pursuit/accident avoidance training

C8 driver was trying to get away from the bikers and could not. Decided to do what he/she did as a warning to the bikers to back off.

ZeeOSix

The bikes weren't even that close to the C8, no where even close to tailgating. Don't know why the C8 driver would think they were "out to get him" and he'd have to make a bonehead move like that. If he didn't like the bikes being behind him, all he would have to do is slow down a little and they would have passed him. C8 driver was just a dangerous moron on the road.

I wonder if he was turning around to go back to that car that was parked on the right shoulder that they all passed by earlier in the video.

LowRyter

Perhaps a right hand signal to the shoulder and a wave around would've been what he/she should do as a "warning"?

Yes, signals. Sometimes used for accident avoidance.