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Originally Posted by JacRyann
I went under horse once...
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Pics or it didn't happen.
To the OP: Nice job. This is why I maintain that crashing is not
inevitable, but always
possible.
Pertinent thread here:
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=299741
Things I see that kept you out of trouble and prevented one of those "inevitable" crashes:
- You were riding at a speed that gave you time to react. Speed limit was 40 and you weren't going much, if any faster than that. A squid would have been pushing 70-80 and not been able to haul up in time.
- Your bike was positioned so that you had room to react. Had you chosen to swerve you could have gotten away with it, possibly even to the right since the deer was headed left.
- You were clearly looking ahead and paying attention, so you gave yourself even more time to react. Evidence is that you got out of it immediately when the deer appeared.
- You didn't panic brake (lock the front) or chop the throttle instantly.
- You didn't make any sudden steering inputs.
PS: Love the sound of the hooves clicking on the pavement!