A van I was travelling in (and I had the misfortune to be stuck in the front seat next to the driver on this occasion) hit a good sized dog travelling at 70-80 km/h. Dog looked to its left, but not its right as it walked off the median. Driver beeped his horn and braked but there was no way to stop in time. If there'd been a moto riding close behind they could have hit the body.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:50 am

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:46 am

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:50 am The bike hit the dog, then got hit by the car. The body of the dog caused the bike to swerve a bit into the oncoming car.

RIP to the 3 guys.

I find it hard to believe three guys on a motorcycle, together heavier than 200 kg, will be diverted by hitting a 15 kg dog unless it hit the front wheel sideways.

I (90 kg) bit a dog twice. Once so fierce the spark plug broke. Me and my bike always beat the dog.

Man Bites Dog, Twice

Now that's a news story...

I might be a woman, but still news I guess.

I did bite a dog twice by the way, grilled dog, but still....

Kammekor wrote:

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:50 am The bike hit the dog, then got hit by the car. The body of the dog caused the bike to swerve a bit into the oncoming car.

RIP to the 3 guys.

I find it hard to believe three guys on a motorcycle, together heavier than 200 kg, will be diverted by hitting a 15 kg dog unless it hit the front wheel sideways.

I (90 kg) hit a dog twice. Once so fierce the spark plug broke. Me and my bike always beat the dog. Indeed, if it’s me or Fido...

With 21" wheels it likely wouldn't be a problem, but I can totally see a scooter getting overturned, especially since a lot of weight was at the rear (two passengers), which usually makes for a wobbly front regardless. Though they could have also tried to avoid it and just accidentally swerved into the incoming car. I'm surprised stuff like this doesn't happen more often. I've seen people on a scooter smash into a cow before and it wasn't pretty (no deaths).

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:29 am
I might be a woman, but still news I guess.

I did bite a dog twice by the way, grilled dog, but still....

you might be a woman??????????????

Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:50 am

Man Bites Dog,

Now that's a news story...

"Man bites dog" is the english title for a Belgian great little movie from 30 years ago, that i recommend.

Arget wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:36 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:29 am
I might be a woman, but still news I guess.

I did bite a dog twice by the way, grilled dog, but still....

you might be a woman??????????????

How the pro's avoid dogs.

Hit one in SR years ago. It jumped over the concrete barrier by the river and into traffic. It was already at running speed. I could have swerved hard left into oncoming traffic but that was the direction it was travelling. Barrier on my right. I just went straight and braced for impact. Hit it and stayed upright. Felt horrible. On my mind for weeks but nothing I could do.

In comparison ..I contracted out a tuk tuk for rides to work for 30 days. On our final day home a small dog came barrelling out onto the road from our right side. Small as a cat and moving fast. Perfect intercept with my driver's bike. He swerved hard left to avoid it but struck it while in the maneuver. He tried to correct by swerving hard right and was ejected from the bike. I remember holding on tight as my driverless tuk tuk continued. The bike actually stayed upright for a bit but then went down. I never flipped and was fine.

My driver suffered broken wrist, broken arm broken rib and some damage to his bike. The 150 he made off of my contract that night had to of been absorbed.

Poor guy. Saw him months later and he recovered.