High speed accident on a Designer Mercedes Smart eBike

[EddiePJ]

Except that he was on a promenade that has permitted cycling rights, where as I suspect that you weren't even legally entitled to be there in the first place.

Even if you did have permitted cycling rights, you had more than enough time to both predict the situation and to take evasive action, but you choose to do neither. In fact your clip shows complete and utter disregard and ignorance, poor observation, and in fact by your own admission in the thread title, you were traveling at "high speed".

To end, you had neither safe control of the bike nor the situation. Beside contacting and or nearly contacting two dogs, further evidence of both lack of rider control and ability associated with too much speed, can clearly be seen at the 30 second point, when you only just about made it around the corner without falling off. You entered too fast and tightly, braked too late, loosing control and drifting wide at the exit.

It would be you that ended up in court, not the dog owner, and rightly so.

As a how not to ride safely and in control video, this is way up there.

 

[Lardo]

I've only just watched the video and the lack of appropriate speed and lack of forward awareness (or the unwillingness to adapt to the surroundings) shows a poor level of either ability or attitude.

 

[Wicky]

I concur - The video demonstrated the rider showing a lack of foresight and empathy with the dog's probable random behaviour.

 

[tommie]

Not so fast guys - Mercedes to the rescue!!

Voila!!

Mercedes Designer Stabilisers

 

[Bjorgi]

Guys give him a break, hes got a MacBook on a mount on his handlebars that he watches movies on, how on earth was he supposed to see that dog in time?
The cyclist should have had a bit more awareness and foresight fair enough, but the dog stepped onto the path without looking, the dog probably liked the designer Daimler-Mercedes™ bike and wanted a closer look? maybe loved it so much it wanted to lick the tyres, we will never know.
It wasn't high speed, it was in a park, he almost hit a dog, it happens...
How many people here can put their hand up and say they have never came close to a dog/pedestrian while riding in the park?
If you guys don't like being trolled then why do you all rise to it? hes only trolling in retaliation to everyone slagging off his bike, we will all defend our choice of bikes won't we?
Now, if everyone says he has a nice bike everything will settle down and you can be a big happy family again, off course im biased because I actually do like that bike, I would like it even more if they just put a decent battery and motor on it.

 

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I would like it even more if they just put a decent battery and motor on it.
put me on it

 

[Kudoscycles]

He's not very good is he,almost fell off at the sharp corner and lost his nerve after the incident with the dog. There were lots of dogs on that video and the guy looked at him as though he shouldn't be riding in the park.
The number of dogs around should have registered a warning to proceed slowly,often dogs are with children but this guy doesn't seemed concerned what he runs into.
Did he hurt the dog?
No other bikes around and no cycle marks on the path,and the seats near to the track would suggest that cycling was not allowed.
Unfortunately it is idiots like him that give e-bike usage a bad reputation and the justification of our government putting restrictions on their speed and power.
Just imagine what damage he could do if he had one of zippy's 1500 watt illegals.
It can only be a matter of time before he crashes that bike and hopefully that will be the last we hear from him.
KudosDave

 

[Kudoscycles]

Guys give him a break, hes got a MacBook on a mount on his handlebars that he watches movies on, how on earth was he supposed to see that dog in time?
The cyclist should have had a bit more awareness and foresight fair enough, but the dog stepped onto the path without looking, the dog probably liked the designer Daimler-Mercedes™ bike and wanted a closer look? maybe loved it so much it wanted to lick the tyres, we will never know.
It wasn't high speed, it was in a park, he almost hit a dog, it happens...
How many people here can put their hand up and say they have never came close to a dog/pedestrian while riding in the park?
If you guys don't like being trolled then why do you all rise to it? hes only trolling in retaliation to everyone slagging off his bike, we will all defend our choice of bikes won't we?
Now, if everyone says he has a nice bike everything will settle down and you can be a big happy family again, off course im biased because I actually do like that bike, I would like it even more if they just put a decent battery and motor on it.

I don't think anyone did slag off his bike? He can't make up his mind how old he is,one posting says fifties but his profile says 64....strange guy.
I come close to dogs and pedestrians every time I ride the seafront promenade,dogs on leads or off leads and children have a habit of doing unpredictable things,which means slowing down to almost a stop to pass them safely,never come close to hitting one,this guy could easily have hurt that dog,he may have done so and left it hurt.
i also like the style of the Smart bike but it is very heavy,at Eurobike there was a bike in that style but weight of only 20 kgs...it was a Taiwanese build but at the prototype stage.
KudosDave