05-12-2006, 07:55pm
It was a sad weekend for sure. Can't understand how people claim they "didn't see the bike". Although there's been a few explanations. One is that your brain responds to threats more than anything, and when you're driving your car, your brain is registering threats. ie cars, trucks buses etc. Those things that can cause you harm. Push bikes? nah, not a threat. Motorcycles? nope, not likely to cause you harm, so the brain doesn't raise the bikes to a high level. Even though the eyes have seen it, the brain records it but then concentrates on looking for more threats or where you need to steer etc. Sounds reasonable. How many times have you heard the quote bove?