Originally Posted by oldairboater

I have heard of deer /motorcycle wrecks that were deadly to the rider. One of them was that Jerry Paladin[may be misspelled] who made riding videos to teach better riding skills.

Originally Posted by Technologist

If you are thinking of Jerry "Motorman" Palladino , he most definitely is not dead.

Originally Posted by MidnitEvil

When bad **** happens, it always happens too quick. You obviously did well, as you didn't wreck, and you're here to share your experiences. I would say though, your original post and response here tell me you would do well to brush up and perfect your skills in identifying situations, and reacting quickly to them. Of course, that's true for all of us - we can always learn more and get better.

In the car running the stop sign situation, it seems to me you identified him as a potential problem while there was quite a bit of time. Maybe you lost a bit of reaction time in fighting with your brain, thinking he wasn't going to actually run the stop sign. If so, you can avoid that slow down by simply always assuming the worst. The next thing is, after you identified him, at 35 mph, you could have stopped in about 4 feet or so, right? If not - go to a parking lot and practice both stopping quickly, and emergency braking.

I wasn't there, so I'm not judging your choice of actions, nor am I ragging on you. Just offering some suggestions and ideas that may help you or someone else.

You gained some valuable experience, and I appreciate your sharing it with us so I can learn from it too.