Exactly what Motogiro said. He went in too fast for his ability, and began slowing. Then he saw oncoming cars and backed off the throttle even more.
And I suspect that target fixation and panic played a factor. The bike will go where you look, and he was looking at the car coming at him.
Frederic
I agree, he fixated on the car. Can you imagine how the auto drivers felt??? No wonder motorcyclists have a bad name...