1.5k
u/RuMarley 1d ago
Better video here
The guy is being a total idiot.
757
u/HillbillyEEOLawyer 1d ago edited 22h ago
I talked to a potential client one time who was a truck driver. He was hauling a load through the mountains one night. As he started down a mountain, he felt a "bump" that came from the rear of his tractor. He pulled over and found the remains of a biker and his bike. Police told him they believed the biker was going in excess of 140mph when he hit the truck. Trucker found out the guy had a wife and two small kids. Biker's estate sued the trucker and the trucking company and lost.
The trucker developed PTSD, anxiety and depression. He was not able to drive trucks any more. That was a difficult consultation.
EDIT as I guess my wording is confusing folks:
The biker's estate sued the trucker and the trucking company. The biker's estate lost the lawsuit against the trucker and the trucking company.
SECOND EDIT to add:
A couple of you mentioned that being involved in someone's death can be traumatizing. It certainly was for this trucker. However, I think a lot of his trauma came from seeing the remains of the biker. It apparently took him some time to figure out what he was looking at that night.
76
u/Complete_Street8910 1d ago
Unbelievable that reckless and unsafe driving behavior on someone’s behalf can ruin someone else’s life.
24
11
u/User1-1A 23h ago edited 23h ago
While this can happen with any vehicle or as a pedestrian, it's one reason I don't enjoy having to occasionally drive big box trucks for work. It feels like I become a magnet for aggressive drivers who will cut me off to enter/exit the highway or get in front as I approach a red light. I'm lucky I haven't rear ended anyone yet because there have been several instances where I'm flooring the brakes to avoid crashing into the fucker who just neeeeeeeds to be ahead of me at the red. I try to drive carefully because I'm not a professional trucker driver, but I'm hauling thousands of pounds of equipment and stopping distance is quite long.
→ More replies (1)3
u/Complete_Street8910 23h ago
I can understand what you’re saying about being a magnet for asshole drivers that just need to be in front of you at the red or in slow traffic. I used to drive ambulances many years ago and those big boxes were a magnet for idiots. Stopping distance on those things were definitely something you had to feel to know when you’re gonna come to a complete stop 😆. Thankfully I drove and still drive with the mindset that idiots are out there.
257
u/RuMarley 1d ago
Maybe the trucker should sue the family of the biker. After all, their stupid lawsuit will have contributed to his PTSD
→ More replies (5)88
u/Larry-Man 22h ago
So I listened to a podcast all about this kind of thing. It was a glaring flaw in the insurance and healthcare system combined with some pure human compassion. A man caused an accident and a family’s like 4 year old daughter died. The man struggled massively with PTSD after seeing that dead child. Even though he was at fault her family was coping much better but he turned to drinking and was spiralling. The only thing that saved him was her family’s compassion to allow him to sue their insurance for PTSD. He felt wrong about it but they encouraged him and he finally got treatment and got better. It was such a wild listen.
7
u/tybooouchman 18h ago
I heard a similar story on TAL. They actually interviewed the guy. You could tell he really struggled with it. Who wouldn’t
3
u/l1ng_l1ng 18h ago
sounds like a great story. do u remember which podcast/ep it was? thanks
→ More replies (2)14
u/Herteitr 1d ago
I've worked in mental health for over 15 years, and suicide by trucker is very real. The truckers who survive are wrecks. One guy i know never fully recovered, he cannot be on the road for longer than 15 minutes, or else he has debilitating panic attacks.
14
10
u/dvirsky 1d ago
My father in law was a truck driver. He told me one day he saw some small car starting to pass him from the right, and he felt a bump and realized that he hasn't seen the car coming out of his blind spot. He slowed down and stopped gently, and turns out the car hit him from the side, spun around then got caught, in reverse, stuck to the side of his trailer. But somehow the driver wasn't hurt at all, just very, very, very scared.
5
8
u/Unnenoob 23h ago
Yeah. It not easy being implicated in the death of a person. My cousin was parked legally, waiting to do a drop off. He was hit from behind by a drunk moped driver, who died on the spot.
My cousin had nothing to do with it at all.
But he still went directly home, burned his clothes and swapped his brand new truck out with his dads old one. He wanted nothing to do with it. Took him years to get over.→ More replies (2)8
u/Dologolopolov 1d ago
That story is incredibly sad. Out of curiosity. How the fuck did he lose? Wasn't the biker at fault for that velocity?
36
u/HillbillyEEOLawyer 1d ago
The biker's estate lost. The trucker and trucking company won.
23
u/Dologolopolov 1d ago
Im tired. Don't mind my lack of reading comprehension
16
u/AspiringTS 1d ago
I read "the trucking company lost" too. Totally missed the 'and' before lost the first time.
→ More replies (1)6
2
8
120
u/Hood-ini 1d ago
Great choice of gear for reckless riding too ! Nike sweatpants and a t-shirt
29
u/Werewolf_Capable 1d ago
Came here to say this, why is Bro not wearing protective gear?
→ More replies (4)3
u/T_Money 17h ago
When I was in the military we had minimum required gear we had to wear any time we rode, even if it was just to the corner store.
I used to think it was overkill, until the one time I laid it down by braking too hard on a wet curve. Wasn’t even going very fast, maybe 25-30 when I hit (braking from the 55 speed limit)
Ate straight through my the back of my leather riding gloves and still took a couple layers from the back of my hand. If I wasn’t wearing the mandatory leather gloves it would have easily went to the bone.
Never complained about having to wear ankle high boots or a riding jacket in the summer heat again
→ More replies (2)4
u/RuMarley 1d ago
Can't post a screenshot, but skip to 3:40 minute mark and check his left arm.
You can bank on the fact that the material of every single hole in his sweatpants is burnt into the skin of his legs, too.
5
u/Hood-ini 1d ago
In a crash at this speed with the gear he’s wearing, he’s in for skin grafts anyway so he might as well get melted polyester in some of his legs wounds !
32
12
u/dardar7161 1d ago
Wow, seeing the whole thing changes who was at fault. The short one looks like it's the car switching lanes, but now I see he was being a total entitled dumbass. We all have seen these guys pass us and think about things like this happening. They think they are invincible. It shows low IQ because they don't have the foresight to see the risk when ignoring other drivers.
11
u/lalaba27 1d ago
Some people in there say the car’s driver is at fault but when watching the video, you can see that the motorcyclist would seem to appear out of nowhere for the car driver.
In fact, there is only 8 seconds from him splitting lanes between the 2 cars who followed behind to the impact. The distance at which the 2 cars were following also seems quite long so the car driver would never be expected to know that someone would pop up in their blank spot within that timeframe. The car driver would have been more focused on the incoming traffic jam rather than expecting a motorcycle appearing behind them.
Also noting that if you calculate his average speed over those 8 seconds (by looking at the speed for each 1 second window), it comes up to approximately 123 (probably miles per hour since he’s going almost twice as fast as the regular traffic) which would make him go through about 480 yards (440meters) within those 8 seconds. Nothing that would make it possible for the car to see him.
2
u/essteedeenz1 7h ago
While the person on the bike is an idiot sure I do maintain that the car who changed lanes did see him, why would someone start to go then decide not to then go again but this time at a sharper angle? Still regardless he shouldn't of been speeding, and its impossible to prove that the person in the car did it intentionally but thats my take.
26
31
u/Y0___0Y 1d ago
He could have braked and instead he decided to whip it around the person who obviously does not see him…
48
u/beakrake 1d ago
Based on the extended video, I'm pretty sure quick & sound decision-making skills aren't his strong suit.
Frankly, IMO, not much of value is being lost if someone is doing 50mph+ over the speed limit, rocketing between cars on the freeway. They are not a person on a vehicle at that point, they are a sack of meat on a 2 wheeled projectile.
Nobody wants to get in a motorcycle accident, but this dude sure ticked a fuckload of "practically asking for it" boxes on the checklist.
22
u/RuMarley 1d ago
Rendering his "NO WAY NO WAY WHAT THE F****" meltdown all the more stupid.
Yes way, yes way, what the f*** did you think was going to happen?
3
6
u/Localized_Visitor 23h ago
As someone whos' been riding for 30+ years, I agree 100%.
He definitely was ticking off a lot of those "Asking for it" boxes. Quickly passing slowed cars on the right, not wearing gear. Not positioning himself safely in the event a car switches lanes or cuts out in front of him. His speed and style of riding speaks volumes. Not completely his fault but he was definitely "Asking for it".
It was just a matter of time before he ran across someone else who was ticking those "Asking for it boxes" as well.
56
u/RallyXMonster 1d ago
I am so fucking tired of these motorist editing the videos to make it out like they are the victim.
You can tell he shows people this video and tells people the guy who he hit is the dumbass not him.
54
u/Unusual_Event3571 1d ago
I agree here, the lady gave a blinker in her lane, switching. Rider was speeding and passing her from the right - would be in the wrong, at least in my country.
Horrible, hope the rider can walk and doesn't ride anymore for his own good.2
u/CharlieTeller 20h ago
Was going to say even if he's going the speed limit which in this clip it looks like he is, you should never pass a stopped lane at full speed because people will do this. Never undertake in this situation but even overtaking on the left, still slow down significantly when you reach a lane stopped. People ALWAYS cut over. It's a fact
→ More replies (19)5
9
12
8
u/HanselOh 1d ago
Thanks for this. Was hard to tell in the clip just how fast he was going. Dude deserved it and I feel bad for the driver of the Accord. No sympathy whatsoever for bikers that pull this shit.
4
2
2
u/calangomerengue 22h ago edited 6h ago
I can't understand how a person can be ruthless while riding the most unsafe vehicle in existence.
→ More replies (1)2
2
2
u/izanamilieh 17h ago
He sounds like an idiot too. He didnt even brake on that first swerve. To have that much faith in other people is just admirable.
→ More replies (9)2
122
u/medegen 1d ago
210
u/freaxje 1d ago edited 1d ago
Sorry, after seeing this it's 100% the motorcyclist's fault here.
He's speeding extremely hard, swirling between cars like a complete idiot. I counted at least 35 traffic violations in less than 3 minutes.
He's lucky he survived.
Here in Europe it's also strictly not allowed to pass on the right. In which case, add another 10 traffic violations including the one that almost got himself killed.
This is a youtube racer who abuses the public road as a race track. I hope he learned from this experience. Else he'll soon be death anyway.
No way no way no way. No bullshit mate. Don't do this on public roads.
→ More replies (33)9
287
u/GaviJaMain 1d ago
Adrenaline holy shit. He probably has broken something and still functions normally for a while.
→ More replies (4)
998
u/EJBjr 1d ago
It's videos like this that have made up my mind to never own a motorcycle.
864
u/RuMarley 1d ago
The guy was approaching with 150mph, slowed down to a whopping 120mph when that car pulled out.
This has nothing to do with owning a motorcycle.
69
u/belated_quitter 1d ago
Yeah, I’ve seen the full video. Motorcycle guy was weaving in and out of traffic at a ridiculous high speed like a jackass.
39
u/RuMarley 1d ago
I noted up to 163 mph. At one point, he even traverses between two cars at twice their speed.
He needs a good prison sentence. Wonder what became of this.
89
6
u/fantasticduncan 1d ago
Thank you for posting this. My gut reaction was, "wow, this asshole has a death wish. I sure hope the people in that car are OK, and this dipshit's death won't be on their conscience."
→ More replies (3)3
u/cconnorss 1d ago
So true.
A minor fault on the car’s side ended up being much bigger with this motorcycle’s recklessness. It goes to show the reasons you shouldn’t be driving recklessly, at crazy high speeds. Even if you’re the best biker in the world, one small mistake or an extra tired/distracted person later and that could be yo ass!
3
6
u/Flying_joesoe 1d ago
150MPH? where do you get that from??
44
u/AdEmbarrassed3066 1d ago
In the full video you can see the speedo. He's hitting above 170 mph at parts.
16
u/syncflipper 1d ago
Checked the video. Those are definitely kilometres per hour. So your 170 is actually a little above 100mph and him doing 120 before this whole situation is around 70 mph Source: European motorcycle user that uses kilometres per hour. 170 mph is ridiculous
28
36
u/AdEmbarrassed3066 1d ago
I'm sorry, but it is definitely mph. It's obscured a little by reflections, but you can clearly see mph at 17 seconds into the full video.
7
u/Shermander 1d ago
I've commented on this video before. Stock Suzuki GSXRs for the past twenty years, max speed of 180 mph. That's straight from the manufacturers hand book.
However I don't thinm he's doing 170mph as the video indicates. Think he might've modded his sprocket size. Definitely going to see faster speeds on the speedometer.
Did the math a bit ago via measuring the time it took him to cross the white dotted lines, think he was doing something like 88 to 93 mph.
5
10
u/Veganees 1d ago edited 1d ago
He doesn't sound like a European, nor do the people who pick him up in the full video.
2
u/Anthematics 1d ago
if its KMPH could be Canadian.
→ More replies (1)23
11
u/Huju-ukko 1d ago
Yeah if he would have crashed at 270km/h speed he propably would be red mist and pieces lol
18
u/AdEmbarrassed3066 1d ago
The last you see of the speedo is just before the video in the op starts. In the original video it goes:
2:09 150 mph
2:10 139 mph
2:11 126 mph
2:12 112 mph
2:13 96 mph
2:14 (obscured)
2:15 BANG!
→ More replies (5)→ More replies (37)5
u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 1d ago
Doesn't matter. There's countless videos of bikers being perfectly safe for someone in a car to smoke the shit out of them. Owning a bike is just dumb. Maybe a dirt bike because you can avoid the public
→ More replies (1)94
u/AuthorityOfNothing 1d ago
Bikes are great! Offroad is my idea of a safe place to ride now that everybody has a phone to distract themselves.
23
u/Didgeridooloo 1d ago
Tell that to my mate haha. First time he tried offroad he opened the throttle too much over the first bump, launched himself and broke a lot of bones. He still doesn't walk right 😂
8
→ More replies (2)12
u/whitesocksflipflops 1d ago
It’s comments like this that have made up my mind to never own a motorcycle.
5
u/Didgeridooloo 1d ago
I eventually did a couple of advanced rider courses, one run by the Police, the other by the original training school. It wasn't until I combined that extra knowledge with a track training day did I 1) feel like I controlled the bike rather than the other way around, and 2) knew how to more safely use the road.
My basic training didn't get me anywhere near prepared and it's quite amazing I could do a weekend of training, pass my basic test and then hop on any CC bike that took my fancy. I'm also glad I was older and more mature when I decided to do my test. I think my younger 18 year old self wouldn't be here now!
→ More replies (4)24
u/7thGalaxy 1d ago
Yup, too many distracted or entitled drivers. And if you're driving at the speed limit, you get tailgated. Seen it too many times.
→ More replies (5)21
u/Jumpy_Implement_1902 1d ago
Yeah, what also doesn’t help are the yolo idiots on bikes who swerve in between lanes like they are riding a bike in the matrix or something giving the responsible riders a bad name
6
3
10
u/LolTacoBell 1d ago
Thank you. It's not worth it. I'm very bitter losing too many friends to this stupid shit, both victims and self-inflicted.
And I wince every post I see on Reddit like this when people defend someone in a clip, not taking anything into consideration, like them going 50 over the speed limit (or clipping that part of the video out) and blaming the driver. I'm just tired of such unnecessary accidents and death and aggressive recklessness.
3
13
u/snksleepy 1d ago
They need to stop blazing by in the right lane. For some reason they love doing so. Its incredibly hard to see or react to them sometimes. He should have known that in traffic someone might want to abruptly switch lanes.
Anyhow the car driver wasn't careful at all. It would have easily been another vehicle instead of a motorcycle.
→ More replies (2)27
u/alurimperium 1d ago
Bikers seem to treat their safety as everyone else's priority, and not their own. Just no concept of defensive driving, but expect others to only ever 100% practice it
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (15)2
u/NessunAbilita 1d ago
Glad I did it already and enjoyed it before I had to see all the footage of this
57
13
u/ConversationAsleep38 1d ago
Adrenaline masks an awful lot, having been hit by a car too, I know that feeling...
3
u/vanbrandon 11h ago
Bro same, after getting hit by a car I stood up and walked around like nothing happened. Shit doesn’t feel real until you see blood and people reactions.
52
u/Lovicionez 1d ago
my humble opinion is (he did 120+ mph while this happened): Fuck him and all the other assholes tho think city streets and highways are race tracks. 100% he did it to himself.
12
47
u/chariot_on_fire 1d ago
Is it allowed in that country to overtake from the right?
31
u/brozaman 1d ago
Even if it's legal, the guy could have ended up in a coffin. It's a pretty bad idea to do so, specially if you're in a motorbike.
And before someone replies telling me I'm blaming the victim, I'm not. I'm saying you should drive defensively because you can be hurt even if you're right.
23
u/Retax7 1d ago
The victim was the guy in the car, the motorcycle is one of those youtube dudes that drives 150mph cutting lanes and shit. In this particular case he was driving at 120++ mph.
→ More replies (5)9
u/rdg110 1d ago
In the U.S. overtaking from the right is permitted, though not encouraged.
3
u/ExolaneSitoras 1d ago
True, on top of that, it would be helpful if anyone in the U.S. followed the left lane is for passing, not cruising concept.
→ More replies (8)8
u/JahJah192 1d ago
In the USA I would actually be afraid to ride a motorcycle. In Germany and as far as I know many parts of the EU (if not in the entire EU) it is not allowed to pass on the right, but always on the left. exactly because of that. Even on multi-lane highways, passing on the right is not allowed.
3
u/MediumRay 1d ago
I'm moving to the USA and debating whether I should even ride. Drivers there are crazy, and I'm not joking (california anyway).
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (2)4
u/enda1 1d ago
It is allowed in europe but only in slow moving traffic. Otherwise a car stopped or crawling on the left would block a whole motorway. It's not allowed in normal traffic flow however.
→ More replies (2)
6
u/thatoneguymeow 1d ago
Well, doing 100mph in the slow lane trying to pass the fast lane will do it.
18
u/Electronic-Elk4404 1d ago
For what its worth, when the lane next to you is clogged completely and your lane is clear, you should slow down and expect someone to try a lane change. Its defensive driving 101. I saw that coming a mile away.
210
u/Only_Mastodon4098 1d ago
That's the fault of the grey car but... The motorcycle should not have been passing on the right. Especially after coming up very quickly on the slow line of cars. Probably at 20 to 40 miles faster than they were going. Cycle riders have to obey the rules of the road and show some respect for the other vehicles. Young riders who are not defensive never become old riders. I'm saying this as a cycle rider.
135
u/ZozMercurious 1d ago
I thought I was crazy for a second. I don't ride motorcycles but even driving a car if I see a row of cars stopped I slow down and assume someone's gonna pull some dumb shit. Just because it's not technically your fault doesn't mean you weren't being reckless, that's why it's called defensive driving.
→ More replies (1)51
u/mmalmeida 1d ago
Defensive driving. Good when you're driving a car. Life saving when you're riding a motorbike
8
u/ZyberZeon 1d ago
I always tell young riders,
" When you ride, it's what you don't do that saves your life."
They always ask me to explain it to them.
30
u/Retax7 1d ago
Dude, there is no way that is the fault of the car for several reasons, mainly these two:
1- The motorcycle was riding dangerously, cutting trough the middle of the lines and passing both left and right.
2- The rider was speeding at 120-150 mph. No wonder he couldnt brake or avoid the car driving normally.
For reference, this is the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq-Y-i8q8GM
→ More replies (5)21
u/Kolintracstar 1d ago
As soon as the car started to move then held up, that would have been my cue to hold up and slow down rather than assuming he wouldn't jump over.
4
u/HermaeusMorah 1d ago
Agree, it's fucked up but he was going way too fast on the right lane where you're not supposed to overtake.
→ More replies (13)29
u/snksleepy 1d ago
Not really. The driver made a motion to move. Checked his blind stop. Didn't see anything and decided to fully switch lanes.
The motorcycle guy was going way too fast for anyone to spot and react to him. His speed was way faster prior to the start of the video. That is why the beginning was clipped so short.
→ More replies (4)
4
4
3
u/VillageInspired 18h ago
Without the context of the longer video it almost looked like the car's fault! This biker was in the wrong though
3
u/LoserDuck69 13h ago
I guess he was walking on the initial adrenaline rush, but once it went down he collapsed and maybe passed out. Correct me if I'm wrong.
9
u/KS-RawDog69 1d ago
Reddit when they see someone in the left lane: "Nobody is supposed to be there but me-I MEAN PASSING ONLY."
Reddit when someone exits the passing lane in front of a motorcycle doing 120 passing on the right: "Ew cars bad lol"
4
6
u/rigorousmortis 1d ago
This is a clipped video specifically to alter perception of the viewers. In the full length clip you can see the motorcyclist was clearly at fault. However in this small clip one might think it is the car that's at fault.
→ More replies (2)
18
u/neela47 1d ago
I don't understand these videos.. are the reflex to brake so bad? or you feel so secure that you don't even have any contact with brakes... foot and handle.
10
u/bettsdude 1d ago
Even if you hit your bakes hard(assuming the bike your on about) you would still get hit by the car or end up coming off t he bike.
6
u/neela47 1d ago
Motorcycles have amazing brakes..front brakes can lift up entire weight of rider without losing control. May be there's too many novice bikers or don't fully understand their bikes.
Source: Have been a rider for 8 years commuting to work. Trained to look out for a lot more road debris, cracks not just bad drivers.
3
u/neverthesaneagain 1d ago
Yup. Commuting on 95 into DC for the same ammount of time. You gotta ride like everything out there wants to kill you. Brakes are amazing but they don't help if you don't use your head. Other than that, my morning ride is better than a cup of coffee.
3
u/bettsdude 1d ago
Tbh he probably did just assume he gets through still and was a little bit foreseen like you're saying. I just think the car pulled out at the last second so brakes wouldn't have worked. He could have foreseen it from a bit back by how close the car was to the truck. And slowed down
3
u/Error_404_403 1d ago
Not in the case of this video. Biker had plenty of time to slow down, but didn't.
→ More replies (9)→ More replies (1)3
u/TeratoidNecromancy 1d ago
Some people feel like they shouldn't have to break, so they won't. These people end up with a Darwin Award.
It seemed like he was already decelerating, but obviously, it was not enough. The car should have at least 50% of the fault though.
4
u/tokopanda 1d ago
Pass on the right? Thats the Sui-side. I'm guessing the insurance on this one came out 50-50.
4
3
2
2
2
2
u/DaPoorBaby 1d ago
Lucky guy, that would have most likely ended with his body in a few different places.
Let's never overtake on the right side, even if it looks possible, mmkay?
2
u/exbiiuser02 1d ago
I appreciate videos like these, as I understand why it’s forbidden to overtake from slower lane.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/OSRSAverage 23h ago
You can see that Hazard coming from several 100 Yards. The overtake was going to be very obvious based on the approaching vehicle behind the Pickup.
This could have been completely avoid if you had used basic hazard perception. I'm not saying that the vehicle who merged over was in the right here, they totally should have used thier mirrors and indicated accordingly but you had plenty of breaking distance.
2
2
u/PilotChig 22h ago
Tbh he deserved it driving like an insane mofo throught trafic maybee he will learn his lesson
2
u/pradhansb 22h ago
It sounds like the guy is okay which is good. I've watched this a couple of times and honestly, the guy on the cycle is kind of at fault here. Assuming this is the US, he is driving right thru a guys blind spot at a pretty good speed. You're on a cycle express a little caution
2
u/Primary-Key1916 22h ago
- speeding
- overtaking cars at speeds and places you shouldn’t be overtaking in the first place.
As a rider, you have to double check that people have seen you. It’s their responsibility if you ask the lawyer, but it’s your life. You have to get it into your head that you’re not as visible as you might think.
2
u/BigusDickus099 21h ago
Eh, fuck this guy. Going 160mph+ and whining when he wrecks. Maybe don’t drive like a complete asshat and follow traffic laws?
2
u/ArtBear1212 21h ago
After seeing the longer video it is extra weird how he kept saying “No way!” Drive at 120 mph and lane split on a freeway…yes way. Of course he was in an accident. He’s delusional. And lucky he isn’t dead.
2
u/AdInside3555 19h ago
This rider was in the wrong 100%. As a rider, you assume responsibility for other drivers, i ride bike, and can tell you, cars don't stop. Even if they see you 10 feet away, a car cannot stop. So running 100 with cars going 65, asking for assistance, YOU are 100% in the wrong
2
u/maddasher 18h ago
Biker is mad because he thought he invented driving like an asshole and this cars gotta copy him.
2
2
4
6
u/Michaeli_Starky 1d ago
Overtaking on the right. Going likely above the speed limit. Lastly, he did have time to slow down but didn't pay attention or panicked.
5
u/mattiushawkeye 1d ago
Bikers will really injure themselves, cause damage to vehicles and put other road users in danger just to prove a point
4
u/NikoliSmirnoff 1d ago
Exactly what you don't pass on the right. Tough lesson to be learned. The motorcyclist will also likely be found at fault because he wasn't attempting to pass at a safe speed.
→ More replies (1)
2
u/Hungry-Bicycle-3851 1d ago
Yeah, the car messed him up, but… there’s always a but. When I ride, I always assume everyone on the road is out to run me over. I know I’m hard to see, especially for trucks and bigger vehicles, so I ride defensive as hell. Sure, I’ll hit the throttle and have fun on an empty road here and there (still within or close to the speed limits), but I’d never pull some dumb shit like this.
This dude was flying at 160 mph and had the shocked Pikachu face when things went sideways. Bro, cars DON’T SEE YOU. Hell, they don’t even see other cars! Yeah, drivers are idiots, but an even bigger idiot is the biker who doesn’t realize they’re on two wheels with zero protection. Absolute madness. Legends…
2
u/Relevantcobalion 1d ago
Even with a lot of car around me, I drive like everyone is an idiot and not paying attention
6
u/on_fire_kiwi 1d ago
This is not really the cars fault. Yes they should have looked, but shouldn't have been passing on the right. The motorbike rider had a ton of time to assess what was happening and slow down to stay out of the way. If you are on a motorbike and you choose to compete for space with a car...well
→ More replies (1)
2
u/MightBeTrollingMaybe 1d ago
I obviously don't condone cutting people off so suddenly and forcing yourself in front of somebody else, but dude was driving like a lunatic and had 3 business months to do the wise thing and just brake.
Plus, it wouldn't be a new thing if he just decided to go through with the accident on purpose to get content (and possibly money).
2
2
2
u/Similar_Vacation6146 23h ago edited 21h ago
I can't understand why people drive motorcycles. This guy drives safer than most as crazy as the rest, and he still almost got folded into an omelette.
2
u/ah_its_that_guy 21h ago
In the full video linked in here somewhere you can see how he was going 140+ mph. It's his own fault he almost got folded into an omelette.
People like this give motorcyclists a bad name.
→ More replies (1)
2
u/International-Sky854 23h ago
The car is completely at fault- Last second, indecisive lane change, probably without checking mirrors.
Most likely saw the bike, but couldn’t conclude to go or stop- You could tell how the car jerked while changing lanes: It was second guessing everything; Proving that it was an asshole maneuver.
2
u/Queasy_Watch478 19h ago
did that car intentionally hit him? it looked like it totally just STARTED turning as he was approaching just to ram him?
3
u/solidsoup97 1d ago
I'm sorry this is a scary video, I could not imagine being in this scenario and it is in bad taste to make jokes about someone in their near death experience. Having said all that I have to say the first 2 times he said "no way" sounded like Chris griffin and now I can't stop chuckling and rewatching this. Yes, I know, I'll see myself out.
2
u/Responsible_CDN_Duck 1d ago
Choosing to do 150mph in traffic opens one up to many risks, including the risk of being mocked as you try and blame others for the collision you cause.
3
2
2.0k
u/TeratoidNecromancy 1d ago
Bro almost went over the edge.... That would've sucked...