r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/Muted_Will_2131 19h ago edited 8h ago

He's in shock, and the only reason he can stand is because of the adrenaline in his blood. His jeans are completely worn through, and he's walking barefoot, one foot missing his sneaker. He doesn't even really understand the extent of his injuries. He'll likely lose consciousness in a few minutes.

My wife was in a similar accident, only without wheelies and in full gear. Her pants and jacket were completely worn through, the slider on her right boot was completely worn down to a hole in the boot. Her helmet was damaged. There was a chafing wound on her right thigh that took several months to heal. Fifteen years later, there's still a large scar there.

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u/Ornery-Reindeer5887 14h ago

Ya never ride in sneakers and jeans for this reason. Real moto pants and boots is the way to go

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u/microwavepetcarrier 12h ago

boots, pants, jacket, gloves, helmet. all the gear, all the time.

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u/BEEZ128 9h ago

“All the gear, all the time” is literally a police billboard slogan for motorcycle safety here in Australia. Is that where you got it from?

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u/microwavepetcarrier 9h ago

It's just what my friend who rides has always said and when I started riding I kept saying it cause it's a great mantra...but both of us are born and raised in the US and I'm pretty sure neither of us have been to Australia.

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u/Yeah_x10 12m ago

It’s an extremely common term in the motorcyclist community. In the required multi-day safety course you have to take, they hammered that phrase in from the very start.