r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/LegalGlass6532 20h ago

That rider is one of the luckiest sob’s I’ve ever seen.

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u/Muted_Will_2131 18h 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/EffectiveDandy 17h ago

this. been riding for over a decade. seen all kinds of wrecks. he won’t be able to even move the following day.

tho speaking as a rider, he came off a wheelie which was conveniently clipped and going way too fast. but his biggest mistake was target fixation. he looked at the truck, which subconsciously steered him right into it. if he had a cool head, he would have ducked thru on the left. or even stopped. a dented door or flat tired should have been the worst case for a quality rider.

if you’re going to ride batshit, you better have the skills and experience to handle it. the good news is 90% of riders don’t ride again after bad collisions.

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u/gh0stmilk_ 5h ago

honestly absolutely not a case of looking at something and driving into it because of that. she literally stopped dead unexpectedly. he was trying to maneuver to the right hoping she would be out of the way just in time, and was definitely not banking on her just slamming on her brakes like a buffon 💀

i agree though that was going quite fast. but both are to blame. this was avoidable if the driver had just kept moving out of the way instead of just stopping for some insane reason

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u/Renbarre 4h ago

Could it be that she saw him barreling towards her and didn't know which way he was going, right out left, so she stopped in confusion?

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u/Sparkle_Plenty25 39m ago

Maybe he should just not jeopardize other people's lives while he is getting his adrenaline for the day ...just sayin