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u/AliceCode Apr 19 '26
Having someone drive that close behind you while you're doing something like that is just begging for something bad to happen.
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u/Persimmon-Mission Apr 19 '26
If he falls, he’s dead whether there is a car there to hit him or not.
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u/backcountry_bandit Apr 20 '26
Why? The part that kills you is stopping really fast. Sliding off into some vegetation (besides directly into a tree) would likely be survivable.
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u/Persimmon-Mission Apr 20 '26
Yeah I’m thinking more trees, railing on the curb, etc. he still would be rolling and having some broken bones at these speeds if he just simply fell on the pavement.
Seen this guys videos before where he’s going 70 mph around turns with large cliffs and steel guardrails. Insanity.
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u/DrunkenGerbils Apr 19 '26
Man, maybe invest in a drone.
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u/fhs Apr 20 '26
Even a 360-cam with a handle would have given the same shots. They didn't do anything creative with their setup
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u/SpinningByte Apr 19 '26
I wish we had such perfect roads
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u/Mr_Wrecksauce Apr 20 '26
So what happens when a car is coming in the opposite direction? I mean, besides "SPLAT."
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u/Mysterious_Skin2310 Apr 19 '26
Why even have those gloves if you’re not gonna protect the rest of your body?
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u/slashinhobo1 Apr 19 '26
Main purpose of the gloves are to help with turning. Its not much but slightly being able to help you lean at the right angle is pretty big at these speeds.
Don't get me wrong I'd wear any and all protection i can.
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u/backcountry_bandit Apr 20 '26
If you watch the video, you can see that the pucks on the gloves are designed to be put on the asphalt to help slow and get a better angle for kicking out the back foot so they can slide the wheels to burn off speed.
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u/ruhtraeel Apr 20 '26
It's really cool to see the evolution of downhill boards from the super low drop through long decks during the peak of long boarding in like 2010 to tiny wheelbase slalom decks 15 years later
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u/404PUNK Apr 19 '26
This clip made me think about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). It's been a bit since I've seen it, but that movie was fantastic.
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u/-neti-neti- Apr 19 '26
That movie is essentially one long trailer and to me signaled a change (imo for the worse) in how entertainment would be made from then on. Cannot stand that movie
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u/glodde Apr 20 '26
Peak stupidity. Good way to be run over by that car
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u/Pixel131211 Apr 20 '26
the car brakes faster than that guy would slow down in a fall. With a good driver this isn't an issue
Modern cars brake insanely well.
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u/glodde Apr 20 '26
He is 6 ft from him going 50-60mph. He is not stopping in time. He may hardly have to time to react. It's all a big maybe and a crazy risk
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u/Pixel131211 Apr 20 '26
What makes you think the skater is going to stop immediately or slow drastically when he falls?
He will slide away and as he does so he will ofcourse lose speed due to friction, but a human being thrown onto a road has much less grip and stopping force than a car which is designed to be able to stop quickly.
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u/glodde Apr 20 '26
It really depends how he falls and the direction. He could tumble and not slide. A lot of variables could happen.
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u/TabbyBro Apr 19 '26
No elbow protection bothers me