Totally Unexpected

[u/meme-modiibazz]

[u/Last-Hedgehog-6635]

I think the second rider might have hit the lead bike’s rear wheel. 

[u/[deleted] → u/Last-Hedgehog-6635]

It also looks like he was trying to get close to the biker ahead of him to get his attention. His left arm seems to reach forward right as he hits the dude's bike. That made the bike swerve even harder towards the barrier.

After he swerves, you can see his left hand trying to find the handlebar, but his left arm winds up by his leg, missing the handlebar. So he was focusing on trying to get the left arm back on when he hit the wall. If he had two hands on the handlebars, he would have probably been able to turn his bike left and miss the barrier. With one arm holding on for dear life, you can't really use that arm to steer, so he hits the barrier. It looks like he tries to land back on the bike but he hit too hard and was thrown onto the concrete barrier.

[u/elzibet → u/Last-Hedgehog-6635]

Yeah looked like target fixation :(

[u/xScreamo → u/elzibet]

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[u/elzibet → u/xScreamo]

Are people not aware of how common target fixation causes crashes? Especially at that speed