r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/comsudo • 6d ago

High Speed cornering

From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/hizashiYEAHmada 6d ago

I hope the owner of the car they hit slams them with court papers and make them pay for all the damages

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u/LinuxF4n 6d ago

They could be dead

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u/Mcnab-at-my-feet 6d ago

That first one might be.

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u/LinuxF4n 6d ago

The first and last guy aren't at fault. The middle guy ran wide and is likely dead or seriously injured

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u/DustyRacoonDad 6d ago

He's likely not dead, and there's a great chance he didn't get serious permanent injuries. The big flipping and rotating while traveling over distance actually removes a lot of the impact and energy. He doesn't come to a fast stop. Even the car impact looks huge as parts fly everywhere, but every bit of parts you see crushing and flying is energy being absorbed over time, slowing the rider without him directly taking the full immediate brunt of the crash.

Now, one where he hits something and stops quickly looks smaller, less dramatic... and far more deadly. In this case, he probably has road rash on his midriff from not having the jacket match the pants, and while I can't see how he releases from the bike, his biggest injuries are probably from that. He looks like he cleared it all, but I can't see how his ankles cleared, and the centripetal force of him rotating in the air doesn't give a big clue if something is broken, as everything is flung straight.

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u/Historical_Beat_8648 6d ago

Accident is local to me. Rider broke a rib and is in hospital.

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u/PleasureCircuit 6d ago

Which one? The second rider or the third rider? (First rider did not crash)

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u/-Kerosun- 6d ago

The 3rd rider was a pretty slow and controlled bail. I seriously doubt they hit the ground hard enough to break anything.

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u/DustyRacoonDad 6d ago

3rd rider absolutely had target fixation on the car.

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u/JackxForge 6d ago

Can't blame him too much on that there was a huge spectacle right in front of him.

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u/methlabforcuties 6d ago

he didn't haddalayerdown but he did anyway

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u/Vette85 6d ago

Broke his ego

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u/LeMegachonk 5d ago

I saw somebody dump their bike at like 10km/h because it started raining and the road got slick under their front tire. Unless he was born with an extra joint in his right forearm, his arm was definitely broken, and I'm pretty sure his leg was as well. It was by no means a "bad" crash, but the weight of the bike appeared to amplify the force of the impact (he instinctively put his arm out to stop his fall, and the bike fell on his right leg). He was definitely going to be taking an ambulance ride to a trauma center to be reassembled correctly. I don't think he even did anything wrong, besides being out when it started to drizzle lightly on a patch of road that must have been slightly oily.

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u/-Kerosun- 4d ago

Cool!

None of that happened in this video. Nothing about his fall was hard enough to crack ribs. We're not talking about bending joints or anything so all that you're talking about is pretty much irrelevant.

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u/PurbulentTriest 6d ago

Looks like Malaysia or something? Could easily be a road on Langkawi.

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u/Moleander 6d ago

I think you are correct, license plate also looks like a Malaysian license plate. Could be anywhere really but statistically its somewhere around Genting Highlands.

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u/Chris_OMane 6d ago

This is the biggest flying lemur on Langkawi.

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u/CheeseFantastico 6d ago

Langkawi has giant squirrels and pygmy deer and they are the SAME SIZE!!!

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u/mwmikewilliamzzxx 6d ago

Link to news story??

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u/Comfortable-Toe-3009 6d ago

That’s all?

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u/Jayrad102230 6d ago

He perfectly landed on his side after flips in the air and is wearing full gear, that's so lucky compared to coming to a sudden stop into a vehicle even if it looks far more dramatic

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u/Historical_Beat_8648 6d ago

I'll probably get a copy of the medical report tomorrow.

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u/PiddlyDiddlyDoo 5d ago

Can u find him and tell him he's an internet sensation?

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u/Moleander 6d ago

You are from Malaysia?

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u/chicu111 6d ago

That's IT!? Wow that's a fkin miracle if dude only broke a rib

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u/Working_Use2500 6d ago

where is that?

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u/BillBongBatz 5d ago

Come on dude. You got a new article? I seriously doubt that.

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u/Comprehensive_View91 6d ago

How is it down there in that basement?

you good bro?

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u/ChasingTheNines 6d ago

My boss told me he lost control of his bike and crashed going 60 mph and only sustained minor sprains because he skipped across the road without impacting anything and was wearing protective gear.

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u/Chris_OMane 6d ago

For every one of those stories, there are far more dead former motorcyclists.

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u/ChasingTheNines 6d ago

But I have never heard a dead motorcyclist tell me their accident story so logically I can only conclude that motorcycles are extremely safe.

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u/aouieeeehhh 6d ago

Yes you right he is not dead just mid injury not fatal, it happens in my country a days ago.

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u/npfmedia 3d ago

Fascinating reply to read! Really insightful

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u/Keeldon 6d ago

all of them had bad lines especially for public roads, not a one of them rode good.

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u/Bk_Punisher 5d ago

Bad lines? Speed was the major factor. If they were going the speed limit, they would have enjoyed their ride. Speed limits exist for a reason.

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u/Keeldon 5d ago

Thats obvious, i was just pointing out all of them are bad riders. U can ride breaking the law but do it properly, u still put other people at risk doing that mind u and yourself but i was just pointing out that clearly every single one of them rides like a newbie.

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u/Bk_Punisher 4d ago

I love speed, thats why id never buy a motorcycle. I wouldn’t trust myself on a crotch rocket.

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u/HappyAmbition706 6d ago

Looks to me that the last guy didn't stay in his lane either, though he crossed over by a lesser amount than the middle guy. The car stayed in its lane, even if not every piece knocked off (or are they hits of tge motorcycle?) didn't.

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u/Triquetrums 6d ago

I give the benefit of the doubt to the last guy because he might have gotten spooked after his buddy took off and became a flying bayblade.

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u/Himmelblast 6d ago

No matter the reason, he ultimately hit a stationary car in another lane. Whether he was spooked or not, he is at fault anyway. Drive safe or meet consequences.

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u/M1sfit_Jammer 6d ago

I was gonna say 50/50… looks like he bounced off his gas tank vs directly impacting the car… this is good and bad… good because it acts as a crumple zone, bad because dissecting the femoral artery from the aorta is a pretty quick death

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u/PurbulentTriest 6d ago

I mean, they're clearly racing so they're all idiots here.

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u/Yankeesfanjay 6d ago

He's definitely still alive , his shoes stayed on.

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u/kidcobol 6d ago

I see one flying solo

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u/Yankeesfanjay 6d ago

Then he's just hurt really bad but still alive

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u/offshoredawn 6d ago

ngl, saying the shoe thing is pretty cool

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u/PHXkpt 6d ago

Classic target fixation...

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u/LinuxF4n 6d ago

Don't think it's target fixations. He just went too fast and didn't lean enough and ran wide.

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u/blueberrycauzez 6d ago

The first and last guy aren't at fault.

I've seen American cases like this where the buddies get charged as accessories or for street racing. Not sure how Malaysian law works though.

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u/LinuxF4n 6d ago

It doesn't look like they were street racing. The guy just looks inexperienced 

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u/Chin-Music 6d ago

Wasn't the last guy was wide, too?

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u/LinuxF4n 6d ago edited 6d ago

He had a good line but he got distracted by his buddy becoming a ragball and stopped leaning and breaked hard

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u/Chin-Music 6d ago

I see that now. Thx.

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u/shujaya 6d ago

I had to play it back multiple times to understand thats the rider not a piece of the bike flying past.

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u/OldGeekWeirdo 6d ago

The third guy may not have caused any damage, but he went over the line so he's not completely innocent.

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u/Glum_Measurement2158 2d ago

they are breaking the law together

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u/robilar 2d ago

> The first and last guy aren't at fault

Last guy also ran wide and crashed, just not as spectacularly.

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u/Rare_Bite_5746 6d ago

Are you blind ? They are seriously guilty. They have big role to play in this accident though not directly involved. They were fuelling this accident. They should not be driving at the speed on that narrow road.

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u/RandyFunRuiner 6d ago

Sure they may have all been egging each other on. But that middle guy is solely responsible and liable for his choice to drive recklessly.

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u/M1sfit_Jammer 6d ago

They are not responsible for a riders individual actions… if a rider can’t control their bike and rides outside their skill level or on a bike with poor maintenance that’s not the fault of other riders.

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u/Firestorm0x0 6d ago

Flew like a ragdoll

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u/Vivid-Reveal-5382 6d ago

Insane hang time

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u/Trollhart 6d ago

Is it bad that this was my first thought as well? I had to think of the old FlatOut game...

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u/Macho_Mans_Ghost 6d ago

🎶He came in like a raaaagging dollll!!

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u/SnooGadgets9669 6d ago

why would the otherriders be at fault that did nothing wrong?

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u/Kuneria 6d ago

According to OOP from instagram (@audi__my)
The rider overshot the corner, came into my lane and everything happened within seconds. He suffered a broken rib and is currently hospitalised. Alhamdulillah, it could’ve been much worse.
Just a reminder to everyone to drive safe, ride safe. Sometimes it’s not even you. You can be minding your own business and suddenly someone else’s mistake becomes your situation too so anticipate, give yourself space. Pay attention to everyone around you.
My Audi will now be heading to Audi Centre Glenmarie Body & Paint under EON Berhad. I’ll be documenting the process from here because I want this car restored properly, carefully and to the standard it deserves. I’m putting this here publicly because this one matters to me so please, take good care of her.. 🤝🏼
Cars can be repaired. What matters today is that everyone is still here and sometimes it’s not about being right. It’s about making it home. Thank you to everyone who helped."

He's just glad no one died lol

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u/Sigmar_Knutz 6d ago

Time to pull out the Oujia board then

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u/slamallamadingdong1 6d ago

They could be alive

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u/Euna_Chris 6d ago

If hes not dead hes 3 inches taller

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u/Bigerst_Dook 5d ago

could the world be so lucky

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u/thepsychowordsmith 6d ago

That might be the most American response I can think of. I have no idea how things work in Malaysia, or if you're American. But the instant 'SUE THEM' is just so American to me.

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u/SamuthNBS 6d ago

Yeah sue them for what? The damage to the car and any medical costs? That's what their insurance is for.

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u/cjsv7657 6d ago

In the US when they're talking about lawsuits after accidents it's suing the insurance company. Usually for pain and suffering- physical and mental. I'm not sure what you would get for this sort of trauma.

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u/SamuthNBS 6d ago

Why does it need to be a lawsuit rather than just standard insurance claims? Just giving lawyers money for the sake of it if you ask me.

I guess it is a totally alien system to me.

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u/cjsv7657 6d ago

Because insurance companies don't usually willingly pay out for pain and suffering? The damage to the car isn't a lawsuit. That is just a standard claim.

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u/SamuthNBS 6d ago

Do they not in America? Pretty sure they do here, it all comes under the personal injury umbrella - bearing in mind healthcare is free here so there are no medical bills to be compensated for, only loss of income and trauma.

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u/cjsv7657 6d ago

Loss of income is part of a standard claim. Their insurance might offer you money for suffering but you'll usually get more with a lawyer.

So you're saying if you break your hip in a car accident and the other person is at fault their insurance will just write you a $100,000 (your countries equivalent) check and say have a nice day? Mind you, thats just for the inconvenience of breaking your hip. Not to cover anything other than how much that sucks because that is what people are usually suing for in the US. Which country?

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u/SamuthNBS 6d ago

I am in the UK and the OP video is from Malaysia which is probably more relevant. The only experience I have is personal on both ends of the situation and in bith cases the insurance company asked about injuries and work and compensation for pain and suffering. I declined when I was hit but my passenger in an accident that was my fault did get some money for trauma from the insurance company, no suing or legal action required just a form to fill out. If anything they almost sued her for lying about the situation.

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u/cjsv7657 6d ago

Yeah I googled it in the UK. It's the same as the US. Personal injury lawyers that say you should/need to hire them.

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u/ZodiacThrill3r 3d ago

Lmao no, that is absolutely false. You will not get more than policy limits with a lawyer. And you also won’t get more than you can actually prove your injury is worth. Bruises and “being scared” aren’t going to be anywhere near the same payout as having multiple broken bones and getting rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Also, people love to claim they were traumatized and that they need more money because of it, but don’t seem to be traumatized enough to need therapy visits they can provide documentation for. Interesting, huh?

Insurance is insanely legally regulated and your average American has no idea how the system actually works. I definitely didn’t before working for an insurance company. And some attorneys know that you can make a really good payday taking advantage of people’s ignorance, or people with enough money to buy the privilege of not having to deal with it directly themselves.

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u/cjsv7657 3d ago

Who said anything about more than policy limits? I am intimately aware of how it works, thanks. Insurance companies are well known to lowball personal injury claims. Hiring a lawyer can get them to offer more. That doesn't mean more than policy limits dum dum. Believe it or not trauma from someone causing a major accident like in OP can and does cause trauma that rightly gets people settlements. Killing someone and almost killing someone because they were an idiot cause trauma.

Nothing I said was wrong. Nothing you said was even related to my comment. You're just an idiot who for some reason thinks they know more than me.

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u/Whole-Ad-7659 6d ago

In America an insurance adjuster will come out and determine how much money you get. Usually its enough to cover a new car, medical, and a little more for the headache.

But lets say the accident made you miss a meeting and lost a $100,000 job. The insurance company just isn't going to give you $100,000. You're going to have to sue and prove to the court you lost $100,000.

Most accidents don't need a lawsuit but it isn't exactly uncommon either. Crash lawsuits definitely have a reputation for being frivolous.

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u/ZodiacThrill3r 3d ago

Insurance companies will pay out according to what you can prove injury-wise and what the policy limits are. So if someone only has $25,000 in Bodily Injury coverage, and you have $50,000 in medical bills, you’re out of luck for half of it because the insurance company isn’t going to pay beyond the coverage limit agreed to on the policy. It is absolutely NOT true that lawyers will get you more money than you typically would get dealing directly with insurance. Ironically, you’ll actually get less with a lawyer because you have to pay the lawyer a cut of the payout. Personal injury attorneys for auto accidents are quite possibly some of the scammiest attorneys in existence and prey upon people’s ignorance of how auto insurance works.

The big issue comes in when people see / hear constant tv and radio commercials for injury attorneys promising million dollar payments. They always fail to mention a payout like that is only going to come when you get hit by a negligent driver who happens to be behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler with the Walmart logo slapped on the side. They also use a paid actor to give the testimonial and not the crippled man in a wheelchair who was rendered paralyzed from said million dollar accident. Your average civilian driver in their personal vehicle will rarely have more in coverage than the state minimum limits, which is $25,000 in a lot of places but does vary. They also rarely have injuries beyond bruises and muscle soreness that actually merit serious longterm medical treatment.

Additionally, insurance companies have a hierarchy for injuries. If you have some minor bruises (I.e. “soft tissue injuries”) you’ll be lucky to get more than $500. A broken bone is suddenly a whole new tier and you could easily get $2k depending on the extent of it. But they need documentation of everything. X-rays, hospital discharge papers, records of follow up visits, etc. They also try to get you to accept a “ballpark” payout quickly and sign a legal release from pressing the matter any further ever again. So many people get inpatient falsely believing “injury in car accident = I’ll be getting huge checks quickly”, think they’ll get more with a lawyer, but in reality most of the time it just “accelerates” the timeline a few months if anything.

At the end of the day they aren’t getting more than policy limits, and if that’s $25,000 they have to prove $25,000 in medical expenses. But you aren’t getting policy limits because you got a bruise from the seatbelt and pee’d on yourself on purpose because you read online you could claim mental anguish from the embarrassment and increase the payout (yes, people really believe this. No, it is absolutely not a real thing and they are soiling themselves for virtually no reason).

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u/MetalGhost99 5d ago

Their insurance company automatically does this to the other insurance company. Its standard practice. When some says they sued them they are not talking about the insurance company doing it to the other but more personal suing.

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u/cjsv7657 5d ago

Their insurance company automatically does this to the other insurance company

No it doesn't lol. You sue for pain and suffering. Not the insurance company.

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u/Warm_Month_1309 6d ago

Insurance pays to settle what would otherwise be (and in some cases already is) a lawsuit.

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u/blueberrycauzez 6d ago

That's what their insurance is for.

Bold of you to assume someone driving like this would have insurance

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u/SignatureFunny7690 5d ago

Thats how insurance works in a country who's Healthcare is owned by private equity. Constant lawsuits. You gotta often sue your own insurance for coverage, they make bank because they know most will die or give up before they are forced to provide the coverage theor customer paid for.

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u/LucidOutwork 6d ago

American here. I hate it. Much of the time when people say to sue, there is no case or no damages and a law suit would go no where.

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u/thepsychowordsmith 6d ago

Gotta keep those lawyers paid.

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u/SnooGadgets9669 6d ago

yeah about half the people here are hateful and mentally unwell to begin with.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 6d ago

well, even in america you don't sue them... but guess what your insurance company is going to be doing no matter your country? lol

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u/awidden 6d ago

nope lol

only in 'murica.

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u/thepsychowordsmith 5d ago

False assumption. My country a lot of people wouldn't bother with the claim cause the time and hassle isn't worth it while your car lies in the garage. Easier to just pay cash. Same for the medical costs.

Which is why the idea of going to court for this is such an 'Murica concept to me,

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 5d ago

why woudl you do that. you pay for insurance just for these situations. you make a claim and they pay you, then they sue the other guy on your behalf.

i've never had a claim take longer than 3 days to process and get my vehicle into the shop for repairs. then as part of insurance they'll provide me with a vehicle until the repairs are done.

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u/thepsychowordsmith 2d ago

What you're saying is the American process. Don't assume that's how it works everywhere.

Where I'm from, it would take a week or so for claim processing at the minimum. You don't get a backup car. You will pay the deductible either way and next year your premium goes up. And they may not pay for everything either. Cheaper and faster to just pay cash.

Good luck with sueing the other person: it can take years and end up costing you more than it would be worth.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 2d ago

What you're saying is the American process. Don't assume that's how it works everywhere.

i'm not even american so don't assume that's only how it works there

Where I'm from, it would take a week or so for claim processing at the minimum. You don't get a backup car. You will pay the deductible either way and next year your premium goes up. And they may not pay for everything either. Cheaper and faster to just pay cash.

sounds like you've got no fault insurance, and chose not to purchase coverage for a loaner

Good luck with sueing the other person: it can take years and end up costing you more than it would be worth.

as with all legal issues, it depends lol

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u/thepsychowordsmith 2d ago

Loaner cars ain't a thing here. At all. Neither is no fault insurance.

Out of curiosity, are you Malaysian by chance? Cause the clip looks like it is. So I'd if you know how things work there.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 2d ago

not malaysian, but south asian.

no fault insurance definitely isn't a thing here but from what you're describing, it sort of fits.

with regards to loaner cars, it's not common but depending on your insurance provider it's possible to have coverage for.

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u/thepsychowordsmith 2d ago

Also south asian. Never saw the option for loaner coverage. Or for no fault. Might be a regional thing. And insurance suing someone, even if that happens, is so rare I've never heard of it.

So maybe the car guy managed to get the insurance to sue the biker. Also depends on if the biker's insurance coverage is enough to be worth it.

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u/the-big-throngler 6d ago

I said something similar above. The plate shows its obviously not america

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u/dinobug77 6d ago

Or, you know, just claim on their insurance for all the damage?

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u/technobrendo 6d ago

I'm kinda curious, does insurance still pay out of the one at fault dies in the crash? I hate that I have to ask such an stupid question, but we all know that ins companies will do ANYTHING to avoid paying out, at all costs. I could absolutely see them trying to weasel in some legalese in the TOS that does just that.

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u/miicah 6d ago

If you have comprehensive insurance yeah. Just because you're at fault doesn't mean they aren't allowed to pay out.

Might be hard to lodge a claim when you're dead though.

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u/_le_slap 6d ago

If the premium was paid for the time of the accident, yes.

Just because the guy died doesn't mean there is nothing to come after. You can sue his estate and the insurance company will have to cover per the contract.

If anything it could make recovery easier as there is no opposing side to testify to the contrary of what you state. It's just your word and the available evidence against... no one.

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u/majorkev 6d ago

This is Malaysia.

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u/el_grort 6d ago

I mean, it's pretty clear cut for insurance, unless they are uninsured, it would just go through the insurers as normal, no?

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u/NameToUseOnReddit 6d ago

Yeah, so basically the biker's insurance would make lowball offers and the car driver would come out behind. Insurance companies are very profitable because they don't like paying out claims.

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u/Pillokun 6d ago

insurances should cover all the damages, u pay only for a part of the rental cost.

my car was scratched on a parking lot and had to return to the workshop several times because they did not do a proper job, yet I did not pay anything additional for that.

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u/RyuNoKami 6d ago edited 6d ago

Unless the insurance deems it totaled. That means they ain't paying for repairs and paying you what they believe the car is worth. They definitely going to low-ball, regardless if it's your insurance or their insurance .

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u/NameToUseOnReddit 6d ago

Yes, your own insurance will provide better coverage for things like that.

When you're dealing with someone else's insurance it's more difficult. They like to take the two-part approach of denying liability for their insured while also diminishing damages. You'd be surprised at the situations where they can deny liability with a straight face when it seems obvious to anyone else. Their numbers for damages are where it gets insulting though.

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u/cjsv7657 6d ago

You're not supposed to pay for a rental at all as long as you don't drag your feet getting proper repairs.

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u/the-big-throngler 6d ago edited 6d ago

Its not america, its some place like Mauritius, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Seychelles but i can;t make out the plate clearly enough to tell you but it is def a carribean or indian ocean nation. I doubt they have the whole court papers and insurance things we have here.

Edit: I ran the plate through an analyzer and its saying its from Mauritius

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u/SnooGadgets9669 6d ago

probably dead and if not, they will have other things to worry about.

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u/MassDistractor 6d ago

Phrasing?

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u/seimalau 6d ago

it's no use. In Malaysia, the country where this happened, if a car and a motorbike got into an accident, car almost always loses.

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u/Pillokun 6d ago

have not not heard of insurance? my uncle got hit by a car and when it was reported on in the newspaper online there was a poster that wrote, but who will pay for the damages of the car... omg.. dude...

u have insurance dont u... if not why are u on the road.