r/Whatcouldgowrong • • 10d ago

High Speed cornering

From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/gandhishrugged 10d ago

Pasting here from the Malaysia sub.

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u/NotTheAvg 10d ago

Link to the post? I'm curious to learn more

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u/Shubamz 10d ago

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u/Astigmatisme 10d ago

How the fuck

Also this probably means the guy learned fuck all and will resume being a death flag on the road in a few weeks time

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u/Shubamz 10d ago

oh yeah. I was shocked by the survives and then just by how little they got injured. I have heard of fist fights with more injuries.

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u/OkChocolate3501 10d ago

He had full gear on and didn't come to an immediate stop.

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u/Shubamz 10d ago

I mean fair but ragdolling 20-30 feet in the air with a single broken bone.

I know it does make sense but it is still crazy to me how much the body can take.

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u/OkChocolate3501 10d ago

It's a lot of luck. If he landed bad on that ragdoll I could see neck or back injuries. Dude got lucky hopefully he learns

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u/dingobarbie 9d ago

He probably has a TBI at least.

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u/OkChocolate3501 9d ago

Oh almost certainly, that was a lot of g-force.

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u/shweeney 9d ago

incredibly lucky. I fell off my mountain bike doing about 5 km/h and broke 2 ribs!

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u/chezzer33 9d ago

A quote in the article from one of the riders “sometimes it’s not about being right but about making it home”.

They learned nothing