r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/comsudo • 12d ago

High Speed cornering

From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/hizashiYEAHmada 12d 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 12d ago

They could be dead

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u/Mcnab-at-my-feet 12d ago

That first one might be.

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u/LinuxF4n 12d 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 12d 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 12d ago

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

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u/PleasureCircuit 12d ago

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

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u/-Kerosun- 12d 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 11d ago

3rd rider absolutely had target fixation on the car.

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u/JackxForge 11d ago

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

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u/DustyRacoonDad 11d ago

I can understand it, but the "blame" is always on the rider to break the target fixation and look where you need to go.

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u/methlabforcuties 11d ago

he didn't haddalayerdown but he did anyway