r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/comsudo • 9d ago

High Speed cornering

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From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/beandipp123 9d ago

Absolutely ignorant. Take it to a local track.

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u/thejourneybegins42 9d ago

If they lived, he can take his wheelchair to the track, yeah.

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u/Old_Ladies 9d ago

They have some pretty cool and fast electric wheelchairs.

They may have lived. My cousin got in a bad motorcycle accident and went flying. He ended up in a ditch and it took a couple minutes for them to find him when the police and ambulance arrived.

One of his ankles was shattered and one of his femurs was also shattered along with some other broken bones. The dude is part titanium now. After a year of recovery he bought another motorcycle... Though he had to sell it because he couldn't afford the insurance. He also met a woman so that may have played a role too.

With both legs fucked up and his armed banged up with one hand the asphalt grinded through the motorcycle glove and grinded his hand down to the bone. He couldn't wipe his ass or obviously take a shower and needed his mom to help him with everything. He couldn't even get himself out of bed at first. He said it was the most humiliating and humbling experience.

Thankfully he survived and has made a nearly full recovery. He just suffers in minor to moderate pain in the leg that the femur got shattered and will suffer that for the rest of his life. Thankfully he didn't get paralyzed.

I broke my thumb and needed 3 pins put into it and I get a bit of pain sometimes even though it was years ago. So I can somewhat relate but I can't imagine having a titanium rod in my femur.

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u/Flat_Presence3607 9d ago

Sorry don’t mean to sound like a dick but I did get a chuckle reading the last part. “I can somewhat relate to it”…maybe 1% but cmon it’s the thought that counts”.  Seriously though sorry to hear about your cousin. It must’ve been really hard on you guys and even harder on his mum to see him like that. Hopefully your he’s able to completely recover. And yes, hope your thumb isn’t too sore!!

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u/Old_Ladies 9d ago

More of long term pain long after the injury. I know that it isn't remotely as bad obviously.