Motorcycle accident caught on tape..

[Outlaw]

Don't know if this has been seen before. I just recieved in an email

DivShare File - accident.wmv

[bizarro]

 

Oh man......  

[Green01SprintST]

That's gonna leave a mark!  Asshat cage driver ran the light bigtime.

[Stray Cat]

And... the dickweed driver gets out of his car still talking on the cell phone....  

[Shhted]

Whiskey Tango?  

Don't show too much concern for the life you damn near snuffed out, asshat.  


This is another reminder to be fully aware of the intersection you're about to go through.  Expect that they won't stop or see you coming.

[UFO]

Did that cagetard just get out and instantly get on his cellphone?  Notice how he was going over the centerline while approaching the intersection, and jerked back slightly before entering.  He was probably texting or playing Tetris.

When I approach a long unoccupied or traffic free light like this...I watch out for Darwintards like this.  If you aren't in a long line of vehicles going through a light OR see cars stopped at a light...fear for you life as you pass through because crap like this can happen.

[Capirex]

I would hope he was calling for an ambulance.  

[Liquidsilver]

This video's been out there a long time.   Worst case of rag doll...     I wonder if the scooter rider was able to fully recover.  
 
 
 

[Bigfoot]

I would hope he was calling for an ambulance.  

Which is likely but who knows.

[chornbe]

That's gonna leave a mark!  Asshat cage driver ran the light bigtime.

Yeah, but how the HELL did that biker not see that coming a mile away. His front end didn't dive; he didn't hit the brakes. WTF???

[bizarro]

Probably looking at his GPS or changing the tune on his iPod......

[Outlaw]

This video's been out there a long time.   Worst case of rag doll...     I wonder if the scooter rider was able to fully recover.  
 
 
 

I wasn't sure if it had been or not, But it is a good reminder for us heading home tonight to be careful.

I really thought (my 1st time seeing it) that it was a stunt with a dummy the way that guy rag dolled, till his arms started moving

[steve.ski]

Gnarly.  

To the driver's credit, he wasn't on the cell phone when he first exited the car. He went back into his car get it, presumably to call 911.

He clearly ran the red though. It looks like the scooter rider's vision was totally blocked by a building on the corner, hence no brakes applied.

Regardless, I hope the rider is OK. This kind of video is a great reminder to us all: Cagers don't pay attention.

[dr dralion]

Wow!

It is sobering to watch such scenes because cagers don't look for bikes, nor do they lose when they ram a bike.  I will pray for the life of the scooter-rider.  I also wish the rider had been paying more attention as his life is now in the rags - regardless of who was at fault.  
Keep on the lookout.

Kevin

[Tyrroneous]

I would hope he was calling for an ambulance.  

Nah...he prolly dialed his best friend and the conversation went something like this:

Asshat driver: Dude!  I totally just hit a guy on a scooter!
Mystery friend:  No way!  Is he okay?
Asshat driver:  I dunno man, he flew like 15' in the air and then landed on my windshield.
Mystery friend: Gnarly.
Asshat driver:  I'm bummed about my car though.  And my nose is bleeding 'cuz the airbag went off.  
Mystery friend: So how'd it happen?
Asshat driver:  I dunno.  I looked up from texting my girlfriend and from the corner of my eye, I see this scooter comin' at me!  
Asshat driver:  The guy is movin' a little now.  I guess he's alright.  

[chornbe]

Nah...he prolly dialed his best friend and the conversation went something like this:

Asshat driver: Dude!  I totally just hit a guy on a scooter!
Mystery friend:  No way!  Is he okay?
Asshat driver:  I dunno man, he flew like 15' in the air and then landed on my windshield.
Mystery friend: Gnarly.
Asshat driver:  I'm bummed about my car though.  And my nose is bleeding 'cuz the airbag went off.  
Mystery friend: So how'd it happen?
Asshat driver:  I dunno.  I looked up from texting my girlfriend and from the corner of my eye, I see this scooter comin' at me!  
Asshat driver:  The guy is movin' a little now.  I guess he's alright.  

That would be hilarious if it wasn't too true and scary some times.

[Mr Sunshine]

And... the dickweed driver gets out of his car still talking on the cell phone....  

He wasn't stil on his cell phone.  He went out to see what's up and then went back into the car for the phone presumably to call for help.

[Stray Cat]

He wasn't stil on his cell phone.  He went out to see what's up and then went back into the car for the phone presumably to call for help.

Ahh... I missed that the first time. I see he wanders to the back of the car then reaches in for the phone. The guy walking by distracted me from seeing him get out the first time. Some witness I would make.....

[Gaolee]

I came very close to getting pegged in a similar way not too long ago.  I pulled into an intersection when the light turned green and a cage nearly hit me as she blew the light while changing lanes.  She was far enough away that I didn't percieve a threat from her until late, and dropped anchors halfway through the intersection.  She didn't even swerve, slow down or anything.  Fortunately, she got stopped at the next light so I got off the bike right next to her, tapped on the window, and gave her a pretty good spooking.  I wasn't going to do anything besides tell her to get off the phone and pay attention, but she thought I was some kind of homocidal maniac.  I hope she was bright enough to put two and two together and get four, but who knows.

[mcoyote]

Whew. And i thought riding in traffic was safe. Thanks for the heads' up...

 

...now out of my head, thx, because I have to ride later.

[November]

He wasn't stil on his cell phone.  He went out to see what's up and then went back into the car for the phone presumably to call for help.

That's how it appears to me. The driver actually seems distressed and in a "I don't know what to do" type of panic.

[UFO]

Fix'd that for ya.

He wasn't stil on his cell phone.  He went out to see what's up and then went back into the car for the phone that got knocked out of his hand and on to the floor.

[FJRmgm]

cell phones and text messaging - two of man's worst inventions.

[Joey Stalin]

And... the dickweed driver gets out of his car still talking on the cell phone....  

I think he's calling 911 (or their equivalent)

[Giaka]

I think he's calling 911 (or their equivalent)

God I hope so, that was a huge impact.

[R Doug]

Thanks for posting.  It's a good reminder that we always need to look both way before crossing an intersection, even if we have the right of way.  

[Snowbird]

I came very close to getting pegged in a similar way not too long ago.  I pulled into an intersection when the light turned green and a cage nearly hit me as she blew the light while changing lanes.  She was far enough away that I didn't percieve a threat from her until late, and dropped anchors halfway through the intersection.  She didn't even swerve, slow down or anything.  Fortunately, she got stopped at the next light so I got off the bike right next to her, tapped on the window, and gave her a pretty good spooking.  I wasn't going to do anything besides tell her to get off the phone and pay attention, but she thought I was some kind of homocidal maniac.  I hope she was bright enough to put two and two together and get four, but who knows.

Gee, I've always feared that in a case like that, in a fit of adrenaline, I'd bust the side window and pull the driver from the car and beat them senseless right there on the street. Unfortunately, I'd recall nothing of it later.  

[JoelCool]

Yeah, but how the HELL did that biker not see that coming a mile away. His front end didn't dive; he didn't hit the brakes. WTF???

Scooters don't dive when the brakes are applied like motorcycles do.

[MisterEd]

You know, one of the things we teach in M/C safety class is that among the reasons for multi-vehicle collisions at intersections, in addition to the cage drivers being clueless (no, that's not how we present it in class - though I'd like to some days...) is that riders sometimes "... fail to anticipate that a motorist will violate their right of way ..." - in other words, failure to predict the worst case scenario.  It's amazing how many accident reports you read that contain some version of "... well, I saw the car stopped at the stop sign, but he shouldn't have come out in to the road and hit me ..."

Yup, this is a great reminder to double and triple check before entering an intersection.