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VIDEO: Motorcyclist kicks car, triggers chain-reaction crash on 14 Freeway
- Thread starter Ursn
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Fixed that for me.
SimpleDesign
Member
Hard to tell my ass. That swerve into the motorcycle was intentional. The kick was probably justified as well given that the driver in the sedan is clearly a moron. I say that as someone that hates motorcycle riders.
apieceofstrange
Member
I don't really get how that car drives head on into the divider and then immediately bounces off full speed in the opposite direction. Why the fuck would you keep your foot on the gas after a collision like that?
SimpleDesign
Member
The driver just tried to kill someone. I doubt they were in a clear state of mind.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
First impact could have jammed the throttle etc. Shock, broken leg perhaps, panic. Could be anything but it's unlikely he just throttled it intentionally. Try being flung into a barrier like that and see if you react correctly amidst the panic. Not everyone will.
The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
Do not tailgate
Do not brake check
Do not swerve
If you can't stop yourself from doing these things as a result of someone driving poorly then please, get the fuck off the road. It's beyond selfish to engage in road rage. You pretty much make it clear you don't give a shit about other humans on the road.
Do not brake check
Do not swerve
If you can't stop yourself from doing these things as a result of someone driving poorly then please, get the fuck off the road. It's beyond selfish to engage in road rage. You pretty much make it clear you don't give a shit about other humans on the road.
So if someone is a shitty driver it is justified to provoke them to cause an accident?
Even if the driver of the sedan was a moron, how could escalating the situation by kicking another vehicle ever be justified? Just look at the results.
thechristoph
Sir!
You seem like a rational, well-reasoned individual.
I would like to see about two minutes of footage before the video starts, though.
SimpleDesign
Member
We didn't see what happened prior to the kick. It isn't out of the realm of possibility that he did almost run him off the road. I doubt the motorcyclist is going around kicking cars unprovoked. With that said, it's the responsibility of the driver to maintain composure and not react by trying to murder someone over a kick to their car.
Motorcycle Drivers even if they are in the right need to learn their place on the totem pole of moving vehicles. Yeah it sucks to get cut off by some asshole in a car or truck but suck it up and go on with your life.
You feel wronged enough call the police and report the driver. You are not the police. You do not get to attack peoples vehicles etc. In fact attacking a vehicle is very likely to lead to injury or even death and the person you attacked will almost assuredly get away with it.
Value your own life.
You feel wronged enough call the police and report the driver. You are not the police. You do not get to attack peoples vehicles etc. In fact attacking a vehicle is very likely to lead to injury or even death and the person you attacked will almost assuredly get away with it.
Value your own life.
I witnessed something like this once. Dunno what kicked it off but all of a sudden there was a flipped over pickup a couple lanes over from me and a car smashed into the divider. Couldn't even process what I was seeing until I was past the wreck and looking at the pickup in my rear view.
This kind of thing is so disorienting and the stakes are high since you don't know if you're about to get hit too or if stopping / reacting will get you hit by someone else who's distracted. Took me probably a full mile of driving before I got it together enough to exit and call 911.
This kind of thing is so disorienting and the stakes are high since you don't know if you're about to get hit too or if stopping / reacting will get you hit by someone else who's distracted. Took me probably a full mile of driving before I got it together enough to exit and call 911.
SimpleDesign
Member
Tell me how you really feel.
It honestly looks like a panicked reaction to me based on the irradic steering and jamming of the pedal. Regardless, the motorcyclist kicked a car on the highway, and the car's action (whether intentional or not) can't be proven based on the video. The motorcycle is 100% at fault here.
Oh yeah, and then he leaves the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that he is responsible for. Not a piece of shit at all...
SimpleDesign
Member
Justified wasn't the right word. How about understandable if that car had almost ran him off the road to begin with. Like I said, no one is going around kicking cars on the highway for no reason. That still does not justify the driver attempting to murder the motorcyclist. It was that attempt which caused him to lose control and t-bone the SUV.
crisdecuba
Member
I thought so too at first but after watching it a few times, the initial reaction seems intentional but then they couldn't correct that car.
SimpleDesign
Member
He rides a motorcycle, of course he's a piece of shit. That still doesn't mean you can try to kill the guy. Driving around in Miami isn't much better, and you see this type of shit all of the time. If you drive a car you carry a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, and losing control like that was negligent at best.
Biker better hope no one got his plate if he just drove off after that. Regardless of cause or fault that's a hit and run.
On first watch I thought the car just overcompensated, possibly from surprise at thinking they hit something, but the slow-mo makes it seem more deliberate. Awful situation and I hope the person in the truck ends up ok.
On first watch I thought the car just overcompensated, possibly from surprise at thinking they hit something, but the slow-mo makes it seem more deliberate. Awful situation and I hope the person in the truck ends up ok.
ThisGuy
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Vicetrailia
Member
Damn man think about what it would feel like to get flipped going 65mph, fuck that's scary. Poor driver.
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
The motorcyclist obviously shouldn't have kicked the car, but the car driver over reacted trying to bump the biker.
They initially slowed down saw the accident and then sped up. What were they thinking?Awful for the SUV driver.
And the motorcyclist keeps on driving like nothing happens.....
EDIT: My bad looks like they didn't see it happen? I don't know. Anyways crazy how it flipped over like that. I remember that use to be the issue with SUV's back in the late 90's - early 2000's.
The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
Easy way to spot a selfish asshole. Defending actions that are a clear endangerment to others on the road is ridiculously shit stance to take...
Mr_Antimatter
Member
Note to self: buy a dash cam. like now.
I dunno if the driver intentionally tried to hit the bike. They seemed to be out of control like instantly. They very well could have tried to hit him but it also seems like they may have just been in a daze and got startled. The only reason I say this is I had a buddy tap on my window once and it scared the shit out of me and I swerved, not to this extreme but it scared us both.
Waddle Dee
Member
Same. It's fun to drive like a maniac in a game but it scares me that on any random day some crazy driver might ram into me on a whim.
Also this.
This. so much. The biker is obviously an idiot but the other driver swerve into him and then lost control. If you look closely. the driver doesn't even hit the brakes unti AFTER he/she swerves away from the biker.
If someone tries to kick my car, the first thing I would do is laugh. And then I would brake or change lanes. Not try to run them into the wall.
cpp_is_king
Member
Everyone's an expert on what they would do in a given situation, until they're in the situation.
If you're in a zone, or listening to music, or thinking about something that happened at work, or any number of other things, you're not expecting a huge bang on the side of your door while driving 50mph. I mean, normally the only time that happens is when you're in an accident. So you're driving along not expecting anything, and then BOOM. It's startling as fuck. Have you ever run over a metal pipe or something? It scares the living shit out of you. Sure, if he sees the guy driving up in his rearview mirror and is aware that some guy who is probably pissed at him is right next to him, he might be less inclined to freak out.
We don't even know what pissed the motorcycle driver off, could be that the sedan driver didn't even do anything wrong and had no idea the motorcycle driver was upset to begin with. I've been driving down the freeway before when a guy drives up next to me and flips me off and I have no idea what he's even upset about.
I don't even understand the physics of what happened here. I assume the car tried to bash the motorcycle and then lost control? But the way it looks watching it bounce off and into the the SUV in the other lane is so bizarre.
Hopefully both these reckless asshats get in trouble.
Hopefully both these reckless asshats get in trouble.
chromatic9
Member
Looks like the car driver was just waiting for anything to retaliate.
That's the trouble with this scenario. The biker can dent your car or cause a minor grievance but a car driver is only going to cause death and destruction most times.
That's the trouble with this scenario. The biker can dent your car or cause a minor grievance but a car driver is only going to cause death and destruction most times.
Tom Nook
Member
yup.
Version 3.0
Member
That biker may be a jerk, but he's got nerve and a steady hand. I'm surprised the guy in the car's freakout or rage move, whatever it was, didn't smear him.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
I just think it's difficult to prove.
"I heard a loud bang and panicked and then I remember hitting a wall and nothing else."
"I heard a loud bang and was attempting to get off the road, and then I saw the motorcycle next to my car and I panicked and crashed."
The motorcyclist has no legally acceptable excuse for ever kicking a car. Also, losing control after being struck by another vehicle would not fall under negligence, even if the contact was just a kick.
Zoe
Member
Where's the responsibility of the biker to maintain composure and not go around kicking cars?
Bet you hate all cyclists as well, huh?
No one in their right mind kicks a fucking moving car. Understandable my ass.
I've seen enough road rage vids on youtube to know this isn't true.
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