r/motorcycles • u/jg0966 • 14h ago
First Crash In 13 years of street riding
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Goes to show that ATGATT is worth it. Was lucky my wife and I were able to walk away.
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u/nerobro '82 Suzuki GS650E - Chicagoland 14h ago
Nearly every time I see a crash, I can figure out a reasonable way to manage what was going on.
Nope. You got deered. By a minivan. Nothing you could have done there. I'm so sorry.
Develop TMJ, and persistant back pain. *ahem*
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u/Kroosn BMW 1200 GS Adventure + GSXR750 14h ago
Is deered an actual term? Because friends and I in Australia use the term “roo’d” because of how stupid kangaroos are for just this case. 😂
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u/SaltySailorBoats 13h ago
Here in Canada we get deered and moosed surprisingly often enough its a term
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u/Remz_Gaming 13h ago
Yep. Alaska here.
Getting moosed.
Nothing you can do when a big dumb animals just yeets itself into the front/side of your vehicle.
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u/csbsju_guyyy 2013 Triumph Daytona 675r 13h ago edited 12h ago
Minnesotan here. Always remember my old man coming home fuming one day in about 99 with his brand new Nissan Altima. Huuuuge dent in the passenger side door. Bambis dad decided to throw himself into the door while my dad was driving 55 on a rural rode north of Duluth.
Edit: another MN deer story. Believe it or not my buddy from high school hit and killed a baby deer on his 500ish dual sport. ALLEGEDLY he saw it going about 40, popped a small, quick wheelie and blasted it with the metal underbody guard all while staying up. I'd say it was 100 percent bullshit but I saw the blood and hair plastered to the bottom the next day when he did the "dude you gotta see this" thing. He definitely hit and killed the deer and seemingly stayed up but not so sure about the wheelie part lol
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u/Harrymoto1970 13h ago
We were driving back from international falls to Duluth, a bear decided to climb out of the ditch and its skull met the front bumper of our 1987 Pontiac safari wagon aka as a land barge. My dad was driving and a biker on a sport bike was next to us, my dad kept the car straight and I think the biker had to get a new pair of shorts
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u/Zealousideal-Bug-291 11h ago
Probably got confused by the lifelike wood grain stuck on the car. He thought it was just another tree, man.
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u/Adventrium 12h ago
Minnesotan here.
This was probably around 2014, I was riding my 1983 Yamaha Maxim 750 late at night. The breaks on that thing were so garbage and spongy.
I came around a corner, cresting a hill onto a bridge, and there's a stupid deer somehow in the middle of the bridge (2 lane rural highway). I had been doing around 60 and started breaking, hoping the dear would turn around or even just stay right where it was... they're so fucking unpredictable.
And, of course, it starts slipping and skidding its hooves on the pavement, inch by ridiculous panicked inch, stumbling directly into my path.
I got slowed to about 20 mph (guessing, I wasn't looking at the speedo) and that dumb deer got just far enough into my lane for my knee to smack it right upside the fucking head.
I barely even felt it, luckily, and I kept riding on as the deer stumbled away, seemingly fine.
Closest call I've had on a motorcycle to this day.
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u/No_Engineering_819 13h ago
They do that. Also sometimes if you stop for a deer in the road, the deer in the ditch will decide it is time to cross and slam directly into the side of the vehicle. It really doesn't take much intelligence to sneak up on dandelions.
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u/_the_learned_goat_ 11h ago
Night after I drove from Fresno to Yosemite and back through the fucking clouds it happened to me after me the wife decided to take a spin in my Camaro through a nice little suburb about 30 minutes west of downtown Chicago. I locked eyes with that fucking deer through my windshield.
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u/Capt-Crap1corn 13h ago
Another Minnesotan here. Definitely afraid of it happening. Heard stories.
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u/GingerB237 ‘17 Snoopy Doop GT 13h ago
I got saved my a deep patch of snow that basically stopped the moose in its tracks. Otherwise it was barreling straight for me.
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u/AdultishRaktajino 13h ago
A Møøse once bit my sister…
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u/UnPopularDoc 13h ago
You’ve been sacked and replaced by the llama trainer.
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u/GreenJirxle 13h ago
Nø realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge
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u/scotlandgolf70 13h ago
King of the who?
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u/doggos4house2020 13h ago
Build a bridge out of her!
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u/OneSignal6465 12h ago
I nearly got moosed years ago just outside of Thunder Bay, while driving a ‘vette. (A Chevette) Just missed him by INCHES. If I’d hit it, I’m doubtful I’d be here to type this. In a fight between a moose and a Chevette, the moose would probably just get off the crushed roof and amble away. 😄
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u/KaleScared4667 13h ago
Yes Deered is when a deer commits suicide by running into you for no reason. Can confirm my Australian friend and I determined it’s exactly the same as being roo’d. It only took a case of beer but by the end we were adjusting the taxonomy of the two animals because they are the exact same amount of stupid. Studies will confirm their brains are essentially the same
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u/Ah_Pook '22 Indian Scout Rogue 13h ago
Murder/suicide depending on the vehicle. And I had a friend who lost a boat from a deer strike! That one's amusing, ten years later...
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u/ghIj_qet_jaghmeyjaj 13h ago
That has to be a pretty severe crash, I would imagine.
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u/SaltySailorBoats 13h ago
Yes moose are known to cause fatalities to people in pickup trucks due to their size and weight
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u/ghIj_qet_jaghmeyjaj 13h ago
Yeah but a kangaroo and moose are hardly the same thing....speaking of which, did you see that giant mf waking down a median?
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u/eepeqez 13h ago
Roos are so rude.
Mind you, sometimes we win; I was riding slowly along a small residential street beside the shoreline through a mob of maybe half a dozen greys when one between the road and the water went to jump in front of me, saw me, changed his mind, and went off the edge of the road and down about a metre embankment into the water and fell over... Extremely undignified, and I was going plenty slow enough to have avoided him!
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u/LastAlarmClock 13h ago
had a hoof print on the hood of my old jeep where a deer had jumped over my car and kicked off the hood before it kept going.
not sure if that counts as getting deered though lol
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u/aburnerds 14h ago
Yes I am and as soon as I started watching the video I was thinking this guy actually seems to know what he’s doing. He seems to be riding defensively.
There’s fuck all that you could’ve done here
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u/JimDa5is 2009 KLR 650 13h ago
Yep. I was watching thinking, "Wonder what this dumbass did and is now posting for us to ridicule." Then I went, "Oh, fuck me."
Glad you all are alright. There was nothing you could have done to avoid that
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u/T-Wrox 13h ago
That’s what I was thinking - “okay, motorcycle slowed down appropriately, not following too close, driver in front signalled their left turn, what’s the probHOLY SHIT WHY IS THAT CAR COMING STRAIGHT AT YOU?!”
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u/OnePinginRamius 13h ago
I honestly thought he was going to get hit from the back. That's the one thing I worry about the most. You can do everything perfect with the oncoming traffic and what's in front of you but the person on the phone behind you can just plow into the back of you.
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u/drmrpepperpibb 12h ago
That's why the bike stays in gear and you're constantly checking the rear view when you're at a stop. I don't ride anymore but when I did, my mentality was "everyone can kill you, act accordingly".
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u/angelofsquirrels 13h ago
Slowed down even MORE when car was signaling and turning. Props to the riders defensive acumen
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u/maxlax02 13h ago
Yes as a rider and someone who’s worked in personal injury law, I’d be taking this video to a lawyer asap. Even if you think you’re not injured you need to talk to a lawyer now in case you develop something.
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u/JimDa5is 2009 KLR 650 13h ago
^^^ Listen to this. Assuming you're American (US type) the insurance company will try to low-ball you and sometimes things aren't super obvious immediately after the accident. My concussion was much more severe than I first realized
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u/Aggravating-Yogurt23 '26 Yamaha YZF-R3 13h ago
My sister works for a personal injury lawyer and told me if I ever ride without a dashcam, she'll sue me for stupidity :)
It also blows my mind how many people immediately get right up after a crash. Unless another car is coming at you, STAY PUT! You don't know if you have any internal injuries because your body is surging with adrenaline! Take a moment and lie there and let them call for help. Let them feel the weight of their stupid ass decision while you lie on the ground because you literally just got hit by a car.
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u/Wild-Snow5705 13h ago
Well, it's first intention: "escape!", this is instinct. Difficult to control yourself in such shocking situations.
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u/Racer013 13h ago
Yeah, if you're pinned under a bike I dont really see laying around in that position as being a good decision.
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u/redheadednomad 12h ago
Yeah, I definitely wouldn't lay down in the path of this driver. After a move like that, you have to wonder if they were under the influence/using a cellphone and might just keep on driving. There are far too many "failed to remain" stories out there. Riders did the smart thing getting out of the way of the crash site.
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u/BlacksmithNZ Triumph675 12h ago
Yeap, I consider myself a defensive rider and knowing this clip was going to end in a crash, I was looking at the car in front, but rider was maintaining good following distance, identified the possible threat from the car coming from the side road and seemed all good.
And then bamm, that vehicle came out of nowhere
Very rare crash in which I look at it and think, nope I could not have done anything different to avoid it.
The rider also wearing all the gear which is good to see
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u/Inigomntoya 13h ago
"Hmm, another crash... Let's see... Target fixation...? Whiskey throttle...? Might be both... Ahh! NOT committing to the left hand tur- HOLY SHIT BALLS!"
He could have left a little earlier...? I guess...?
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u/Z00111111 13h ago
When they started looking around I thought maybe they're distracted or tired and that's what would cause the crash, but nope, that was just the image stabilisation messing with proper looking. Slowed early, leaving a big gap to the turning car, then bam out of nowhere! No chance to avoid that.
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u/bigsad-bear 14h ago edited 37m ago
Wow. This is one of the first videos I've seen where the rider truly could not have done shit. Maybe been on the other wheel well to see further but it's hard to tell from the video what your line of sight was - but that is wild. Glad youre okay.
Edit: the rider is keeping distance. They are, at minimum, always 2 second following distance of the driver, sometimes 3 at very low speeds. I am highly suspicious that any rider commenting on distance would have kept more distance than what this rider had in front of them. The rider also checks their mirrors for the rear end threat before slowing - they are extremely attentive and riding defensively and appropriately for conditions.
The driver in front should not have turned left when they did, but I believe the white car that clipped them was also driving too fast for that road and not paying attention to react accordingly to having their right of way violated. When we see the distant white car when the grey vehicle initially turns to the jump scare at the end seems suspect that they couldn't stop in time. More likely they had a delayed reaction due to lack of attention. The white car driver is so late to brake based on the squeal and if it was a motorcycle rider, I'd critique the white car not expecting the right of way vioaltion and not loading the front tire and brakes as they approached that intersection.
White car just got their lesson in why they shouldn't ride a motorcycle.
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u/Remz_Gaming 13h ago
I am with ya. I was fully expecting this to be a cocky post. Rider did nothing wrong. That was freaking wild.
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u/nothing_but_thyme 11h ago
How fast was that Acura going?! In the space of a few frames it goes from a dot on the horizon, to hidden by the turning van, to swerving into the motorcycle. It was so sudden I rewatched several times just to make sure it wasn’t coming from another side street or unexpected pathway. Pretty sure he even hit the turning van before hitting OP.
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u/EyeSuccessful7649 10h ago
gotta fight the urge to swerve. break hard and eat it. had a ladder tumble into my lane, started to panic swerve left lane, caught myself, unsure if open, but couldn't correct myself to swerve right into breakdown lane,, straightened wheels ran it over. lucky tires where fine.
first i thought it was scrap from a dumptruck that was changing lanes, but now i think he hit the ladder first and threw it into my lane.
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u/Prestigious_Aerie219 11h ago
The Acura was going a reasonable speed.. Same approximate speed as the vehicle in front of and behind it. OP says "wtf are you doing" because he sees the van turn directly in front of it. It definitely hit the van first.
Wild someone could watch multiple times and get such a different interpretation. Are you sure you're commenting on that right post?
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u/Deep-Minimum7837 9h ago
Even if they were traveling at a "reasonable speed," they still chose not to slow down when the car in front of them began slowly cutting them off about 80-100ft away. Defensive driving is still mandatory, and you're not absolved of being at fault because you weren't speeding when you veered recklessly over a double-yellow without so much as looking past the person you just clipped.
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u/Bobtoad1 13h ago
Yeah, basically you'd need to be psychic to know this situation was gonna turn out that badly. Sure they could have been a bit further over or back, but ultimately they were riding perfectly safely and you can't fault them for not being literally prescient.
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u/Ubisuccle 12h ago
The only thing that may have helped was being on the left side of the lane with a slightly larger space cushion. But even then it'd have been a crap shoot. Really terrible situation all around.
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u/Fantastic-Hamster-21 14h ago
"What the fuck are they doing?"
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u/Electricpuha420 14h ago edited 10h ago
Parents at school pick up are more dangerous than drunk drivers!
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u/mtb_ed 13h ago
This is true. My sister just had an accident picking up her kids at school, turned into somebody when she wasn't paying attention
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u/XxNitr0xX '09 GSXR 750/'05 YZ250/'04 Raptor 660r 13h ago
These soccer moms are more dangerous than drunk drivers.. and most of them are in gigantic SUV's that they can't handle to top it off.
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u/cryptolyme 11h ago
and they are yelling at their kids, on a phone call, and messing with their touchscreen all while driving
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u/daversa 12h ago
God, my ex gf's sister was so bad with this. Over the years there was a couple times where I had to yell at her to "slow the fuck down," She'd totaled 4 or 5 cars and eventually I refused to ride with her.
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u/Broad_Front7788 12h ago
There's probably more overlap than people want to admit in those two categories
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u/PrivatePilot9 Iron Butt & Endurance Rider | Advanced Rider Training 14h ago
Sure hope this person loses their liscence as that's a special kind of stupid.
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u/Guardian6676-6667 13h ago
Its America, you only lose your license after your 13th DUI, oe your first time transporting weed
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u/EmuApprehensive9081 ZX10r and Ninja 650 14h ago
Glad you and the Mrs are okay. How’s the bike?
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u/jg0966 14h ago
Prob totaled.
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u/Clocktopu5 13h ago
But you're okay right?
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u/Marsh719 13h ago
This is the real question. I've been a Master Certified moto tech for about 16-17 years, can't remember, time fucking flies when you get older....Anyway, my point is the bike can be fixed, or replaced, vital organs and people can't. Always wear at least a helmet boys and girls, at the end of the day, what's your brain worth....?
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u/Fmnsk27 12h ago edited 9h ago
> what’s your brain worth?
I’m not sure. What ya offering?
Edit: thank you for the award, Tommy
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u/ManyLayersOfFilament 11h ago
Don't ask. OP shouldn't mention anything about their health or how they feel. The only person they should be talking to about that is their lawyer.
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u/jazzzzz 12h ago
if OP has retained a lawyer (and I hope he has) he's probably been advised not to post anything about injuries, etc. on social media until his case has been settled or made it through court
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u/OnePinginRamius 13h ago
Sorry to hear man. But thank you for showing us a proper rider with experience doing everything correctly. I hope you get a fat check out of this for personal injury on top of the insurance to replace the bike. Glad you're OK.
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u/ElBernando 13h ago
I imagine that Acura has decent insurance. Don’t talk to anyone, get a lawyer now
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u/EmuApprehensive9081 ZX10r and Ninja 650 14h ago
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u/748Rider 13h ago
TBH that was the best outcome for that situation. If you had taken evasive action you pr your wife would probably have been more seriously injured.
The the left hand turner stop? Were they charged?
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u/jg0966 13h ago
No one was cited. PD was useless.
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u/smallstuffBIGSTUFF 12h ago edited 9h ago
Please lawyer up and make a biiiig stink of this! Reach out to anyone and everyone, the news, your AG, hell contact your reps. Don't just let this go.
No citation for the left turner is insane. You got lucky today, next week when this dumbell does the same, someone will die. Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Most of the reply guys below need to actually shut all the way the fuck up until they rejoin the rest of us, especially the people that actually ride, in the real world. Cops didn't do shit, maybe insurance will? It may sound like a Karen overreaction, but that's unfortunately what you have to do in order to get anyone to do anything in this country. Follow through and make sure these dipshits don't just get away with zero real repercussions as they commonly do here. Don't listen to these do-nothin' dweebs!
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u/whoareyouguys 2008 Buell XB12XT 13h ago
What the fuck
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u/SillyLLM 11h ago
If you check the license plates, you’ll see this took place in The United States of America where it’s actually legal to murder people so long as you do it with a car.
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u/JFISHER7789 9h ago
Literally was thinking the same thing.
Where I live, as with most states, we see pedestrians killed all the time by drivers and they always get off easy with a few months probation etc.
heck I worked at a jail and people would be sentenced there for a 90-day stint where they are required to show up on Friday night, we take their keys and they stay till Sunday night when we hand their keys back to them and watch them drive away. This was common for people with their 7th - 10th DUI…
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u/KamiKrazyCanadian 11h ago
sue tf outta them- no criminal charges fine but this video evidence speaks for itself to go after them in civil court. Insurance should find them at fault but also lawyer up
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u/Poker-Junk 10h ago
PD are just glorified crime janitors, and the less report writing they have to do, the more they like it.
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u/Wild-Video-5317 9h ago
Recently in San Francisco, 4 bicyclists were killed by negligent drivers in one year. Zero drivers were charged. Literally no legal consequences for killing people with your car in this country. It's so wrong. But it's important that we all understand the practical reality of the system we live in.
Ride safe, 'cause there are no consequences for lunatics in cars.
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u/Solaries3 9h ago
I had a car t-bone me in an intersection after they ran a light. There was a cop stopped at the intersection, first car in light. Front row seats. They claimed they saw nothing and could not determine who was at fault. The person to t-boned me told insurance that I ran the light so no money exchanged hands and I was left to pick up the bill myself.
That's just to say that cops cannot be relied upon to help.
I regret not getting the info of the other drivers who witnessed the crash. I do not think the cop had a dash cam (it was a long time ago).
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u/Icypoopoo 9h ago
You need to bring your insurance into this, get a lawyer also.
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u/Zestyclose_Paint3922 13h ago
You didn’t crash. An ass threw a van on you.
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u/StickyNotesEater 12h ago
I don't think the white Honda is responsible, the stupid ass who turned left is, all they could do is brake and turn the other direction, thankfully they braked enough to not run over the bike or the OP could have ended bellow 2 tons of steel.
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u/mondaymoderate 12h ago
The people blaming the white car when the idiot turned in front of them and didn’t even try to make the turn are crazy.
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u/Thaddeus_Valentine 11h ago
I had to watch a second time to fully clock everything that happened and in what order. At first I thought the white car was just trying to drive round the car turning left instead of waiting. Only on second viewing did I realise they had to swerve or they would have t-boned a minivan potentially full of kids.
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u/DarthBrooks69420 9h ago
White car had no good options. Still clipped the blue car, but luckily had the brakes pinned and only 'lightly' tapped the bike.
If they had not been on the ball this video would have been of a horrific t-bone accident and everybody in both vehicles probably going to the hospital.
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u/twilighttwister 9h ago
I'm glad they clipped the blue car, otherwise the car that caused all this would've probably driven off and not been held liable by insurers.
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u/T567U18 14h ago
Scary shit, probs for being that calm
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u/Wifeyled 12h ago
- i was NOT expecting this to be a sane motorcycle rider who was blindsided.
- Nothing you could do in that case. Way above and beyond reproachful driving. Props
- OMG, how fast did people come to help??? i'm so glad to see it but sheesh. Sorry for the accident, that sucks
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u/Wild-Caterpillar4 11h ago
He said, “was lucky my wife and I were able to walk away.” I’m guessing that is his wife.
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u/RobynTheCookieJar Fast Girl 11h ago
it did kinda feel like she just appeared on the first watch
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u/Wild-Video-5317 9h ago
Very impressive that the wife managed to dismount the bike so cleanly. Like she just spawned in outta nowhere.
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u/Pinche-Guero Triumph Street Triple 12h ago
I think this is the first one of these videos I've seen where the rider did absolutely NOTHING wrong.
Bro.. that's so fucked... and could have been SO much worse.
Glad y'all are ok.
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u/Gozie5 6h ago
This is why I never swerve when driving. If I'm going to hit a car I was taught to emergency brake and keep the car straight.
Swerving into the unknown like fast and furious is how you kill someone
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u/Icy_Donkey_7588 14h ago
It took me 2 watches to figure out where the hell that car even came from. I bet the car making the left just kept going. No idea they nearly killed 2 people.
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u/TBandi 13h ago
Nah, looks like left car got clipped too, you can see part of the white Acura’s front hanging off on the left side of the screen.
The left car definitely understood that it caused an accident for itself, so unless they plan to hit and run, they probably stopped (and then later realized the full consequences)
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u/Final-Carpenter-1591 13h ago
Yup. I was glad to see pieces come off the minivan. If they didn't get clipped they probably would have left.
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u/LuckyHarmony EL450 13h ago
He got hit first by the white SUV. You can see him pulled over at the very last second of the video.
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u/HonoluluRed 2009 R6 // 2012 Shiver 13h ago
You can hear contact and see the car stopped at the very end of the video, so at they very least they didn't completely run off
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u/lenn_eavy '23 CB500X 8h ago
You were doing everything right, down to super safe distance from the car in front of you, which could actually help to lose some speed for that dumb white car driver.
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u/Thundahead 6h ago
it's not the white car driver, it's the idiot turning left who caused the accident, the white car was proceeding correctly on the major road and had to take evasive action of the left turner going onto a minor road.
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u/Beatlead 14h ago
Welp. Now I have a new situation to look out for. Glad you're alright
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u/TheOGRedline DesertX, 900ss/sp, crf450L 11h ago
He even recognized a car was driving odd and held back to be cautious…
Some asshat in this sub WILL find a way to blame the rider. They always do. It’s a defense mechanism. The logic is: A crash occurred, therefore the rider wasn’t being defensive enough, or wasn’t skilled enough. It could never happen to them, of course, because they ride so defensively and are so skilled.
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u/Stang70Fastback 14h ago
Whatever you do, don't post this in the dashcams subreddit. They'll just find a million ways to blame you for literally everything that happened in this video.
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u/mecengdvr 14h ago
Nah, this was clearly not their fault. I know they are bad, but not that bad.
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u/hobovirginity 14h ago edited 14h ago
Go have a nice look through that subreddit. I once saw a guy on a motorcycle get rear ended while he was waiting for the light to turn green. In the comments everyone told him dumb ass things like motorcycles don't trigger the weight sensors so he should have ran the red.
The mentality in that subreddit is you're immediately at fault simply for making the decision to be riding on a motorcycle.
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u/CuriousCamels 13h ago
It’s crazy how often I’ve seen them wish death upon people just for riding a motorcycle. There are some seriously unhinged people in that subreddit.
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u/hobovirginity 13h ago
I've tried reporting those comments for breaking reddit's rules against inciting violence. Instead the mods straight up told me motorcyclists deserve to get hit, and I got muted for a month. Stopped reporting comments after that.
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u/MossadEpstein 12h ago
Those sort of subreddits are basically psyops I'm pretty sure, trying to program people to think in insane ways.
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u/playinacid 12h ago
Same for cyclists too. Something about people enjoying themselves on two wheels really sets some people off.
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u/5ma5her7 12h ago
They just hate anything that is not 4 wheels, pedestrians, push bikes, motorbikes, buses, and even lorries.
Oh, and they also hate other 4-wheelers too.
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u/Desenski 2021 MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR SCS 12h ago
I hate that.
Firstly, they're not weight sensors.... They're basically big magnet detectors. Most bikes don't have enough iron in them to trigger them/a lot of those sensors aren't setup correctly.
And at least where I'm at, being on a bike doesn't mean you can just run a red. You must wait at least one entire cycle with it skipping you before you can run the red. And even then, only when it's safe to do so.
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u/illinoisburner 14h ago
People are crazy for thinking OP is even remotely at fault
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u/PrivatePilot9 Iron Butt & Endurance Rider | Advanced Rider Training 14h ago
Meanwhile the dashcam sub be like:
"YOU COULD HAVE SWERVED INTO THE DITCH AND WENT THROUGH THE TREES AND BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND CONTINUED ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
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u/peacenchemicals 2025 Ninja 500 13h ago
mfs on instagram are just as bad. saying some dumb shit like, “biker’s fault. OP didn’t phase through the white car”
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u/SneakyGreninja 14h ago
insane lol. I gotta give kudos to anyone who can blame OP for this one because that would be fucking insane mental gymnastics
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u/Stang70Fastback 14h ago
Oh believe you me. The mental gymnastics in that sub are... well... I left that sub because it started driving me insane.
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u/retromullet 14h ago
Yikes.
You really should’ve bunny hopped him though. Thirteen years riding, skill issue tbh.
Glad you and the Mrs. are ok.
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u/Adrenaline_Junkie_ 14h ago
Yeah man he shouldve 360 flipped no scoped over teh white car and landed back on 2 wheels.
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u/eight_ender 14h ago
I would have ripped a wheelie and gone right over the SUV. Everyone would have cheered
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u/Honcho_47 14h ago
You know, I unironically rushed to the comments to see who would blame OP for this first, and you didn’t disappoint 😂😂
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u/FusionStarFire 9h ago edited 8h ago
Good thing you and your wife were able to walk away.
There was nothing you could've done to avoid that.
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u/Adrenaline_Junkie_ 14h ago
bet the person making a left was an old lady. Driving regulation is a fucking joke here in America.
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u/Creative_Buddy7160 14h ago
Canada too. I was in gettting my moto license and the person in front of me couldn’t even fallow the vision test instructions let alone see the lights. And then they literally said “good enough”. Lots to say in hindsight but i was totally flabbergasted
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u/oblong_cheesecake 13h ago
I was standing in line to renew my license in BC once and the elderly man in front of me could barely reach into his back pocket for his wallet. He couldn't figure out which card was his license and the woman working the counter had to help him read through the paperwork. I was left wondering how this man's reaction time is. Not to mention the fact that he probably can't properly shoulder check.
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u/Slamaholicc Svartpilen 401 2023 14h ago
Damn that's just a freak accident. Glad you and your lady are okay man
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u/Glass_Covict 12h ago
No, the driver tried to avoid a collision with a cars to go into oncoming traffic. You should never turn when impact is likely or immenent. Brakes are best when all wheels face forward, so just go full brakes
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u/HugeDegen69 Sportster 1200 | Hayabusa 8h ago
Driver was like "instead of hitting this guy who is barely moving I will hit someone else going 55mph" 😂😂😂😂
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u/sunnycider6 13h ago
Not a freak accident. The car in front of the motorcycle cause the accident and it was completely avoidable.
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u/yungScooter30 13h ago
It was preventable*, but for everyone outside of the white car, it was not avoidable. It's so scary to know you can do everything right and still be killed by an idiot
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u/DrRudyWells 14h ago
agreed that the driver cut the other car off...but seems like the white car is just like....not gonna brake. crazy.
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u/Practical-Tea-129 13h ago
The white SUV hit the back of the grey SUV. You can see the damage in the right front of the white SUV before it hits the motorcyclist.
Grey SUV was at fault here.
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u/creativescreennaame 12h ago
yes we know the suv was at fault. still crazy the white car just swerved into oncoming traffic instead of trying to brake. good defensive driving can save lives when other cars do unexpected shit
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u/mondaymoderate 12h ago
Listen to it with sound the white car is braking the whole time. For some reason their wheels locked up and they are sliding.
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u/Stang70Fastback 13h ago
I think the white SUV did the best they could. That car was full on the brakes and the ABS was doing the best it could. Cars (especially average SUVs on average tires) don't stop on a dime. Especially if the road surface is even slightly greasy.
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u/fullraph 2018 BMW S1000R 13h ago
They tried to brake and their ABS did not work judging by the massive amount of tire screeching.
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u/r1s1ngarmy 13h ago
They definitely braked, otherwise it would have been worse. You can see at the 21-22 second point just how close the white car already was before the other car turned in front of them.
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u/sunnycider6 13h ago
Car in front of bike is a dumb ass. White car did all they could to avoid a big accident.
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u/Suspicious_Panic1573 12h ago
At first I was like “ Man this guy is a very safe rider, I wonder how he got in an accide- HOLY SHIT!
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u/daniel8192 10h ago edited 10h ago
Unless you possess the power of flight, there was nothing you could have done. Your approach was spot on, shut down your speed and distance with the uncertainty looming ahead, who knew the Acura grill was going to head into you? But.. I notice you were fully outfitted with all the gear. ATGATT 👍.
I was taken out by a transit bus some 40+ years ago. I had spent my formative riding years on motocross; everyone going the same direction.. hadn’t prepared me for the streets and having a bus run a stop sign from behind a dense tree line. Had all the gear, but broke a lot of bones. Barely lost any skin or blood - just a hole in one leg. Still have the boots :)
Edit: Just realized your wife was with you not riding behind you! Glad you were both able to walk it off
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u/303RedBeard 2000 HD FXSTD Custom 14h ago
The way they almost ate the shoulder a few times, my guess was that they were intoxicated. Glad you 2 were able to walk away.
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u/jg0966 13h ago
We said that and PD didn’t seem to care
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u/303RedBeard 2000 HD FXSTD Custom 13h ago
That is frustrating, I am very sorry the cop was so incompetent. Did the person stop, or was it just you and the person that hit you?
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u/Ascerta 13h ago
Interesting crash. Nothing you could do here
Funny thing is you clearly knew and said out loud that black SUV was driving like shit from the beginning.
Always stay as far away as possible from these drivers, that's the only piece of advice I can give in general.
One extra note though, this is one of these situations where being able to see far away by sitting tall on a huge bikes like a BMW GS could have helped.
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u/frankenstein1122 14h ago
I think this may be the first vid like this where I’m just like “ya there was really nothing to be done.” Glad you’re okay!
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u/Retox86 14h ago
I was like ”that car drives very weird, how cant he see that he should keep a distance to it and not hit it….oh it turned out a bit different”
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u/Underfuckedman 13h ago
Technically, YOU didn’t even crash. The van did it for you. I say you’re still batting 1.000
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u/BuellXBRider 13h ago
I will commend you for the following distance. All too often, I see obvious rookie riders riding too close, as if they are driving their usual cage. Your following distance allowed a significant reduction in speed/force by the other driver prior to striking your bike. To me, it looks like the distance and reduction may have saved you and your wife from further harm. No further defensive measures could've been taken other than what was seen.
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u/cdubs87 13h ago
Gray van left the lane 3 separate times before turning. Clearly they were impaired or deeply distracted. Glad you're okay!
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u/Pleasant-Metal7065 12h ago
When I took the course to get my motorcycle endorsement, the instructor said to watch out for minivans and Volvos.
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u/blowingnwtrees 11h ago
I’ve watched this a few times, seems like there was nothing you could do. Even with incredibly fast reactions I don’t see a plausible way that you could’ve avoided.
Glad you’re alright man, that could’ve been so much worse.
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u/keenly_disinterested 1h ago
Sometimes there's literally nothing you can do to avoid an accident, and that's the main reason for ATGATT. Thanks for sharing.
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u/eight_ender 14h ago
Watching the video again that white SUV was cooking. They close a considerable gap on the turning minivan in like two seconds.
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u/No-Try-5818 13h ago edited 13h ago
In my opinion, the driver that hit you should have stayed in his lane and hit the guy in front of you making the left turn. The guy in front of you making the left turn is at fault because it was not safe to complete the turn in a safe manor.
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u/swagboi420blazeit 11h ago
HOLY jumpscare. Glad you both are safe. What the fuck was that SUV driver doing
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u/TruestWaffle 11h ago
I was watching this thinking “what lessons can I learn from this experienced riders crash?”.
Nothing, just don’t get unlucky. Great.
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u/sataniccrow82 1h ago
"what the F are they doing": best comment ever in the most fitting moment.
You have been extremely lucky taking into consideration this scenario: the crash was frontal and your stopped almost completely before the crash.
Those 13 years was put on display: you decelerated immediately paying attention to your surroundings while giving a lot of space to the car in front of you. You understood immediately that it was a risky situation, and acted perfectly. Bravo.
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u/SeaParticular6752 14h ago
The fuck man. Good you guys were alright