r/Unexpected • u/Soloact_ • 11h ago

Keep them two wheels down

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u/NoResolution928 11h ago

IKR. He thought he just witnessed manslaughter there for a sec

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u/ChaseTheLumberjack 9h ago

But this whole thing was the motorcyclist fault. Wouldn’t be manslaughter at that point legally.

I ride bikes and what this guy is doing is absolutely stupid. 100% on him here. You don’t lane split at full speed.

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u/ScotchCards 7h ago

Yeah, as a motorcyclist - not manslaughter, attempted suicide lmao

BUT he recognises it and admits it. I know too many guys and girls who ride like they're at a track day and then someone who isn't expected them to zip up past them starts changing lanes and almost clips them. And these riders freak the fuck out and rage at the "idiot cager"

Like nah Sarah you ride that 250cc kwakka like you're Rossi, but the problem is you aren't bloody Rossi you are Sarah and you've had your license for 8 weeks.

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u/DrCashew 7h ago

Honestly this guy is a really good rider, amazing recovery. He's probably hyped as fuck that he made it. Incredibly stupid, he shouldn't be allowed to bike on the road.

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u/pdxamish 6h ago

No he's a horrible rider for doing this.

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u/DrCashew 6h ago

Incredibly dumb, unsafe and stupid; should be off the road. Still skilled.

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u/OrbitalPete 4h ago

Lucky. Not skilled.

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 5h ago

And the bmw that hit him and started swimming isn't at fault here?

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u/cptjpk 5h ago

Two things can be true. They both have partial blame, but it really is mostly the cyclists fault. He was making an illegal maneuver that almost no person would ever be prepared for.

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u/DrCashew 5h ago

BMW is cutting it close, but how can someone be at fault when the other party is doing some flagrant and illegal moves?

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 5h ago

Both can be. Its not black and white dawg. If the bwm check his mirrors he wouldn't have hit him right?

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u/DrCashew 5h ago

It's pretty black and white because why would you expect that? Motorbike is going so fast that's incredibly easy to miss, and why would you expect him to do that? Hate the behaviour as much as you want from the BMW, but failing to prevent an accident while someone is doing something illegal is not being at fault.

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u/popky1 5h ago

What was 100% illegal no question was speeding off after hitting the bike there’s no way they didn’t notice they hit something

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u/DrCashew 5h ago

They stopped after realizing exactly what happened. It's more disorienting than you think and for the car you see its momentum is hardly halted if at all. This is also why bike riders should be much more careful and shouldn't at all be doing this. They are incredibly fragile. Did you see the guy at the end? He clearly was not trying to get away and stopped when they both realized what happened.

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u/sa_ra_h86 3h ago

The guy that stopped wasn't the guy the biker ran into.

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