Using a motorbike is harmful and for those who’re not cautious or wise, issues can go very incorrect in a short time. The biker featured on this video just lately discovered that lesson the onerous means.
The next incident occurred in Washington State and dashcam footage of it was shared to Reddit. Though the clip is just 9 seconds lengthy, it reveals how rapidly issues can go incorrect for those who’re on two wheels and attempt to mess with somebody on 4 wheels.
Initially, the clip reveals the biker splitting between the cammer and a white Lexus IS. Lane-splitting like that is utterly authorized in lots of locations however Washington isn’t certainly one of them. Issues rapidly take a dramatic flip because the motorcyclist briefly turns their head to the left, probably wanting on the SUV or the cammer themselves. On the similar time, the biker hits the brakes and swerves barely to the left, placing them straight into the trail of the SUV.
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With no time to react, the white SUV crashes into the motorcyclist, pushing them right down to the pavement and showing to run over each the bike and the rider.
Writing on Reddit, the cammer says that the motorcyclist jumped away to the fitting after influence and managed to flee with a damaged leg and no life-threatening accidents. We suspect the bike was destroyed.
As for the SUV, it was a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer and was deemed totaled after the wreck however the proprietor purchased it again, noting that the injury was very mild.
The explanations behind the motorcylist’s actions are unclear. The cammer suspects that the biker deliberately brake-checked him however as any motorcyclist of sound thoughts will inform you, that’s an especially silly concept. We additionally suppose it’s potential that the biker merely freaked out whereas splitting between the 2 automobiles and by accident grabbed the brake.