Doing everything right and still getting taken out

[u/Low-Dragonfruit9646]

You can ride perfectly and still get hit by someone staring at their phone. Watch your mirrors and always leave yourself an escape path. Stay safe out there.
Location somewhere in turkey

[u/Cannibale_Ballet]

The car driver doesn't even press the brake pedal after he hit him, reaction time was a disaster.

I always wonder what's going on inside the brains of people like this. They must be mentally deficient to be that slow and clueless but somehow they make it to adulthood.

[u/prizzle92 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

Phone 

[u/sephron_tanully → u/prizzle92]

I wonder if they ever forbid access to phones at all while driving. Would be kinda neat. Only possible to directly connect it to onboard systems and hefty fines if it isnt.

[u/snuggie44 → u/sephron_tanully]

Texting and taking on a phone while driving is forbidden - people do it anyway. Why would banning access to phones altogether make a difference?

[u/TheConnectionist → u/snuggie44]

It would be effective if they dramatically increased the penalties with a mandatory minimum prison sentence and increased enforcement. A fine - the predominate current penalty - is insufficient to enforce any behavior.

Nobody would be on their phones while driving if they knew it was a 1 year mandatory minimum prison sentence and it was enforced by randomly placed cameras (Not advocating for such a steep penalty or invasive enforcement mechanism, just making a point).

[u/Virtual-Macaroon-880 → u/TheConnectionist]

People get 4-5 dui before anybody starts panicking and if they murder somebody they only get 5 years. Because negligent murder is somehow less scary than having a specific reason to do it

[u/zorbat5 → u/TheConnectionist]

Here in the Netherlands the fines are very hight. Doesn't work. 70% of young drivers have their phone in hand. I always wondered why cars don't have a slid in the drivers seat door where the driver has to put their phone in otherwise they can't drive the car.

[u/madness_of_the_order → u/zorbat5]

Because you are only allowed to own one phone shaped thing

[u/jeryz_ → u/zorbat5]

It's because monetary fines don't work, we're generally too wealthy here. I believe a driving ban for 6 months or more would be a better deterrent. I also wouldn't mind if they'd increase the fine from €440,- to something much, much higher.

[u/MauriceEscargot → u/jeryz_]

There are too many people who keep driving with a driving ban or their license taken entirely. Actually having to spend your own free time to do community service sounds like it might work better.

[u/shaju- → u/jeryz_]

Driving ban would yield instant results I think, even if for 1-3 months

[u/akryl9296 → u/zorbat5]

What if you don't have a phone at all

[u/Luuk341 → u/zorbat5]

I am in favour of immediately having an attempted manslaughter charge slapped on to whoever uses a phone whilst driving. No ifs, buts, or maybe's. Go try to convince a judge that you DIDNT risk the lives and property of everyone around you when you took out your phone.

Also enforce, by law, that car manufacturers CANNOT display any text messages, or whatsapp, or slack, or teams, or ANY other non verbal communicatiob messages on ANY screen. I was sitting next to a friend in their new car and all their text messages just popped up on the screen CONSTANTLY.

[u/SignatureFunny7690 → u/Luuk341]

no way the police would abuse that

[u/sephron_tanully → u/[deleted]]

Just FyI. I got a 3 day ban few weeks ago writing something more harmless then you just did. Be aware of what you write if you care about that.

[u/Blippy_Swipey → u/TheConnectionist]

While I share the sentiment, one has to consider that there are cops out there that will see (ok, everyone can make a mistake I guess) AND WRITE UP (wtf?!?!?) a ticket for holding your phone in your right hand even though you don’t have a right hand.

I mean, the lady was lucky(?) for not having a right hand. Imagine if she had, how do you fight that ticket. And then, the fine I suddenly prison!?!?

[u/Jt07132829 → u/TheConnectionist]

Yeah we should encourage more monitoring and control. Just put flock cameras in our houses and cars. Give them control to see our phones connected. Teaching kids to be good and building culture where people give a f about others is too much and a job for the government.

[u/Iamonreddit → u/TheConnectionist]

Prison is such an expensive and silly idea. There are loads of cheaper alternatives that are much less likely to create more hardened criminals.

Litter picking and similar community service is an obvious option. House arrest with ankle bracelets would also be very disruptive to normal life. Pair that with a requirement to grant access to personal devices for monitoring as is done with sex offenders and you can restrict their use of their devices at times of day or to certain services/apps/websites under penalty of greater punishment.

Filling up prisons with relatively minor offences is just foolish vindictiveness that will create greater problems than it solves.

[u/Tango_Whiskey16 → u/snuggie44]

Why it surprises me I don’t know, but seeing a driver in a newer model vehicle holding the phone near their head and carrying on a conversation through the speaker, when you know the car has Bluetooth capabilities. But they believe because they’re using the speaker and not holding it to their ear, it’s “hands free”

[u/XxNitr0xX → u/snuggie44]

Because they could and should be made inoperable by GPS speed with optional bicycling modes, etc. that only allow the functions of Spotify and emergency services.

[u/Unbelivabley_Smol → u/sephron_tanully]

Both in Australia and New Zealand it is illegal to have your phone in your hand at any time while driving. Still people get caught and fined everyday even when hands free tech is like as low as $19. Modern EV’s now have 26inch centre screens that you must use to control all manner of car function while taking your eyes off the road. Only saving grace there is most EV’s have radar based autonomous braking that should have seen the bike and stopped?

[u/DazingF1 → u/Unbelivabley_Smol]

I'm pretty sure having your phone in your hand while driving is illegal in any country on earth that has plumbing

[u/Glad_Librarian_3553 → u/Unbelivabley_Smol]

Yeah I really don't understand why any manufacturers think a touch screen is acceptable. It is unbelievably stupid

[u/_The_Farting_Baboon_ → u/sephron_tanully]

In Denmark you get a hefty fine and a clip in your driving license (you have 3 clips).

You cant deny phones at all in a car. So the passengers not allowed to be on their phones? What if you see an emergency and have to call an ambulance or police. And i could go on and on.

Its already illegal so lets leave it at that.

[u/DepartmentOk7192 → u/sephron_tanully]

It's currently $1,295 and 4/12 demerit points in Queensland, Australia, to have your phone touching any part of your body. Still doesn't deter everyone, there's simply not enough police around to guarantee you'll be caught

[u/andthensilencefell → u/sephron_tanully]

Yeah I’m sure the new cars with an iPad console are much less distracting.

[u/PolliverPerks → u/sephron_tanully]

Onboard systems are just as distracting in modern cars imo. We just need heavier fines and those fines need to be enforced more strictly. I see people driving while watching stuff on their phone constantly and i get so mad about it

[u/hazeyAnimal → u/PolliverPerks]

I see people scrolling Instagram and having video phone calls.

The fundamental reason here is that they are simply addicted.

They physically cannot put their phone away to focus on operating a 1000kg+ machine that can travel well over 100kph.

When I learnt to drive, my father told me that driving is like a job, and you have to focus on your job while working and nothing else, or you'll make mistakes.

[u/SageGoes → u/prizzle92]

He/she must be prohibited to ever drive again.

[u/Awfulufwa → u/prizzle92]

Phones are so problematic that even crossing a road on foot as a pedestrian is dangerous.

I lost track of how many times I see an approaching car going steadily at a rate only for them to slow down near me... but not enough to come to a halt. Then I see it. The fucking truth right through their door window. Captain jerk-o is on his/her phone.

Here I am doing all the tier 5 velocity calculations. Accounting for time variance based on vehicle model. Adjusting calculations with position of the sun. Rolling a pair of dice. Arranging the poseable arms of my He-Man action figure to align with the cloud patterns. The math is solid. Getting ready to cross and beat both ways of traffic.

It only took one moron being on their phone to upset it all.

[u/Relevant_Glass_9198 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

80% of human beings are actual NPCs with intelligence that struggles to compete with a border collie.

[u/Malignantt1 → u/Relevant_Glass_9198]

Yup. Think of the average iq and realize that half of the population are dumber than that

[u/Beanbag_Ninja → u/Relevant_Glass_9198]

Hey now, I'm an idiot NPC, but I've never failed to pay attention to a bike in front of me.

Most if the time I'm trying to work out what bike it is and wondering what it's like to ride.

[u/matjam → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

“Doobeedoobeedoobeedoobeedoo”

“Oopsie!”

[u/redditblows5991 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

Loads of people don't realize the weight of the machine they are operating and we being real alot of people shouldn't have the privilege of riding

[u/weberc2 → u/redditblows5991]

Lots of people including on this subreddit believe that drivers should be able to do whatever they want and it’s everyone else’s responsibility to watch out for them.

[u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

I doubt they saw the pedestrians in the median trying to cross. the biker did and stopped. they didn't and kept going. I don't think people look far enough out to see whats coming.

[u/LowRelief1272 → u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG]

They don't need to see the pedestrian... Just the big red break lights on the vechile Infront of them.

[u/Consistent-Shoe-9602 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

They just weren't looking at the road. If it wasn't for the bike they would have plowed through the pedestrian instead.

[u/Wild-Snow5705 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

Happened to me as well, got hit while slowing down before huge speed bump by Vespa guy. And as always — „I haven't seen you“. I was on my way to workshop, so mechanic just added another bill...

[u/shotnine → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

The brake lights are on until the driver steps out of the car though?

[u/redbullah → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

there is no reaction time. i'm dead sure that the driver was texting on his phone. this is the new norm of driving you know.

[u/Impressive_Pool_8053 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q1aRmd8e90WIw

[u/Retax7 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

They just don't give a fuck. Both as a car driver and as a pedestrian i've seen over and over again: one car brakes on the sidewalk, and the car behind speeds on the left/right. Thankfully, most pedestrian reflexes are good enough to get out of the cars way.

[u/Animalus-Dogeimal → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

Fair to assume that nothing is going through the brains of people like this

[u/welrope → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

Nothing. Nothings going on.

[u/EarthConservation → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

I'm always so confused when people say the driver didn't press the brake pedal when the brake lights are clearly visible in the video... You can see them on as the car enters the frame and turn off when the driver goes into park. How else would the car have stopped?

Obviously he hit the brakes right before the car enters the frame and runs into the biker, but he did press them. Probably after glancing up from their phone.

[u/gainer1001 → u/Cannibale_Ballet]

I've thought of this before. We know people that are have terrible reflexes, coordination, and perception. They are the ones that can't play sports or do anything that requires co-ordination. Yet, they drive among us

[u/puff-d-magicdragon]

Car driver was not focused on driving...

[u/tevf → u/puff-d-magicdragon]

Welcome to Turkey

[u/KTMan77 → u/tevf]

Welcome to the world more like. 

[u/failureinvestment → u/tevf]

and you know damn well he got angry at the bike for "suddenly stopping"

[u/Canadair_Sabre → u/tevf]

Wel, they can get stuffed. Gobble gobble.

[u/DeltaGrunder → u/puff-d-magicdragon]

Not just drivers, riders too. 90% of riders in my country use automatics and thus do stupid shit like watch videos while riding in city traffic. Really makes the intrusive thoughts come in when I see at least one person doing this when I ride/drive through town.

[u/Educational_Board_51]

I don't know if there was much you could have done differently to avoid this.
Hope you are ok mate and hope the bike gets repaired soon and you back on the road.

btw the person who hit you is a P.O.S

[u/the_ism_sizism → u/Educational_Board_51]

Riding closer to the parked car would be it, but it leaves you at risk of getting doored.

Driver probably on phone.

[u/de_das_dude → u/the_ism_sizism]

Definitely doom scrolling on insta.

The amt of people who do this shit is scary

[u/the_ism_sizism → u/de_das_dude]

It’s frightening dude, I watch them all the time in my job as a heavy vehicle operator. Just both hands texting, watching vids, liking FB posts. Had a truck driver give me a thumbs up after I tooted him because he was watching YouTube’s on his phone.

[u/Educational_Board_51 → u/the_ism_sizism]

Driver was definitely distracted. I would be hesitant to stop on the car side because you run the risk of being slammed into a car and more injure + more potential damage.

[u/rareandyeteuclidian → u/the_ism_sizism]

Car side usually involves someone opening a door and killing you / landing you In the hospital. This is a rare "nothing really could have been done"

[u/PotatoGamerXxXx → u/the_ism_sizism]

Closer to the middle of two lane makes you more likely to be blocked by A pillar on a car. It's a shit show with no one to blame but the car.

[u/Poor__cow → u/Educational_Board_51]

Not stopping for the pedestrian is the real answer but I don’t know if it would’ve been correct technically based on local laws.

[u/OffWhiteBruceForsyth → u/Educational_Board_51]

There's always things you can do to make situations like this less likely to happen. Sometimes they just happen anyway.

[u/thingamajig1987 → u/OffWhiteBruceForsyth]

Nothing reasonable, hindsight is a bitch

[u/Educational_Board_51 → u/OffWhiteBruceForsyth]

While I do agree with you, in this case I really don't see anything that could have been done to mitigate the incident.

If there had been a second lane, then sure. Personally I always try and stop on the lane line or there abouts. Just in case someone doesn't feel like looking where they should be looking.

[u/anotherNarom]

What was interesting to me is this is the first self uploaded crash video edited like it's on TikTok. Showing us the crash, then the whole lead up + crash again

[u/Sancticide → u/anotherNarom]

That and the black bars that make you watch it vertically, even though the actual video is landscape. JFC.

[u/forrest4thetrees → u/Sancticide]

I turned my phone sideways to see more detail... Nope, video gets smaller.

[u/EasyBend → u/anotherNarom]

Looked for this comment!

Why the fuck are we seeing the crash before the rest of the video like some sort of brain rot content. Keep that shit off here

[u/Relevant_Glass_9198 → u/EasyBend]

I'm starting to notice a lot of non-marketing people suddenly having tiktok/shorts brain. A behavior learned purely from consuming too many short-form content themselves.

[u/AntalRyder → u/EasyBend]

I don't understand it, but the downvote is immediate.

[u/moderatefairgood → u/AntalRyder]

Truly doing the Good Lord’s work.

[u/Roy_McDunno]

That really sucks.

Szar Trek has a nice quote:

You can do everything right and still lose. That's called 'life'.

[u/duskie3 → u/Roy_McDunno]

Is that a Russian version of Star Trek

[u/krucsikosmancsli → u/duskie3]

tsar trek

[u/Ok_Violinist_5673 → u/krucsikosmancsli]

Czar Ztrkia

[u/CertifiedSoft → u/Roy_McDunno]

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” - Jean Luc Picard in S2E21 of Star Trek Next Gen

[u/borisbanana77]

Downvote for annoying video edit trend

[u/Diss_Respect]

This is where I live. Never in a billion years I would have imagined I would see Kurtköy/Pendik in this Sub but I should also say that I am not suprised.

People here drive like maniacs, eventhough it is relatively less congested and less populated than the rest of Istanbul. I always tell this to people when they want to start riding motorbikes in Istanbul;

Most people in Istanbul that are in trafic know how to operate their respective vehicles(Bus, Truck, Car, Motorbike...). However, almost nobody knows the rules of the trafic. Its basically everyone driving and riding with little to no regard for rules of the trafic...

Get well soon and ride safe. -Geçmiş olsun

[u/Onyxam]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wjuXuDSQU0sOfJIHS1

[u/Potential_Tonight_17]

I almost never stop in the middle of a lane for this exact reason. Even when I'm Infront I pull to the side like I'm lane splitting.

[u/Hankol → u/Potential_Tonight_17]

It’s mandatory to stop at zebra crossings. At least in my country.

[u/the_ism_sizism → u/Hankol]

He means stop in centre of lane, not continuing despite the pedestrian.

[u/thaltd666]

Drivers do not respect pedestrian crossings in Turkey.

[u/aandy611]

100% driver was distracted not looking ahead. Please can we have tougher laws, just instant loss of licence for years and jail time. Motorcycle list could have died or paralysed

[u/StickyNotesEater]

This happens very often in the roads, that's why always check the mirors if im going to let a pedestrian cross or give the pass to another vehicle, If something is coming behind me, sorry but I wont stop. I preffer being called a dick than let a moron rear end me because they dont know how to drive. An indeed, you were doing the correct thing, but the roads are full of dumb f*cks.

[u/EquivalentFishing → u/StickyNotesEater]

It does look like this guy even checks his mirrors before slowing down. Absolute moron behind him, very likely on their phone.

[u/BadWolfRU]

That's very strange engine sound

[u/StankoMicin]

Dear God that person should get off the road ASAP.

[u/csky]

As a fellow Turk, I always check my mirrors and avoid being at the center if I know I'm going to do an abrubt stop. Hell I almost never ride at the center, knowing this sort of thing going to happen. However this doesn't change that this was entirely the car's fault.

[u/theonly_salamander]

I hate these videos that show 2s of action and then cut back.

[u/Aromatic_Archer9661]

Tik tok brain rot editing 🤮

[u/Hutches_Corduroy]

Glad the end was at the beginning, saved me the time of watching the whole thing. Gotta be the worst video trend.

[u/MonkinVideos]

Sorry this happened. Hope you and the bike recover. Freaking idiot driver.

I ride in the PH, where zebra crossings are basically optional. I’ve had close calls stopping for pedestrians and almost getting rear-ended — in a car.

On a bike the risk is worse.

If I have to slow or stop at a crossing now, I take the side of the lane, not the middle, and I check mirrors before I’m fully committed. Rear-end likelihood is higher than people think.

You can do the legal/right thing and still need an escape path.

[u/LonelyReader95 → u/MonkinVideos]

Dude, Italy here and same. I literally avoided two days ago getting rear ended because I constantly look at my mirrors when stopping. I bought my new bike three weeks ago...geez people are just plain fucking dumb.

[u/aaronjohns]

"Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that." -Carlin

[u/Quick-Penalty4883]

Who invented this idiotic format of showing the last part of the video first?

[u/Patient-Video6979]

I gotta say, when I'm riding on the Interstate (in the U.S.) it is HARROWING how many people I glance at in the next lane and they're doing like 75mph looking down at their phones and not even glancing up at the road at ALL.

And they have NO IDEA how far they travel without looking at the road ahead of them.

[u/Not-So-Logitech]

Instant licence suspension imo

[u/CasiyRoseReddits]

I can't believe so many people nearby like started walking over to make sure motorcycle dude was okay! And that the vehicle behind the white car didn't just go around the accident! Like they actually give a fuck 😭

[u/xorbe]

Wasn't this just posted last week

[u/brucecampbellschins → u/xorbe]

Yes. OP is a repost bot.

[u/ManDan_666]

Damn son hope you and your bike are fine. This is the scariest situation for me.

[u/JournalistOverall797]

not the tracer :/

[u/J1mj0hns0n]

Yep. Assume everyone on the road is asleep at the wheel and act accordingly, because no one is paying as much attention as you'd hope, and half as much as you would think mandatory

[u/noxaeternus1]

I had this happen in Istanbul. Literally stopped at a red traffic light (in a car fortunately) and guy behind me just slammed into me. He then had the balls to have a go at me saying WHY DID YOU STOP! Pedestrian crossings and red lights seem to be for decoration.

[u/Mister_Brevity]

Happened to me on a Grom. Guy behind was watching tik tok on his phone and I was stopped in front of him. I had front brake on nice and tight and he heard another lane go and just…. Hit the gas without looking up. Broke my bike in half under me - the front brake held, the frame snapped under the seat and pushed up. It was like getting kicked in the balls by god - but after he stopped and I’m standing in the middle of the street with my several-inches-shorter from under me I was like…. That’s it? I got a bruised “under carriage (not recommended!)” and a destroyed bike but I didn’t even fall.

[u/generalkkaos]

Common norm in Turkey that in pedestrians crossings cars ceoss pedesteians wait. Unfortunately when i am approaching a pedesteian cross, i check my mirrors, if there is a car behind me, i dont stop. Sad but true,i dont want get hit

[u/Friendly-Turnover262]

Well, if it weren’t for the motorcycle he might have killed the pedestrian… either way the white car is a complete tool.

[u/melnaisbruninieks]

Brutal POV

[u/welrope]

Where exactly was this guys escape
Path? Straight up? The cars to the right? Fence to the left or pedestrian to the front? He should have put it in reverse, popped a stoppie and rode up the offender’s hood and dismounted into a clean 360.

[u/D3athShade]

My god that actually startled me o.O hope you are ok man

[u/Ciccio3102]

I'm sorry and I know it's wrong but I've seen too many of this tipe of incident. Every time there's a crossing, unless it's a full on people barrier I'll always (slowly) squeeze through. These situations happens based on the fact that the car drivers, knows it's a junction free road and doesn't expect a bike suddenly stopping.

[u/Hour-Imagination5041]

I’m actually to the point that I don’t stop to let people go unless I’m required to. I hate the idea of that happening to me

[u/Twisterpa]

After 15 years of riding and one of the most important facts I realized is to ride permanently on the lines of the road.

1. People aren't used to seeing the liminality of it. They see me on the line more because it is a transitory space. Whether they "like it or not" they see me more.

2. It is just far safer. You are closer to cars technically. However, you essentially isolate the events that can realistically happen to you and YOU are in the mirror of the car near the line you are currently on.

Cars do not set their mirrors properly and bikes are invisible in the center of the lane from both sides.

1. This never happens, or rarely does if you're on the line. The most common type of accident is this type of accident and fuck that.

[u/CarlosG0619]

I cant wait for self driving cars to be mandatory, people cant drive for shit

[u/JustWantToPostStuff]

Downvote for showing the end at the beginning

[u/ConsciousSpirit397]

This is a big reason for me that riding is not really reasonable.  It’s not just you that must never make a mistake, it’s that you have to trust every single other driver to not fuck up or you could easily die or be injured permanently.

I’ve seen people driving out there, it’s not safe.

[u/Public_Mastodon_1201 → u/ConsciousSpirit397]

I also never leave my house for this exact reason. Should probably not leave my bed either. You have a good point.

[u/ConsciousSpirit397 → u/Public_Mastodon_1201]

I personally wouldn't go that far but everyone has their own safety tolerance.

[u/Cam_e_ron → u/Public_Mastodon_1201]

delusional if you think thats even remotely the same.

[u/Auto_update → u/Public_Mastodon_1201]

Brown rice and steamed zucchini. Gotta watch that human fuel, some of it is bad for you.

[u/No-Needleworker4796 → u/ConsciousSpirit397]

rule #1 of riding, never trust any driver out there NEVER, sometimes you have to do what is considered illegal to be safer, because the legal way can kill you. In this case, moving over to the right shoulder and watching the side miror, can give you enough space to escape, worst case it's the pedestrian who get hit (but if I see it coming and not stoping im screaming RUN!!!)

[u/Mr_Deep_Research]

You saved the life of that pedestrian.

[u/el_barbarero]

Smartphone usage while driving should have a high penalty.

For the driver, I'd avise to not stop in the center of the lane, trying to give some space for a car to squeeze through if necessary.
When you brake for traffic lights, stop signs, etc., try to look in the mirror and figure out what is happening.

Note: These are mitigating measures. Unfortunately, they'll never keep you 100% out of the way of these assholes that don't care for what they're doing on the road.
Drive safe.

[u/exhibpar]

Why do they give the license to such id10ts? Sorry for you bro

[u/EstSnowman]

I thought you were getting fired by the pedestrian in the beginning.

[u/RokRoland]

Something is wrong with your music player, it seems stuck.

Hope rider is OK though

[u/Dazzlethetrizzle]

Yup, it happens. Just be thankful there wasn't a lot of speed involved.

[u/bog2k3]

Flash that stop light several times when coming to a stop to get people's attention.

[u/jonnieggg]

Dumb fk

[u/Pipeworkingcitizen]

Damn i hope that driver got penalized and their license taken. Its all recorded too

[u/ItzMichaelHD]

You did nothing wrong of course, but the only thing I could think you could have done differently is whenever you change speed do a mirror check.

[u/TwinTailDigital]

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” -Jean-Luc Picard

[u/stokdam]

The pedestrian is still alive by miracle.

[u/luprophi]

Damn that was fucking loud

[u/Donevito96]

Reis umarım iyisindir insha'Allah

[u/Bagel_Baker3]

Chaff and flare bucket didn’t deploy!

[u/Raftika]

I thought homie got popped 😭

[u/padalmaker_bcn]

Initially it looked like the pedestrian crossing the street shot at him

[u/wolfox360]

Then next time who travels in Chaotic city;When you stop, do it on the center line. For the guy of the post, Thank you for your sacrifice! hope everything ended well.

[u/2oonhed]

My freind was riding his brand new GSR 1000 aroun San Rafael and a woman hit the back of the bike....*but not him".
He said he was just sitting there, first in line at red light, and then all of the sudden the bike shot out from under him and went into the intersection. He was left standing there, in shock, but completely unharmed.
Lady in a car did not stop for the red light in time.
The bike was in the shop for months.

[u/Awkward-Winner-99]

I thought he got shot

[u/Warm_Sky_9735]

I am 100% sure that the car drivers first answer was "You shouldn't stop there" second one was "You stopped so suddenly"

[u/Arzoru]

A cabify did this to me, of course he was looking his phone

[u/ShoddySpace5680]

Im always watching my mirrors for this reason.

[u/AlxR25]

I think a driving license should be harder to get than it is. Not everyone has to drive a car, that's why public transport exists. Many fuckass idiots on the road not paying attention.

[u/TowelScary]

Why i thought that the biker got shot by the pedestrian?

[u/PsyFyi-er1]

Similar hit on me. My fault was stopping for the red light. 1 year after and still have lower back pain. 🥲

[u/dreamdaddy123]

Has there always been people on phones or is it an increase? I drive with these kinds of idiots.

[u/Late-Button-6559]

Licence gone forever. And personally paying for all expenses of the victim, even if it makes the guilty person homeless.

[u/AbaddonR]

I think i still carry the trauma from my own accident. Watching this literally felt like it hurt me. Cant watch these videos. 😢

[u/thejourneybegins42]

I would not be stopping in the middle for reasons such as that. This is a part of riding defensively. Act like everyone wants to kill you.

[u/nightstick308]

I am also a frequent top box user. The first thing I noticed is how the top box slammed into his back, but then also prevented him from flying back into the offending car and instead caused him to end up on the side of the road. Is that better or worse? Would it be better overall if there was a backrest/cushion on the box?

[u/IainMCool]

"bUt hE wAzZuNt wEaRiNg hI vIz"

[u/Chance-Agency1261]

On one hand it’s refreshing to see how everyone stopped and came to you. On the other hand I genuinely feel like some people shouldn’t ever touch a car. When I started driving I was very aware of the fact that I have a deadly weapon under my control and that I should always be careful and mindful of what’s happening around me. Seems like some people don’t share that notion

[u/raiden124]

50 dkp minus to the white car

[u/ThisWeeksHuman]

That's why I prefer using my bike recreationally on roads with winding curves and little traffic. I avoid cities as much as I can, even with a car. The amount of poor drivers is insane. And there are so many extremely aggressive drivers too! Running red lights, honking if you don't go at least a bit over the speed limit, honking and trying to run you off the road if you drive defensively and watch out for pedestrians is commonplace. In Hamburg Germany and as you may imagine city populations are often less well.. civilized and have poor cultural manners. Maybe it's the anonymity or the stress of so many people in one place or maybe cities attract people with more aggressive mentalities 

[u/tmax202020]

If brake check a couple of times 20 meters before the zebra crossing

[u/Jaded-Breath3462]

If he's French which i think he may be, the driver will get out and shrug his shoulders as if it is the riders fault.

[u/Hotshot_UCG]

Shhht at first I thought the pedestrian shot him...

[u/Nordic-Candle]

thats what im paranoid the most when driving my bike, but its also the one thing i cant really influence. i generally drive pretty passive, but you really cant do anything about the person behind you.

[u/Evening-Candy1487]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UqKD7TU0igaUE

[u/Capital-Plan-1563]

This has happened to me here in Greece twice, once with a car and one with another motorcycle, so now if and if I have to stop for pedestrians I always check the mirrors because some people are braindead when driving or riding.

[u/Feeling-Line-428]

Ιs anyone surprised here?

[u/Lisa_Dawkins]

Not the brainrot editing where you have to show the highlight in the first seconds and then go back to show the full context.

[u/The_best_husband]

It's very Istanbul of him, yeah.

[u/DeliciousNeck6279]

Same shit killed my Dad.

[u/Sassy_snuggles4293]

That gave me PTSD I’ve been hit by 5 cars in the past. I don’t know how im still alive.

[u/DarkNafs83]

Almost got taken out twice on my motorbike like this along with the pedestrians trying to cross the road. Unfortunately when there is a car behind me I dont stop anymore to allow pedestrians to cross unless they are in the middle of the road because of my experience. Greece btw

[u/Emergency_Message104]

orospu çocuğu başka bir şey değil

[u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG]

I know you are supposed to brake for pedestrians to pass but if you are in a motorcycle, it would be safer for you to keep going. its not his fault that he got rear ended but I would have kept driving instead of stopping here. it just looks like you are stopping out of nowhere.

[u/eKID-1]

This is why im never driving a motorbike

[u/Wuz314159]

As a bicyclist, we have a saying: Graveyards are full of cyclists who were in the right.

I got 2 broken ribs and 11 stitches for going straight through a green light. r/fuckcars

[u/Hunter_sapien]

Only thing I could say (in hindsight) is to keep an eye on that mirror instead of glancing

[u/gco0307]

Happened to me 5 years ago.

Stopped at a roadworks red light and struck from behind by a car that had hardly slowed, if at all.

Spent 3 weeks in hospital with a year rehabbing my leg (badly broken) and a while longer building body/mental strength.

Driver was distracted and admitted at the scene although did give 2 different reasons, and in the end neither held up in court

[u/RickLyon]

mf was on his phone.

[u/Numerous-Fig-1732]

It happened to me too, the crash was so hard it bended the frame and the bike was garbage. I was sent flying but my ankles where hooked by the handlebar so I remained on the bike. A couple of week and I was on my feet again, very lucky.

[u/Antrimbloke]

Shouldnt have slowed down for the ped, many countries in europe/asia its not mandatory. Still a pisser though. Happened to me at a junction a few years ago on a brand new bike, being careful pulling out, people just assume you are going.

[u/Knife-Fumbler]

cagers will complain about driver assists in new cars then do shit like this

[u/Peaceful--Warrior]

There's no way you can save yourself from inconsiderate people driving behind you.

[u/Quattordicesima]

I saw someone on the highway lose their wheel cover and get a flat tire today on a tir

They were on the phone and did not even notice

[u/live4daV]

Wow, thats insane. People hate being aware of their surroundings. Hope the biker is okay

[u/koredom]

Yalova, TR?

[u/toss_me_good]

Yup, that's why I stopped riding. Took advanced riding courses, wore solid gear, always looked in my rear view when stopping. Still had a 82 year old driver cross double yellow without signaling and make a left in front of me. At least advanced riding courses taught me I didn't have time to stop. Ditched the bike as it smacked into the car. ended up with multiple broken bones, two surgeries, a year of PT, etc. But because of the gear no road rash, saved knees from knee guards, saved fingers from enforced gloves, saved ankles from full boots. Insurance also paid out for all the gear at full original price. Really smart purchase if you ever use it insurance pays you back.  The gear was wrecked. Did its job but ended up having to put aside a lot of my other hobbies and athletic fitness. Motorcycles are though in cities

[u/bugra101]

That’s in Turkey. Where pedestrian crossings means absolute fuck all.

Feel sorry for the biker and anyone who regularly rides there.

[u/gaschligan]

Looks more like attempted murder 😱😵

[u/RigamortisRooster]

Those crosswalks need fixing. Ive had seen experience, the walker does make eye contact and just walks across. Seen some standing not paying attention to cross as i get closer with my brake covered, then last second they go.

Needs a buuton the walker presses and put some bright lights in the pavement to illuminate the path

[u/SenseMoney2697]

Hacı buralar İstanbul’un Sultanbeyli gibi yerleri mi?

[u/Personal-Cookie-4946]

Bike is at fault🤣