unbelievable Motorcycle Accident

[VoodooBoss]

Another member forwarded this to me today. Is it real or fake?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dsWTXVGgZ3E

 

[Roadhouse]

I've seen that one. If I had to put money it on I'd say real. Pretty risky stunt if it's not!

 

[TMSBOSS]

Doubting it. ???

 

[Fomoco302]

If you want to see a skilled, but crazy rider go to
YouTube and check out "Ghostrider".

 

[cosm3os]

Fake. NO way his momentum would stop like that.

 

[ufnavy06]

If real, go buy a lottery ticket.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!

 

[superhero]

Thats a great video. however....if someone slams into the rear end of your car. Your first response would be to apply the brake wich would throw him foward and not land like that. I did enjoy it. Watched several times because its boggles the mind. Great job in photoshop or what ever they call it now a days.

 

[TGR96]

I've seen this one before. I'll say it's real, but then.again, I believe.in ghosts and aliens. Lol

 

[cobrakidz]

I want to believe it's real just because it was cool to see---you never know though. I thought Avatar was real too.

 

[Grant 302]

I didn't see any artifacts or errors from editing. I think it's real.

 

[DGRacing]

To me, here's why its not real. The car changing lanes from right to left is changing awfully slow. Like old lady slow. And using its blinker.
The motorcycle guy would have seen it long before he made his move into the left lane. It's not like it just jumped in front of him.

 

[TymeSlayer]

Sweet. Looks real to me. Nice somersault!

 

[Grant 302]

To me, here's why its not real. The car changing lanes from right to left is changing awfully slow. Like old lady slow. And using its blinker.
The motorcycle guy would have seen it long before he made his move into the left lane. It's not like it just jumped in front of him.

I dunno. I used to ride and at high speed you can't just swerve a bike once you've committed to your line.

The curious part is why the car doing the filming was filming at all.

 

[Fomoco302]

The curious part is why the car doing the filming was filming at all.
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If you go to YouTube and watch crash/fail videos a ton of them are apparently from Russia based on the vehicles and language spoken. In car cameras seem to be widely in use, I'm guessing because they drive so bad and folks want to CYA.

 

[Grant 302]

If you go to YouTube and watch crash/fail videos a ton of them are apparently from Russia based on the vehicles and language spoken. In car cameras seem to be widely in use, I'm guessing because they drive so bad and folks want to CYA.

Good point, thanks. I've heard of that, but I ASSumed it was a domestic.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Good point, thanks. I've heard of that, but I ASSumed it was a domestic.

I work with Russians and former soviet state folks. The main reason they have cameras in their cars is to protect themselves against crooked cops. A cop cannot write a bogus ticket or ask/demand a bribe to "Forgive" an infraction that did not happen. Driving without a visible camera invites cops to abuse them.

Make me glad to be an American

 

[DGRacing]

I dunno. I used to ride and at high speed you can't just swerve a bike once you've committed to your line.

The curious part is why the car doing the filming was filming at all.

Maybe. But you have brakes too. Those bikes are pretty nimble from what I know. But the other oddity is the riders trajectory. If you are going "significantly" faster than an immovable object you are going airborne for a good distance relative to the objects speed.

 

[superhero]

If that guy can stick a landing like that, he should be an Olympic Gymnasts.
I say Fake!

 

[Grant 302]

Maybe. But you have brakes too. Those bikes are pretty nimble from what I know. But the other oddity is the riders trajectory. If you are going "significantly" faster than an immovable object you are going airborne for a good distance relative to the objects speed.

You can see he didn't even try the brakes. Most riders making lane changes like that think they can 'thread the needle'.

For the physics...using the video and camera clocks I think he closes at only a rate of 65 to 75 feet per second or about 45 to 50 mph. So the relative speed isn't that crazy and explains the lack of forward motion considering the bike took all of the blow. Popping up is also a normal reaction for a motorcycle, not unlike an 'endo' stopping stunt.

No a perfect example, but I got hit by a car turning left in front of me while I was rolling at 30 mph he probably slowed to 10 or 15 mph to make the turn. I only rolled up about half way up his hood before rolling back off and onto the ground. No acrobatics from me, and I certainly didn't stick the landing. ;D