I just saw this extraordinary video on Reddit where a motorcyclist is hit squarely by a car, cartwheels over the vehicle, and then walks away. The man must be made of rubber.
He is particularly lucky because, if you look closely, he does not appear to be wearing a helmet.
bettykath:
“I was amazed at the number of people who just stood around just looking and that the only concern that was shown was to the driver of the car who wasn’t really hurt.” People get scared by severed legs and don’t know what to do, so they all crowd around to help the minor bumps and bruises.
I was driving on the freeway when a car whooshed past me, probably going 100 mph. Up ahead, she lost control, hit several cars, slammed into the divider, and basically exploded into pieces. A large piece of shrapnel hit a car going in the opposite direction, went through the windshield, and impaled the seat right between a mother driving her daughter, miraculously leaving them unharmed. I had just completed my Red Cross first aid class, so I pulled over. When I got to the driver who had crashed, the impact had broken her seat, broken the back seat, and she was halfway in the trunk, buried in stacks of books and paperwork. I remember that she’d lost her shoes. I think she had been wearing a seat belt. It was like her car had been hit by a rocket. 3 or 4 of us stopped, but we were having trouble getting to her. One of those who stopped was a nurse who helped, but told us there was not much we could do for her. We found a weak pulse, but before we could even get to her head to stabilize her, CHP and a firetruck pulled up. It was a helpless feeling, being there and wanting to help, but not being able to do very much. It was mostly internal. I remember that mother and daughter whose car was hit by shrapnel turned around and pulled up to the accident site. It looked like a spear had pierced between them. It was a miracle they weren’t hurt, but the daughter was gasping and shaking like a leaf from the adrenaline.
Annie:
I’ve re-read the comments above. No one said all nurses are drug addicts, etc. One of my family members is a nurse who works her butt off. It is not conducive to the thread to keep getting angry when no one has fought with you.
on 1, June 22, 2014 at 3:18 ambettykath
Annie, I have great respect for nurses. They have a tough job that’s too often done without the respect or gratitude that’s due. They frequently work harder and for less money than what’s fair.
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Thanks Bettykath, that is very true. And comments about nurses all being drug addicts who steal drugs and the property of those they care for, by ignorant people is an example of this ingratitude and disrespect.
Both vehicles were moving in the same direction, the car bumped the cycle once, they separated, the car bumped the cycle very hard the second time, the cyclist flew into the air.
I was amazed at the number of people who just stood around just looking and that the only concern that was shown was to the driver of the car who wasn’t really hurt.
I love the idea of a motorcycle but there is no operator protection if something goes wrong, e.g. loose stones or dumb driver following too closely.
My medical training: basic first aid learned as a brownie. My own checklist: don’t faint, stop the bleeding while calling for help, when it’s over – faint (or not).
Annie, I have great respect for nurses. They have a tough job that’s too often done without the respect or gratitude that’s due. They frequently work harder and for less money than what’s fair.
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Annie – if you are going to air your dirty linen (metaphorically speaking) in public, you have to expect to have to explain your reasons to the uninitiated. This is not a private arena for you to fight in.
bettykath:
It was very good of you to help that cyclist. When someone is severely injured, so many times people get scared or are at a loss as to what to do, or they don’t want to get exposed to the blood of a stranger. You probably saved him from bleeding out. So tragic he lost his leg and had a brain injury. Especially since he became a new dad shortly after. I hope he was able to recover after the brain injury. He must have been hit very hard to have been so injured in full gear. I wonder how the car hit him twice.
We need more people like you in a crisis. 🙂
bettykath – you did good. 🙂
bettykath, You are a very good person and citizen. But, what you did does not surprise me. It is consistent w/ my image of you.
The cyclist was wearing a helmet, leathers, and heavy boots.
I watched a motorcyclist/car incident. The car overtook the cyclist, twice!. The second time the cyclist was hit hard enough that I could see the sky between him and the roof of the car. He came down on the hood and slide to the ground. When I got the site there were several cars stopped, people gawking, a couple of them conversing with the driver of the car who had a cut on his hand. No one was near the cyclist. When I approached the cyclist someone wanted to know if he was still alive. He was alive but unconscious and bleeding heavily from where his leg was severed. I stopped the bleeding and waited for the ambulance. His breathing became very labored. After he was in the ambulance, I waited in my car until I stopped shaking. The cyclist survived but lost his leg and he had severe neurological damage. His wife was close to delivery time for their first child. No police officer approached me for a statement. I’m not even sure the police showed up.
Well, are you here to fight personal quarrels, or to enjoy the blog and exchange of ideas? Post comments on the actual thread or other interesting topics?
Only you can answer that.
Karen, you have no idea of what’s going on, there are others here who do know all too well and those people are the ones whose opinions matter to me, with all due respect again mind your own business.
Then why are you posting it? If it has nothing to do with the thread, or any comment on this thread?
That would be none of your business Karen.
Annie:
“No I am attempting to say hat it’s prudent to not trust certain people to be honest regarding the crazy assertions and allegations they spew forth on a daily basis.”
What crazy assertions are you referencing on this thread?
Looks like some lawyers got to the video.
Which “side” did it?
I doubt it. :roll:.
Annie – I think you may be projecting. 😉
Let me clarify that I don’t think anyone in the accident above was drunk. I tend to meander on threads. Accidents – seat belts/helmets – bad parents who don’t buckle their kids up – bad parents who drive drunk with their kids – drunk drivers in general. I can get from here to Katmandu in 7 lines. 🙂
“Just the facts Ma’am – all the facts and nothing but the facts”
My, aren’t we jumping to a lot of conclusions and showing our prejudices today???
Annie
you’re learning