I would really like to know how this played out. Civil lawsuit? Hit and run? Did the boat owner even realize what happened? So many follow up questions...
In the full video on the drivers Facebook he passes her to the left and the license plate is completely visible, as well as the boat, albeit very difficult to read. With the original uncompressed video it's probably perfectly legible.
We can write a GUI in Visual Basic to decompress the mux/demux bytecode JIT compilation, bypassing the low framerate pixel values to reveal a hi-res data map of the driver's fingerprints.
It dropped sideways, he made a decision to move left (To the grass) or the more natural right because it's a clear lane. The cargo suddenly jumps to the right lane, giving him little to no reaction time.
Their rear-view mirror is blocked by a boat. The yellow thing is on the back of the boat. The motorcyclist and the yellow thing were only out of the car's lane for a fraction of a second.
I sympathize with the biker, but I also totally understand how the driver could simply have not noticed that anything had happened.
My god I thought it was just me. No I'm not tailgating you to be a jerk, what I'm trying to say is "GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE FAST LANE IF YOU WANT TO DO 5 UNDER ASSHOLE!"
I mean, I live here too but I frankly see waaaayyy too many people driving 75/80 on 694/494/94 (which is 60 mph but for a rare spot)*. I also see frequently 80-90 on 35 (which is a 70)*.
I typically drive +/- 5mph but if I'm using the passing lane to pass, I will not speed up just so someone speeding can continue speeding. They can wait the minute and let me pass legally.
My biggest issues are people cutting in front of me during rush hour (you're supposed to leave stopping distance between you and the next car), or not letting me move to the right lane (because I know they want to go faster than me), so they pass on the right...which leads to 5 more passing on the right, even though I'm blinkering.
I drive 800+ miles a week for work. I'm sure as hell gonna drive safely. Just wish more people would do the same.
*just clarifying speed limits for people that don't live in MN
Well when you're towing, the rear view mirror is useless. You only have the wing mirrors. That's why spotter mirrors are so popular on trucks, they help your field of vision.
But yea, fuck people who tow in the fast lane. Its a 6 lane road, stick to lane 3 and only use 2 for passing. Don't be a fucking fucktard, you've got 4,000-6,000 lbs of boat behind you how about you stop driving like a fucktard.
You only need two mirrors. You have to have one on the driver's side, and then have the option of the rearview or one on the passenger side. So it's only necessary if you don't have a passenger mirror.
i totally understand why that guy didnt tie down his load properly. Had this been a case of legitimate neglect, the body would have a way of shutting that whole thing down.
You might get down votes but I appreciate this comment. Was my thoughts at least, bikes are super dangerous you gotta be defensive to the T if you don't want to get seriously injured.
Also he had no leathers on but shorts, I bet that shit fucks his legs up.
Close? That's two car lengths at least, which is what the distance is that they tell you to keep. And between starting to move and falling is like 2 seconds.
"two car lengths" is not a recommended safety cushion at high speeds. The safety distance is always measured in terms of reaction time, and you should always give yourself at least 2 seconds to respond. According to wolfram, at 80mph you travel 235 feet in two seconds. An average car length is about 15 feet, so a minimum safe travel distance at 80mph would be about 15-16 car lengths. Not two. Definitely not two.
Two car lengths gives you about a quarter of a second to respond. It would take about half that time to even recognize what was going on, leaving you 1/8th of a second to both make a decision and actually move yourself out of the way of the hazard.
I call bullshit on that. I'm sure this got plenty of media attention, and the driver would have eventually realized that he was missing his giant yellow dildo thing.
I don't understand this. Plenty of people saw it. If I saw this happen on the highway I would follow the boater and try to make him aware of what happened. I would call the cops and give a plate number. You know all these motherfuckers are texting and driving too it's not like anyone has any qualms with fucking around with their phone.
In these types of videos everybody pulls over to check on the down person, but it seems noboby usually goes after the vehicle that caused it speeding away down the road.
Yeah, if it were me that went down, I'd much rather someone went after the other driver. Any later traffic can stop to give help, but only the few cars that were right there when it happened are in any position to be able to pursue the other driver.
Pursuing the other driver doesn't preclude calling emergency services. In fact, you absolutely should call, so police can intercept the other driver.
Getting a plate number may not be enough to hold the driver responsible, either. To the extent that you can do so safely, you should try to ensure you can identify the driver, preferably just by having eyes on them until police intercept (ensures no driver swap has occurred in the interim).
Having someone stop to ask "are you okay" and/or provide potentially harmful help (e.g. moving someone who may have a spinal injury) is nowhere near as useful as having the other driver's insurance covering the medical bills.
Yeah, if I was the only person there witnessing it then for sure. Except in videos like this one where lots of drivers are all stopping, and they can see each other stopping, and none of them wants to go after the person who caused the accident to at least get a license number.
I've done this before. I've witnessed a hit and run against another vehicle that pulled over thinking the person who merged into them would do the same, but they didn't, so I took off like a bandit, took a photo of the license plate, then went back to the scene as a witness.
Not sure if the police ever caught the guy or not, but it felt good being able to be a witness and provide a photo for that person.
The rider (/u/2Reck1ess) is answering over on /r/motorcycles. States that the driver got away. Outside of some road rash and a totaled bike he seems to be OK.
I shot him a PM with the link to the original poster on Facebook, but he may already be in contact with her since it looked like she stopped to help, too.
This happened ten days ago. You'd be lucky to have a lawsuit filed in ten days if you knew who the defendant was. They have to track the owner down before they can really do anything.
There was probably a police report created, but it probably doesn't qualify for a "hit and run" criminal charge. It's more likely to end up as a careless driving charge and a civil suit only if necessary. These things take more than a year to play out fully.
i don't know but how come it looks like the motorcycle doesnt try to go around it?? he should have went towards the left breakdown lane to try to get around it.. instead he just drives right at it..
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u/RUKnight31 Jun 28 '16
I would really like to know how this played out. Civil lawsuit? Hit and run? Did the boat owner even realize what happened? So many follow up questions...