Why scooters are dangerous... VERY GORY!

**Disco Dan** · 12th February 2008, 20:17

llinky dont worky...

**PrincessBandit** · 12th February 2008, 20:25

Originally Posted by Swoop

I'm pretty sure there was a skidmark IN the video!

Nah, there is only ONE skidMark!

**Motig** · 12th February 2008, 20:53

Thats interesting. One of my daughters was on her way to highschool this morning, woman on scooter stopped at crossing for them, car behind scooter didn't, one traumitised daughter, one scooter rider away in ambulance, hopefully not to badly hurt. Now shes worried it was her fault. F***ing car driver.

**Trudes** · 12th February 2008, 20:55

This is worse, it still gives me nightmares!! You were warned!!!

**PrincessBandit** · 12th February 2008, 21:01

OMG, i nearly lost my dinner just then watching that. And that was with your warning!

**Trudes** · 12th February 2008, 21:02

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

OMG, i nearly lost my dinner just then watching that. And that was with your warning!

I'm sorry.... I wished I'd never seen it.

**Soul.Trader** · 12th February 2008, 21:20

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

This is worse, it still gives me nightmares!! You were warned!!!

I have a strong stomach for this kind of thing, and tend to tolerate most of it. This one was no exception, but it defiantely disturbed me how graphic it was. I've never seen anything quite like it. What a horrendous end to a life - I'm sitting here imagining what it would be like if that were my brother or father. Terrible.

**Trudes** · 12th February 2008, 21:23

Originally Posted by Soul.Trader

I have a strong stomach for this kind of thing, and tend to tolerate most of it. This one was no exception, but it defiantely disturbed me how graphic it was. I've never seen anything quite like it. What a horrendous end to a life - I'm sitting here imagining what it would be like if that were my brother or father. Terrible.

With you on that!! I still can't believe that people would allow their deceased family member's demise be shown on the net, shocking eh.

**Macstar** · 12th February 2008, 21:23

Fuck me! That looked like Thailand - but what gets me is that the body baggers weren't even wearing gloves!! My mate did a bicycle tour through Thailand and Vietnam and he said that in Vietnam a scooter rider had just been killed in an accident in the road up ahead and that he had to ride his bicycle through body parts and blood for fear of stopping the traffic and having the same thing happen to him!

**Macstar** · 12th February 2008, 21:26

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

With you on that!! I still can't believe that people would allow their deceased family member's demise be shown on the net, shocking eh.

Family are likely to be in the 3rd world and probably don't even have a computer or internet - besides, you reckon the person who chucked that on the internet asked their permission first?

**Trudes** · 12th February 2008, 21:27

Originally Posted by Macstar

Family are likely to be in the 3rd world and probably don't even have a computer or internet - besides, you reckon the person who chucked that on the internet asked their permission first?

True.
10char

**Boob Johnson** · 12th February 2008, 21:47

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

This is worse, it still gives me nightmares!! You were warned!!!

I hate to admit but I had to speed it up a bit at the end, id seen enough

**Zapf** · 12th February 2008, 23:13

Originally Posted by Mikkel

Anyway, I don't think this is from NZ. When someone has established where this is filmed and what the local road rules are we can start about placing the blame.

Its from Taiwan.

**Big Dog** · 12th February 2008, 23:34

Originally Posted by Soul.Trader

Well I've just watched the video, and it's pretty horrible. However, I must disagree with some of the posts here. I see this as most certainly being the fault of the truck driver - I've said it before and I'll say it again, there's never ANY excuse for hitting someone from behind. The truck driver is going WAY too fast, right up the arse of the scooter rider. He ASSUMES that he knows what the scooter rider will do (which is plain stupid in my book), and caused that accident. I hope he was charged criminally.

With how close they were I am not convinced the driver new he was there.

Quick road safety lecture for those folks who have never driven a rig.

Even in a cab over there are about 2 meters in front of the bumper the driver cannot see. More if the driver is short, has stuff on the dash etc.

Never defend your lane position on any bike. Own it yes, defend it no.
Pure physics you will lose.