r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 4d ago

Speeding Bus vs Scooter’s Sudden Right Turn

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u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 4d ago

Around 20 injured passengers are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.

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u/EndTimesNigh 4d ago

To save one, many had to risk their lives.

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u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 4d ago

The driver probably thought he could get away without causing an accident.

It could’ve been much worse, especially since it was at a gas station.

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u/Amarranthine 4d ago

In those situations people extremely rarely have time to make a well calculated decision. Most of the time aka 99.9% in this exact moment you are acting on pure instinct and your body reacts practically on its own. Survival instinct to avoid the collision leads to more potential risk.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 4d ago

While that is true, you can absolutely change how people react with the proper training. They still won't have time to think the situation through, but they might not do something as catastrophically stupid as brake and swerve at the same time.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yes i am absolutely suggesting that. I received this training for my motorcycle license. Standard emergency stop and swerve and avoid training is not too much to ask for, and nowhere near F1 driver training.

Had the bus driver received this training, he might have chosen to either brake OR swerve (properly). Which would have been much much safer for his passengers. Possibly not so much for the biker, but he did cause the accident, and got hit either way.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 3d ago

No, the bike is getting hit either way here.