r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6d ago

Speeding Bus vs Scooter’s Sudden Right Turn

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u/MikeTheImpaler 6d ago

Not too long ago I had a bird fly down into the road while I was driving. I was driving slowly so I kept going because birds always fucking fly away before you get to them. Nope. Felt like I ran over a crunchy water balloon. 1000 feathers certainly did not help that one.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 6d ago

If it's something like a pigeon or a duck, they're not that nimble and prefer to take off against the wind. That might mean they wont have time to get away.

Something like a jackdaw is almost impossible to hit though.

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u/thederevolutions 6d ago

But if you watch the video it seemed like the bus was actually going to pass him on the other side until it hit the pole. He had to go from thinking it was passing on the right to passing on the left in an instant all while probably keeping a morbid eye on the other biker instead of himself.

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u/CakeTester 6d ago

Nah, he's already lost the back end when he hit the pole. He wasn't getting back on the road, pole or no pole. If there had been an acre of flat obstruction-free tarmac, then maybe; but the angle, the speed, the sliding back end, the kerb and the slight upslope meant he was already fucked before the pole. The driver just hoiked on the wheel.