Scooter collision (Iowa St. football player riding)

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It was all over the news last night, but in case you missed it, a police dashboard camera recorded the classic left turn into a scooter head-on collision. The scooter rider is apparently an offensive lineman and big but still very lucky to walk away considering he was wearing no protective gear at all. Amazingly, he didn't land on his head.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81085706/

ed85379 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject:

An old guy driving the truck, not paying attention to oncoming traffic.

A scooter rider not paying that much attention and assuming that others are giving him his right of way. He didn't even slow down when the truck started turning. Looked like he was day-dreaming.

From the body language of the truck driver, I'd say he is going to be a hell of a lot more careful from now on. He looked fairly traumatized and upset, and a little lost.

heyitsomid · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject:

His shoe went 40-50 ft in the air!

okcgravity · Joined: 14 Jun 2010 Posts: 14

Not to defend the truck driver too much but...

If you look at the shadows on the ground it looks as though the truck was looking right into a low setting sun. With the scooter driver wearing a light colored hoodie I am not suprised at all that he was tough to see. I have had moments with a low sun where I have found myself going holy crap for a second or two when i could see nothing.

Glad the guy is ok, hope the story helps others to pay attention more but with the sun being where it is I am not suprised. There have been countless car to car wrecks that a low sun has caused. May explain a little bit of the truck drivers shell shock as well. See someone show up out of a glare 5 feet from your hood.

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject:

They crash victim appeared ok moments after the crash while still in shock. Let's see how he is doing in 3 or 4 days. That's when you'll better know the full extent of his injuries.

BootScootin'FireFighter · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject:

the most dangerous time of the evening drive, directly towards or away from the sun. Towards, obviously not only are you squinting and visually impaired, but the car behind you is as well when your the only one sitting at a red light. Away from, oncoming traffic is visually impaired as you saw here, or you have a blinding glare in your mirror. I'm not sure why it's not that bad in the morning ride, but the evening always feels much brighter, maybe it's because I'm more fatigued by then. If I have to be out for that short 30-45 minute time span, I pick less crowded streets with a lot of trees or buildings. Fortunately Northern Virginia is packed with both. I feel bad for you Arizona and Midwest riders.

TVB · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject:

illnoise · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:21 pm Post subject:

That's why it's awesome to live in Chicago. by nature of Lake Michigan to the east, everyone lives west of downtown, so every morning you drive right into the sunrise, and every night you drive right into the sunset. I have to wear two pairs of sunglasses some days. Add the strobe effect of riding under the CTA tracks on Lake Street, and insane drivers, and taking the bus to work starts to look pretty good.

Stormswift · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject:

I think every 3 and 4 way intersection should have turn lane and left turn traffic light. There should be no left turn on green on those intersections unless it is green arrow for left turn and everyone else has stopped. I guarantee there would be no accidents like that unless someone jumps red light. "Proceed with caution" does not work well when visibility is impaired

Scoot · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject: Scooter Collision

It seems to me that the scooter rider needs to do everything reasonably possible to make the rider visible. This man didn't want to injure the scooter rider, I suspect he just did not SEE him.

pdxrita · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:01 am Post subject:

Quo Vadimus · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:04 am Post subject:

If I can't see the road ahead of me, I slow down...

ASUDeadhead · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:24 am Post subject:

Jackie F · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:44 am Post subject:

WOW!

I too saw the flying flip flop. The old guy was in shock. I hoped the paramedics checked him out too.

Props to the scooterist and motorcyclist for keeping their cool. A friend of mine got hit while riding his scooter by an older woman. Another friend who was riding with him verbally berated the driver after the accident which does not help at all.

agrogod · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:38 am Post subject:

You all might want to take a real close look at that video again. Did you take notice, the way the truck is lined up after the hit, looks like he was trying to cut the turn short. Which means he would have been crossing the line into the turn lane of his direction of travel. He saw the scooter, tried to cut the turn, and made a serious misjudgment of the speed of the scooter. Short cutting turns happens around my area all the time, its illegal and if I had a dime for everytime I saw one..... . Of course it does make me wonder if the scooter had not been where it was would the motorcycle have been the victim?