[SSR] Faith in Humanity: Restored

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:43 am

A crowd of bystanders lifts a burning car off the motorcyclist trapped under it.

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Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:59 am

In the world I am king of, these dozen heroes get million dollar bonuses this year.

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:01 pm

Saw that yesterday. We have many riders at work and everyone loved it. Did they identify these awesome people yet?

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:01 pm

That literally brought tears to my eyes...

P.S. Apparently the rider survived.

Mulliganal · Post by **Mulliganal** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:13 pm

jrsjr wrote: P.S. Apparently the rider survived.

I believe he did.

An amazing combined act of bravery by many caring people.

Colinchristian · Post by **Colinchristian** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:17 pm

It's quite a shame that we're forced to live in a world where this is foreign to us.
This is amazing. I pray that people like that would be near the scene if something like this, God forbid, ever happened to me or my family...

roblinx · Post by **roblinx** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:17 pm

Mulliganal wrote:
jrsjr wrote: P.S. Apparently the rider survived.
I believe he did.

According to the story I saw on the news, he survived with "minor injuries"!! That's miraculous, and no small thanks to the people who came to his aid.

BootScootin'FireFighter · Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:13 pm

that was great to see, a crowd of people finally rolling up their sleeves and doing what needed to be done, instead of the all too familiar scene of everyone shooting video with their cellphone while someone suffers.

Kudos to everyone that stepped up!

Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:08 pm

roblinx wrote:
Mulliganal wrote:
jrsjr wrote: P.S. Apparently the rider survived.
I believe he did.
According to the story I saw on the news, he survived with "minor injuries"!! That's miraculous, and no small thanks to the people who came to his aid.

Story I saw said both legs, pelvis, road rash, burns, and forehead abrasion though not the back and no serious head trauma (despite NO HELMET), and that he was still in some kind of escalated care. Good enough though to make a statement thanking the heroes.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:36 pm

The only negative I got from this story is that, out here at least, every introduction to the video said that the motorcyclist "collided with the car", which makes it sound like the rider was at fault. That might be true, but then again, might not.

roblinx · Post by **roblinx** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:20 pm

Quo Vadimus wrote:
roblinx wrote:
Mulliganal wrote: I believe he did.
According to the story I saw on the news, he survived with "minor injuries"!! That's miraculous, and no small thanks to the people who came to his aid.
Story I saw said both legs, pelvis, road rash, burns, and forehead abrasion though not the back and no serious head trauma (despite NO HELMET), and that he was still in some kind of escalated care. Good enough though to make a statement thanking the heroes.

That's more along the lines of what I'd have expected to hear!

I wonder if he'll get a helmet now?

Thadsgood · Post by **Thadsgood** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:27 pm

Ok, nice job by the bystanders, however, and this is a personal thing I always think when I see these things. PUT THE F*#$ing camera down and help. Wonder why the officers didn't check his vitals right away also. To the bystanders though, excellent work.

Gorilla_Cycle · Post by **Gorilla_Cycle** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:20 pm

Thadsgood wrote:Ok, nice job by the bystanders, however, and this is a personal thing I always think when I see these things. PUT THE F*#$ing camera down and help. Wonder why the officers didn't check his vitals right away also. To the bystanders though, excellent work.

With that camera angle I'd say that the person who's recording is in a nearby building, up at least one floor. He was in luck that there were that many people near him not recording who cared though!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:29 pm

If you can believe the youtube comments the driver is the dude standing by in the suit.

I won't judge him too harshly, cause he's probably in shock. But it would have been nice to see him give a push.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:05 pm

Thadsgood wrote:Wonder why the officers didn't check his vitals right away also.

I assume they were trying to stay clear of the fire, and keep the crowd away from it.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:00 am

My second thought on seeing this: Holy crap, it's possible to have a head-on with a car and somehow wind up underneath it as it and the bike burn!

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:09 am

<<<about all I can process right now

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:49 am

pretty intense situation.

Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:59 am

Syd wrote:The only negative I got from this story is that, out here at least, every introduction to the video said that the motorcyclist "collided with the car", which makes it sound like the rider was at fault. That might be true, but then again, might not.

Ericalm wrote:My second thought on seeing this: Holy crap, it's possible to have a head-on with a car and somehow wind up underneath it as it and the bike burn! Shocked

I also saw articles that said the car turned into his path from a parking lot (surprise!), that he "had to" lay down the bike. Thus how he got under.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:30 am

Quo Vadimus wrote:I also saw articles that said the car turned into his path from a parking lot (surprise!), that he "had to" lay down the bike. Thus how he got under.

From what I read, the car he hit was not the one that pulled in front of him though. He swerved to avoid it, laying the bike down in front of the oncoming traffic.

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:26 am

Thank you for sharing this.

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:18 pm

Also, have you guys LOL'd at this?

"Quick, shove him back in!"

Mulliganal · Post by **Mulliganal** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:40 pm

Hwarang wrote:Also, have you guys LOL'd at this?

"Quick, shove him back in!"

Perhaps it's just me but I don't see anything at all funny about that.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:16 pm

Hwarang wrote:Also, have you guys LOL'd at this?

"Quick, shove him back in!"

I'll laugh at that, but only because the car didn't explode and kill them all.

pcameronbrooks · Post by **pcameronbrooks** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:57 pm

The heros and rider are in my prayers........it was an amazing example of pure goodness.

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:38 am

little follow up.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=157&sid=17224974

original story
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17220387

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:16 pm

bigbropgo wrote:little follow up.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=157&sid=17224974

original story
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17220387

Right on. Karma +1000

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:03 pm

The obvious lesson: If you run out for a short trip on your bike and decide not to wear a helmet and subsequently wind up in a horrific head-on crash, there's a chance that you actually may be spared head injuries but will break a bunch of other stuff and wind up stuck under a flaming heap of German engineering but there's also a chance heroic bystanders will lift the Teutonic wreckage and drag you out from underneath, sparing you a fiery death. Therefore, helmets don't save lives.

In case you didn't get it, that's sarcasm, folks!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:23 pm

ericalm wrote:The obvious lesson: If you run out for a short trip on your bike and decide not to wear a helmet and subsequently wind up in a horrific head-on crash, there's a chance that you actually may be spared head injuries but will break a bunch of other stuff and wind up stuck under a flaming heap of German engineering but there's also a chance heroic bystanders will lift the Teutonic wreckage and drag you out from underneath, sparing you a fiery death. Therefore, helmets don't save lives.

In case you didn't get it, that's sarcasm, folks!

Who helped lift the car? I saw a cop or security guard, some construction workers, and others. So, helmets don't save lives, The Village People do.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:25 pm

Syd wrote:
ericalm wrote:The obvious lesson: If you run out for a short trip on your bike and decide not to wear a helmet and subsequently wind up in a horrific head-on crash, there's a chance that you actually may be spared head injuries but will break a bunch of other stuff and wind up stuck under a flaming heap of German engineering but there's also a chance heroic bystanders will lift the Teutonic wreckage and drag you out from underneath, sparing you a fiery death. Therefore, helmets don't save lives.

In case you didn't get it, that's sarcasm, folks!
Who helped lift the car? I saw a cop or security guard, some construction workers, and others. So, helmets don't save lives, The Village People do.

You're not the first person to make the comparison, but that doesn't mean it's not still funny.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:31 pm

Last week's hope for humanity = this week's cynicism!

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:44 pm

Cynicism is humanity's last best hope.

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:20 pm

Yep, and this weekend several hundred of the streetfighterz.com stunt-boys met up here in STL, riding in packs, pulling wheelies on the interstates, forcing car drivers off onto the shoulders, all sorts of civilized behavior.

Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:30 pm

PeteH wrote: forcing car drivers off onto the shoulders, all sorts of civilized behavior.

I assume based on the drivers' unwillingness to thin the herd? Or do they have some actual way they force drivers off the road? Because I ride not like a jerk and find the Wrong Driver all the time. Seems like it wouldn't take long for them to find one.

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:47 pm

Yeah, fine, okay, I suppose the drivers ran off onto the shoulder of their own volition rather than risk contact with the aforementioned knuckleheads. I would imagine that some of the drivers didn't want to risk being in another story like that of last week, unlike those fearless/reckless riders.

BlueMark · Post by **BlueMark** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:16 am

bigbropgo wrote:little follow up.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=157&sid=17224974

Great story, but there is a bit of Hollywood fallacy in there. Burning cars don't explode, except in films. The fuel is already on fire, and is not in an aerosol mist or vapor that can explode. Explosions happen (but very rarely) at the time of impact when fuel and vapor is mixing with large amounts of air and there is an ignition source from a spark, electrical short, or flame. Once the fire is going ... the explosion risk has almost completely passed.

But that doesn't make them safe - they are ON FIRE, and that fire can spread fast and unpredictably. - All the more reason to rescue someone quickly rather than worry about an explosion that is extremely unlikely to occur.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:31 am

Oh, man. How am I supposed to walk away in slow mo if the damn car doesn't explode?

supermach · Post by **supermach** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:41 am

ericalm wrote:A crowd of bystanders lifts a burning car off the motorcyclist trapped under it.

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The thing I hate about driving a motorcycle the most is even if a car hits you you would still get the ticket. Like today someone thinked it was smart to pass me on the side of the road other then the 2 opened left lanes right next to me... But if a cop would of saw that he still would of stopped me to give me a ticket for something.

BootScootin'FireFighter · Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:16 pm

BlueMark wrote:Burning cars don't explode, except in films. The fuel is already on fire, and is not in an aerosol mist or vapor that can explode.

The film industry certainly exaggerates the point, but there certainly are less dramatic explosions that often occur. Magnesium engine blocks can explode with tremendous force. Struts, shocks and other hydraulic devices also not only explode, but can be shot like a bullet. Tires explode under stress and heat, more violently on large trucks. Obviously if a fuel tank is heated long enough, that can also explode, but not as dramatic as the movies make it out to be. The new threat from car fires is CNG tanks and Hybrid batter cells.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoF99LYdts <---- car fire in LA with magnesium explosion @ :16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RNUAUy465A <---- car fire with hood strut exploding and shooting like a rocket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-6tARu5mc <----- van fire with what looks like a fuel tank explosion @ 2:03

Also, in 2007, Seattle Fire Dept had a CNG car explode, almost took out a few firefighters in the process. You can click HERE to read the powerpoint report on that incident and see pictures.

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