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[–]stevejcon 67 points68 points ago

The reason his right hand is up is he has a problem. In motorcycle racing raising your right hand lets other riders know there is some sort of problem.

[–]Metaphorazine 39 points40 points ago

Precisely so that someone at the back of the pack who's moving quickly by the time they reach you will see you and NOT clip your bike spilling you onto the roadway where the next guy will run over your face.

[–]stevejcon 8 points9 points ago

Exactly. I raced for 2 years and you are so exposed. It is a dangerous sport. But worth every ounce of it, so fun.

[–]Fromps 15 points16 points ago

Not sure it's worth getting your face run over, but that's just me, personally.

[–]Kcmhs13 4 points5 points ago

I've seen this gif and video for years but never an explanation on what happened after he was hit. Was he injured at all? I know he was hit at like 50 but like anything serious?

[–]ffilps 6 points7 points ago

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HAebxqxaxE

serious injuries according to a youtube comment: Broken pelvis, both femurs, muscles and ligaments torn on the right knee, internal injuries. Critical but stable condition at the Groningen Hospital.

also in the video it looks more like 100+ km/h when he is hit, maybe even much faster. horrible.

[–]Kcmhs13 0 points1 point ago

Thanks ya I'm not very good on judging speed but thanks for that answer

[–]szester 2 points3 points ago

Tristan Lentink he lived but very badly injured

Thank KalisNA

[–]sjs 0 points1 point ago

Looks like his torso was run over. I don't know what happened but it doesn't look too good for the poor guy from this 3 second clip.

[–]DrDominoNazareth 3 points4 points ago

He lived but ended up with a broken pelvis, 2 broken upper-legs, many torn muscles in his right knee and life-threatening internal injuries.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5a_1278107475

[–]BassPengoowin 0 points1 point ago

I was like, ok a fail, but then the last part made me crap myself

[–]TerryArchi 0 points1 point ago

The escalation of this reached high speeds.

[–]blackhawk465 6 points7 points ago

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Wow, lucky he only just clipped the bi...OH MY GOD. 24coms 122pts 8mos WTF
Bad Motorcycle accident :( 26coms 110pts 11mos gifs
Everytime someone posts an OC... 447coms 1184pts 8mos funny

source: karmadecay

[–]jake122212121 -2 points-1 points ago

Thanks, thought it seed familiar.

[–]Cptnwalrus 1 point2 points ago

I started laughing, but then instantly stopped.

[–]BeARdBARIAN 2 points3 points ago

I never stopped laughing.

[–]andoprime69 2 points3 points ago

For me it was backward nothing... Hands raised nothing... Obliterated holy shit lmfao... I'm going to hell.

[–]mowen4571 1 point2 points ago

look mom no hands... oh shit

[–]Smalltalk91 -1 points0 points ago

Deathcount++;

[–]Daniellandos -1 points0 points ago

I lol'd

[–]dat_unlucky_derp 0 points1 point ago

this one made me sad:(

[–]TripleFFFMomma 0 points1 point ago

Dang Phil. You should call your brother.

[–]Robotrainbowshark 0 points1 point ago

My little brother thinks this is funny..what is wrong with him?!

[–]skyboy111111 -4 points-3 points ago

WTF is failing. Where the fuck are the mods.

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[–]rohirrim 1 point2 points ago

He didn't die. He's tweeting.

[–]usmc50cal -4 points-3 points ago

chances are he didn't die I've seen a man get ran over by at least 20 dirt bikes and he only broke a few bones

[–]TIREddit -1 points0 points ago

My Heart Just stopped....

[–]SeaBiscuit1337 -5 points-4 points ago

Did he died?

[–]Meaty_chunkz 4 points5 points ago

No he survive, he survive real good.