Someone isn’t getting their license for a long time.
It’s never a bad idea to get driving lessons in order to properly learn how to drive prior to getting your license. These lessons will make you a better and safer driver on the road and able to handle different situations easier.
However, there’s a learning curve as this student driver in Edmonton found out.
At an intersection, a motorcyclist equipped with a helmet camera was riding behind a new Toyota RAV4 with a student driver behind the wheel. The two approached an intersection with the rider in the middle lane and the RAV4 in the left lane as the light turned yellow. The RAV4 driver froze as the light turned red in the middle of the intersection and proceeded to back up quickly instead of going forward to clear out for oncoming traffic. The driver backed up right towards the motorcyclist, who jumped off the bike, avoiding getting run over. The student driver of the RAV4 plowed over the motorcycle and came to a stop with the bike directly beneath the SUV.
New drivers make mistakes, but this one is a real head-scratcher.
The motorcyclist posted his account of the situation on Reddit along with a few pictures from the scene of the accident.
“We both started slowing down when the light turned orange. The red SUV ended up in the middle of the intersection. Cars seen on the right started turning left, one car actually made it in front of the stalled/frozen driver. The car then proceeded to back up – IN THE LEFT LANE – i was aware about its presence all the time. And yes I was in the 1st with the clutch in as can be seen on video (anyone see the Neutral light?). As some have pointed out, only have I noticed it changing directions a couple of seconds before impact. Yes, a rider with tens of years of experience MAY HAVE been able to sprint to the right (risking clipping the car and being at fault for running a red light into potentially left turning traffic, as the light for the oncoming lane was changing to a left turn go), but given the circumstances… the horn wouldn’t have done squat. Again, we’re talking seconds. Disbelief that the car was going to back into me was up there. I was in the dominant position for my lane (left half of the lane, where cars in the left lane have the best chance of seeing you in their mirror), watching the driver… but again… how often do you guys assume that a car will decide to reverse into your lane from a different one and floor it?
The video ends where it does because there is absolutely nothing exciting happening afterwards. The two occupants get out, we exchange remarks, and then i take the helmet off and turn off the camera. No swearing or yelling. The adrenaline pumping through my system was so high, I was kinda happy to not be under the car. The car was resting on the bike, they had to lift it to get the bike from underneath.”
We’re guessing this student driver got a FAIL on this day.
Source: sebo666666 YouTube, Reddit
How mad would you be at this student driver for backing up over your motorcycle?
