The adrenaline that bike riding on mountains offers is unparalleled. However, if not performed correctly, a good ride can turn into a horrible one. Recently, showing how exactly this can happen, a video has been shared online. In this short clip, a biker riding a Bajaj Pulsar NS 400 who was trying to make a turn by leaning completely on one side could not execute this maneuver perfectly. The result was that he crashed into the divider and landed on the other side of the road.
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Reckless rider crashes into divider
This video of a reckless rider’s cornering fail has been shared on Instagram. It comes courtesy of Paavtyabois on the page. It starts with two bike riders coming into a turn. We can note that there was also a white Hyundai i20 that was about to make the same turn.
Soon after this, what happens is that the rider who was riding ahead makes the sharp turn. He fully leans on the left side and perfectly executes the turn. However, his riding buddy, who was on a Bajaj Pulsar NS400, tries to do the same. It can be noted that he also leans his bike to the left.
Unfortunately, in the middle of the turn, he could not continue leaning, and his bike went straight. As a result, he crashes into a divider, which was small in height but very wide. We can note after this that the rider and his bike both cross the road in the opposite direction.
What happened to the rider?
From what we can note, the rider, after rolling over to the other side, gets stopped by a car that was parked. Thankfully, the Bajaj Pulsar NS 400 rider was wearing a helmet, and we can note that he tried getting up after this horrible accident. Most likely, he has suffered abrasions and other injuries as he was not wearing complete riding gear.
Netizens’ reactions
As the video has garnered around 3.5 million views on Instagram, it has also managed to gather a lot of comments. Most of the netizens who have seen this video have stated that there is no point in riding so recklessly on public roads.
Many netizens have also suggested that riders should not think of public roads as race tracks. They added that these turns should not be used to learn cornering techniques, as small mistakes can quickly turn fatal.
One of the comments which has managed to gain a lot of likes is the one that noted a funny irony of this video. The netizen commented, “The restaurant/Cafe is ironically known as ‘The Good Turn.’” A number of people added that this is a very nice observation.
Similar reckless accidents
This is not the first time that we have seen a reckless bike rider crashing on a turn while leaning. Just a few days ago, a video was shared by none other than the Uttarakhand Police on their official Instagram page. In this video, a KTM RC sports bike rider was seen meeting a similar accident as the biker in the above video.
What happens is that this rider turns to the left by completely leaning on the turn. However, he later loses his balance and crashes into a Mahindra Bolero pickup truck coming from the other side. Following this initial impact, he then crashes into a Hyundai Alcazar that was following the pickup.
Unfortunately, he does not stop after that as well. The rider was then seen again crashing and finally stopping after hitting a Maruti Suzuki Brezza. Thankfully, this rider was wearing proper riding gear and a helmet.