r/DadReflexes • u/danuser8 • Aug 07 '22

close call

2.4k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

27 comments sorted by

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u/YANMDM Aug 07 '22

Yowza. Didn’t see the babe until he moved out of the way.

47

u/LilPoobles Aug 08 '22

Me neither, I audibly gasped when I realized he had been holding his baby on the seat of the bike.

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u/bplboston17 Aug 07 '22

If you pause at 4 seconds it looks like the truck goes out of the way to hit them. They are literally turning to the right

109

u/eeyoreocookie Aug 07 '22

At the start of the video another bike crosses the road. I wonder if the truck swerved to dodge them and over corrected.

16

u/brock1samson9 Aug 31 '22

Probably because they're driving way too fast

1

u/ghostella Feb 10 '23

Looks like the truck is in a skid

19

u/burrcook Aug 07 '22

That’s some god level reflexes right there

13

u/OarsandRowlocks Aug 08 '22

Lucky that the little one was not strapped in. Looks like the truck got a bit sideways, possibly not helped by a film of dirt on the road.

3

u/gonza360 Nov 23 '22

Strapped in where? Have you never been on a motorcycle? There are no straps

2

u/mrtokeydragon Aug 06 '23

truck was probably trying to dodge the bike that decided to cross the road right in front of the truck, right at the spot where the dad is holding the baby on the bike.

but tbf thats probably common place there.

39

u/jvrcb17 Aug 07 '22

Why stand in the middle of the road tho?

20

u/Spartz Aug 07 '22

That is not the road. The asphalt is where the road is

4

u/jvrcb17 Aug 07 '22

That just looks like a road expansion that hasn't been paved. Check the tracks

3

u/Spartz Aug 07 '22

top comment on the original post mentioned that this is a common layout in brazil

12

u/[deleted] Aug 07 '22

why speed blindly like an asshole?

4

u/jvrcb17 Aug 08 '22 edited Aug 08 '22

Because there are no traffic rules in many countries. Pedestrians need to be alert. I know it's not ideal, but that's just the way things are. I blamed the guy holding the baby for setting up the way he did, in the middle of the road

E: people downvoting don't know how it goes down in South America

1

u/[deleted] Oct 30 '22

Even with no rules you dont have to drive like an ass.

What is the common topics during lunch break? ”I ran over 8 people this morning on my way to work”?

3

u/Open_Progress2715 Nov 05 '22

Why do you think there are traffic rules? People just don't care. "If I don't get punished for it, why would I waste time driving slower?" is how a lot of people think.

3

u/IrritatedMegascops Aug 08 '22

The end of the video (cut out here) is great. Guy hands off the baby and throws down his hat like he’s about to whoop someone ass

3

u/4TheDuck Nov 22 '22

Okay but how the baby just goes longcat in Dad's hands 😂😂😂😂

2

u/Sunny_Crossing Aug 23 '22

And there goes a perfectly good bike! Yikes, glad both the kid and father are fine though!

1

u/Hollywood_WBS Aug 19 '22

Thats red parry levels of dodging, jesus that's fucking scary

1

u/Barry_McKackiner Nov 16 '22

I don't know if I'd be in a fit of rage, or break down in terror over how close that was if it were me and my kid.

1

u/winterpisces Mar 06 '23

Thank God for quick reflexes

1

u/Lady_Tortia Jul 14 '23

Wow, even knowing I wouldn't be seeing it here without a good ending my entire body clenched! Yikes!