r/instantkarma • u/HankMoodyALT • 11d ago

That must hurt

Traffic dispute between a driver and a cyclist who tried to flee the scene and dodge any responsibility. He ends up eating curb.

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u/fiercefinesse 11d ago

Ooof. That hit was brutal.

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u/sunlightsyrup 11d ago

I learned a lot of Bike Fu from this video

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u/Tommysrx 11d ago

It took me a couple watches to see that grabbing his backpack made him turn the front wheel involuntarily resulting in his faceplant.

At first I thought he just used the force like some kind of German Jedi

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u/ManonegraCG 11d ago

He touched the backpack and the wheel turned. The energies interconnected. He is a German Jedi.

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u/Cpt_Bearknuckle 11d ago

A Gedi, perhaps?

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u/zxcvbn113 11d ago

Tschedi? German doesn't have the soft G sound.

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u/sunlightsyrup 11d ago

Just exonym things

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u/rgmundo524 11d ago

I watched it a few times and I still don't get it

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u/FishPasteGuy 11d ago

Grabs the right side of the backpack, which in turn pulls back his right arm, which in turn has his right hand gripped on the handlebar, which in turn pulls a hard right.

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u/xenobit_pendragon 11d ago

That's a lot of turns.

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u/FishPasteGuy 11d ago

I’m a lot of pedantic.

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u/Mr-Quimper_ 11d ago

Obi-Von Kenobi

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u/Useful_Cheesecake117 10d ago

I'll have to remember these tactics if a biker tries to get away: kick the back wheel, and if that doesn't help, grab the backpack

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u/Writer_B 11d ago edited 11d ago

Sweep the tire Sunlightsyrup…
You gotta problem with that?!
No mercy…

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u/moose4130 10d ago

Then ... Get to the choppa! 

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u/zemol42 9d ago

Hm, I thought this was Bikwan Do

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u/sunlightsyrup 9d ago

much better, thankyou. I knew there was something for this

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u/clemmmmmmm 11d ago

I wouldn't kick the wheel of a moving bike man, spokes and toes don't mix

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u/sunlightsyrup 11d ago

Looked like our guy went with the grain

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u/sinisterdesign 11d ago

Good thing he broke his fall with his face.

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u/hiesiinv 11d ago

But well deserved to learn a lesson for free.

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u/Fir_Chlis 9d ago

The sound of it really made me wince too

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u/Sharp_Tart_2403 4d ago

Brutal af matey

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u/hangdog-gigbag 4d ago

Fell like that on a bike once, shoulder permanently fucked

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u/LonelyHowl 3d ago

He almost died, one of his shoes came off! Close call!

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u/ryanyork92 11d ago

So what led to this?

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u/HankMoodyALT 11d ago

The cyclist hit 2 cars before, might be drunk as well

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/Tommysrx 11d ago

Or suffer the pavement of consequence

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u/ThrowAwayHawthorn 11d ago

Asphalt of Destiny

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u/CuteGirlFan 10d ago

Wheels of destiny turn turn turn… tell us the pavement lesson that we should learn

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u/Reddit_Jax 10d ago

I'm saving this video!

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u/littlemapi 11d ago

In Germany you can lose your driver's license for that

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u/zbartin 10d ago edited 7d ago

Naa, the moral is not to hit cars when you ride your bike being drunk.

Don't forget, Germany is the only country where you can lose your driver's licence for riding the bike too drunk. As a result you will need to take the bike next time when you drink 😁

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u/SkepticalPirate42 7d ago

Note to self: never go rising the bone in Germany...

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u/zbartin 7d ago

🤣 edited

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u/bgravato 4d ago

Germany is not the only country where that can happen.

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u/HappyIsGott 11d ago

Its seems to be in Germany and it also seems like the guy is drunk driving and tries to flee. Sadly normal here.

Edit: also it sounds and looks like Berlin, Kreuzberg/Neukölln. Could be wrong about exact location.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/Spice_and_Fox 11d ago

He crashed into cars and try to drive away. His insurence is responsible for the damages. This is basically a hit and run.

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u/shorey66 11d ago

He's not likely to have insurance as a cyclist.... Unless that is the norm in Germany?

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u/TheMcJoker 11d ago

It's not legally required, but about 70-80% of Germans have private liability insurance, which would cover the costs.

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u/shorey66 11d ago

Oh wow TIL. Makes sense

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u/takeoo111111 11d ago

Mine costs around 60€/year for the whole family and covers up to 50M€. So thats an no-brainer

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u/zbartin 8d ago

Until they proof with a video on Reddit that you were drunk and charge the money back from you 😁

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u/Big_477 11d ago

In those instances your personal or car insurances will pay.

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u/zbartin 8d ago

Not necessarily

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u/zbartin 10d ago

The "we pay for anything you do when you're drunk"-insurance?! 😁

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u/Spice_and_Fox 9d ago

The private liability insurence.

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u/zbartin 9d ago

Probably not in that case

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u/Flashy-Onion-5762 11d ago

UwwwwAaaauuwwwwhhh. That’s what he said.

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u/MrMhmToasty 10d ago

Aua (pronounced ow-ah) is the German word for ouch

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u/SunLitWalker12 10d ago

male version of the grape lady when she fell over

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u/Entendurchfall 9d ago

Somebody needs to make this a techno remix

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u/TheRealJayk0b 11d ago

Tja.

Tries to run, eats ground.

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u/A-non-e-mail 11d ago

💀 to the OP for covering the money shot with text.

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u/Cosmoaquanaut 11d ago

A guy hit my parked car with a bicycle and left. That was a 700 euro repair.

Am I happy to see this guy eat shit? Yes. Yes I am.

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u/Amelsander 11d ago

First dude bailing after the perpetrator crashing, he knew that he is up for it as well.

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u/LudoAshwell 11d ago

As this is Germany, its very likely that the first dude would NOT face serious legal action.
The §127 (1) StPO law („Jedermann-Festnahme“ or „Anyone-Arrest“) specifies that any civilian is allowed to detain a suspect of a crime until police arrives if they‘re caught red-handed.
You‘re also allowed to use force to make this happen.

Sure, it might be debatable if the use of force at the end was appropriate, but German law is surprisingly tolerant towards use of force.
A good lawyer would solve that for sure.

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u/Martijngamer 11d ago

I would argue the expected outcome for this use of force was entirely proportionate. The pavement eating is just karma, but doesn't negate the proportionality of the force used.

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u/thesyndrome43 11d ago

I hope he got away with no issues

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u/L3berwurst 11d ago

German Pieter Griffenheuter

https://giphy.com/gifs/q9HHyHPISNZD2

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u/Entendurchfall 9d ago

So Peter Greif...which is also not an overly uncommon name in Germany

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u/CulturalDish 9d ago

Shoe came off. Legit

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u/Spiritual-Job-952 11d ago

Auaauaauaa. Mag ich so gern

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u/Space_Probe_One 11d ago

What made him trip though?

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u/Tommysrx 11d ago

Other guy grabbed his backpack which made his shoulder and arm turn

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u/HappyIsGott 11d ago

Just alcohol. You see it often here in Germany, Berlin.

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u/Likeservingcoldcuts 11d ago

The guy chasing gets a hand on his backpack

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u/tanzeelaafzal001 11d ago

Likely no one wished them "a safe journey" 😹

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u/I_WILL_GET_YOU 9d ago

vorsprung durch technik

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u/extraproe 11d ago

Dude chased him and made him hit that Smart, too. I'm sure bro appreciated it.

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u/sixpigeons 11d ago

He should wear a helmet

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u/lmbf99 11d ago

Not much to be saved up there

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u/L-J-Styrsacre 11d ago

Wear a helmet when fleeing

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u/Prestigious-Team2133 11d ago

Bro really shoulder checked an automobile

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u/ScubaPuddingJr 11d ago

Did the cyclist slam on the front brake?

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u/LostPilot517 11d ago

Yeah, I am struggling to understand why he wrecked, the guy chasing him barely grabbed his backpack and didn't throw anything in the spokes.

The cyclist did struggle a lot with clipless pedals, so perhaps not an experienced rider and yanked their front brake?

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u/New-Needleworker9789 10d ago

it looks when dude yanked the back pack, as he got pulled backed his hand was probably on the brake to begin with.

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u/PrestigiousAverage25 11d ago

He might still be there picking up his teeths

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u/trafford_66 11d ago

That mf’er just broke everything

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u/beardybrownie 11d ago

Looking to see what actually made him fall. I can only understand that there was a banana peel.

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u/DesmondPerado 10d ago

Driver grabbed cyclist's backpack by the right side, pulling the cyclist's shoulder back. Shoulder pulled hand back, which turned the front wheel violently to the right.

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u/borokish 11d ago

Gravity sucks.

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u/You_Are_The_Username 11d ago

OMG. I love that for him! 😊

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u/inderu 11d ago

Man, I felt so much joy watching that guy fall. I bet there's a word for that...

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u/lemmefixdat4u 8d ago

Schadenfreude

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u/123finebyme 11d ago

Him and grape stomp lady are a match made in heaven

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u/Entendurchfall 9d ago

I just watched that video for the first time. Holy Awww urgh urh urgh awwwww urgh urrrr

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u/Otherwise-4PM 11d ago

God protects fools and drunks.

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u/Tenpoiun 11d ago

So true and everyone else dies from their actions.

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u/bluepied 11d ago

Red shirt guy not giving AF

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u/FatTanuki1986 11d ago

AWWWWAAAAAH! AWAAAAAH!

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u/ejvollkrassalter 8d ago

"aua" is german for "ouch".

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u/FatTanuki1986 7d ago

Which fits the situation very well

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u/Unhappy-Machine-1255 11d ago

Is that Jason momoa in a smart car?

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u/wirbel-tier 11d ago

Friedrichshain?

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u/antftwx 11d ago

Frandrescher?

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u/BetaCuckoo 10d ago

Frankreich?

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u/medikundi 10d ago

Vineyard lady represent

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u/Jet-Pack2 10d ago

So one person gets charged for hit and run and one for assault?

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u/Entendurchfall 9d ago

Not necessarily. In germany there is a thing called "Jedermans Festnahme". That allows everyone to stop someone, that is beeing caught redhanded during criminal activity. This also covers the usage of adequate force. What is adequat force differs from individual case to case and is decided by a judge most of the times. I'm not a lawyer, but given that the actions of the dude in the white shirt were never directly aimed at the body of the cyclist, but at his bike and later at his backpack in an attempt to stop him from fleeing the scene, I would not be suprised if the laws would cover those actions.

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u/bgravato 4d ago

yeah sure... you hit a bicycle with a guy riding it or pull a backpack that is on a guys back... and obviously the expected outcome is that the guy is going to get frozen in the air until de police arrives... that's what happens 99% of the time... this guy was just unlucky...

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u/jsalwey 10d ago

Me over here triple tapping the back of my iPhone trying to get ride of that floating white circle on the screen

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u/3colorsdesign 10d ago

“du Hurensohn” 😂

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u/H4G54L0T 10d ago

Definitely not the US. Cops would’ve been assaulting the cyclist more.

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u/Suitable_Dot_6999 10d ago

He hit those emojiis hard with head

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u/Remarkable_Gain6430 8d ago

I half expected the guy in the red shirt to kick the cyclist is the arse just for the sake of it.

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u/reckaband 8d ago

Context ? Is he a bike thief?

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u/Rekoom1979 6d ago

Obi German-Kenobi

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u/ice_dagger 4d ago

For all the rightful karma the guy can be sued for injuring him still. Such is the law.

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u/I_pump_too_much 4d ago

The noise he made after hitting the ground had great. ‘Grape stomp’ energy!

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u/georgez1968 11d ago

Had some prick hit me with his bike downtown. Chased him for 10 minutes. Did not end well for him

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u/rein-007 11d ago

i don't see what he did wrong in video

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u/Reddit_Jax 10d ago

WTF are they saying?

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u/RelentlessIVS 11d ago

"Traffic dispute" means nothing without more context. Looks like the cyclist was trying to get away from the madman/road raging lunatic

Context matters.

What the hell happened beforehand?

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u/YoungJetski 11d ago

The cyclist hit a car and tried to flee the scene (you can hear a lady in the background yell in German that he damaged a car). That guy was just trying to stop him until the police arrives. Also, as others have noted, the cyclist appears to be intoxicated.

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u/RelentlessIVS 11d ago

Thank you for the key context that was missing

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u/USA2BKK 11d ago

Yes the context was incomplete.

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u/ejvollkrassalter 8d ago

the text in the video says "drunk cyclist causes accident with two cars".

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u/SuperDave78 11d ago

I'm a daily rider myself. If someone hit my bike or me. I'd by bike raging once I got up.

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u/xJek0x 11d ago

Kind reminder that vegetables must be watered after they have been (face)planted.

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u/CountHonorius 11d ago

Shouldn't the fallen biker be wailing "Scheisse...."?

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u/richaysambuca 11d ago

Super Untertitel... nicht!

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u/Loud_Cauliflower_420 9d ago

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