[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by formare

I don't have to imagine I saw it several years ago in tennessee - a motorcycle hit a tread and it flew into the air and ejected the driver and passenger the tread hit the car behind it in the windshield/hood causing that driver to slam on their breaks, causing the next car to slam into the rear of that car.... Causing the semi truck behind them both to slam into them both and jackknife.

I was a few car lengths behind the motorcycle two lanes over to the left when it crashed and barley avoided running over the driver and passenger as they were spinning and flopping down the highway. Others were not as lucky as me.


My children were in then car and saw most of it.

We'll one-at-a-time this... The motorcycle was driving too fast for conditions/experience or they could have avoided hitting it.
The car behind them, following too close.
The car behind them... yep, you guessed it.
Same with the truck.

Nascar isn't real life. They expect to crash and will eventually because they push the limits of driver acuity.

Slow down, give yourself a gap. It's boring but it works.