VehicleJogger killed by driver jumping curb (Indonesia)

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[–]Oneda 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Wow that's terrible! Just how in the world can one mess up driving so bad that they practically launch themselves to the other side of the road?! What I hate the most is how the driver who killed the woman is unhurt even after her car was launched into the air due to driving too fast and then eventually crashing. Why is it like that in majority of videos where vehicles kill someone? It's always the one at fault who usually survives and the one who suffers are the innocent people around? It's unfair.

Anyway I really find the guy in red's reaction to the situation very interesting. At the 48 second mark, he tries to reach out and check if the jogger's still alive, but after realizing that death has already claimed another soul (with the help of an extremely incompetent driver), he just stretches his arms upward. I wonder why. Maybe the scene was too stressful for him and he needed to relieve some of the tension? The psychology and behavior of witnesses of terrible things is really interesting to me.

[–]0w0 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Actually, the body has its own way of reacting to psychological shock. It feels like an electrical current passing through and clenching various parts of your body, thus the involuntary movements. If that energy isn't expressed you may developp (C)PTSD, which can be seen as "stored loops of activated shockwaves".

Trauma is becoming a popular field of study and we're lucky to have great books talking about it. If you're interested, check out authors like Peter Levine, Pete Walker or Van der Kolk. You may find some books on YT.

Ps. Justice doesn't exist in nature

[–]Oneda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll go check them out.

I think what made me interested in these kinds of reactions in the first place was when I got into watching these fatal videos. I noticed that across countries and cultures, people seem to react the same way. Covering the mouth or eyes, turning away, raising the hand, holding the head, jumping, kneeling, pounding on the ground. As far as I know, society never forces us or teaches us on how to react to these shocking situations, yet people divided by cultures still act pretty much the same way. It's as if there's some kind of innate reaction to such sights. Anyway I hope to learn more from those books/articles/videos.

[–]oozinator1 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why is it like that in majority of videos where vehicles kill someone? It's always the one at fault who usually survives and the one who suffers are the innocent people around? It's unfair.

Well, in this case, the driver has about a half-ton of material in front of them to absorb the collision while the pedestrian has what God gave them. Generally, guilty parties usually survive because they have the split-second edge in knowing something has gone wrong over the innocent party. A half-second doesn't sound like much, but it's often more than enough to bring your arms to shield your head and prevent it from receiving otherwise fatal blows.

[–]DoctorsHateHim 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Why do these fucking assholes feel the need to add the fucking idiot music?

[–]ImYourChrist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Don't jog on the road,peeps.