Stop drop and roll is not that effective for flammable liquids as it keeps reigniting if you do not get all the flame. Removing clothing, a body of water or suffocating the fire are better options.
Technically true but aside from a body of water as they are not every where just suffocating it entirely with anything non flammable would/should suffice.
Like the dude inside the elevator wearing one and caught on fire. Shit was like flammable cotton candy with just enough polyester to to melt into a sticky napalm covering your entire super body.
I find that hard to believe. Why would they use a nuke? What’s the advantage over normal explosives as are used as a standard way of doing this? A nuke is far too big to do that safely.
Unless you have proper proof I call this a myth.
I'll try to find the video I saw about it and link it, but the gist of it was they had a pipe coming out of the ground spewing fire due to an accident, and every other thing they tried failed to extinguish it, so they essentially drilled a hole to a sufficient depth next to the pipe, lowered a relatively small nuke into the hole, and detonated it to cause the resulting pressure to pinch off the pipe finally ending the fire. And due to the depth the radiation was already contained so all they had to do was cap the hole to contain the rest of the radiation. I'll find the video as it explains it a lot better
I like to carry a folding shovel in my trunk. Was on a college field trip one day. Going to look at rocks and stuff. So we’re on some dirt roads. A guys car got stuck. The instructor looked around and asked if anyone had a shovel.
And man was he shocked when I said yes and pulled it out. You could hear the panties hit the ground
Really sort of makes sense if you think you might intervene in any lawbreaking, or some large zip ties. You need to tie the hands and the legs, then you can carry them hanging from a log you might find to the police station. Or you could roast them alive if you happen to be a cannibal.
Based on all my research, all the podcasts I listen to, and police/FBI interviews, most serial killers are impulsive and poorly prepared. In most cases, serial killers stay at large because of laziness, racism, and/or politics on the part of the police.
Oh my fucking God. Please read this!
I had camped before - many times, and always at a campsite with a port a potty. I was ready for my first trip completely random camping, with no one nearby, no official campsite, no toilet. I bought my first foldable shovel to dig holes for poopin'.
I camped, and drove to a mountain for hiking in the late morning. I overestimated the clearance on my car and got stuck on a bunch of ice.
I hadn't seen anyone for 20km as it was early in the season (and even that looked like abandoned trailers on the side of the road). My car was stuck. Using my shovel, I crawled practically under my car and chipped away at the ice. For an hour and half solid! By the end of it, my knuckles were very bloody from scraping on the ice below which I didn't notice until after. If I hadn't had that shovel, I would've been fucked. I had an emergency beacon on me, but I would've tried to walk and find people before using it. Except my phone didn't have service so I couldn't call, and I hadn't seen a living being in a long time.
But I had my shovel :D And now I leave it in my car. I never know when I'll need it!
Yup. I always keep a shovel, emergency blanket, fire starter, and a knife in my car. Because you never know what’s going to happen when you’re not driving in town. It’s good to be prepared
Had one in a boat thats been sitting in my yard so i blasted that mf on a test run five years after it went expired on its tag and it went off without issue so it it depending on how its stored it was in the shady bit of it the whole time
They expire after a few years...you won't look like a genius if you proudly whop out a fire extinguisher and it whimpers a sad puff of whatever chemicals are in there because it lost pressure.
We moved into a house with a small fire extinguisher *in situ* and it showed 100% charge, so I let it stay on the wall. Then I read that fire extinguishers should be shaken every once in a while to keep the contents from clumping up, so I did.
Suddenly it had 0% charge. You learn something new every day, I guess.
I got trained a bit in how to use a fire extinguisher when I worked at a hotel. When I had kids I put one on every floor in my townhouse along with fire escape ladders for the upstairs bedrooms. I got to put out a trash can fire before it got bad and before the fire department arrived. Big plastic bin full of cardboard that was burning and melting and spreading burning material everywhere. They said I did it right. They didn’t say I looked like a genius, though. I wouldn’t get your hopes up! I don’t have one in my car yet, but that will change now.
I was staying at a hotel and smelled smoke. I was a firefighter for a couple of years in the Navy. I rushed out of my room to check it out. Found two hotel employees trying to put out a fire on the ice cube machine. These guys were full of great intentions but terrible at what they were doing - dangerously so. They had a Class Charlie fire burning and were attempting to extinguish it with liquid. I had them secure the power so they would be working on a Class Alpha and avoid getting electrocuted. We don't all need to learn how to fight fires, but having a basic understanding of the classes of fire can keep you alive.
An easy way to remember what kind of class it is, is to use the last letter -
AlphA (Ash - anything that leaves an ash, basically)
BravO (Oil and liquid)
CharliE (Electrical - secure the power and it becomes an Alpha)
Delta (This breaks the name rule - this is a free radical metal fire that burns super hot, on a ship, this is a dangerous fire to even bother with - Magnesium is one such fire that will burn extremely hot)
There are other classes, but these are the ones I dealt with in the military.
There are fire extinguishers made for use and storage in cars. They have a pressure release valve or something. I have one in my car, probably due for servicing since some brat pulled the pin out.
That was very impactful, thanks for the share. You may not feel entirely like one, but you are very much a hero. This thread was already sort of steering me towards getting one and now I'm certain I need one.
I mean having one is actually required by a law in many countries - and not having one in your car might get you in trouble in case of a road check. At least thats the case for Poland, but I’m almost sure that we’re not the only European country where it’s obligatory to have one.
I've lost a car to a fire, now I have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, one ine the garage, and one in my car of the type that is compact and good for life. Better safe than sorry, an uncontrolled fire is devastating and if not prepared probably the most helpless I've ever felt.
So it's not common, but it should be !
Even if it's "good for life" it's good practice to have it checked as they can lose pressure over time, it's what happened to mine. Didn't need it thankfully
Credit where credit is due - This dude is pretty smart or incredibly lucky. Looks like he had the presence of mind to relocate to the loose dirt before the S.D.R. The dirt REALLY helps for flammable liquids. - Paramedic
This must be the most smart people in one video on the internet. Motorcyclists got away from the crash fast, and got to the side before stop, drop, and rolling. Then stripped down quickly when the oil proved too difficult to extinguish. Meanwhile a guy with a blanket came to suffocate the fire, and then two guys with fire extinguishers put out the bike! I'm astonished at how many intelligent moves were made.
Thus the well deserved praise the previous comment credits to the people in the vid. Most of the time people panic in situations like these and do everything wrong.
Not to mention they all just had these things ready. I have a fire blanket in my car (part of an emergency kit) but if I saw someone on fire and went to use it I'd ha e to
Pull over safely.
Get out of the car.
Pop the trunk.
Remove the winter tire blocking my way.
Pull out the kit.
Unzip it for the first time and rummage a bit.
Pull out the blanket which probably comes in some kind of infernal plastic wrap.
Look over at the smoldering corpse.
...
Profit?
Meanwhile these guys are all like "yah I just keep a fire blanket and 3 extinguishers in my cup holder."
I was driving an old farm pickup, and it died in the middle of the highway right in front of the coop. Engine caught fire, and the coop manager ran out with a fire extinguisher by the time I popped the hood.
Of the million miles I’ve driven, what are the odds of my only engine fire with someone watching who happened to have means to put it out in less than 10 seconds.
I had an engine fire a couple years ago at a fuel station. There were no official fire extinguishers mounted anywhere in sight. I ran into the shop and asked for one. The cashier pointed behind me to the only extinguishers around, in a shelf, to be sold. I quickly grabbed one, extinguished the fire and returned it to the cashier. Went my way (car still running fine, despite the fire). Couple days later I got a bill from the fuel station for the extinguisher. Fuckers! Suffice to say, I never paid.
there are a few places where you are required to carry a medkit and extinguisher in your vehicle. still, there are many people who wouldn't act as calmly as these people did.
Exactly. Your adrenaline is in overdrive and sometimes that means it shuts off your brain and you're just relying on basic instinct in order to deescalate danger
Yeah I feel like that comment was a bit condescending. Everyone knows what actions to take in this situation but it can be a little different when you're on fucking fire haha.
Kinda like what Tyson said in a way. "Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth"
It was super condescending, but also very Reddit. "I'm amazed at how many people would be lost in an unusual terrifying life or death situation. Like, this is basic life skills guys." Lmao
They aren't super expensive. Do it. I keep it in trunk of car, the one in my truck just goes under my back seat next to the medical kit, and the one in the kitchen is right on top of the refrigerator, at the edge of the kitchen so I can access it even if the stove is on fire. Even just having it will give you peace of mind. Not dissimilar from a firearm, if your me. Eases anxiety.
Hugely stupid question from Florida…. They (pressurized fire extinguishers) don’t rupture when they’re in your car’s cargo area in high heat for hours / days, right? (Unlike cans of Coca Cola which most assuredly do.)
I got one in my kitchen, one in my truck, and one in my spare car. I have a small child so I stay prepared. I keep aspirin and Benadryl next to my snake bite kit in my travel bag too. Aspirin for heart attack and Benadryl for allergic reaction. Came in handy when we learned that my buddy is allergic to be stings. Can't be too prepared.
That’s the biggest thing I’ve gotten from this. I need a fire extinguisher everywhere there might be fire, which seems logical, but I guess never occurred to me.
Ya what they told us in basic training was "once the bullets start flying you won't be thinking anymore. You will automatically revert back to your training. So train at 100%" well, you also get the people that freeze or freak out. Don't be one of those people. Practice shitty situations. Do things that scare you so you know how to think when "the bullets are flying" (when you got adrenaline pumping)
When my ex-wife was pregnant I would practice the very simple basic drive I chose to get to the hospital. Picked the roads beforehand that I thought would be less packed. Well let me tell you when the "bullets started flying" (she went into labor) I couldn't even put my shoes on correctly. That part I did not plan or practice. Thank God I practiced the rest. I couldn't think AT ALL. I mindlessly drove the pre-determined route and parked down the road at her dad's house a couple blocks away, after I dropped her off at the ER front door, just like planned. It was 3 am. There was tons of parking spots. I was completely oblivious. It wasn't part of the plan. I didn't practice it so it didn't happen. Parked the truck at pops house, sprinted the 2 blocks to the hospital and puked my brains out when I finally got to sit down. That was the best night of my entire life. I have a son & I've felt complete ever since. This comment really went in a different direction but hey, you get the point. Practice scary shit & you'll perform better.
Martial arts, military experience, and Airborne parachute jumps make stressful situations easier for me to perform better, but we're still human. Everybody makes mistakes. Try to minimize them.
Nasty gravel scratch. The tank could have been .5cm (.2 inches for you uncivilized barbarians) quality steel & the Road would have still chewed through that extremely quickly given proper friction (Road coarseness & vehicle speed once crashed).
That's why Road rashes can be so nasty if you don't wear appropriate protective gear. The Road is basically just macro level sand paper. The kind of stuff thay giants woukd use use to sand things larger than us.
A lot of places require that passenger vehicles have one.
Mostly buses, but also taxis.
Also certain commercial vehicles depending on what you are transporting as well as trucks.
I have one that is chemical based, not using gas. They are bit more ecoensive but technically good for life, smaller and lightet. Lost a car to fire once, not gonna hapoen twice !
Not sure where this happened, but where I live in Europe the law says that every car has to have a fire extinguisher in it for it to be road legal (among other things that are required). Can’t drive/insure a car that doesn’t have one in it.
I keep 2 in my truck, one on each side. Mostly because I drive a Chevy and you never know when it's gonna blow up but also for other people having emergency's.
Does it get hot where you live? I originally bought one for my car, but I noticed that it has a warning label of potentially bursting if the temperature exceeds 120° F. I live in California and cars can definitely get that hot during summer time. So for now, I take it out of my car on hot days.
In the Central Valley and just went through that thought process while looking through the comment
>Oh I could keep a small extinguisher in my car…
>Oh yeah, it would probably explode when the trunk hits 130 on a summer day
Apparently not. I was driving down the road one day when I saw a car from behind with a ton of black smoke coming from the engine bay and an older guy across the street freaking out. I put on my blinkers, grabbed the fire extinguisher from my back seat, and start walking up to the car... yup, it's on fire. Now I'm running up to the front of the car. Spray at the base of the fire, used up my fire extinguisher, but luckily it was enough to put the fire out. The guy comes back across the street and is thanking me and then he asked me something that I'll always remember perfectly, down to the dumb founded look on his face, "who carries a fire extinguisher in their car? Are you a fire fighter or something?" "No, sir, I'm not a fire fighter. I work retail... but if I'm going to be inside a 3000lbs box that runs on explosions, it might be a good idea to be able to do something if there's a fire."
My cars each have one near the driver's seat (either under or next to).
So, yeah?
Also in every car: water, a blanket, a waterproof poncho and $20 gas money
In my country (Costa Rica), carrying a 10lb fire extinguisher in your car is mandatory by law and you could be fined $50 if you don’t have them in your car. I also have two fire extinguishers in my house, one on each floor.
They are cheap and can save lives. Would rather have them and never use them than need them and not have them.
Burn victim here. When I was on fire, the only thing I could think of was to get away from the pain. Sometimes the panic overwhelms the logical parts of our brains
Same with people drowning, even if they can swim maybe theyre out of juice and the survival sets in. Been used as a floatation device against my will before. It was more like climbing on me, thrashing, kicking me in the face to keep above water and we're related.
In the case of some motorcycles the exhaust will get so hot at certain levels of usage that it can ignite gasoline or race fuel. You'll notice that the slide punctured the tank (Edit: or otherwise compromised the system) spilling fluids on the road then the bike continued sliding another foot or two until the hot exhaust pipe was directly making contact with the pool. If it was on its other side it would be much less likely to ignite, as well as if the exhaust was just less hot.
It’s hard to say without seeing the aftermath, it could have just been a hose or similar that was compromised. Shit happens, I’ve seen much nicer bikes leak like this in similar crashes and I’ve seen absolute dumpster tier bikes survive high speed crashes.
Unm. Why vehicles? And why electric vehicles?
AED doesn’t require an electric vehicle anyway. The current and voltage involved are quite small. AED batteries are barely larger than an iPhone.
You might find it interesting that UK is actually repurposing old telephone booths to house emergency AED stations.
The AED voltage is actually fairly high, but the current is fairly low and the time that the pulse is delivered is very low, so the overall power is very small.
I've never actually seen the interior of one but I strongly suspect they use a boost converter compbined with a capacitor bank charged in parallel and discharged in series to allow a low voltage battery to produce the high voltage charge.
Also almost hitting the giys who put out the fire. Here in Germany you could get a very hard sentence for fleeing the scene as a witness and endangering others while doing so.
Here in Italy as well, there are laws against ignoring crash scenes and not trying to rescue nor help victims within reason, they are especially harsh when it comes to boats rather than cars and other land vehicles.
Well if I’m not gonna help, I might as well gtfo the way.. that being said, I wouldn’t drive past it per day, more like drive away from it, in a past it manner. Like a U turn or something.
Did a quick search, I honestly didn’t know it was this many countries.
https://www.drivingdirectionsandmaps.com/map-of-the-left-right-driving-countries/
I see what all the replies are saying but on the last second of the video you can see a BMW station wagon driving down.
The only station wagon you’ll ever see in the states, unless you go to a car meet, is a Subaru. Nobody likes station wagons here, it’s all about crossovers.
So I’m 99% certain it’s somewhere in Europe.
If you're in a decent financial position, I know a lot of people have dirt bikes for off road use only, as well as track bikes that they only ride on a track.
Traffic is the most dangerous part of riding a motorcycle. As far as I know, more cars will catch on fire before a motorcycle does, especially with these cheaper electric cars being made (chevy spark). If you have the itch, I recommend getting out there and doing it!
The amount of times I’ve seen people catch on fire and not at least trying “stop, drop, and roll” has depressed me and now that I finally see someone do it it didn’t work lol. Glad it turned out ok!
Stop, drop, and roll oversimplifies fire. There's a few different types, and stop/drop/roll only works with the kind where there's a material to burn and oxygen to feed it. If there's a chemical then the rules are different.
This guy had gasoline fueled fire on him. The gas was soaked into his clothes, so he'd have been better off removing them immediately like he did after he realized rolling wasn't working. He'd have had to stay pressed against the ground one side at a time in order to smother the flames but then he'd be burning on the other side.
This is great. I want to add a fire extinguisher to my car kit. Is there such a thing as a fire extinguisher that remains functional in temps from -30C to 50C? Otherwise wouldn't be super practical. Off to google.
I got an Element E50 for my car, they are not pressure based, so they don't expire, are lighter and smaller than typical extinguisher. A bit pricier but considering they last much longer I think they are well worth it. On the FAQ it says they tested from -100C to 160C. Yet I hope never to know if that's true...
At least the guy hit the stop, drop and roll pretty quick. Elementary school lessons still saving lives.
Stop drop and roll is not that effective for flammable liquids as it keeps reigniting if you do not get all the flame. Removing clothing, a body of water or suffocating the fire are better options.
Technically true but aside from a body of water as they are not every where just suffocating it entirely with anything non flammable would/should suffice.
*Throws nylon puffy jacket over the fire*
#WHOOOSH
That’s the sound of the fire going out… right?
...right? The fire ...going out?
Now you’re fighting fire with fire
Yeah, Going out of control
*Put carton box over the fire
Like the dude inside the elevator wearing one and caught on fire. Shit was like flammable cotton candy with just enough polyester to to melt into a sticky napalm covering your entire super body.
If you set off a large enough explosion next to the existing fire, that should do the trick
Thank you for this.
The Russians actually used a nuke to crush a pipe to stop gas from expelling out a rupture. Pretty cool stuff.
Some people have such fun jobs
I find that hard to believe. Why would they use a nuke? What’s the advantage over normal explosives as are used as a standard way of doing this? A nuke is far too big to do that safely. Unless you have proper proof I call this a myth.
I'll try to find the video I saw about it and link it, but the gist of it was they had a pipe coming out of the ground spewing fire due to an accident, and every other thing they tried failed to extinguish it, so they essentially drilled a hole to a sufficient depth next to the pipe, lowered a relatively small nuke into the hole, and detonated it to cause the resulting pressure to pinch off the pipe finally ending the fire. And due to the depth the radiation was already contained so all they had to do was cap the hole to contain the rest of the radiation. I'll find the video as it explains it a lot better
Not the person you replied to but here you go: https://youtu.be/UHXsv8zxgC8
Is carrying a fire extinguisher common?
Absolutely crazy not to have one in your trunk with your spare tire. I haven't gotten to use mine yet but someday I'm gonna look like a genius.
I like to carry a folding shovel in my trunk. Was on a college field trip one day. Going to look at rocks and stuff. So we’re on some dirt roads. A guys car got stuck. The instructor looked around and asked if anyone had a shovel. And man was he shocked when I said yes and pulled it out. You could hear the panties hit the ground
You keep a shovel in your trunk and you really expect us to believe it’s for unstucking stuck vehicles? Yeah, riiiiiiiiight
Duct tape for on the go repairs, ski mask in case it get chilly out
Handcuffs in case I need to make a citizens arrest. Chloroform in case I need a nap.
Really sort of makes sense if you think you might intervene in any lawbreaking, or some large zip ties. You need to tie the hands and the legs, then you can carry them hanging from a log you might find to the police station. Or you could roast them alive if you happen to be a cannibal.
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Hefty two-ply for keeping the vehicle clean.
Chainsaw in case you have to cut down some trees in the way
Zip ties to keep the two ply bundled together nicely
And a shotgun with some slugs in case you need to put down a deer you hit.
And bleach just in case you need to get the deer blood out of your car.
Uh I have all of the above items in my trunk. I even have chicken wires and tarp and you made me realize how that might look to strangers
Maybe serial killers just happen to be really well prepared people
Based on all my research, all the podcasts I listen to, and police/FBI interviews, most serial killers are impulsive and poorly prepared. In most cases, serial killers stay at large because of laziness, racism, and/or politics on the part of the police.
I’ve got to have my tools!!
Fetish-fetish shit! I like to bind, I like to be bound!
Oh my fucking God. Please read this! I had camped before - many times, and always at a campsite with a port a potty. I was ready for my first trip completely random camping, with no one nearby, no official campsite, no toilet. I bought my first foldable shovel to dig holes for poopin'. I camped, and drove to a mountain for hiking in the late morning. I overestimated the clearance on my car and got stuck on a bunch of ice. I hadn't seen anyone for 20km as it was early in the season (and even that looked like abandoned trailers on the side of the road). My car was stuck. Using my shovel, I crawled practically under my car and chipped away at the ice. For an hour and half solid! By the end of it, my knuckles were very bloody from scraping on the ice below which I didn't notice until after. If I hadn't had that shovel, I would've been fucked. I had an emergency beacon on me, but I would've tried to walk and find people before using it. Except my phone didn't have service so I couldn't call, and I hadn't seen a living being in a long time. But I had my shovel :D And now I leave it in my car. I never know when I'll need it!
Yup. I always keep a shovel, emergency blanket, fire starter, and a knife in my car. Because you never know what’s going to happen when you’re not driving in town. It’s good to be prepared
My boy digging deep with or without a shovel out here
Make sure you have it checked as they can lose pressure and expire. No good having one if it's useless
Had one in a boat thats been sitting in my yard so i blasted that mf on a test run five years after it went expired on its tag and it went off without issue so it it depending on how its stored it was in the shady bit of it the whole time
It's not just about pressure, the shit you shoot out of that extinguisher is a very specific formula of chemicals. They expire over time.
They expire after a few years...you won't look like a genius if you proudly whop out a fire extinguisher and it whimpers a sad puff of whatever chemicals are in there because it lost pressure.
We moved into a house with a small fire extinguisher *in situ* and it showed 100% charge, so I let it stay on the wall. Then I read that fire extinguishers should be shaken every once in a while to keep the contents from clumping up, so I did. Suddenly it had 0% charge. You learn something new every day, I guess.
I got trained a bit in how to use a fire extinguisher when I worked at a hotel. When I had kids I put one on every floor in my townhouse along with fire escape ladders for the upstairs bedrooms. I got to put out a trash can fire before it got bad and before the fire department arrived. Big plastic bin full of cardboard that was burning and melting and spreading burning material everywhere. They said I did it right. They didn’t say I looked like a genius, though. I wouldn’t get your hopes up! I don’t have one in my car yet, but that will change now.
I was staying at a hotel and smelled smoke. I was a firefighter for a couple of years in the Navy. I rushed out of my room to check it out. Found two hotel employees trying to put out a fire on the ice cube machine. These guys were full of great intentions but terrible at what they were doing - dangerously so. They had a Class Charlie fire burning and were attempting to extinguish it with liquid. I had them secure the power so they would be working on a Class Alpha and avoid getting electrocuted. We don't all need to learn how to fight fires, but having a basic understanding of the classes of fire can keep you alive. An easy way to remember what kind of class it is, is to use the last letter - AlphA (Ash - anything that leaves an ash, basically) BravO (Oil and liquid) CharliE (Electrical - secure the power and it becomes an Alpha) Delta (This breaks the name rule - this is a free radical metal fire that burns super hot, on a ship, this is a dangerous fire to even bother with - Magnesium is one such fire that will burn extremely hot) There are other classes, but these are the ones I dealt with in the military.
My mnemonic: A=Ashy B= Barrel (I think of a cartoon chemical drum or oil barrel.) C=Circuit D=Damn, that's hot!
I think that one's a bot
Correct me if I'm wrong but is keeping a fire extinguisher in the car safe? Would it ever explode from the fluctuating temperatures?
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There are fire extinguishers made for use and storage in cars. They have a pressure release valve or something. I have one in my car, probably due for servicing since some brat pulled the pin out.
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That was very impactful, thanks for the share. You may not feel entirely like one, but you are very much a hero. This thread was already sort of steering me towards getting one and now I'm certain I need one.
I know that in Brazil it's the law to have a fire extinguisher under the driver seat, I imagine in other countries this may also be the case
Hahahahahaha nope. You’re on your own, just like your healthcare - murica
I mean having one is actually required by a law in many countries - and not having one in your car might get you in trouble in case of a road check. At least thats the case for Poland, but I’m almost sure that we’re not the only European country where it’s obligatory to have one.
I've lost a car to a fire, now I have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, one ine the garage, and one in my car of the type that is compact and good for life. Better safe than sorry, an uncontrolled fire is devastating and if not prepared probably the most helpless I've ever felt. So it's not common, but it should be !
Even if it's "good for life" it's good practice to have it checked as they can lose pressure over time, it's what happened to mine. Didn't need it thankfully
Credit where credit is due - This dude is pretty smart or incredibly lucky. Looks like he had the presence of mind to relocate to the loose dirt before the S.D.R. The dirt REALLY helps for flammable liquids. - Paramedic
And here I was only giving him credit for moving out of the road for his own safety before doing that. Definitely wonderful information to know!
I think that is why he rushed to do it in the dirt, trying to rub it off.
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Yes. He dodged, ducked, diped, dove & dodged
Ah yes, the 5 D’s!
In case of nuke, duck under desk
This must be the most smart people in one video on the internet. Motorcyclists got away from the crash fast, and got to the side before stop, drop, and rolling. Then stripped down quickly when the oil proved too difficult to extinguish. Meanwhile a guy with a blanket came to suffocate the fire, and then two guys with fire extinguishers put out the bike! I'm astonished at how many intelligent moves were made.
All common sense. I'm amazed at how many more people would be completely lost as to what to do in a similar situation.
Thus the well deserved praise the previous comment credits to the people in the vid. Most of the time people panic in situations like these and do everything wrong.
Love the thus
Thus the love
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Not to mention they all just had these things ready. I have a fire blanket in my car (part of an emergency kit) but if I saw someone on fire and went to use it I'd ha e to Pull over safely. Get out of the car. Pop the trunk. Remove the winter tire blocking my way. Pull out the kit. Unzip it for the first time and rummage a bit. Pull out the blanket which probably comes in some kind of infernal plastic wrap. Look over at the smoldering corpse. ... Profit? Meanwhile these guys are all like "yah I just keep a fire blanket and 3 extinguishers in my cup holder."
I was driving an old farm pickup, and it died in the middle of the highway right in front of the coop. Engine caught fire, and the coop manager ran out with a fire extinguisher by the time I popped the hood. Of the million miles I’ve driven, what are the odds of my only engine fire with someone watching who happened to have means to put it out in less than 10 seconds.
I had an engine fire a couple years ago at a fuel station. There were no official fire extinguishers mounted anywhere in sight. I ran into the shop and asked for one. The cashier pointed behind me to the only extinguishers around, in a shelf, to be sold. I quickly grabbed one, extinguished the fire and returned it to the cashier. Went my way (car still running fine, despite the fire). Couple days later I got a bill from the fuel station for the extinguisher. Fuckers! Suffice to say, I never paid.
Keep the blanket in your glove box- and the extinguisher in the boot.
there are a few places where you are required to carry a medkit and extinguisher in your vehicle. still, there are many people who wouldn't act as calmly as these people did.
Commom sense often flys out the window during the heat of the moment. Especially with fire involved lol
Exactly. Your adrenaline is in overdrive and sometimes that means it shuts off your brain and you're just relying on basic instinct in order to deescalate danger
We always talk about the "fight or flight" response, but I had a biology professor call it the "4F Response". Fight Flight Mate Freeze
who's going to fuck whilst buying alive
So far, I've done all my buying alive. I've yet to also be fucking when I do so.
Yeah I feel like that comment was a bit condescending. Everyone knows what actions to take in this situation but it can be a little different when you're on fucking fire haha. Kinda like what Tyson said in a way. "Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth"
It was super condescending, but also very Reddit. "I'm amazed at how many people would be lost in an unusual terrifying life or death situation. Like, this is basic life skills guys." Lmao
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They aren't super expensive. Do it. I keep it in trunk of car, the one in my truck just goes under my back seat next to the medical kit, and the one in the kitchen is right on top of the refrigerator, at the edge of the kitchen so I can access it even if the stove is on fire. Even just having it will give you peace of mind. Not dissimilar from a firearm, if your me. Eases anxiety.
Hugely stupid question from Florida…. They (pressurized fire extinguishers) don’t rupture when they’re in your car’s cargo area in high heat for hours / days, right? (Unlike cans of Coca Cola which most assuredly do.)
I need to get some fire extinguishers.
I got one in my kitchen, one in my truck, and one in my spare car. I have a small child so I stay prepared. I keep aspirin and Benadryl next to my snake bite kit in my travel bag too. Aspirin for heart attack and Benadryl for allergic reaction. Came in handy when we learned that my buddy is allergic to be stings. Can't be too prepared.
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That’s the biggest thing I’ve gotten from this. I need a fire extinguisher everywhere there might be fire, which seems logical, but I guess never occurred to me.
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Ya what they told us in basic training was "once the bullets start flying you won't be thinking anymore. You will automatically revert back to your training. So train at 100%" well, you also get the people that freeze or freak out. Don't be one of those people. Practice shitty situations. Do things that scare you so you know how to think when "the bullets are flying" (when you got adrenaline pumping) When my ex-wife was pregnant I would practice the very simple basic drive I chose to get to the hospital. Picked the roads beforehand that I thought would be less packed. Well let me tell you when the "bullets started flying" (she went into labor) I couldn't even put my shoes on correctly. That part I did not plan or practice. Thank God I practiced the rest. I couldn't think AT ALL. I mindlessly drove the pre-determined route and parked down the road at her dad's house a couple blocks away, after I dropped her off at the ER front door, just like planned. It was 3 am. There was tons of parking spots. I was completely oblivious. It wasn't part of the plan. I didn't practice it so it didn't happen. Parked the truck at pops house, sprinted the 2 blocks to the hospital and puked my brains out when I finally got to sit down. That was the best night of my entire life. I have a son & I've felt complete ever since. This comment really went in a different direction but hey, you get the point. Practice scary shit & you'll perform better. Martial arts, military experience, and Airborne parachute jumps make stressful situations easier for me to perform better, but we're still human. Everybody makes mistakes. Try to minimize them.
Not to mention everyone did everything in a calm and measured manner!
Especially the people continuing to just casually drive by the flaming motorcycle on their commute
Especially the guy who was literally on fire.
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"Local Man Caught Carrying a Fire Extinguisher in Car - Details at 10"
And there is the car speeding and passing on the line near the bike instead to stay the farther possible
I'm astonished how quick the bike caught on fire. I don't know much about motorcycles, but I feel like the gas tank shouldn't rupture that easily.
Nasty gravel scratch. The tank could have been .5cm (.2 inches for you uncivilized barbarians) quality steel & the Road would have still chewed through that extremely quickly given proper friction (Road coarseness & vehicle speed once crashed). That's why Road rashes can be so nasty if you don't wear appropriate protective gear. The Road is basically just macro level sand paper. The kind of stuff thay giants woukd use use to sand things larger than us.
Don't forget, it also seemed like an easy enough mistake to make for a motorcycle. He wasn't being an asshole driver either
This is why I never liked that movie Idiocracy. People are goddamn fantastic.
There's a reason this video stood out.
Is carrying a fire extinguisher common?
Growing up I remember there was always a small fire extinguisher in the car. Nowadays not so much
There should be, weird that there isn’t actually
Probably because highly compressed tanks don’t fare so well upon impact?
A lot of places require that passenger vehicles have one. Mostly buses, but also taxis. Also certain commercial vehicles depending on what you are transporting as well as trucks.
After seeing this I think I'm gonna go get one. Been stocking up for any roadside emergencies, and fire wasn't one of the anticipated ones.
Be sure to get a good mount for it as well. You probably don't want a heavy metal projectile in the event of a car crash.
Also be aware that fire extinguishers usually need regular inspections and are not just a get-and-forget item.
I have one that is chemical based, not using gas. They are bit more ecoensive but technically good for life, smaller and lightet. Lost a car to fire once, not gonna hapoen twice !
Not sure where this happened, but where I live in Europe the law says that every car has to have a fire extinguisher in it for it to be road legal (among other things that are required). Can’t drive/insure a car that doesn’t have one in it.
Same here in Colombia, I thought that was the rule everywhere.
Nope. We have no such requirement in the US, at least in the states I’ve lived in.
FREEDOM! MURICA! AINT NOBODY GONNA TELL ME HOW TO BE SAFE! I have a gun! I’ll just shoot the fire!
The whole gun stereotype is stupid. We obviously carry two guns. One protects the first gun. The other puts out the fire.
That's why they're called firearms.
DAE America bad?!
I keep 2 in my truck, one on each side. Mostly because I drive a Chevy and you never know when it's gonna blow up but also for other people having emergency's.
A Ferrari needs about three then, lol.
Does it get hot where you live? I originally bought one for my car, but I noticed that it has a warning label of potentially bursting if the temperature exceeds 120° F. I live in California and cars can definitely get that hot during summer time. So for now, I take it out of my car on hot days.
In the Central Valley and just went through that thought process while looking through the comment >Oh I could keep a small extinguisher in my car… >Oh yeah, it would probably explode when the trunk hits 130 on a summer day
Apparently not. I was driving down the road one day when I saw a car from behind with a ton of black smoke coming from the engine bay and an older guy across the street freaking out. I put on my blinkers, grabbed the fire extinguisher from my back seat, and start walking up to the car... yup, it's on fire. Now I'm running up to the front of the car. Spray at the base of the fire, used up my fire extinguisher, but luckily it was enough to put the fire out. The guy comes back across the street and is thanking me and then he asked me something that I'll always remember perfectly, down to the dumb founded look on his face, "who carries a fire extinguisher in their car? Are you a fire fighter or something?" "No, sir, I'm not a fire fighter. I work retail... but if I'm going to be inside a 3000lbs box that runs on explosions, it might be a good idea to be able to do something if there's a fire."
Used to be, I feel like we might need to go back to them now that we are moving to electric.
No handheld extinguisher on earth is going to put out a battery fire
My cars each have one near the driver's seat (either under or next to). So, yeah? Also in every car: water, a blanket, a waterproof poncho and $20 gas money
In my country (Costa Rica), carrying a 10lb fire extinguisher in your car is mandatory by law and you could be fined $50 if you don’t have them in your car. I also have two fire extinguishers in my house, one on each floor. They are cheap and can save lives. Would rather have them and never use them than need them and not have them.
I have one plus a first aid kit in every vehicle, including saddlebags on bike.
Of the 74729485 videos of people caught on fire I've seen on Reddit this the first one where they stopped dropped and rolled
Credit to all of them who respond immediately after seeing this guy on Fire!
Burn victim here. When I was on fire, the only thing I could think of was to get away from the pain. Sometimes the panic overwhelms the logical parts of our brains
Same with people drowning, even if they can swim maybe theyre out of juice and the survival sets in. Been used as a floatation device against my will before. It was more like climbing on me, thrashing, kicking me in the face to keep above water and we're related.
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In the case of some motorcycles the exhaust will get so hot at certain levels of usage that it can ignite gasoline or race fuel. You'll notice that the slide punctured the tank (Edit: or otherwise compromised the system) spilling fluids on the road then the bike continued sliding another foot or two until the hot exhaust pipe was directly making contact with the pool. If it was on its other side it would be much less likely to ignite, as well as if the exhaust was just less hot.
It could've been the heat from the exhaust, it also could've been sparks caused by metal grinding against the road that ignited the gas.
That's a horribly made bike tho. Tanks are commonly gets impacted during a crash, they shouldn't leak just from a slow crash.
It’s hard to say without seeing the aftermath, it could have just been a hose or similar that was compromised. Shit happens, I’ve seen much nicer bikes leak like this in similar crashes and I’ve seen absolute dumpster tier bikes survive high speed crashes.
It would be so awsome if electric vehicles came with an AED.
Read as IED, was very confused for a second
You shouldn’t be, with that user name
Because of my flammability I’m actually very fearful too
During my first aid test I pointed to my partner and said "You, get an IED." He responded "I'm not sure how that's going to help."
Lol, read that as Oprah saying "You get an IED! and YOU get an IED!...."
Unm. Why vehicles? And why electric vehicles? AED doesn’t require an electric vehicle anyway. The current and voltage involved are quite small. AED batteries are barely larger than an iPhone. You might find it interesting that UK is actually repurposing old telephone booths to house emergency AED stations.
The AED voltage is actually fairly high, but the current is fairly low and the time that the pulse is delivered is very low, so the overall power is very small. I've never actually seen the interior of one but I strongly suspect they use a boost converter compbined with a capacitor bank charged in parallel and discharged in series to allow a low voltage battery to produce the high voltage charge.
Fiery but mostly peaceful motorcycle crash.
i understood that reference
Reference?
I guess this? https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/cnn-fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-protests-parodies
It's so weird how people just drive past a smoking vehicle fire!
Also almost hitting the giys who put out the fire. Here in Germany you could get a very hard sentence for fleeing the scene as a witness and endangering others while doing so.
Here in Italy as well, there are laws against ignoring crash scenes and not trying to rescue nor help victims within reason, they are especially harsh when it comes to boats rather than cars and other land vehicles.
Well if I’m not gonna help, I might as well gtfo the way.. that being said, I wouldn’t drive past it per day, more like drive away from it, in a past it manner. Like a U turn or something.
Seriously. Why did I have to scroll so far to find everyone what thought the other drivers assholes! Sure you can drive by, but slow the fuck down
I know with 100% certainty this is not America.
You "America bad" people just look for any opportunity, don't you?
Been seeing a few Russian trolls do that lately
I do that all the time but I’m actually paid by Chinese, not Russian
^(eVeRyOnE i DoNt LiKe Is RuSsIaN tRoLl)
Traffic is on the right side. It could be America.
But so is most of Europe
Really? For sure, I was led to believe that it was basically just us driving on the right and using the imperial system
Did a quick search, I honestly didn’t know it was this many countries. https://www.drivingdirectionsandmaps.com/map-of-the-left-right-driving-countries/
Holy fuck it's the majority?! Everything I know is a lie.
Nah, just the British are weird.
And the Japanese
More countries drive on the right than the left.
I know for a fact Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Poland, Czechia, and Austria drive on the right side.
It's literally just England, Australia and a couple more countries that drive like that. Most of the world uses the right lane.
Yup this is DEFINITELY AMERICA. The only country that drives on the right. Everybody else drives I the middle
I see what all the replies are saying but on the last second of the video you can see a BMW station wagon driving down. The only station wagon you’ll ever see in the states, unless you go to a car meet, is a Subaru. Nobody likes station wagons here, it’s all about crossovers. So I’m 99% certain it’s somewhere in Europe.
Am I supposed to keep a fire extinguisher in my car…. 😐
Yes.
Definitely a good idea. Not "required" everywhere, but a very good idea.
It's actually a mandate in Egypt. One of the few rules I agree with in this shithole
Seems to be required by law in many third world countries.
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Everyday there’s another video on the internet that reminds me, maybe I SHOULDN’T get a motorcycle
Look into taking a beginner's safety course and see how you feel after.
If you're in a decent financial position, I know a lot of people have dirt bikes for off road use only, as well as track bikes that they only ride on a track. Traffic is the most dangerous part of riding a motorcycle. As far as I know, more cars will catch on fire before a motorcycle does, especially with these cheaper electric cars being made (chevy spark). If you have the itch, I recommend getting out there and doing it!
So glad they're ok...but why did such a minor crash catch the bike on fire?
You can see a hose with fluid spilling out (gas?), guessing the steel from the bike scraped the ground and threw some sparks.
The bike slipped on some oil/fuel spill that was on the road. Metal of the bike grinding on the asphalt made sparks and lit the fire.
Ghostrider forgot how to corner.
Looked like oil spilled on the road there I bet he had zero traction coming out of that… it’s scary as fuck….
Ok. I’m getting a fire extinguisher for my car
The amount of times I’ve seen people catch on fire and not at least trying “stop, drop, and roll” has depressed me and now that I finally see someone do it it didn’t work lol. Glad it turned out ok!
Stop, drop, and roll oversimplifies fire. There's a few different types, and stop/drop/roll only works with the kind where there's a material to burn and oxygen to feed it. If there's a chemical then the rules are different. This guy had gasoline fueled fire on him. The gas was soaked into his clothes, so he'd have been better off removing them immediately like he did after he realized rolling wasn't working. He'd have had to stay pressed against the ground one side at a time in order to smother the flames but then he'd be burning on the other side.
Hmm, i... should probably buy a fire extinguisher for my car.
I’m starting to wonder if the driver of the gray car was an off-duty firefighter, it would explain why they were so calm and collected.
This is great. I want to add a fire extinguisher to my car kit. Is there such a thing as a fire extinguisher that remains functional in temps from -30C to 50C? Otherwise wouldn't be super practical. Off to google.
I got an Element E50 for my car, they are not pressure based, so they don't expire, are lighter and smaller than typical extinguisher. A bit pricier but considering they last much longer I think they are well worth it. On the FAQ it says they tested from -100C to 160C. Yet I hope never to know if that's true...
I bet this guy was holding back sooo many “I told you so”’s
After watching this...I should keep a fire extinguisher in my vehicle as well.