{"id":516095,"date":"2010-04-05T11:30:55","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=42532"},"modified":"2010-04-05T11:30:55","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T15:30:55","slug":"just-in-case-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-jump-out-of-a-moving-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/516095","title":{"rendered":"Just In Case, Here\u2019s How To Jump Out Of A Moving Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/just-in-case-heres-how-to-jump-out-of-a-moving-car\/james-bonds-aston-martin-dbs-crashes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/james-bonds-aston-martin-dbs-crashes-500x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"james-bonds-aston-martin-dbs-crashes\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">If James Bond can do it&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 0pt 0pt; width: 54px; float: left;\"><a type=\"box_count\" name=\"fb_share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s a whole lot of information I carry around in the back of my brain:  stuff like how to turn a rolled up newspaper into a weapon, how to convert kilograms to pounds and how to ask \u201cHow much for the women\u201d in several languages.  Add to that the proper way to jump from a moving car (or train).  Will I ever need any of these skills?  I hope not, but it\u2019s always better to have them and not need them than vice versa.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-42532\"><\/span>So your car has become possessed by cosmic rays, tin whiskers or the ghost of James Dean.  It\u2019s heading for that bridge abutment no matter what you do, so your choices appear to be jump and live or stay inside and die.  Quite frankly, neither is too appealing, but sometimes you\u2019ve just got to pick the better of two very bad choices (like in a presidential election, for example).<\/p>\n<p>First, make sure that you have no other options.  If you\u2019re traveling at any speed above 20 miles per hour or so, hitting the pavement is going to hurt big time.  The best you can hope for is a lot of road rash and maybe just a few broken bones; if things don\u2019t go so well, you\u2019re looking at a serious head injury or death.  I shouldn&#8217;t have to say this, but I will anyway &#8211; don&#8217;t try this at home.  Remember, we&#8217;re trained stunt writers here at RideLust.<\/p>\n<p>Double check that your seat belt is released, then open the door as far as you can.  To avoid being run over by the car, jump away from the moving vehicle as hard as you can.  If possible, aim for anything soft &#8211; gravel is a better choice than asphalt, but sand and dirt is a better choice than gravel.  Try to time your jump to avoid solid obstacles, like telephone poles, guard rails or Jersey barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to jump?  Just do it, but tuck yourself into a ball as quickly as you can.  Bring your chin to your chest and tuck your legs, then cover your head with your hands and arms.  When you hit the ground, try to do it on your shoulder; chances are very good that you\u2019ll break your collarbone, but that\u2019s the least of your worries right now.  <\/p>\n<p>Stay tucked and roll to lessen the impact.  You\u2019ll be rolling and sliding for longer than you think, so don\u2019t try to stand up until you\u2019ve stopped.  Anyone that\u2019s ever crashed a motorcycle (including yours truly) can tell you about the fun of trying to stand up while you\u2019re still sliding on your ass at thirty miles per hour.  It\u2019s a great way to break more bones.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re jumping into traffic (a really, really bad idea) do what you can to avoid being run over.  Good luck with this, because it\u2019s not like you\u2019re going to have any directional control until you stop sliding and bouncing down the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>When you do come to a stop, take a second to assess the situation.  If you\u2019re in a traffic lane, roll out of it as quickly as possible; otherwise, take an inventory.  Can you move both legs?  Cool, now how about your arms?  Next, can you lift your head?  If everything seems to be in working order, try to sit up and re-assess the situation.  Get up slowly and double check if your legs will hold weight.  If you\u2019ve broken anything (and odds are that you have), you won\u2019t feel the pain just yet.  You\u2019re amped up on pure adrenaline, so enjoy the last few moments of pain-free life that you\u2019re going to have for a while.<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it.  Let\u2019s hope you never need to do this, but if you do remember who hooked you up.  You won\u2019t find this kind of stuff on Jalopnik.<\/p>\n<p>Reference:  <a href=\"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/2010\/03\/28\/how-to-jump-from-a-speeding-car\/\">The Art Of Manliness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Q_hQ1OGJ8BHffrhkTYJRUPFIpDI\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Q_hQ1OGJ8BHffrhkTYJRUPFIpDI\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Q_hQ1OGJ8BHffrhkTYJRUPFIpDI\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Q_hQ1OGJ8BHffrhkTYJRUPFIpDI\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If James Bond can do it&#8230; Share There\u2019s a whole lot of information I carry around in the back of my brain: stuff like how to turn a rolled up newspaper into a weapon, how to convert kilograms to pounds and how to ask \u201cHow much for the women\u201d in several languages. Add to that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}