Jumping from a moving car

golok

golok

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All of us have seen movies where a guy leaps from a moving car, rolls expertly on the tarred road and emerges unhurt.

On the reality level, we all know that is not so easy. But I am sure there is a way of doing it properly.

Now, if my life really depends on it and I have to get out of a moving car (hopefully travelling not too fast), how can I jump out of it, through the door, and not get hurt?

You never know, one of these days the improbable can happen. Nothing like mental preparation!
 
Well if you are being kidnapped you should bite your kidnapper grab the emergency brace and jump out of the car on an angle that will get you away from the car. When you jump you have to look out fore tress, rod markings or anything you might slam in to and try to land on grass / sand and roll as soon as you hit the ground. WARNING chances are you will brake bones when you jump out of any moving object so this is a last resort action. :D
 
As a former "hood surfer" I can honestly say...


IT HURTS!
ALOT!

But if you had to jump from a moving car, my advice would be to protect your head as best as you can with your arms.
Maybe you could hold on to the car for a second and let it drag your legs on the pavement, then let go and cover your head while rolling away from the car. That might reduce the overall impact that simply jumping would cause.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
I think Judo type rolls/falls would come in handy. The idea would be to dissipate your built up potential energy through frictional losses over a period of time (as opposed to one big splat).

I saw a cool move in a movie once. I think it was Dream Scape with Dennis Quaid. If I recall correctly, some guys (govt types) were trying to kidnap him and threw him in the back seat of a two door American car (4 guys, driver, front passenger, left rear escort, and Quaid - top view). He bided his time and, when the moment was right, reached forward and down to the side, pulled up on the seat release lever, then double mule kicked the front seat/passenger against the dash, opened the door and threw himself out.
 
I had a freind who was hitch hiking home on leave from the Army, and was picked up by some whacko in an eighteen wheeler. I don't remember the exact details, but my buddy was shook up enough by this guy that he bailed out of the truck while it was moving. I do recall that he told me he jumped while they were going around a clover leaf. He was pretty shaken up, but got away unharmed.
 
Hehe, I can safely say I have never had to jump out of a moving car, so there is no way I can claim to be an authority on the subject.

But saying that here's some advice for improving your chances: Well, if the option is there, try to get the car to slow down as much as you can, grabbing the hand brake, knocking it out of gear, waiting for a corner (make sure your on the outside of the curve) etc... When exiting the car try to get as far away as you can before you land. Obviously try to get the best landing area you can with the least ammount of objects to hit.

Landing, hmmm, here it all goes pear shaped. Best practice you could get, do a few para jumps so you at least know how to crumple on impact. Go to a few Judo or Akido class' so you can learn to roll well. To practice the landing/roll, get a skateboard and jump off it on a steep hill.
You could even get someone to film it so you can make a bit of cash by selling the film to Bravo channel and help pay for your medical bills :)

Hope thats of some help, good luck, you'll need it.

LL
 
I'd have to be in a real bad situation before I'd even contemplate this sort of thing. You are almost assured of broken bones.

I went off my scoot once doing about 35 or 40. I was riding a KZ-1000 and following a guy on a much more nimble bike. He went into a steep corner much faster than I could hold. I was halfway through the turn when I felt the rear tire starting to "skip". I pulled the bike up straight, and headed for the shoulder, trying to slow down. I had been doing around 75, and had my speed down about halfway when the front tire hit some soft dirt and dove. I went over the handlebars and automatically went into a forward shoulder roll (karate training). I have no idea how many rolls I did before hitting the barbed wire fence upside down. I rolled along the fence for a bit, and then ended up underneath it.

Luckily I was wearing a very heavy, padded leather riding jacket and a full face helmet. The jacket was scarred up from the fence, and my left collarbone was broken. And that was with protective gear in soft dirt, and only going about 35 or so. Real life ain't like the movies.
 
Cool posts here.

Judo-type rolls, as far out as possible are best, to get you away from the vehicle and not run over if it swerves. Another consideration: opening the door while the car is traveling at speed can be very hard due to wind resistance pushing it back shut. You have to make sure you can get it open and keep it that way so you clear it during the jump, or it can catch you as you leap, skew your roll, and/or send you under the wheel....
 
Golok. One thing I forgot to mention is; if you realy want to learn how to jump from a moving vehicle, I suspect your best course of action would be to go to your nearest film studio and enlit the help of a stunt team to train you.
LL
 
I've jumped off of the running boards of my friend's jeep once at around 20 mph. I was riding on the running boards to set the new speed record (we have competetions) and when he reached 20 mph and started a shallow turn I couldn't hold on so rather than trying to hold on and falling possibly under the jeep, I jumped a few feet away into the grass. When I hit the ground, I actually remained on my feet and skidded for abou 4-5 feet, then fell and brought my arms up and started rolling for a really long distance. If I had to give any advice, it would be to bring you arms up to protect your head and try to roll on your non-dominant side.
 
Hmm. I can sprint at 15 mph (with rubber boots on), so 20 mph would make for a good fall, but not likely fatal. I say that your fall should be rated for artistic value. Do some full endos, followed by a short aerial jump of oh, say 30 feet. Try to spike your landing on both feet with knees locked. I mean, anyone can fall out of a car and roll around on the pavement, but not many can make it look GOOD.:cool:

I was just thinking yesterday what I would do if I was surrounded by bad guys with pony tails. I'd throw whatever I might have in my hands into the faces of the guys behind me and kick the guy in front of me in the knards.:eek: Would this apply in a car? Maybe you wouldn't have to jump, after all, because by the time the guys in back get the latte off their faces you could kick the driver into next week (or at least the next lane) and you would have control.

But I guess that jumping might be more fun, and it definitely leaves more room for artistic creativity.:D
 
The human body was designed to be able to withstand a impact no harder than the top speed we were designed to run at. And even at only a few MPH very bad things can happen if you land/fall wrong.
Attempt to tuck and roll and absorb the impact as you can't fight it try to take the brunt on the legs placed/braced together like a big shock absorber. Keep all boney parts tucked in as much as possable(knees,elbows,skull).
Just be certain the jump is better off than the ride, don't go from the frying pan into the fire. Becouse if you cripple yourself all the guy is going to do is turn around and pick you up again and now your in no condition to fight.
 
I remember reading something that recommended trying to dive away from the car so that you landed at 90 degrees to the direction of travel. The idea being to roll like a log rather than tumbling end over end as you would tend to do if you just stepped out.

I also recall hearing that the students of Vladimir Vasiliev (Systema) had an interesting class not long ago, in the proper technique for bailing out of a moving car. You could ask them how they fared :D
 
Anything over 30mph forget it, it will hurt, below this it is possible with training.

Get a one of the books on Ninjitsu by Stephen Hayes possible volume 3 but I forgetwhich one exactly, there is a section on rolling and advice on rolling from vehicles.

Have a look

Regards

Lyon
:rolleyes:
 
I for one have never jumped out of a moving car before nor do I plan to. Before I jump out of the car I pull the hand brake while the car was going at high speed and fight for my life. I think you have a better chance that way. However, if you must jump from a car, I'm going to address from a science stand point. Pick an area where there no trees or obstacle where your body could hit. You will be toast if thats the case. Remember that if your body is going at a high rate of speed and hits oh lets say a tree we all know whats going to happen. The same thing can be said for a curb. Jump out of a car as its turning most of the time the driver will have to slow down. Remember to push the door open with all your might so it doesn't come back and hit you. I agree with other poster that you have to protect your head and your neck as well as your spine. If your wearing a long sleeve coat cover your fingers and put your hand behind your head. Here one of the major keys in my humble opinion. Is not to jump out but to roll out. The closer you are to the ground the less its going to hurt and the chances are you won't bounce off the ground. Next time while your driving along try and drop something out of the car window and see that sucker bounce, but lower you drop it from the ground the less it will bounce.
 
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