That was an incredible sight! Those people coming together to lift that E60 up was very impressive not just for the sheer strength but the fact that people actually risked their lives and did it in the first place. It's reassuring to see such humanity.

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The only question I have is where is the BMW's driver?

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He is a professor or other staff at the local university and the motorcyclist was a student there. It's a university town. Apparently he uninjured but very shaken and was very concerned about the motorcyclist. (Notice I don't call anyone a victim.)

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BB/R, the Nat news suggested the driver helped...dunno, but I'm guessing he was the guy
in the suit in initial footage, but couldn't tell if he did do some lifting. Every time I see a m'cycle
down it gives me pause, and makes me reconsider.
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panic set in , hmph.
using the car jack would have him out in 20 seconds or less .

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Car Jack? No thanks;

Gotta unload the trunk, find the tools, ect? I don't think so.
People working together to get er done, That's where it's at....

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I totally disagree - factory jacks barely lift the car enough to get the tire off the ground and are pretty unstable. That combined with unloading the whole trunk digging around for the tools, etc. would take far longer than 20 seconds.

Besides, if the guy underneath the car was on fire, don't you think the additional seconds or minutes of burns could cause much more significant injuries? I prefer not to burn personally! I thought the reaction was commendable and heroic personally.

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That's hilarious. It's an E60. It has run flat tires. It didn't come with a jack. And that means that the owner would not reasonably know how to use one, even if he wasn't in shock.

Maybe they should just have called BMW Assist and waited for help?

Good job to those who pitched in.

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Too much faith is put on those runflats .
a good case for having a jack .
call BMW assist in a snowstorm and see how many days you have to wait for assistance .
the joke is on BMW .
I would never be without a jack .

maybe the biker can sue BMW because he had to wait so long for rescue because they did not supply a jack .