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Good advice...from Vyshtia:

"Instead of jumping - I braked hard one last time to scrub as much speed down right before impact. Then when impact started - I let go of the handlebars, tucked up my legs and tucked in my arms - relaxed everything and just prepared for the ejection. This is why my tankbag came with me - I basically tucked into a ball around the bag. Letting go of the handlebars so I wouldn't suffer injuries to my wrist, thumb, arms from head-on impact - and tucking up my legs to pull them away from danger of getting squished by cars. Relaxing for the ejection, because being relaxed will suffer a lot less damage than if you tense up. "

When I commute, the situation that makes me the most anxious is when there is a significant speed differential among the lanes, which is what you see in this video. Almost always, at least in NJ, some bozo in the congestion on the right would cut into my lane w/o looking or caring.

The rider was in a situation that had a lot of potential for problems. I would have been scanning more to the right and would also have been surprised by the car coming from the left. However, I would like to think that I probably would have been in the left lane in this situation, farthest from the problems on the right.

Jeez Louise. So often when I see a crash, I do often think "I could have avoided that." But what in cazrt's name do you do when somebody locks up all 4 in jammed traffic and spins around head on, blocking both lanes and with cars in the right? Hit the ABS and prepare to test your crash gear is about your only answer. Thank gosh she appears to be one of those race grrrls and had on full crash leather and appears to be OK.

I was impressed at how helpful the woman was. She acted like an EMT.

...She was a nurse.