Road rage has become a major problem across the world , but in Australia the first example of road reassurance may have taken place . Motorcyclist Mathew Sant was travelling along Canberra Avenue toward the city on Tuesday in an 80km/h zone when he was rear-ended . Instead of reacting furiously though , he gave the guilty driver a thumbs up . 'Traffic had backed up ahead and come to a stop , ' he said on YouTube after uploading a video of what happened . All things seem to be going well as motorcyclist Mathew Sant stops in traffic along Canberra Avenue . Suddenly he is thrown in the air off his motorbike after getting rear-ended by a car . Instead of losing his temper at what happened Mr Sant gives the driver a thumbs up . To make it even clearer there are no hard feelings he shakes the driver 's hand . 'As I came to a stop I checked my mirror and moved to the right of the road in case the car behind was n't paying attention . ' I saw him come to a stop and relaxed , looking away . The next thing I knew I was looking at the sky . ' In the YouTube video Mr Sant is seen going steadily along , minding his own business , in a lane of traffic and all seems to be going well . However , after coming to a standstill because the cars in front have stopped , a car comes up behind the motorcyclist and crashes into the back of him . It 's only when he looks back that he sees the rest of the carnage that has taken place . Mr Sant would have been within his rights to give the driver what for , but flashes him a thumbs up instead . It 's the last thing the driver expects and he asks worriedly : 'Are you all right mate ? ' Even then Mr Sant remains cool and composed . He shakes hands with the driver and laughs at all that just happened . It is only then that the motorcyclist walks back to see the carnage that occurred behind him . Mr Sant has then a chance to see how lucky he was after the accident . After breathing a sigh of relief he thanks his lucky stars the accident did n't turn out to be worse . He soon realises that he was n't the only victim as the initial crash caused a three-car pile up , with other motors badly damaged . After surveying the scene the reality of how lucky he was finally dawns on him . ' I ca n't believe I 'm all right , ' he says thankfully .
Motorcyclist Mathew Sant was travelling along Canberra Avenue . After stopping in a row of traffic he was suddenly rear-ended . But instead of losing his temper he just gives the driver a thumbs up . To make it clearer there are no hard feelings he shakes the driver 's hand . The initial crash caused a three-car pile up with other motors .