Sometimes, it’s easier to recover from physical trauma than from mental trauma. And this is especially true of a crash. It doesn’t matter which vehicles are involved—motorcycles, cars, trucks etc. The mental trauma is equally great in all cases. Different Reactions to Trauma A person might react by completely forgetting about the events leading up to the accident. This is called temporary amnesia. Or they might remember each detail with sparkling clarity and the scene might keep on playing in their heads over and over. Different people have different ways.