Goose being burned to death in his utenote pick-up truck to non-Aussies. All we see is a charred, blackened hand, but it's enough to leave Max heavily shaken.
That thing in there? That's not the Goose. No way.
The aftermath isn't pretty. At the hospital, we see what may be Jessie on a hospital bed, her right arm missing, and the extent of her injuries spelled out: "Multiple traumas, spleen, liver, lung, flail chest, left neck of femur, renal shutdown." As for Sprog: "DOA".
Max's Sanity Slippage after his wife and kid dies. He finds himself alone in his house and is playing around with the "grumpy" mask he used to playfully taunt Jessie. However as he slowly begins to snap, the mask becomes a substitute for his self proclaimed "Terminal Crazy" boiling to the surface through him stretching it and warping it to make it look more monstrous than ever. While he's suiting up and taking the Pursuit Special seems like an awesome scene, it really shows how far gone he is now.
Demonstrated when he takes out Toecutter's gang, one by one.
Toecutter's death. Max is chasing him along the practically deserted highway, going faster and faster... when an eighteen wheeler comes over the horizon and runs Toecutter over, leaving a mangled corpse and what remained of his motor cycle. Also, the look on his face just before it happens...
Not just that, but the premise of the preceding situation. Imagine you're a motorcyclist, just riding along the highway... And then along comes a maniac in a souped-up car easily capable of keeping up with you. You can't outrun him, you can't evade him... and you've got just two wheels against his four. Yes, Toecutter did absolutely deserve it, but still...
Johnny the Boy's death. Doubles as a Tear Jerker, considering he wasn't really evil, just sick, as he desperately tries to tell Max. He starts out nervous, then begins screaming and begging for his life, saying: "You can't kill me!". If you look closely, you can see him crying. Max simply chains him to his car and puts a slow fuse, then presents him with a choice: either he can try and cut through the chain or cut off his leg. The look on Johnny's face says it all...
As Max leaves him, Johnny breaks down entirely and starts laughing.
Johnny the Boy: Don't do this to me, please! Aw, Sweet Jesus! I was sick! Don't bring this on me, please!
The explosion seen as Max drives off implies two possibilities: either Johnny took time to make his Life-or-Limb Decision or Max was not being truthful about how much time Johnny had. Although, Max never said either option would be quick enough to save him...
The scene where the couple flee the town when they see the Toecutter and his gang wreaking havoc. There's a small Hope Spot where they drive off, nearly running the Toecutter over as they go, until the whole gang gives chase. Toecutter personally runs the car off the road by smashing in the windscreen with a meat cleaver and the gang set about smashing the car to pieces, before dragging the couple out to both be raped.
Jessie's first encounter with Toecutter's gang. When she rejects their creepy advances, she tries to escape with her car. The bikers try to stop her, with Cundalini throwing chain with a grapple that hooks on to the van's luggage rack. He misses when she speeds up the car pulling the chain without him, but the truly terrifying thing is when Jessie discovers the chain rippedhis hand off.
The last time we see him he is clearly shabby and pale-skinned, only to disappear for the rest of the movie making it clear what happened to him.
