Darwinism In Action Again
Want to ride a bike to look cool? Want rolled up trouser legs, cycling cap with the bill flicked up, a bad-assed courier bag, and fixed-wheel bike with tiny handlebars? Want to ride your bike like you’re taking part in some sort of alley cat race? What do you think might be the result of that? Do you think you can skid stop in time to avoid anything nasty?
The rider was unbelievably lucky to walk away from this (seeming to berate the driver of the stationary car on the way?), and able to carry his mangled bike away from the scene:
You’ll note that other cyclists try to squeeze through the gap after the crunch has taken place, and that people also continue to pass on the left of the bus.
Either these are all lemmings (entirely possible or even probable, given the footage), or people and motorised traffic are simply a bad combination.
(h.t. to Adrian Fitch for posting the vid on his Facebook page)
[...] the earlier post about a cyclist getting pinned between two vehicles (and lucky to walk away), how about this one - a similar manoeuvre, but this time it’s not [...]
That was cringe worthy. I betcha that guy’s gonna be sore for a few days.
Damn right - first time I watched it, I was convinced that he was dead. Looks like the initial impact on the bus deflected his front wheel in front of the truck’s rear wheel and the rider ended up on the floor with the bus still moving. Only the truck driver’s honking got the bus driver’s attention.
It’s funny how when people do stupid things they tend to want to blame someone else. Happens with all kinds of road users.
[...] Via Karl McCracken. [...]
Wow…what a moron with complete disregard for his own life! And the other cyclists who squeezed through…
Angi - just one less lunatic trying to jump out of the shallow end of the gene pool…
Tejvan - So very true. I’m sure I’ve been guilty of this myself until I’ve had time to reflect!