OMG! This Will Make Me Think Twice When Cycling Near Lorries

NWLondoner
NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
edited November 2009 in The bottom bracket
Beware this video is VERY graphic but shows us what can happen when lorry drivers do NOT pay attention.


http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=108848625966&ref=nf

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  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    I watched that a while ago and felt genuinely sick for a couple of hours afterwards. Afterwards I thought that perhaps it was a set up but I simply couldn't bear to watch it again in case it wasn't. And as soon as I saw where your link led to I closed the tab in my browser.
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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I get scared near lorried, I'm cycling along from college in Manchester and they ALWAYS pass too close, or they pull out fine, but they pull in too quickly and the back end nearly catches me. Buses are bad too I was doing 30mph on a straight one day, a bus overtook me, leaving me no room at all, I could have rested against the bus, I almost got sucked under I could feel myself almost loosing control.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Not everyone is on facebook. :P
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    not on facebook
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    dmclite wrote:
    Not everyone is on facebook. :P

    I'm not everyone either. :( Too old I guess.........
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  • Ieuanllan
    Ieuanllan Posts: 152
    If that was real, I guess it didn't hurt for long.
    Yuck.

    :(
  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    Fook me that was nasty.
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    OMG That's horrendous!!!
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Doesn't look genuine to me. The way the 'body' moves when it first gets knocked off - suspect it's an elaborate hoax.
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Pross wrote:
    Doesn't look genuine to me. The way the 'body' moves when it first gets knocked off - suspect it's an elaborate hoax.

    Just downloaded it and blown up on a full 22" screen it looks genuine. If it is a hoax, then it's a damn good one! The scooter is hit from the rear and pivots at the front wheel. The force would throw a rider into the path of the wheels.
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  • volvicspar
    volvicspar Posts: 208
    Not nice :cry:

    Was the truck even aware that he had hit any one ? If you watch at the very last frame, it seems as though he is driving off.
  • MadammeMarie
    MadammeMarie Posts: 621
    I don't think it's a hoax! But it's awful, but did you see the comments? Like if it was a JOKE!!! Hope the lorry driver got done for that!

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