Idiot bike messengers
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Heres a video from NY by some bike messengers behaving like idiots.
http://www.boreme.com//boreme/funny-2007/bike-mess...
Their skills are impressive but its soooo stupid and at 2:47 he nearly runs down a little girl.
Utter idiots.
http://www.boreme.com//boreme/funny-2007/bike-mess...
Their skills are impressive but its soooo stupid and at 2:47 he nearly runs down a little girl.
Utter idiots.
I saw a cycle courier screw up in Montreal last summer. He tried to cut across the back of a car that was braking and ended up steaming straight into the back of it at full pelt.
I didn't laugh at all.
Karma will most definately get these guys. As the old saying goes:
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots....
I didn't laugh at all.
Karma will most definately get these guys. As the old saying goes:
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots....
Awesome video -some very "bold" decisions made about traffic there.
With the helmet cam, it's interesting to see that at times the rider is paying more attention to other cyclists than cars - possibly as the chances of collision with them are higher!
The speeds these guys were hitting gaps is incredible, and very frightening.
A small list of very dangerous moments - but by no means conclusive!
Good Skitch at 3:16
Near miss with cyclist at 3:49
Strokes a bus??? 5:10
Near head-on with bike! 5:34
With the helmet cam, it's interesting to see that at times the rider is paying more attention to other cyclists than cars - possibly as the chances of collision with them are higher!
The speeds these guys were hitting gaps is incredible, and very frightening.
A small list of very dangerous moments - but by no means conclusive!
Good Skitch at 3:16
Near miss with cyclist at 3:49
Strokes a bus??? 5:10
Near head-on with bike! 5:34
Edited by tigger1 on Thursday 15th November 11:57
phoenixblend said:
Furberger said:
no he doesn't.
that video is quality.
Does - With a furry hooded coat.that video is quality.
streaky said:
Hopefully the effect of a narrow saddle will be to ensure Darwinian Theory is realised - Streaky
They now fill these with some gel substance to preserve the family jewels 
They do have some very funny terms for their skills though.. They look quite rudey..und perhaps tell me something about pysche of the average muesli muncher. honking. There ist another techy skill term which even more rudey sounding to me - if taken out of context
- but this lead to greatest bother from the muesli munchers who are a bit sensitive about their bits und bobs! 
But even so... does not matter if on bike or cyclist think he has the Space und Time to "honk und bonk" his way through - pedestrian there.. all unpredictable und prone to run in anything but the right direction. Thus had he collided with her - he would have been held just as liable as the one done for causing the death of that chap couple of month back. You can kill someone on a bicycle just as easily as you can kill someone when driving if not careful. In fact .. I seem to recall reading stats suggesting KSI being very high when we travel by horsey und carriage - which also led to laws about riding horses.
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