Video: Cyclist crashes into 140kph train - and escapes with bruises

http://www.watsupeurope.com/news/passenger-train-smashes-into-truck-at-level-crossing/

Thanks to this retard, petrolheads have more 'proof' that we're 'reckless'

No they don't. What a daft generalisation!

I can't help feling that the fine for careless cycling is a bit superfluous?

Compelling evidence, if ever I saw it, for covering the outside of motor vehicles with a soft, energy-absorbing layer. We could call them "motor helmets".

I think that cyclist hadn't had enough training experience

Sorry to say but the more lycra a person wears the more invinicible they believe they are, lucky for him he survived his stupidity :p

Pretty conclusive proof of risk compensation, I'd say.  Would he have done that if he hadn't been wearing a helmet?

Cyclist (Getting up and looking around, flapping arms up and down in exasperated gesture, rummaging for phone): "Whoa!! Stupid train! Stupid Driver! Who goes through a crossing at 140KPH?"

Train Driver: "Sorry Mate I didn't see you, and the barriers were down the lights were red, the horn went, I wasn't expecting you to try and go over..."

Cyclist (distractedly fumbling with bike computer, unplugging headphones, trying to stop deafening music with phone...)."I had right of way!"

Train driver: "What?!?  And you've got no Hi-Viz on, or lights.."

Cyclist (distractedly taking selfie of damage and uploading to social media, whilst tweeting #stupidtraindrivers...):" You should watch where you're going!"

Train Driver:" What?!?"

Cyclist (distractedly checking cycle computer / phone app has paused so as not to ruin strava times etc....) "BUT I RANG MY BELL!!! That's it! I am posting disguested rants all over the Twitterverse now in order to start multiple arguments and debates concerning road safety and cyclists Vs 'the world' and to whinge about how cyclists who ride along with shades on all the time, blaring music in their headhpones all the time and one eye on their cycle computer all the time (and who get really annoyed if they have to slow or stop for anything at all) are being victimised by everyone . Because it's not like anyone has enything else to worry about so near to Christmas and with bombs going off every other day and people being flooded out...."

Train Driver (Rasing hand to stop the barrage): "I'm pregnant and I'm wearing glasses!"

Train certainly not doing 140Km/h - I'll bet he had headphones on, absolutely no reaction to the approaching train, you do wonder about some cyclists actually being aware of anything happening on their journey.

No way that train was doing 140kph! #lightweight

More importantly, is his bike OK?

I bet that's a Strava segment...

Can't believe that bloody train driver didn't even slow down for him!

You would never see a stunt like that in the Pro Peleton...

If, and I say if you were thinking of taking the risk of going over that crossing, would you not be going slow enough to stop, on the very slight chance there could be a train coming, given that the barriers are down?

Ouch! He doesn't qualify for a Darwin award because he never removed himself from the gene pool, but he certainly deserves an honorary mention.

Some would say, "#bloodycyclists", and just maybe, in this example, they could be right. 

Guy Fawkes' night that.

I don't see the problem. He was clearly wearing a helmet.

What a nobjockey!