Phew!! cyclist near miss at level crossing

[Davidsw8]

I wonder if she's learnt her lesson?

 

[pauldavid]

Bloody fool, if she'd just tried a little harder on her sprint toward the barrier she'd easily have made it across

 

[Boris Bajic]

no sh!t Sherlock...

I wasn't clear... what I meant was that I would have been less entertained (sickened, even) had the ending been otherwise.

It was the knowledge that it all ended happily (although perhaps not for the train driver) that made it entertaining.

 

[glenn forger]

Anyone see the network rail documentary? The blokes who clean the trains spoke about finding a foot in a wheel arch, a young woman suicide.

 

[Dusty Bin]

To be fair - she was wearing a helmet - so even if the train had hit her, she would have been fine anyway...

 

[SamC]

I almost had a coronary incident just watching that!

Am I the only person who spends their life half expecting to be hit by a train even when the barriers on a level crossing are up and it's safe to cross?

 

[Fnaar]

News story and clip of cyclist very nearly getting run over by a train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-24364332

 

[Hip Priest]

She was going for a Strava KOM.

The reason she turned back afterwards was to have another go.

 

[Aperitif]

She obviously poo-poohed the idea of continuing going the wrong way in any event, but - patently stupid behaviour.

 

[glenn forger]

Just off camera she stepped on a rake and it twanged her in the face.

 

[Maz]

Is she wearing a hijab? Could be a suicide bomber who neshed it.

 

[Koga]

Listening to Waiting For The Ghost Train by Madness, on her mp3 player ....

 

[postman]

Perhaps she is only on a bike because she failed her driving test. Either way, utter stupidity and a very lucky escape!

Sorry but is Either Way, Emma Way's sister.

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24367596

 

[Hip Priest]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24367596

Getting into practice for the winter tank-commander season.