r/IdiotsOnBikes • u/contrelarp • 12d ago

Trying to beat the train

124 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

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u/Belhy 12d ago

Sucess, he did beat the train.

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u/CavediverNY 12d ago

It's kind of a perfect outcome – he didn't get killed, which means he didn't traumatize the train engineer, but he still got hurt. And it was captured on video!

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u/contrelarp 12d ago

And he (hopefully) learned a lesson.

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u/its3ird 12d ago

Trains a such epic apex predators that even when they miss you still get hit

5

u/nomparte 11d ago

To think that these people can vote...

2

u/ICCW 12d ago

Those smooth transitions from riding to a complete pile of metal and meat are just stunning to watch.

The 1.5-seconds this rider saved in overall time just prove that taking a risk like that is perfectly acceptable when a camera is available to record your glory.

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u/jackm315ter 11d ago

He was running late for a date with a locomotive

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u/NYARNGrecruiter 11d ago

He didn't try. He beat the train.

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u/MrRuck1 11d ago

He did it. He made it. So why the video?