Title: Train v cyclist. Only one winner. Poland. Post by: JayMac on December 14, 2015, 04:18:41 This cyclist in Poland is very lucky not to have been a Darwin Award winner. Definitely in line though for a Darwin At-Risk Survivor nomination:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWfUKqEGiU#nf Miraculously he survived with just a few bruises. Half a second earlier onto the crossing and he would have been a very messy hood ornament. https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/30344428/polish-cyclist-shockingly-smashes-into-high-speed-train-and-survives/ Title: Re: Train v cyclist. Only one winner. Poland. Post by: Bob_Blakey on December 14, 2015, 08:57:24 Given the circumstances, could I be correct in concluding that this individual is (was?) a member of the 'IQ roughly equivalent to room temperature' group of cyclists who believe that listening to music via headphones while riding is a really good idea.
Title: Re: Train v cyclist. Only one winner. Poland. Post by: BerkshireBugsy on December 14, 2015, 12:57:30 Given the circumstances, could I be correct in concluding that this individual is (was?) a member of the 'IQ roughly equivalent to room temperature' group of cyclists who believe that listening to music via headphones while riding is a really good idea. I saw that on the news last week and agree with you Bob Blakey This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |