Our next story is enough to make your stomach flip.
Frightening footage has emerged of the moment a cyclist goes head over handlebars.
Riding at 50-kilometres per hour on a freeway in Byron Bay, a small piece of aluminium was all it took to tear his front wheel off.
Remarkably, the rider suffered just cuts and bruises – the same can’t be said for his bike.
text will be replaced
What is a bicycle rider doing on a motorway?
Firstly, cars are travelling at 110km/h, and even doing their speed trials, at 50km/h, debris such as what got this guy unstuck is hard to see. Cars may be able to survive impact with such objects, even if not, there might be some underbody damage, but the driver is still safe. On a bicycle, it’s a different story.
roger, cyclists are allowed on the motorway unless otherwise signposted. That might explain why he’s on the motorway. As for the risks in not seeing debris at that speed, that’s his choice.
Happy riding!
Its actually Illegal to drive on the motorway in most countries.
What do they do on motorways in other countries then if they can’t drive on them?