While out for a leisurely drive on his new motorbike, this guy got a little distracted and ended up stuck on the back of a slow moving car.
It looks like it was the perfect day for a bike ride in the video below, but just because it’s a nice day it doesn’t mean you can take your eyes off the road. Otherwise, the following will happen… (skip to 0:50 for the good part)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vAd6RStcNs
Thankfully, after a little digging around we found the biker’s explanation of what went down: “It was a nice day and I had to drive 3 hours south for work the next day and on the way I decided to stop in cedar key FL. on the gulf coast for some lunch.
“Just crusin’ barely above the limit a Camaro slowed down without breaking so I didn’t notice any break lights to catch my attention and on top of that I wasn’t being aware of my surroundings and was looking to the right a little.
“At that perfect moment realised how close the car got and it was too late. As I hit the breaks I looked for an escape, there was no way I was gonna make it all the way to the left and go around so I looked off road to the right and saw a parked truck and telephone pole and that seemed like a bad idea so I just kept on the brakes and tried to get as far right as I could and take my chances trying to skim by the side.
“As you see that didn’t go well. I went to the hospital and got some x’rays and nothing was broken! I was limping or about a week and a half and other than that I was completely fine.
“I’m very lucky I didn’t break a bone let alone that I survived rear ending a car at 68mph. I think my rucksack protected my back a’lot and cushioned the rear window from breaking and obviously I had a helmet too.
“Oh yeah, if your wondering. Yes my bike is destroyed and I think ill buy a car next (sic).”
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