Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - No brakes Manhattan Hipster crashes into old man, nothing to see here carry-on. Video

Now isn't going green make everyone less angry and more happy :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghs3Cr2gWTQ&feature=player_embedded

Now imagine it was a car instead of a bike...everyone would be suing everyone. :notamused:

What a dumbass.

It's been reposted at least 50 billion times over the last couple of days in several sub-forums on here...as well as here.

Also, he's got brakes, look at his handlebars, STI shifters... :notamused:

What a dumbass.

understatement of the day

This vid was posted a few days ago on SSFG. So are you trolling or what?

I see brake cables. Unless those are brifters, in which case he's riding a geared, freewheeled bike with no brakes, which is beyond stupid.

They look like brifters to me.

QUIT SALMONING.....i see so many cyclists going AGAINST traffic....on top of other stuff. follow the laws of the road people.

Actually it doesn't cancel out. The cyclist has 2 fails, riding in the wrong direction and riding carelessly with a video camera.

3 for no helmet.

carry on... im surprised both of them remained so calm. i start raging as soon as i fall off my bike no matter what

Not necessarily a fail.

Well legally speaking...it would be a fail but then again I sometimes don't wear mine on short rides.

Isn't that New York?

Nowhere in the US are you required to wear a helmet over the age of 18(or younger).

http://www.newyorkbikerlawyers.com/helmet-laws.html

I stand corrected and will just shut up now.

1- It's Philadelphia, not New York.
2- He's riding a geared road bike with brakes.
3- It was funny.

Whatev. ^ I never thought he was brakeless. I like how a messenger pops out of nowhere ready to aid fellow cyclist.

I wasn't trying to make you feel dumb Vix.

1- It's Philadelphia, not New York.
2- He's riding a geared road bike with brakes.
3- It was funny.

^^

The bigger they are, the stupider they look falling.

it was like a rolly polley hitting the ground.

"you were riding the wrong way"
"you werent using a crosswalk"
"carry on"
hilarious. both of htem were wrong, it was just funny how they went about it

lol. "Carry on" Meaning: "continue doing the illegal/unsafe things you were doing before we ran into each other because of the illegal/unsafe things we were doing and hope it doesn't happen again."

Brakeless or not, dude never even touched his brakes.

Ah, whatever...I laughed like hell. :lol:

eh. I'd say the cyclist is certainly more at fault than the pedestrian, but both were ok, so whatever

eh. I'd say the cyclist is certainly more at fault than the pedestrian, but both were ok, so whatever

the pedestrian is fat so nobody cares.

he was able to avoid it. Careless riding IMO. funny none the less.

Brakeless or not, dude never even touched his brakes.



Well, he had his hands full--at the beginning of the video, you get a brief glimpse of a bag in one hand.

funny repost of a vid... but its not like any of them got hurt or anything...

just posted this in the video thread a few days ago. So good.

Whatev. ^ I never thought he was brakeless. I like how a messenger pops out of nowhere ready to aid fellow cyclist.

I wasn't trying to make you feel dumb Vix.
I know, no biggies. :D

Awesome if only it were like that all the time!!

It would be truly funny with a 3'Stoogesque sound FX at the point of impact, otherwise, it's only mildly amusing.

Pure jackass

QUIT SALMONING.....i see so many cyclists going AGAINST traffic....on top of other stuff. follow the laws of the road people.
I lol'd at how your youtube comment is almost the same.

Both win. The guy that got hit by the bike, "You're right" to the "You're not using a crosswalk" started by "you're going the wrong way on the street." What's the biker doing, reading a dinner menu or putting on makeup while riding?

Nowhere in the US are you required to wear a helmet over the age of 18.


You might be surprised...

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/helmets.htm

I didn't realize that the thread was a repost, but why say "no brakes manhattan hipster" when you're basically just making it up? :notamused:

Loved it !

pretty much, huh?

no brakes - wrong
manhattan - wrong
hipster - up for debate, but I kinda doubt it for some reason

what an idiot!

I think it's pretty funny and I like how both parties knew they were mouth-breathing, and it was resolved so quickly and easily. Wish more minor accidents/conflicts went that way. I think the cyclist didn't have a chance to brake b/c his right hand was busy messing with his camera cord or ipod or something.

Should be re-titled to "Idiot Cyclist Hits Idiot Pedestrian".

It appeares that the cyclist steered INTO the pedestrian. Had he simply continued in his path, or steered to the right, he might have missed him. The pedestrian appears from the right, crosses the path of the cyclist, and the cyclist reacts late and steers LEFT to make the connection.

He tucked.

very cool of the pedestrian not to get pissed. i would be pissed if i was hit by a biker going the wrong way down a one way. glad no one was hurt!

Tosh.O ftw! They cut the "carry on" comment. Street justice served!

very cool of the pedestrian not to get pissed. i would be pissed if i was hit by a biker going the wrong way down a one way. glad no one was hurt!

You should look both ways regardless. Case in point, that video.

obviously you should look both ways. but if your biking the wrong way down a one way i think you need to take extra precautions.

Should be re-titled to "Idiot Cyclist Hits Idiot Pedestrian".
+1

I was surprised that the suit didn't freak out and get all pissed. Must not have been a real suit (i.e. crazy Wall Street Type A person).

What's even more hilarious is that the cyclist is the one filming this. Which means he was the one to post his idiocy on the internet in the first place. :lol:

QUIT SALMONING.....i see so many cyclists going AGAINST traffic....on top of other stuff. follow the laws of the road people.

This

I like it.