0:55 of the clip
) there are times that I wanted to plow through that intersection my damn self!Driver Ploughs Car Into Brazilian Cyclists
At least nine people have been injured after a driver ploughed his car into a group of Brazilian cyclists staging a peaceful demonstration.
The driver of the black VW Golf appeared to intentionally accelerate his car into dozens of riders taking part in a Critical Mass sustainable transport event in Puerto Alegre.
Despite the shocking scenes that were captured on video, all the victims were discharged from hospital shortly after the incident, according to local media reports.
"What happened was very scary, and I did not understand what was happening, because we could hear screams and the sound of people falling on the ground, the sound of bodies on the hood, windshield, on the asphalt," one of the organisers said in a post on the Porto Alegre Critical Mass blog.
"I saw legs in the air, helmets, bicycles, arms, all mixed together with parts of the car all flying and making noise. It was like a horror movie."
Witnesses said that the car followed the group for about 100m before ploughing into them.
Richard Neis, the 47-year-old driver, has reportedly claimed that he acted in self-defence after being threatened by some of the cyclists.
Critical Mass events, which take place in more than 300 locations around the world, have sometimes been accused of deliberately obstructing other road users and refusing to obey traffic laws.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...eople_at_Critical_Mass_Event_In_Porto_Alegre_
Cyclist. Not bicyclist. *packs bag for banland after correcting a new mods English*I am unsure of what your exact position is. As a lifelong byciclist, I had way too many of close encouinters of that kind, gladly always managed to get out if it before it went deadly.
Sure hope you do not mean this is a good thing to do, as in that clip.
I have personal friends who were into hospital because of shit like that.
holy shit!
did that son of a bitch actually speed up as he was plowing through those cyclist?
:1orglaugh
:rofl:
Because Critical Mass takes place without an official route or sanction, participants in some cities have sometimes practiced a tactic known as "corking" in order to maintain the cohesion of the group. This tactic consists of a few riders blocking traffic from side roads so that the mass can freely proceed through red lights without interruption.
Some fuckers still think that because they have a car they own the road hey? I once had a major head injury and broken shoulder because a car turned right in front of me while I was training on my bicycle. He stopped and stepped out of the car, looked at me for a second, and left me bleeding on the street while he went off. Hell of an experience.
If you find that funny Zolf, well... :thefinger
Though it looks pretty brutal, and is kind of uncalled for... Take a look at this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass