A SHOCKING video reveals the moment a biker is “inches” away in a near-miss with a car – but viewers are divided on who is actually at fault.
The video was filmed using the biker’s front-mounted dash cam, with the rider travelling along an out-of-town A-road.
TikTokA shocking video reveals the moment a biker is “inches” away in a near-miss with a car – but viewers are divided on who is at fault[/caption]
TikTokThe biker, instead of slowing down to allow the white car to turn to the left, speeds up, nearly colliding with it.[/caption]
The video shows the motorbike in the correct left-hand lane, with only light traffic on the road.
It’s instantly noticeable that the rider is pushing along at quite a speed, and after just a few seconds a junction appears ahead.
A white car begins to turn in front of the biker, leaving him very little time to react.
You can hear the tyres scrabbling for grip as the rider applies the brakes, but fortunately the rider doesn’t lock up and is able to steer past to the right – missing the car by what seems like millimetres.
The video was captioned: “How crazy you should be to do that… you can kill someone.”
The Highway Code says: “The speed limit is the absolute maximum and does not mean it is safe to drive at that speed irrespective of conditions.
“Unsafe speed increases the chances of causing a collision (or being unable to avoid one), as well as its severity.
“Driving at speeds too fast for the road and traffic conditions is dangerous.”
It also goes on to outline safe stopping distances for bikers on the road.
It states that if a rider is travelling at 70mph, it will generally take a total of 96 metres to bring the bike to a safe stop – this is broken down as 21 metres travelled during your ‘thinking time’, and 75 metres required to then brake and bring the bike to a halt.
It’s unknown if the biker stopped to speak with the white car driver after the incident.
The video was uploaded to TikTok by @funnfactory1, and users were divided after watching the footage.
One said: Those saying speed, he stopped very quickly, so can’t have been going that fast. The road and wide angle can make it look faster than it is.”
Another said: “Maybe slow down a bit, lad.”
A third pointed out: “I know that junction well, and it happens a lot there!”
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