This clip is absolutely crazy and the cyclist is one of the luckiest men alive after his act of incredible stupidity.
We brought you a clip recently from Irish Rail showing some of the reckless behaviour by road users at closed or closing level crossings, including a cyclist.
But the cyclist in the clip below puts anything that has gone before well in the shade.
Recorded in Opole, Poland, the footage shows a level crossing at which a high speed training reportedly travelling at 140kph was about to pass through.
If you look at the bottom of the frame you’ll see the unmistakable red and white of level crossing barriers, which are down to stop anyone crossing the tracks.
But out cyclist friend – a 26-year-old man – steams right through and when he finds himself riding into the bullet train he is unable to stop.
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Thankfully, the front of the train had just passed and he rode into the side of it; being thrown clear and walking away but nothing but cuts and bruises according to local media reports.
Incredibly, the train came off worse with the force of the collision damaging a grid on one carriage, as the photo below reveals.
The incident resulted in a long delay before the train was deemed safe to continue and the passengers and staff were able to resume their journey.
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The cyclist was fined for his reckless disregard of the level crossing.
The clip below has been viewed over one million times, and counting, since first being published by Polish media outlet TVN24.pl.
The incident can be viewed from the opposite side of the tracks by following this link and is perhaps even more shocking viewed from that angle.
Luckiest man alive
The only lasting sign of a crazy incident; as well as the video going viral of course!
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