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Londoners team up to move a double decker bus off a unicyclist after a collision


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtxhCFg_4kY

 

Link: Walthamstow crash: heroic bystanders free unicyclist from underneath bus after he was knocked down in rush hour accident - London - News - London Evening Standard

 

...A crowd of heroic bystanders freed a seriously injured unicyclist from under a bus after it knocked him down in Walthamstow during the evening rush hour.

 

The victim was left fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a number 212 bus in Hoe Street just before 6pm today....

 

The unicyclist's condition is described as serious.

 

It seems that people did not hesitate: Upon seeing/hearing the accident and then understanding what had happened they went to assist in whatever way they could.

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Yet I had to review CCTV yesterday where a kid was being attacked and all the kids just walked by, watching briefly before leaving :(

 

Humans can be amazing. They can also be vile and selfish. I'm glad the former happened here though. The bystander effect is terrible.

 

Edit: That'll teach me not to refresh the page before commenting :p

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Why the hell is someone riding a unicycle on the road?!

 

OK, it might seem a little odd, but it isn't against the law...

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It's not against the law to ride a unicycle on the road. I checked with the police a long time ago and, eventually after a couple of weeks, they contacted me and said it's fine. The interesting bit concerns riding at night. You have to have a red light and reflector to the rear and a white light to the front, except a unicycle doesn't have a front and back.

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