Trail hazards

 

"Mountain Biker, Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa got taken
out by a RED HARTEBEES at a mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam.
Check out this crazy footage which was taken by team mate Travis
Walker on his GoPro Camera - The BUCK sure does STOP HERE"

If you look carefully early on, the rider sees the animal, and points
to it but doesn't stop...

DJ

 

Friend of mine just sent that link.  

Damn.

 On 10/11/2011 9:35 PM, Scrape wrote:

It seems to me the Animal was probably spooked and this was a deliberate
attack, not an accident. That Bull tracked straight to the "animal" he
saw screaming down the trail, and took it out. If you look carefully,
the Bull dropped his head to attack, didn't turn away to avoid the
collision...

 On 10/11/2011 07:07 PM, JustWait wrote:


If they're anything like cows they'll just stand there looking at you
for a long time and then, when it's too late for you to turn, they'll
panic and run in a random direction.

There's a reason that we eat them and not the other way around.

--
Cheers, Bev
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Picture yourself near a stream.
Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air.
Nothing can bother you here.
No one knows this secret place.
You are in total seclusion from
that place called the world.
The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall
fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
The water is crystal clear.
You can easily make out the face of the person
whose head you're holding under the water.
                                          -- KevinT

 
I don't think this was a random direction. That thing took aim and was
very accurate. :)