Two cyclists in Brazil got the ‘freight’of their lives when they rode into a railway tunnel – and met a goods train coming straight towards them.
One of the riders, Jedson Gil Miranda from Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro, posted footage to Facebook of the moment he and his cycling buddy Felipe Vieira had to scramble for their lives as the train driver sounded its horn.
Luckily, both managed to scramble to safety, leaving one of the bikes behind which they later retrieved as they continued their journey through the tunnel, presumably without further incident.
Writing on Facebook, Gil said: “I know we were in the wrong, we were very reckless, railway tunnels were never made for cycling or walking.
“Thank God everything went okay,” he added.
The video has been viewed nearly 50,000 times on Facebook and Gil has subsequently posted photos of another ride where he is pointing to various trackside safety notices.
24 thoughts on “Video: Cyclists ride into railway tunnel – and meet train coming the other way”
The real dumb and dumber .
The real dumb and dumber
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I’ve just weighed into the
I’ve just weighed into the Sussex Police helmet thread saying why are all cyclists tarred with the same brush that we’re all thrill-seeking red light jumping anti-social selfish gits…and then I see these two…
Am I missing something? *WHY*
Am I missing something? *WHY* did they ride into a railway tunnel??
brooksby wrote:
Competition for the Darwin Awards in red hot this year. This is the level you need to be taking it to.
brooksby wrote:
Probably because the alternative was a five mile detour over a huge hill. And it could be like the freight line near where I live, with two trains a week, so you’ve got to be pretty unlucky to actually meet one. Not saying it was a sensible thing to do, but understandable perhaps.
burtthebike wrote:
Aye, there’s a 5km rail tunnel near us, the alternative to using the tunnel is a 10km schlepp over a huge hill. Plus, subterranean riding can be fun.
(at this point I feel the need to point out that ‘people’ use the disused bore, rather than the live one, but it’s still fairly pant-filling if one passes the link tunnels when an express goes through a few metres away 😉
brooksby wrote:
Is there no adventure in your soul?
Sandy14 wrote:
“Soul”? What is this “soul” of which you speak?
I’m afraid I really don’t consider riding into a railway tunnel to be adventure.
YMMV.
brooksby wrote:
Pretty obvious—-they were Training.
“You keep your (sic) form,
“You keep your (sic) form, position and trust to those around you, same as when descending in a pack…”
#stopgriping
I’m waiting for the usual
I’m waiting for the usual suspects to turn up and explain how this was definitely the train’s fault.
Jeezuz. Nobheads.
Jeezuz. Nobheads.
I know they weren’t, but they
I know they weren’t, but they could’ve been killed.
Or worse.
don simon wrote:
No, they would have been safe; they had helmets.
Jeez, are these guys daft or
Jeez, are these guys daft or what?
And after running for their lives away from the train, what do they do? They go back in!
Yep, it was definitely the train’s fault. I mean, what wasa train doing in a railway tunnel?
“as they continued their
“as they continued their journey through the tunnel”
Remember – the light at the
Remember – the light at the end of the tunnel may be a train.
Why did they not just “Take
Why did they not just “Take the Lane” 🙂
isnt that meant to be the magic solution to stop machine going over the top of riders, and yes I do actually believe this in some cases
Near Miss of the Day
Near Miss of the Day
I can’t stop watching.
Okay. I’ll stop watching.
Didn’t they hear the train
Didn’t they hear the train coming?
Aren’t there refuges at the sides near where they turned back.
Still waiting for BTBS to
Still waiting for BTBS to chip in and tell us all the train should have given way and was being a bully.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
So because you were wrong on the other thread you thought you’d be a cock here over something totally unrelated.
They were wearing helmets so
They were wearing helmets so they’d have been fine. No story here.
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