Timber!!

clive

Lewisham Cyclist has lucky escape.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-45834019/lewisham-video-shows-falling-tree-narrowly-missing-cyclist

carly burn

Shot my pants watching that!

Reckon the cyclist had a fair old package in the back of his lycras.

Covered End

It was a good effort though



Obviously, I wouldn't joke if he had come to harm, although he may well be claiming PTSD at this very moment.

Brendan_O_Connell

Cyclist would have been killed. How braindead do you have to be to not stop traffic whilst doing that?

happyvalley

Christ, he was lucky.

stonemuse

Bloody hell, that’s scary.

Talal

Whoever is responsible for that has to be sacked and wouldn't blame the cyclist for trying to sue.

Oggy Red

Why didn't they close the road?

i_b_b_o_r_g

Nearly took her eye out

Carter

Things like this are exactly why utility companies have to set up idiot proof roadworks guarding. People are so used to roadworks set ups they (including the morons cutting the tree down) forget how dangerous sites like this are.

So lucky nobody wasn't hurt, they didn't even need to close the road just guard the correct amount of road to allow for that fucking massive lump of wood to fall into

golfaddick

that is absolutely shocking. Workman should he sacked on the spot. Cyclist would have prob been killed & the council sued for millions.

Even a back street tree-feller would have had at least a look out.

Penfolds Perm

Someone would of have to stump up a load of cash.

MrOneLung

Bloody cyclists thinking they rule the road

clive

The 'met' have called in the Special Branch to investigate the incident.

SoundAsa£

Christ, that was what you call a close call......perfectly understandable if the cyclist is suffering after shock of some kind.

Baldybonce

golfaddick said:

that is absolutely shocking. Workman should he sacked on the spot. Cyclist would have prob been killed & the council sued for millions.

Even a back street tree-feller would have had at least a look out.

I once had a promising career as a tree surgeon but couldn't stand the sight of sap.



Sorry

Rob

Brain dead. The 'Tree Surgeon' who did that. Not only the cyclist but could have hit any of the cars that had just gone by. Unbelievably incompetent.

clive

Ealing tree fall: Moment pedestrians are almost hit

Dashcam footage from Andrew Thomas has been viewed more than 250,000 times on Twitter after a falling tree nearly collapsed on pedestrians in Ealing.

The witnesses, Mr Thomas and Joanna Wolman, called the Metropolitan Police and Ealing Council have been contacted after the tree fell on Sunday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-53310089/ealing-tree-fall-moment-pedestrians-are-almost-hit

ricky_otto

Reminds me of the time the back of a goal net had a near miss when Josh Parker almost hit it.