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    BBC News - Level crossing cyclist in 'nearest miss' with train

    A cyclist came within seconds of being struck by a train when she tried to dodge a closed level crossing barrier in Cambridgeshire.

    The train driver was forced to apply the emergency brake when he saw the woman at Waterbeach on 12 September.

    Richard Schofield, from Network Rail, said it was "one of the closest near misses we've seen".

    British Transport Police are trying to trace the woman, who also ignored the flashing lights and warning signals.
    And I only thought it was road signals they ignored
    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
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    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

    #2
    So nearly a Darwin award. Better luck next year.
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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      #3
      Natural selection at work
      Doing the needful since 1827

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        #4
        Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
        BBC News - Level crossing cyclist in 'nearest miss' with train



        And I only thought it was road signals they ignored
        I wonder why she seems to have turned round and gone back the other way.
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
          Natural selection at work
          I'd say natural selection failed in this case.
          And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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            #6
            I'm just pleased the BBC have fixed their spelling of "brake". When I read that this morning they'd used "break" throughout.

            Bloody BBC.
            Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              I'd say natural selection failed in this case.
              Sadly yes. That being said for the train driver and witnesses it would be an ugly sight.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                I wonder why she seems to have turned round and gone back the other way.
                hopefully to change her underpants because she shat herself?

                bloody idiot.
                Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                  #9
                  I hope they find her, publish her picture, take her bike off her, at an apology to the train driver and charge her. We need more of this published!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Dallas View Post
                    I hope they find her, publish her picture, take her bike off her, at an apology to the train driver and charge her.
                    Of course they won't. Nor will they crack down on all the pricks who sail through red lights. The cycling lobby is far to powerful.
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