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http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/09/13/...html?hpt=hp_t2

So much bad blood between the riders and non-riders it seems, so I figured this may spread a little good will.

"After crashing, gas spilled out of the motorcycle and ignited, engulfing both the motorcycle and the front end of the car in flames, Curtis said. The motorcyclist became lodged underneath the burning vehicle.

A video the incident shows several startled bystanders looking under the BMW as flames leap into the air.

The crowd quickly grew to include a man in a suit, construction workers wearing hard hats, a woman in sandals and a young man carrying a backpack.
After one person in the group tried to pick up the blazing car, the crowd joined in and were somehow able to lift the 4,000-pound vehicle."
 
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Amazing video. I saw it on the news this morning.
 
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That show's the line we all take every time we ride our bikes ....
 
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Pretty amazing!
 
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How much you want to bet the douche in the suit and tie standing around doing nothing while everyone else is frantically trying to save the guy, is the owner of the beemer that almost killed the guy?
 
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Originally Posted by babalu
How much you want to bet the douche in the suit and tie standing around doing nothing while everyone else is frantically trying to save the guy, is the owner of the beemer that almost killed the guy?
That would be my guess as well!
 
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babalu ... When i saw it on the cyril huze blog before it came on here those were my exact thought's .....
 
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WOW... just f'ing wow.
 
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Originally Posted by babalu
How much you want to bet the douche in the suit and tie standing around doing nothing while everyone else is frantically trying to save the guy, is the owner of the beemer that almost killed the guy?
He is probably pretty shaken up and just maybe not at fault in the first place!
Nice response by the other bystanders though!
 
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Old 09-13-2011, 09:40 AM
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I'm surprised that no one bothered to check the rider after he was pulled from underneath the car. He could have been in desperate need of CPR. He's a lucky dude though that all those people came together and rescued him.
 


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