Teenage cyclist overtakes a bus and rides straight into an oncoming car sending his bike flying – but he lands on his feet
- Teenager tried to overtake bus but cycled into black Vauxhall sending bike flying
- David Alexander, 63, captured crash on his dash cam while driving home in York
- He said boy seemed ‘dazed’ after the collision and car’s windscreen was dented
This is the dramatic moment a teenage cyclist overtook a bus and cycled head first into a moving car – but managed to land on his feet.
A dash cam clip shows the young rider weaving in the road before pedalling hard to catch up with a bus in York.
But instead of squeezing past, he started riding in the middle of the road on the wrong side, and cycled straight into a black Vauxhall.
The teenage cyclist tries to overtake the bus by crossing into the other lane on the road in York
The smash was caught on dash cam by grandfather David Alexander, 63, who was on the school run.
David had just picked his granddaughter up from school when he noticed the teenage boy dodging traffic moments before the crash.
He said he thought the boy was attempting to ‘overtake’ a school bus and squeeze in between traffic when he had the crash.
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He said: ‘He was showing a complete disrespect for any other road user. Just before this happened he nearly hit two girls on the pavement.
‘I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It’s an example of why cyclists need proper training from an early age.’
The footage taken in July last year shows the cyclist come flying off his bike and crash onto the car’s bonnet.
He crashes straight into the oncoming black Vauxhall car and his bike flies into the air before smashing down onto the bonnet
Remarkably the teenager lands on his feet and doesn’t seem to be seriously hurt in the crash
His bike flies into the air and comes clattering down onto the roof of the car before bouncing onto the floor in front of the car.
Mr Alexander pulled over after the incident and offered to supply his dash cam footage to the driver of the Vauxhall.
He says he ‘felt sorry’ for the driver of the car, a man, who was travelling with his wife and two children in the car.
He said the cyclist dented the car’s windscreen and caused some bodywork damage.
Mr Alexander added: ‘You could see that he was trying to race the bus. When I went over after it happened he was staggering around and was dazed.
‘He kept saying he’s sorry. I’ve got no idea how he managed it. He can’t have been looking ahead of him.’
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