Video: Edinburgh cyclist rides past cars stranded in deep flood water

biker phil wrote:

This video just shows how many dangerous dickheads are in control of motor vehicles. There's four of them who decided to drive through the floodwater, you only need to look at the road furniture to know how deep it is. And these have sat and passed a test to prove that they are worthy of having the privilege of holding a license to drive said metal killing machines. The mind boggles. New engines for them all, or perhaps new cars, but not on the insurance as the insurance companies will fire their claims off for driving into the water.

I am wary at making this kind of statment re the drivers of cars that we can now see stuck in 3 feet of water without knowing how deep it was when the drove into it. I seem to remmeber that this is out near the airport and there may have been a few panickers worrried about missing an expensive flight or holiday

EK Spinner wrote:

biker phil wrote:

This video just shows how many dangerous dickheads are in control of motor vehicles. There's four of them who decided to drive through the floodwater, you only need to look at the road furniture to know how deep it is. And these have sat and passed a test to prove that they are worthy of having the privilege of holding a license to drive said metal killing machines. The mind boggles. New engines for them all, or perhaps new cars, but not on the insurance as the insurance companies will fire their claims off for driving into the water.

 

I am wary at making this kind of statment re the drivers of cars that we can now see stuck in 3 feet of water without knowing how deep it was when the drove into it. I seem to remmeber that this is out near the airport and there may have been a few panickers worrried about missing an expensive flight or holiday

If they were rushing for a flight, then they should surely check out their route online to ensure there are no hold ups which would make them miss their flights. Also, remmeber (sic) these fuckwits have passed a driving test to prove to the DVSA that they are to be trusted in control of a motor vehicle. If there is a huge patch of water then you don't drive through it not knowing how deep it is, do you? No, a sensible preson may stop, get out of the vehicle and look at the water, check for clues as to the depth, i.e the road furniture almost submerged, they may see other fuckwits stuck in the water and thought, "Hmm, that looks deep". I can't see how four vehicles could be rushing for a flight, or not know how deep the water is, and even though they are pointing in different directions, all entered the water at the same time. Your comment is bollocks and these drivers are fuckwits. It is precisely these drivers who are the danger to cyclists.

kev-s wrote:

It is a bit silly to ride through a flooded road, not only are you risking falling off, all that water will get in the bike

A friend rode through a large puddle that was hiding a large pot hole, sent him straight over the bars into the boot of a parked car, one sore head, snapped forks and bent front wheel

 

Hope the guy above went straight home and stripped his bike right down including all the bearings!!!

 

Yep, I'd have probably shouldered the bike & waded through (± cupping my hand over my mouth facing the drivers in their stranded cars, pointing, heaving shoulders etc).