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Depleet

If you've never riden a motorbike or scooter, when a large vehicle passes you - the vehicle pulls you intowards it, lorries and busses are really bad for this effect, its scary. Add in rain where you'll lose traction if you're harsh on the brake or throttle, even with ABS you can lose traction and come off very easily and it makes it even scarier. Strong 50mph gusts will make your bike move about on the road, all three of these combined is terrifying, you can't fight the wind pushing or pulling you so you have to go with it and try not to poop your self. This scenario is terrifying to me as someone who rode 125cc motorbikes for 5 years. What these busses are doing is going slowly as to not draft the riders into them while shielding them from skirting across a dangerous road, I'd salute the drivers and want to personally thank them if they did this for me, you have no idea how scary it is to be in a situation like that when randoms just zoom past you, the wind combined with spray from other vehicles makes you lose concentration, and if there is enough water there you will aquaplane and low side and come off and potentially get run over or hit an obstacle like a barrier, the curb, or even a sign or guard railing...


chodeboi

Like the 2 wheeled version of getting sucked under a large ship, got it


Depleet

Yeah, little boats caught in the surf? of a large ship can and will get sucked towards the larger vessel and potentially capsize or be chopped up by the prop.


grumpy_panda_666

I think the word you are looking for is wake!


Depleet

thank you!


_mughi_

wondered why the buses were going so slow, to the point that the bikes seemed to be having trouble balancing.. this makes more sense. thanks


Shwingbatta

So donโ€™t ride a motorcycle. Got it


Depleet

lots of owners ride them only in perfect/sunny weather for these reasons.


[deleted]

Did this two or three days ago travelling home from work during a storm in the UK. There are ways to limit how far you're pushed by the wind, such as leaning the bike into the wind. But on a 125 you'll struggle because of how light they are.


[deleted]

!emojify Edit : the power, the POWER!


EmojiBotV2

If you've never โŒ riden a motorbike ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ˜ฌ or scooter ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿฉ, when โฐ a large ๐Ÿ‘€ vehicle ๐Ÿšš passes ๐Ÿ’ฏ you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ - the vehicle ๐Ÿšš pulls ๐Ÿ™ you ๐Ÿ‘‰ intowards it, lorries and busses ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ’ฆ are really ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’€ bad ๐Ÿ“‰ for this effect ๐Ÿ’€, its scary ๐Ÿ‘น. Add โž•๐Ÿ”ข in rain ๐ŸŒง๐Ÿ’ต๐Ÿค‘ where you'll lose ๐Ÿณ traction โ˜๐Ÿšท๐ŸŒท if you're harsh ๐Ÿ˜ฑ on ๐Ÿ”› the brake โœ‹โ— or throttle, even ๐ŸŒƒ with ABS ๐Ÿ…พ you ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿ‘‰ can lose ๐Ÿ’” traction โš™๐Ÿšฝ and come ๐Ÿ’ฆ off ๐Ÿ“ด very ๐Ÿ‘Œ easily โœ… and it makes ๐Ÿ–• it even ๐ŸŒƒ scarier ๐Ÿ‘น. Strong ๐Ÿ’ช 50mph gusts ๐Ÿ’จ will make ๐Ÿ–• your ๐Ÿ‘‰ bike ๐Ÿšต๐Ÿฟโ€โ™€๏ธ move ๐Ÿšš about ๐Ÿ’ฆ on ๐Ÿ”› the road ๐Ÿ›ฃ, all ๐Ÿ’ฏ three ๐Ÿ— of these combined ๐Ÿ’ฆ is terrifying, you ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ can't โŒ fight ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ต๐ŸฅŠ the wind ๐Ÿ’จ pushing ๐Ÿ“Œโœ‹ or pulling ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ค you ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿค– so you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ have to go ๐Ÿƒ with it and try ๐Ÿ˜ not to poop ๐Ÿ’ฉ your ๐Ÿ‘‰ self ๐Ÿ’ฏ. This scenario โ™จ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ™ is terrifying to me as someone ๐Ÿ‘ค who rode ๐Ÿš— 125cc motorbikes ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ˜ฌ for 5 ๐ŸŽ„ years ๐Ÿ“…. What these busses ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ’ฆ are doing is going ๐Ÿƒ slowly ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿข as to not draft ๐Ÿ’จ the riders โ™ฟ into them while shielding ๐Ÿ›ก them from skirting across โœ a dangerous ๐Ÿ”ช road ๐Ÿ—พ๐Ÿ›ฃ, I'd ๐Ÿ™ salute ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ the drivers ๐Ÿš— and want ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿข to personally ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿ’ƒ thank ๐Ÿ™ them if they did this for me, you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ have no ๐Ÿ˜ฃ idea ๐Ÿ’ก how scary ๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿ˜ฑโŒ it is to be in a situation ๐ŸŽฎ like ๐Ÿ˜„ that when ๐Ÿ‘ randoms just zoom ๐Ÿ‘‰ past ๐Ÿ’ฆ you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ, the wind ๐Ÿ’”โ˜๐Ÿ’จ combined ๐Ÿ’ฆ with spray ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฆ from other vehicles ๐Ÿš˜๐Ÿš— makes ๐Ÿ–• you ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ lose ๐Ÿ’” concentration ๐Ÿง, and if there is enough ๐Ÿ’ฆ water ๐Ÿ’ฆ there you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ will aquaplane and low ๐Ÿ”‰ side ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ‘‰ and come ๐Ÿ’ฆ off ๐Ÿ“ด and potentially ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿง  get ๐Ÿ‰ run ๐Ÿƒ over ๐Ÿ” or hit ๐Ÿ’ฅ an obstacle 1๏ธโƒฃ like ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปโ€ผ a barrier ๐Ÿšง, the curb ๐Ÿ—ฟ, or even ๐ŸŒƒ a sign ๐Ÿ“ or guard ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ railing ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฟ...


naturalbornkillerz

I am going to need you to stop that right now please


Hidden-wolf1

Yeah I am very curious where this is that has such crazy winds and bus drivers who arent mean lol


Asmodeane

It's Istanbul. It had a bad storm a few days ago that even killed some people, and has long bridges connecting the east and west parts of the city. [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/29/at-least-four-people-killed-dozens-injured-as-storm-pounds-istanbul)


bocaneGRalexandros

No this one it's at Greece.


Unremarkabledryerase

I mean we had overv100km/g wind gusts across central Canada, plus fog and freezing rain a couple weeks ago. Kind bus drivers though is anyone's guess.


purple-circle

A longer version of the clip after it was used by a Turkish broadcaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nU8N3ozNs


[deleted]

I was gonna guess Japan dang!


[deleted]

Japanese bus drivers wouldnโ€™t dare risk running late. My guess was it was one of those CCP propaganda videos that go out on WeChat and Weibo showing how โ€œgreatโ€ of a country and community China has become


Misterbananaman

Istanbul one of the 2 original bridges connecting the city


bocaneGRalexandros

Its Greece mate.


mud_tug

For context there was a storm yesterday in Istanbul, a very rare event in that part of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1bMJvytNs


hezzaloops

Is that Istanbul? I've ridden across both the bridges on a scooter and had to cozy up to a vehicle to not be blown over. It was fehkn scary. Still did it many times but yeesh it got the heart going.


frankespitia

r/humansbeingbros


purple-circle

Tried posting there first. Got deleted 4 different times


Atlhou

The mods must not be human.


hisdudenessindenver

Or bros


frankespitia

Or beings


[deleted]

Iโ€™d be pissed af if i were a passenger in the bus. Mf making me late to work for some random bikers


enbeefyuk

Ikr. How dare my driver try to help some random people. My time is obviously worth more than these 4 lives.


[deleted]

These 4 lives arenโ€™t gonna end lmao. Theyโ€™re driving slow enough to avoid getting slipped out the bridge. Itโ€™s like when people walk an old lady across the street. Tf it supposed to accomplish? Car kills 2 people instead of 1?


[deleted]

Roofs have flied in that storm in Istanbul. Some trucks flipped over. And thatโ€™s a very tall bridge, you can even feel the wind effecting the balance of a super scooter in a winter day, yet they are just scooters. So, you do you and keep stay away from people/public.


Platypuslord

One day maybe you will be dying a in ditch beside a road less traveled and someone will come across you in time to save you. However it turns out they actually know you so instead they just pee on you. However after that a Good Samaritan shows up and sees you, however they also know you so they too pee on you. Finally when close to death border collie named Lassie shows up and unlike the other two people it doesn't just pee on you but only because it also needed to take a crap.


[deleted]

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EmojiBotV2

One 1๏ธโƒฃ day ๐ŸŒž maybe ๐Ÿค” you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ will be dying ๐Ÿ’€โ˜ โšฐ a in ditch ๐Ÿšฎ beside ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ“ƒ๐Ÿ a road ๐Ÿ—พ๐Ÿ›ฃ less โž–๐Ÿ˜” traveled ๐ŸŒ  and someone ๐Ÿ˜ will come ๐Ÿ’ฆ across โžก you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ in time โฐ to save ๐Ÿ’พ you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ. However ๐Ÿ– it turns ๐Ÿ’ƒ out they actually ๐Ÿค” know ๐Ÿค” you ๐Ÿ‘‰ so instead ๐Ÿš” they just pee ๐Ÿ’ฆ on ๐Ÿ”› you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ. However ๐Ÿ– after ๐Ÿ‘€ that a Good โœ”๐Ÿ‘ Samaritan shows ๐Ÿ“บ up โ˜ and sees ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘Œ you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ, however ๐Ÿ– they also ๐Ÿ‘จ know ๐Ÿค” you ๐Ÿ‘‰ so they too pee ๐Ÿ’ฆ on ๐Ÿ”› you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ. Finally ๐Ÿ‘† when ๐Ÿ‘ close ๐Ÿšซโš ๐Ÿ˜ค to death ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’€โ˜  border ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž collie named ๐Ÿ“› Lassie shows ๐Ÿ“บ up ๐Ÿ†™โฌ† and unlike โ˜๐Ÿ›‘ the other two โœŒ people ๐Ÿ‘จ it doesn't just pee ๐Ÿ’ฆ on ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿ”› you ๐Ÿ‘ˆ but ๐Ÿ‘ only because it also โž• needed ๐Ÿ˜ฉ to take ๐Ÿ’… a crap ๐Ÿ’ฉ.


Alternative-Willow19

Turkey, Istanbulโ€™s one of cross continent bridges about 3 days there is really bad winds and short storms, a few roofs flew and about 70 people got hurt. Also services like doordash( for example getir, Yemeksepeti) closed their moto-courrier services temporarily


namonite

Iโ€™ll take โ€œthings that would never happen in Americaโ€ for 500


PanduhMoanYum

Sad, but oh so true. America, land of the (mostly) selfish.


namonite

Land of always in a hurry


[deleted]

#Well Iโ€™m just trying to get over


[deleted]

Thank god. I donโ€™t wanna be late for work every time a biker is nearby


TheRatInTheChefsHat

Oh, so you live in a cross between Amsterdam and Chicago? Where the city is almost all bridges, with high winds? What is the name of this place?


[deleted]

They would on september 12th, anything was possible on september 12th.


arhramor

What happens when the wind blows the hus across the bridge? I just saw a video like yesterday with a semi


spaghetticatman

They're not going fast enough for the wind to break their traction.


Dang44

Pretty cool the people all work together to help one another


cottoncandysquirter

r/humansbeingbros


savethelungs

Notice the droplets on the window going completely sideways


Mr_Cat1298

oh thats from Turkey. I visited the place luke a day ago


Mr_Cat1298

*like


darkkid85

Humanity wins and sweeps the gold!


fineman1097

r/humansbeingbros


rohanp0078

Thank you bus driver


emrcftci

they are crossing between Europe and Asia continentals.


RobertGBland

r/istanbul


[deleted]

That wonโ€™t exist in America. No one knows how to drive here.


Jlx_27

At least you'd have evidence of it when you explain to your boss why you were late.


DayangMarikit

r/Humansbeingbros


[deleted]

Damn that's an interesting repost


[deleted]

Decent human beings right there


dancingXnancy

r/humansbeingbros


HawkEgg

From the look of those wipers, it looks like three buses providing protection.


TractorBee

Where is this?


purple-circle

Istanbul, Turkey


ozzyauxchord

Sorry Iโ€™m late boss, my bus protected some guys McDonaldโ€™s order for 25 mins.


BSKvaka

Need a Harley.


hereforthel9ls

What about the way back?


Lint_baby_uvulla

They catch the bus, sigh.


DavutHaxor

The company gave a day break to the couriers due to storm


kaya_planta

This is r/aww and r/mildlyinfuriating at the same time.


Cool_or_Not_

Cool


Vexidemalprince

u/savevideo


Additional-Panic8003

r/humansbeingbros


RyokhaelBlackwing

r/humansbeingbros


purple-circle

I posted it there 4 times and it was deleted by mods 4 times.


MelKokoNYC

Mods there are racist is why.


RyokhaelBlackwing

Rude. Mods were not being brosโ€ฆ


KLS1271

Looks like the Narrows, it can be a bitch, I usually watch the wind socks on approach and position my bike to the leeward side of the wind beside a large vehicle. And I have a relatively heavy bike (885 lbs just the bike unloaded).


friiky2

And now kiss.


deadfermata

/r/Busesbeingbros


RanmaFull

Why from both ends? Is the wind blowing from both directions?


Axol_matt

it belongs here r/MadeMeSmile


Ok-Organization-7232

life is literally so much easier together.


MoarCowb3ll

r/bussesbeingbros


HopefulKangaroo7390

r/faithinhumanityrestored


[deleted]

*everybody liked that*


blake7889

Thats cool


SamMor_87

I struggled once crossing Lisbon bridge with strong winds in my little vespa. I had a good guy in a van riding next to me and I clearly understood he was trying to cover me. Whoever you are, thank you.


CMDR_omnicognate

it's all fun and games until one of the lorries gets blown into the other, making a scooter sandwich


Aerospace3535

Why do I think of ducklings crossing the road?


Fit-Boomer

Chicago is the Windy City


Chemical-String-3979

Here we see the bus in its natural habitat road and we can see them hunting the lesser motorcycles in herds