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wwkirk
Divine
In Back to the Future 3, what is the kid in the background doing? [Starting at the 20 second mark]
From Reddit: "He was signaling to the crew that he had to go to the bathroom. Source: My friend did some editing for a commercial and met Christopher Lloyd, and this was the only thing he wanted to know."
michael59
Celestial
OMG! I could never live in Australia. I'd be dead from heart failure the first time I encountered one of those huntsman spiders.
Who'd athunk it?!?
I once saw a pelican eat a pigeon.
Toroid
Founding Member
nivek
As Above So Below
They should press charges against that spectator, I'm sorry but that's extremely ignorant to jump out with that sign right in the line of the bicyclist racers all to just get in front of the camera...Perhaps they should keep spectators back a few meters from the racetrack area in future races to keep this from happening again...
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nivek
As Above So Below
Looks like the authorities are actively seeking the woman who caused this bicycle wreck...
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French authorities launch investigation after Tour de France spectator causes massive pileup
French authorities have launched an investigation after a spectator interfered in stage one of the Tour de France on Saturday, causing a massive pileup with less than 30 miles until the finish line.
The French Gendarmerie said in a statement posted to Facebook that they are actively looking for the woman who held out a cardboard sign into the road causing the crash that resulted in several riders sustaining serious injuries.
Authorities said the suspect, dressed in blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt and a yellow raincoat, fled the scene before anyone could reach her.
(More on the link)
wwkirk
Divine
Related tidbit.
"The sign she was holding had the words, ′'ALLEZ OPI-OMI!', a German term of endearment for grandparents."
wwkirk
Divine
Update. Not surprising considering the sign she was holding.
Tour de France crash suspect may have fled country as authorities search: report
Woman fled scene and may have gone to Germany
Toroid
Founding Member
It looked unintentional.
wwkirk
Divine
They got her! She apparently never left France, and is French herself.
Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested
LAVAL, France, June 30 (Reuters) - The spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France has been arrested after presenting herself at a police station, a source close to the investigation told Reuters on Saturday.
The spectator, a 30-year-old French woman, is in custody at a police station in Landerneau, Brittany, the northwest French region where the Tour de France, the world's biggest cycling event, held its first four stages.
The spectator is accused of involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk.
On Saturday, German cyclist Tony Martin was sent tumbling when he rode straight into a cardboard sign being held out by a fan looking the other way at a television camera, creating chaos with 47 kilometres left of the stage.
Another huge pile-up occurred in a nervy finale on narrow roads on Monday, leading the Tour de France riders to put their collective foot down one kilometre into the fourth stage on Tuesday - literally - bringing the race to a halt for about a minute in a silent protest for safer racing conditions after the crashes. read more
Wednesday's fifth stage is a 27.2-km individual time trial from Change to Laval, and all eyes will be on the overall contenders.
nivek
As Above So Below
Unintentional perhaps but very ignorant and putting other lives at risk...To me its not much different than driving while on a cell phone texting and hitting a group of pedestrians, unintentional but...
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wwkirk
Divine
A difference between France and the USA.
The Tour de France dropped a lawsuit against a spectator who caused a massive pileup during a race last weekend and left several riders with injuries.
Tour director Christian Prudhomme said the decision to drop the lawsuit was in hopes of cooling down some of the tensions that have been raised over the last few days.
Tour de France drops lawsuit against fan who caused massive crash