You have to see this! Motorcyclist crashes while doing wheelie on busy Idaho freeway
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OUCH! — A motorcyclist was doing a wheelie on his bike down a busy Idaho freeway when his performance quickly went wrong, and the incident was caught on camera.
Idaho State Police shared the video on their Facebook page last week and said the incident happened on Interstate 84 in Boise.
“Riding season isn’t over yet — but this is one way to end it early,” the video’s caption reads.
Video shows two motorcyclists performing wheelies on the freeway that’s packed with cars.
One of the riders goes up for a wheelie and continues down the road. But when the rider behind goes up for a wheelie, the bike goes too high past its balance point, and the rider moves his feet off the pegs, sending him crashing to the ground.
Footage shows the motorcyclist landing on the asphalt with his legs apart, both legs striking the road simultaneously. Sparks or flames appear for a moment right before the video ends.
“I can’t imagine why people do this,” one comment on the video says. “Just riding safely with all the driver distractions is challenging enough!!”
ISP said the rider was cleared by medical personnel at the scene and both motorcyclists were cited for reckless driving.
“This could have ended much worse,” the caption states. “Enjoy the remaining riding weather, but ride responsibly. Reckless driving puts everyone on the road at risk.”