Taking selfies and driving is usually a pretty bad idea, so it stands to reason taking selfies while riding a bike would also be a bad idea.
One cyclist found this out the hard way. The worst part is it was immortalized on a live news broadcast for everybody to see.
MSNBC captured the moment when the cyclist fell off her bike in Santa Monica, California. In the background, she is clearly visible losing control of her bike and going down.
You can see the moment here:
The unfortunate moment a bicycle rider fell on Live TV @MSNBC Thankfully she was able to get up and ride away.pic.twitter.com/VvH7IpFo8l— Guad Venegas (@Guad Venegas) 1621279278
She just got her 30 seconds of fame. You ought to locate her and ask her what the hell she was thinking.— Mark Kortvely (@Mark Kortvely) 1621341896
Maybe she shouldn\u2019t of been taking a selfie while riding her bloody bike.pic.twitter.com/IgHy9bhXEX— x - Brad of Those Canadian Lads (@x - Brad of Those Canadian Lads) 1621294946
Aaahh yes the old bicycle fall whilst taking a selfie...a tale as old as time. Or in the past 10 yrs anyway.— Jonny O (@Jonny O) 1621342007
Lol it was a cute fall— Rob.Nunez (@Rob.Nunez) 1621306856
The woman, while clearly embarrassed as people are forced to cycle around her while she gathers herself and gets back on her bike, luckily seemed uninjured.
She was able to get back up and walk away with her bike with very little issue.
Multitasking on a bike has NEVER been my specialty either.https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Erin Miller (@Erin Miller) 1621346852
Sure okay focus on the rider falling down, OR focus on the awesome the widened bike in Santa Monica. Separate spaces for bikers/bladers/skaters and walkers. A nice curb between them. And the way they cut the concrete makes this such a smooth ridehttps://twitter.com/guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Jacob Wessel (@Jacob Wessel) 1621343507
https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— \ud835\udd4d\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd5f\ud835\udd54\ud835\udd56\u211d\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd55\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd64 (@\ud835\udd4d\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd5f\ud835\udd54\ud835\udd56\u211d\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd55\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd64) 1621342859
How about a selfie while riding a bike..https://twitter.com/guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Riitta Supperi (@Riitta Supperi) 1621317433
She shouldn\u2019t have been Instagramming & biking! Follow the rules!https://twitter.com/guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Michael Galli (@Michael Galli) 1621317272
The story reported was about the nurse's union's opposition to the CDC mask guidance in California, where Governor Gavin Newsom plans to release the mask mandate on June 15th after a year of serious difficulty and change for the Golden State.
And that year can be summed up perfectly by the struggle of this particular cyclist.
https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— barbaradavidson (@barbaradavidson) 1621314075
She was trying to take a Selfie instead of focusing on riding the bike!https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Rehabbing Fireman Chris \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude92\ud83d\ude92\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Rehabbing Fireman Chris \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude92\ud83d\ude92\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1621304945
So much going on, I just love the fact that it was 11:11 and @Guadvenegas didn't skip a beat <3https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Eder D\u00edaz Santillan (@Eder D\u00edaz Santillan) 1621290280
Can\u2019t help ithttps://twitter.com/guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Janice Beavers (@Janice Beavers) 1621283167
And it looks like the weather is just as crappy there as it is here.https://twitter.com/Guadvenegas/status/1394372474607849473\u00a0\u2026— Mark Roberts (@Mark Roberts) 1621282482
We are glad the woman seems to be okay.
But folks, if you're planning on taking a selfie within range of a national broadcast, perhaps refrain—unless you want your magnificent blunder to be captured for posterity.
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