Heroic actions of people

[Mister M]

After remembering this recent thread, where a forummer was becoming disappointed with others after a number of high profile cases of casual cruelty http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1401965

 

I thought I'd start a thread where people can post the positive, heroic things people do.

 

I'll start.

Yesterday some passers by in a London street lifted a double decker bus to lift a cyclist trapped under its wheel. There's video footage in the attached link:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/incredible-moment-crowd-of-bystanders-lift-bus-to-free-trapped-cyclist-in-walthamstow-10283901.html

[geared]

The man was apparently riding a unicycle when he became stuck under the bus.

The bus driver talked to the police at the scene, but no further action was taken indicating he was not at fault.

[cassity]

After remembering this recent thread, where a forummer was becoming disappointed with others after a number of high profile cases of casual cruelty

 

I thought I'd start a thread where people can post the positive, heroic things people do.

 

I'll start.

Yesterday some passers by in a London street lifted a double decker bus to lift a cyclist trapped under its wheel. There's video footage in the attached

 

I don't personally see anything within the footage as being heroic. Considerate, unselfish most definitely.

[RonJeremy]

I forget which US comedian described unicyclists as ass....s. But he was right.

[loraward]

After remembering this recent thread, where a forummer was becoming disappointed with others after a number of high profile cases of casual cruelty http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1401965

 

I thought I'd start a thread where people can post the positive, heroic things people do.

 

I'll start.

Yesterday some passers by in a London street lifted a double decker bus to lift a cyclist trapped under its wheel. There's video footage in the attached link:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/incredible-moment-crowd-of-bystanders-lift-bus-to-free-trapped-cyclist-in-walthamstow-10283901.html

 

Thankfully the man came out alive but seriously injured, moving the bus might have saved his life but could also have made the situation worse, its usefully best left to the professionals because they are better placed to know how or if something or someone should be moved.

[Timeh]

Thankfully the man came out alive but seriously injured, moving the bus might have saved his life but could also have made the situation worse, its usefully best left to the professionals because they are better placed to know how or if something or someone should be moved.

 

Easy to say, less easy to do when you see a fellow human being in distress.

 

---------- Post added 30-05-2015 at 08:02 ----------

 

I don't personally see anything within the footage as being heroic. Considerate, unselfish most definitely.

 

Yeah, not heroic at all but thats just media spin. It was just as you say, considerate and unselfish.