The footage shows the view from the biker’s helmet as he is thrown from the vehicle.
According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the incident occurred on Highway 7 on June 30, 2013. After ensuring the biker received medical attention the RCMP officer recovered the helmet and camera. To their surprise police watching the video observed the motorcycle going for 0 km/h to over 140km/h in less than 20 seconds….
The report comments that the driver was clearly focused on capturing the speed on his odometer, and did not notice the bear until it was half way across the oncoming lane of traffic….
The biker involved in the incident suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident.
The bear walked away unscathed.
Via We’re going on a bear shunt: Speeding motorcyclist hits black bear at 87 mph.