Bear kills motorcyclist in Romanian mountains

bbc ^ | 07/03/2025 | Mircea Barbu

[Texas Eagle]

I’m team bear on this one.

[RandallFlagg]

When I’m riding my bike and I see wildlife with teeth and claws that’s bigger than me, that’s the signal to run like hell.

[LastDayz]

Count Bearcula strikes again.

[ComputerGuy]

full protective gear should include at least one .44

[BipolarBob]

I think ticketing the dead motorcyclist for violation of feeding the bear was excessive. There was no clear intent on feeding the bear. 100% the bears fault and that is who should be ticketed.

[Mariner]

Romania has some badassed Brown bears.

Just a little smaller than a Grizzly, and just as aggressive.

800lb males are not rare.

[shotgun]

Meals on Wheels!

[Veto!]

Love your Smokey the Bear cartoon. Stealing it.

[Night Hides Not]

I’m team bear on this one.

Trap him and move him to Yellowstone. It would be a target rich environment for him. Plenty of selfie seeking tourists for him to sink his fangs into.

[Night Hides Not]

When I’m riding my bike and I see wildlife with teeth and claws that’s bigger than me, that’s the signal to run like hell.

Hate to tell you this, but you can't run faster than a bear.

[Toespi]

That’s crafty!

[tumblindice]

Vambear!

[shotgun]

Ursa Eats

[ClearCase_guy]

“I told you so!”
— every feminist

[PGR88]

A guy I know, while biking a country road outside Salem OR, spotted a young black bear cub on the side of the road, and decided to stop to take a picture.

My immediate thought was, “that’s a stupid thing to do.”

I asked “what happened next?”

Sure enough, there was a mama bear nearby, who started to charge. He got on his bike and got away as fast as possible. Luckily for him, the mama bear did not chase him down

[RandallFlagg]

Run, as in acceleration of my motorcycle.

[Ozymandias Ghost]

“When I'm riding my bike and I see wildlife with teeth and claws that's bigger than me, that's the signal to run like hell.”
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Personally, getting off your bike to run away from a bear sounds like running a zig-zag pattern to evade an alligator ...both really bad decisions.

[BradyLS]

Biker: “Wha’…Whaddaya want?!?”

Bear: “Only…you.”

[SkyDancer]

Yeah, with those loud mufflers - oh wait, mufflers? Nope.