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Jon Brady & Kris Gourlay

Dangerous TikTok challenge shows Scots BMX youth dodge buses


Footage has emerged on social media of Scottish BMX riders flirting with danger as part of a disgraceful new TikTok trend.

In the clip the young gilet-wearing rider pops a wheelie, riding his bike right up to the rear of a parked Lothian Bus on Edinburgh's Princes Street.

At the last second, he dramatically swerves out of the way of the bus and continues pedalling on his back wheel past the vehicle.

He comes dangerously close to tramlines - considered extremely dangerous for bicycles because of the risk of getting stuck - before pedalling towards another local bus and pulling the same move again.

The video has already gathered 300,000 views on TikTok, reports Edinburgh Live.

The bike-riding daredevil gets idiotically close to a parked bus (TikTok)

Over 10,000 people have "liked" the video, which is simply captioned: "Getting better."

The clip appears to be part of an emerging trend for "swerving" on the video sharing platform, which sees riders trying to get as close to an object as they can, before dramatically pulling their bikes out of the way.

The Record has found a number of other videos showing Edinburgh cyclists attempting wheelies and swerves on public roads among other road users.

The trend has recently become popular elsewhere in the UK too.

Several other clips have been shared showing riders dodging pedestrians, those filming the videos, and even policemen and security guards.

Users in the comments of the Edinburgh TikTok didn't seem too thrilled with the prospect of toying with the idea of getting run down or face-planting into the back of a bus, whilst others thought it was very entertaining.

Lothian Buses was contacted for comment.

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