Idiot e-scooter riders get instant karma when they crash into EACH OTHER while hurtling down pavement on quiet road
The video, taken on a dash cam, shows two teenagers recklessly riding e-scooters on the pavement of a quiet road in Bedfordshire.
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As the footage begins, a rider wearing a light-coloured tracksuit can be seen speeding along the pavement.
Suddenly, another rider appears in the corner of the video as he races down a side road.
He then mounts the same pavement the driver has already occupied, unaware of the impending collision.
Both riders appear to be moving at speed, as neither slows down in time to avoid the head-on crash.
The rider wearing black tracksuit looks like he's trying to swerve out of the way - but it's already far too late.
As the pair collide at the corner of the road, the force pushes them both off their vehicles.
The first e-scooter rider comes out worse for wear, as he is knocked backwards into the air.
He is quickly knocked to the ground, landing on his wrist as he falls off the pavement.
Meanwhile, the other rider appears to have been knocked backwards, although he does at least seem to mostly land in the grass.
As the driver passes by, the grey-tracksuit teenager can be seen lying on his back on the road.
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Both of their e-scooters lie tangled together on the pavement as the video cuts out.
It's not the first time that motorists have faced immediate consequences for their reckless driving.
Dashcam footage captured the moment a driver faced instant karma when he tried to brake check a lorry.
Driving on the motorway, the idiotic driver cuts in front of the lorry, forcing him to quickly slam on his breaks.
However, the dangerous manoeuvre caught the attention of nearby police, as two motorbikes quickly flank the car and get him to pull over.
The risky move is also sometimes called a "cash for crash" scam, as the drivers hope to claim on their insurance if it ends badly.
After making some hand gestures at the police bikes, the driver is seen compliantly pulling off at an exit road.
Another driver faced similar consequences for his behaviour after undertaking a fellow motorist.
Captured on dashcam footage, video shows a black car attempting to get ahead of traffic on a busy motorway, by cutting in from the bus lane at the last second.
The manoeuvre forces the silver car to brake sharply, as the driver then pulls across a solid white line to mimic the same technique as his rival.
However, he probably wasn't too pleased when the black SUV turned on its blue lights, revealing itself to be an unmarked police car.
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