Shocking moment ‘death wish’ cyclist rides across four lanes of M60 motorway with no helmet


Shocking moment ‘death wish’ cyclist rides across four lanes of a motorway with no helmet before thanking stunned driver who slowed down so she didn’t hit her

  • Footage captured on dashcam on M60 near Stockport, Greater Manchester
  • Happened on junction where the slip road traffic enters into the fast lane
  • Female cyclist was not wearing a helmet and  ignored all warning signs  

This is the shocking moment a cyclist risked death by crossing an entire motorway carriageway – before raising her hand to say thanks to drivers.

The incredible footage was captured on dashcam by a stunned motorist on the M60 in Greater Manchester, who said the incident ‘made her blood run cold.’

It happened at junction 25 for Bredbury – it is one of the few junctions in the country where traffic from the slip road enters into the outside lane, containing the fastest flowing traffic.

The female cyclist, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, remarkably ignored all the warning signs and entered the carriageway before drifting across four lanes of traffic to the hard shoulder, where she carried on pedalling.

She even appeared to put her hand out to thank the filming driver for letting her past. The driver was seen slowing down a lot before she cycled across her path.

Louise Kay, 48, was heading from work in Stockport back to her home in Audenshaw at the time of the incident last September.

The stunned motorist who filmed the near miss on the M60 in Greater Manchester, said the incident 'made her blood run cold'

Incredible footage of a young female cyclist careering across four lanes of motorway traffic was captured on dashcam by a stunned motorist on the M60 in Greater Manchester, who said the incident ‘made her blood run cold’

She said she was forced slam on her brakes to avoid ploughing into the cyclist.

She has now shared the footage to warn drivers of the potential hazards they can face.

Ms Kay said: ‘It was just unbelievable, there’s no other word for it. It made my blood run cold.

‘I could see her out of the corner of my eye so started to slow down.

‘And she just waved at me and carried on riding right in front of me. She honestly must have had a death wish.

‘I shouted at her but she she had her headphones in and was just completely oblivious.

The female cyclist, who wasn't hearing a helmet, remarkably ignored all the warning signs and entered the carriageway before drifting across four lanes of traffic to the hard shoulder, where she carried on pedalling

The female cyclist, who wasn’t hearing a helmet, remarkably ignored all the warning signs and entered the carriageway before drifting across four lanes of traffic to the hard shoulder, where she carried on pedalling

‘She can’t have not seen the signs and got confused as there’s one up on Bredbury roundabout and another on the slip road itself and it’s a good old run down to the motorway.

‘Of all the places to do it as well with it going into the fast lane there.’

Ms Kay said she carried on driving and came off at the next junction but decided not to call the police because she assumed the cyclist would now be some distance away.  

It is illegal for a cyclist to be on the motorway under Highway Code rule 253, which lists bicycles as a prohibited vehicle.

Culprits can be handed an on-the-spot fine if caught.