Here’s The Horrifying Sight Of Dozens Of Innocent Motorbikes Being Crushed By Earth Movers

The City of New York put up a live stream this week showing dozens of seized motorcycles and ATVs getting crushed to death as part of a publicity stunt

Matt Robinson

18 May 2016

You might ask yourself why exactly the City of New York and the NYPD decided to obliterate a bunch of motorbikes so publicly (skip to the 29min mark for the actual crushing). Well, it’s all about proving a point. Responding to all the criticism in the comments section of the video, a City of New York Facebook page admin said:

“These vehicles are illegal in the City of New York. We are committed to making the streets of our city completely safe. That means leaving no opportunity for these things to find their way back to our roads and further endanger our fellow New Yorkers. This is the same reason we destroy the guns we confiscate.”

Putting aside the extraordinary wording which compares these machines to firearms, it’s important to note he or she is only half right: they’re illegal to ride on the street in New York, not illegal full stop. And why crush them in some daft publicity stunt which most people will see right through? As many of the commenters suggested, why not auction them off to people who’ll use them properly? Why not indeed…

Video via Lanesplitter

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

They don’t auction them off because they will be used again on the streets and then get seized again. Just like the police and coast guard started separating engines and outdrives in the 80’s from boats before auctioning them off so they won’t be chasing the drug runners again a week later

I mean… the bulldozers still make A LOT of smoke or smog (I don’t know what it is). So really, they’re kinda losing.

Took me wayyyyyy too long to figure out I have to CLICK the video

Recently watched the news in my TV. Ended up screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i would have so had that yamaha 200cc two stroke or what ever it was :,(

I am not a biker by any means, but crushing cars and bikes that are good is just environmentally unfriendly, sell them or strip for parts or something.