Even if you have the right of way at an intersection, once you hear sirens and see the cars ahead of you coming to a full stop, it is wise to do the same, or else you may have a similar fate to the motorcycle rider in this video.

The accident took place in Saint Petersburg (the one in Russia, not…Florida) and judging by the reactions of the paramedics in the ambulance, the biker was hurt but alive – hopefully with non-life threatening injuries.

Unless you want to enjoy a ride through the streets of the city that was formerly known as Leningrad during the Soviet era, fast-forward the video to the 1 minute mark.

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