There’s something terrifying about this motorbike
<p>Just outside of Paris, drivers on the A4 motorway spotted something very, very strange – a riderless motorbike driving in a perfectly straight line. Onlookers quickly jumped to the type of conclusion you only come to when you’re scared out of your wits – a ghost.</p>
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<p>“On the video, we can clearly see the two-wheeled […] without a biker,” the man filming said. “A ghost.”</p>
<p>However, the reality mightn’t be quite so outlandish. According to <a href="http://www.leparisien.fr/insolite/video-le-mystere-de-la-moto-qui-roule-toute-seule-sur-l-a4-pres-de-paris-09-06-2017-7034859.php" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Le Parisien</span></em></strong></a>, the video was taken just moments after the bike had been involved in a collision, which knocked its 20-something-year-old driver off the vehicle and onto the road.</p>
<p>Jean-Pierre Goy, a stunt motorcyclist who has appeared in James Bond movies, revealed to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3780633/mystery-of-ghost-motorbike-that-freaked-out-motorists-as-it-drove-along-motorway-with-no-rider/" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Sun</span></em></strong></a> that it’s not uncommon for bikes to run for over 600m (especially in cruise control) without a rider.</p>
<p>“The pilot may have fallen, and in view of the motorcycle, with a very low centre of gravity, it was possible to continue its journey,” he explained. “I’ve seen motorcycles ride like this even longer, especially with the cruise control blocked.”</p>
