Kangaroo Knocks Woman off Bicycle
@DeborahDiane (40055)
Laguna Woods, California
February 2, 2018 11:27am CST
This is actually a post that @JudyEv should be writing, since she lives in Australia. However, they showed it on our local news, here in California, and it amazed me.
It is a video of a woman peacefully riding her bicycle along a road, when a kangaroo popped up out of nowhere and knocked her off her bike!
When I looked for the video, I found several similar ones, before I found the one I wanted. It must be a common occurrence. Apparently, if you bicycle in Australia, they have some rather unique road hazards! You can find a link to the video below. 
A little bit of 'roo rage in Australia left a cyclist with a dislocated shoulder, a cut knee, and something to laugh about later
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 18
Kangaroos don't have a lot of sense and often get hit on our roads. They seem to have no idea about dodging cars or, in this case, bikes. They just seem to decide they're going somewhere and off they go. I'm sorry for the woman and just glad she wasn't more badly hurt.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Feb 18
I didn't know that about kangaroos. We seem to have a similar problem with deer. In some parts of the country, they get hit my cars constantly, and it can do a lot of damage to a car. I felt sorry for this woman, too, but apparently she had a good sense of humor about it. What a shock, though! I'm sure she was stunned when it happened!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Feb 18
@JudyEv - Other animals have been known to behave that way on golf courses, too. Once, when my husband was playing golf at Banff, Canada, there were some moose on the course, and they had to postpone the game until the moose left. LOL That was the first, and only, time his game was postponed because of moose!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane From what I saw on the video there was no way it was a deliberate attack. Sometimes male roos lose their fear of humans and will stand up to people or even attack but it's rare out in the open. Some golf clubs have a population of roos and the bucks will stand their ground forcing players to go round them.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Feb 18
Now that is getting personal. WOW sure hope they find a way to stop those kangaroos.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane You know what I just thought of? Perhaps that was a kangaroo that was part of a gang that steal bikes just like those who pull people out of cars and take the vehicles. Not really funny but amusing though this. Can animals go bad??? Only that kangaroo didn't ride off on the bike.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@RasmaSandra - I'm sure that woman was really shocked when it happened! I don't know what the solution is.
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
2 Feb 18
Maybe this is very familiar to @judyEv but for me I had to laugh. Of course I'm sorry the woman got hurt
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@Marilynda1225 - It made me laugh, too, especially after I heard the woman was able to laugh about it after it happened. She did have to get a few stitches in her knee, though!
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@just4him - I thought it was pretty crazy when I saw it on the news!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Feb 18
@just4him - Ha ha! I thought it was pretty crazy, too! LOL
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Feb 18
@Hannihar - No, she was not badly hurt, although she did require a few stitches in her knee. They showed her on the news laughing about it ... after she had recovered from the shock! (By the way, I told my friend that rabbis in Israel recommend prenuptial agreements and my friend said she would mention that to her granddaughter. I think it brought her a lot of relief. Thanks for telling me about that.)
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Feb 18
@Hannihar - Not that I know of. I know that her mother, father and brother all live in California, as well as my friend, her grandmother. She may have grandparents or other relatives from her father's side of the family who live in Israel, though. I never asked.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
11 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane
You are so welcome Deborah-Diane. I am glad she feels relief and hope the granddaugher will do that. Does the granddaughter have family here?
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@YrNemo - I agree. The kangaroos in West Australia seem to be very well-behaved! LOL
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
3 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane ... Like minors and insane do not understand the contract and the court forgives them, I am sure the court would forgive the Kangaroo too for his/her inability to understand the laws. But wonder whether insurance companies cover such things.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@vandana7 - I don't think she is suing. She thought it was funny, although she did get a few stitches in her knee.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Feb 18
@vandana7 - Yes, I'm sure the kangaroo would be forgiven under the law. LOL As for the insurance coverage, I suppose it depends on the type of insurance she had, whether or not she was a citizen of Australia, etc.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
3 Feb 18
One must be careful where to bike in Australia then. This would be a great help to me coz I'm into cycling. Fortunately, I don't live in Australia and I don't have to worry about kangaroos.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@toniganzon - This is something that would never occur to me on vacation! I'm glad you do not bicycle there!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
3 Feb 18
ohhh dear... poor woman... I like the caption roo rage ...lol 
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Feb 18
Yes, "roo rage" was the perfect caption! LOL
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@MALUSE - Yes, you are unlikely to see a kangaroo hopping down the road in Central Europe. Of course, I would never expect to see one in Texas, either! LOL
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@sallypup - Very observant of you! I would not know how to tell if a kangaroo is pregnant, carrying a young one in its pouch, or just ate too much!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@HazySue - It tickled my funny bone, too. Fortunately, even the woman it happened to was able to laugh about it!
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
4 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane now, that tis a good thing.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Feb 18
Where was the sign "Watch for roos" or "Roo crossing"?
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@JohnRoberts - Ha ha! Here in California, those signs would be everywhere if we had kangaroos! LOL (Although, there were two people attacked by a mountain lion in a wildlife area. I don't know if there were any danger signs, though.)
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@thedevilinme (3904)
• Northampton, England
2 Feb 18
Normally in Australia the women knock the kangaroos out
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
Ha ha! I haven't found any videos showing the women getting in a good hit against a kangaroo, but that would be even better!
@tamaraash89 (268)
• Saint Lucia
2 Feb 18
Hahah oh gosh. Don’t mess with the roo’s haha
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
You are right! We better not mess with kangaroos, especially when visiting Australia!
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 18
@Courage7 - Even though the woman apparently laughed about it afterwards (although she needed stitches in her knee), it must have been quite a shock when it happened!
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