---
title: "Video: Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 80 MPH"
description: "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released this video of a motorcyclist smashing into a black bear while riding at more than 80 mph. The police released the video as a warning to motorcyclists to ride safely and watch out for widllife. According to GlobalNews.ca, the rider suffered non-life threatening injuries and the bear also survived the collision."
date: "2013-08-23"
modified: "2013-08-23"
authors:
  - name: "Alex Robinson"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/alex-robinson.md"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2013/08/video-motorcyclist-hits-bear-80-mph/"
categories:
  - "Animal Attacks"
  - "Survival"
---

# Video: Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 80 MPH

![](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg>)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released this video of a motorcyclist smashing into a black bear while riding at more than 80 mph. The police released the video as a warning to motorcyclists to ride safely and watch out for widllife.

According to [GlobalNews.ca](<https://globalnews.ca/news/796025/motorcyclists-helmet-cam-captures-collision-with-bear/>), the rider suffered non-life threatening injuries and the bear also survived the collision.

## Author
Alex Robinson is *Outdoor Life’s* editor-in-chief. He oversees an ace team of writers, photographers, and editors who are scattered across the continent and cover everything from backcountry sheep hunting to trail running. He lives in Grant, Minnesota, with his supportive wife, two little girls, and a feral duck dog.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-robinson-7452461b9/>)