Ferrari 812 Superfast crashes London Bridge as the driver tries to...

A video shot on October 26th made the rounds yesterday after believed to have been posted on Instagram by the person who shot it. That part alone is enough to embarrass and shame the man, as the video he posted showed that he was going faster – and therefore crashing.

That IG account is now private, but you know what they are saying: once something is online there is no way to take it back. As such, the video is spreading across social media and YouTube, and has been sharply criticized for the reckless driving it depicts. You can see it at the bottom of the page.

The man drives at an intersection in front of Lambeth Bridge in central London. When the light turns green, he appears to be turning off traction control, which ultimately doomed his high-speed ride. As soon as he steps onto the bridge, he lays it on the ground and almost immediately loses control of the car, which crashes on the side of the bridge and just misses a passing cyclist.

The car in question was a Ferrari 812 Superfast, so yes it’s a strong car. Expensive even with prices starting at $ 330,000. The video doesn’t show the damage to the car, but given the speed and the fact that airbags have deployed, it’s not cheap to fix. Plus it’s a Ferrari, so even a small repair costs a lot (in normal money).

As is usually the case in these cases, commentators are quick to brand the driver as an idiot: firstly, to show when he clearly lacks the skills or talent to do so, and secondly, to do so in an area that he can easily do could have hurt someone. Indeed, it is sheer luck that the poor cyclist got away unharmed. And third, they come for him because his first concern was to remove the camera he was using to film himself.

For the recording, the speed limit on the bridge is 32 km / h. He was definitely doing more.

City police have confirmed that they are investigating the crash. It is good that the driver himself provided evidence of overspeeding by posting the video online.