Clipster on Instagram: "April 12, 2015. Paris-Roubaix. The peloton races toward a level crossing. The barriers start dropping. What happens next is INSANE. Dozens of pro cyclists—including French champion Arnaud Démare—duck under the closing barriers and dart across the tracks. Seconds later, a TGV train SCREAMS through at 186+ mph, missing them by literal seconds. The craziest part? The train conductor had NO idea cyclists were crossing. He was going full speed—completely blind to the chaos unf

Past Insight on Instagram: "(Follow) us @past.insight In 1969, France tested the Aérotrain, a futuristic high-speed vehicle that floated above a concrete track on a cushion of air. Designed to reach extreme speeds without rails or wheels, it was meant to be the future of transport. Politics, funding shifts, and the rise of the TGV killed the project, leaving abandoned test tracks as reminders of a future that almost happened. Credit: British Pathé #history #france #innovation #future #technology