Weekend Awesome - Motorcyclist Saves Kitten From Intersection

Dennis Chung
by Dennis Chung

A motorcyclist in Oklahoma made headlines around the world this week after rescuing a kitten that somehow found itself stuck in an intersection. The woman, identified only as Laney, filmed the whole incident with her GoPro, and the video has already been seen 2.6 million times on YouTube since it was uploaded on Monday.

The video begins innocently enough, with Laney stopped at a normal red light, until the 0:11 mark. Look closely as the red car crosses the intersection. After it passes, a small orange kitten appears on the road. Laney didn’t notice until about the 0:41 mark just as a truck carrying a tractor passes through, missing the kitten by just a few feet. Thinking quickly, Laney eases her way into to intersection, waving at oncoming traffic. She finally sees a chance to hop off her Honda and scoop up the cat to carry it to safety.

The kitten survived, scared, but healthy. Laney has since adopted the kitten, naming him “Skidmark”. Here’s a video Laney uploaded yesterday to provide an update on Skidmark.

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Dennis Chung
Dennis Chung

Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008, and through his tenure, has developed a firm grasp of industry trends, and a solid sense of what's to come. A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles, if there's a new model on the horizon, you'll probably hear about it from him first.

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  • Marshall Taylor Marshall Taylor on Oct 26, 2015

    I liked the exasperated, "Oh Jeezus come on!" waiting for the light to change.

  • 'Mike Smith 'Mike Smith on Nov 05, 2015

    I rescued a cute puppy a few weeks back and it's had like 1 view. I guess it helps if you're a cute chick, instead of some old dude.

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