In her recent Snapchat update, Olympian gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles revealed a green laser light was once pointed at her car. While watching a news broadcast that covered a similar story, Biles was reminded of the incident that occurred with her sometime back.

For the unversed, the otherwise harmless light can be very harmful when flashed directly on a person. The monochromatic light emitted by the laser has a blinding effect on the person it’s directed on. This could lead to severe accidents while flashed on the road. Biles recently gave an account of how she nearly had an accident because of green laser lights.

Simone Biles recalls the time she almost met with an accident

Simone Biles recently posted a story on her Snapchat that showcased the gymnast was watching a news broadcast. The news was about a motorcyclist who was flashed with green laser lights while driving. The headline read, “Motorcyclist has green laser pointed at her while driving.”

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Furthermore, Biles revealed that she almost had an accident once when someone pointed a green laser light at her car. Recalling the horrific encounter, Biles wrote, “this happened to me…..someone almost hit my car & I honked…” Her next few words indicated the impact that incident had on the young gymnast. She wrote, “…people are so scary.”

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Possessing a laser light is not illegal, but using it in a public setup is a punishable offense in many countries including the US. Additionally, this isn’t the first time Biles has had an incident on the road.

The ticketing incident

During one of her Q&A sessions on Instagram in 2021, Simone Biles revealed that she had once received a speeding ticket while on her way to the 2016 Rio Olympics practices. Ironically, later, when she returned from Rio, bringing laurels to her country, the same officer was assigned to escort the Olympian gold medalist from the airport.

Biles further added that the officer felt terrible after recognizing who she was and why she must’ve been speeding. She wrote, “He felt so bad, but he didn’t know. And I wasn’t about to say, ‘hey, please no, I’m training for the Olympics.’” However, the officer had mentioned that she would’ve easily gotten away without getting ticketed if she would’ve used the Olympics practice as the excuse.

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The gymnast concluded by saying that she learned her lesson after the interaction. Not all the on-road encounters are scary or life-threatening like the laser light incident. Some can even become a funny memory like Biles’ ticketing incident.