[webbo]

Not quite getting knocked off. Walking across the zebra crossing in Salisbury's carpark this knob comes down with the carpark lanes, turns right but only looks left and goes straight in to my trolley. When I politely asked him "What the fuck did he think he was doing" He first said he didn't look right as the traffic only comes from the left. I pointed out that it is usually to look both ways, he then stated I was supposed to wait till he stopped before stepping on to the crossing. I pointed out I was already 3 quarters of the way across when he hit me. In the end I got fucked off with trying to get him to understand why he was in the wrong and smiled and said "well it is not my car that's now got a knackered front end.
It seems some people lose all road sense once they've passes their test.

[tomtom]

Supermarket car parks... always full of idiots - and people who's minds are elsewhere... I think you should get in touch with claims direct (other opportunist thieving bastard solicitors are available) and get some compo for sore wrists (that were pushing the trolley)

[andyd]

Supermarket car parks... always full of idiots - and people who's minds are elsewhere... I think you should get in touch with claims direct (other opportunist thieving bastard solicitors are available) and get some compo for sore wrists (that were pushing the trolley)

I've met you and I know you're joking...

[SA Chris]

twat

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/28/stop-pampering-scottish-cyclists

[slackline]

(See comment under hosting site for details)

[SA Chris]

Amazing the first guy walks at all, let alone walks away.

[andyd]

Some good news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22347184

[Ti_pin_man]

my cycling buddies are wary of the new roundabouts, scared to get too enthusiastic and expecting that cars wont give way not realising cycles have right of way.  I hope that there will be sooo much press around them that everybody will have heard about them and be prepared when they stumble upon them.  I hope they pain the cycle path section of road a different colour to show the cyclist path. 

[SamT]

 


http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/rider-down-in-bamford-peak-district

[jfw]

Saw a a heads up on a facebook group that someone had strung a cable at head height across B6051 between owler bar and barlow - about 500m from royal oak (S187WJ). Some cyclists reported it  to plod and it was taken down.

[SA Chris]

Unbelievable. Surely that can kill?

[jfw]

Pretty lethal to cyclist or motorcyclist

I seen some postings about similar stuff on cheeky trails/ bridleways - but not heard of it on the road before locally.

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

 


http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/rider-down-in-bamford-peak-district

That's horrendous, I bike through there all the time at speed. The visibility up and down the road is normally pretty good at that point (Brentwood Rd junction), although sounds like a van was in the way.

Poor guy. Be careful out there folks.

[Fultonius]

Amazing the first guy walks at all, let alone walks away.

Do you reckon he just couldn't control it (he wasn't going all that fast for the corner) or he was too busy checking out the ass at 0:51 and didn't even see them??

[slackline]

Do you reckon he just couldn't control it (he wasn't going all that fast for the corner) or he was too busy checking out the ass at 0:51 and didn't even see them??

See the comments on the YouTube page for further details/explanation (doesn't make a lot of sense to me though).

[SA Chris]

See comments - looks like he fixated on cyclist and couldn't avoid him; a bit like tree skiing and focussing on the trees not the gaps.

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Also might have slightly clipped a foot/pedal at 0:03 which knocked him off line a bit.

[slackline]

Also might have slightly clipped a foot/pedal at 0:03 which knocked him off line a bit.

The description on YouTube says thats what started the incident....

The rider was not speeding & riding fine until he hit his foot and stood the bike up causing the bike to go wide. He then target fixated on the cyclist.

[Muenchener]

The rider was not speeding & riding fine until he hit his foot and stood the bike up causing the bike to go wide. He then target fixated on the cyclist.

If he wasn't speeding why did he need to put a pedal down? Poser. Public road not a racetrack etc. 

The cyclists should have beaten him to death.

[slackline]

The rider was not speeding & riding fine until he hit his foot and stood the bike up causing the bike to go wide. He then target fixated on the cyclist.

If he wasn't speeding why did he need to put a pedal down? Poser. Public road not a racetrack etc. 

The cyclists should have beaten him to death.

There is greater detail on the YouTube page. 

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

From watching the clip a few times, from the angle of his helmet I'm guessing he's focusing on the inside of the bend watching for vehicles coming the other way, he doesn't even attempt to brake before hitting the first guy. He should have seen the cyclists for 1-2 seconds before hitting them, plenty of time to start to brake. The cyclists were right near the edge of the road so there was plenty of room for him to avoid them even without braking. Sadly probably just not a very competent or experienced motorcyclist. Glad the cyclist wasn't killed in this one.

[jfw]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/03/motorist-kills-second-cyclist-edinburgh

Blooming eck! 

[SA Chris]

http://ipayroadtax.com/no-such-thing-as-road-tax/i-knocked-a-cyclist-off-his-bike-i-have-right-of-way-he-doesnt-even-pay-road-tax/

Silly girl (stupid bitch).

[jfw]

saw this on facebook - what an idiot!

[SA Chris]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24942687

Sad statistic.