3 cyclists seriously unhurt in Hebden Bridge today!

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<Common Sense>

I'd agree with that, and in hindsight I would wait before posting in future for precisely the reasons you mention e.g. unknown circumstances, wrong conclusions etc etc

I'll save us all the time from pointing you at the old threads of mine as they are done and finished and wont add to this.

At the very least the OP, this thread and your comments have made me reconsider what is of importance to immediately post, and what can wait until I can present a more complete story.

 

[ColinJ]

I actually agree with you in part and perhaps a solution would be to have an 'accidents' section away from the general section?

You do need to consider peoples reasons for posting, the 2 incidents I have posted are on routes shared with other cyclists who perhaps may wish to know to be aware of a potential blackspot.

Lastly 1 of the incidents I highlighted gives a location where a cyclist was attacked, robbed of his bike and has later died of of injuries. I for one would like to know of that if it was in an area I cycled.

I agree that threads pointing out blackspots, other hazards or mistakes made by cyclists that had serious consequences are useful. It's the ones that feel as though there is a race to find the latest casualty to report on that I'm concerned about.

This thread had the kind of feel that I'm talking about. There are basically 9 posts saying that a tragedy was tragic, which is true, but that should go without saying. Yes, I added RIP to my post because it would have been disrespectful not to, but at least I was able to repeat my earlier message about the dangers of that particular descent in the Yorkshire Dales so the thread can serve as a warning to others.

 

[Fiona N]

I have a terrible sore stiff back today. It's all because I went out on the Windcheetah yesterday, all the way to Windermere and back with no incidents so I was feeling so good and enthusiastic - and the sun was still shining - that I went to do some gardening Ten minutes later, I'd pulled a muscle in my back

I do think that gardening should require the production of a risk assessment and wearing of a good deal of protective clothing. I can't imagine how all these old people (sorry) senior citizens survive on their allotments, year in, year out

 

[DrSquirrel]

I almost crashed into a bird today, well it into me - went right under the frame without touching, must have been inches in.

But now... I feel it might be awkward to post this, with all the newbies worried about wildlife offing them etc...

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I almost crashed into a bird today, well it into me - went right under the frame without touching, must have been inches in.

But now... I feel it might be awkward to post this, with all the newbies worried about wildlife offing them etc...

I almost hit a bird yesterday also ,, she was in a hen party crossing the road wearing "L" plates and swearing like a Docker

 

[twobiker]

Went out yesterday for ride, impulse bought a packet of salted cashew nuts, had to eat them all and was thirsty all evening, note to self ,wine does not quench my thirst.

 

[freecyclist]

At the very least these topics in point are a painfull reminder of the dangers that face us all. Im not sure of the rights and wrongs of it. You might argue that highlighting these unfortunate events encourages safety. If the consequences of bad driving were fully shown to motorists you might hope that this reality might lead to less reckless driving.

 

[the snail]

I went off-road on my tourer, It was ridiculously bumpy and muddy and I nearly fell off and bashed my head on the rocks a few times but I didn't. I slid off due to a huge pothole. It was great fun, but somehow I survived. I got passed by a load of roadie types all in team kit, on their carbon fibre etc and not a single one of them didn't wave or say hello. It's tough out there on the mean streets.

 

[ColinJ]

At the very least these topics in point are a painfull reminder of the dangers that face us all. Im not sure of the rights and wrongs of it. You might argue that highlighting these unfortunate events encourages safety. If the consequences of bad driving were fully shown to motorists you might hope that this reality might lead to less reckless driving.

I think that most of us cyclists are aware of how vulnerable we are. You only have to fall off your bike once to realise how much it can hurt and then you will try to make sure that it doesn't happen again.

I think that reckless cyclists and/or reckless drivers are probably not the kind of people who read "Another cyclist down" threads so they are not going to learn anything from them.

You could argue that if enough people post enough of those threads to put every cyclist off cycling then no more cyclists would be killed on the roads, but that isn't really the right answer to the problem!

We don't start threads about cyclists who die of lung cancer, even though it might put people off smoking and therefore actually do some good, so why post that a cyclist got knocked off their bike and killed?

 

[lukesdad]

You two are going on the list.

When did we come off it ?

 

[lulubel]

I nearly got knocked off my bike by a parked car today. Someone needs to look where they're going!

 

[freecyclist]

I think that most of us cyclists are aware of how vulnerable we are. You only have to fall off your bike once to realise how much it can hurt and then you will try to make sure that it doesn't happen again.

I think that reckless cyclists and/or reckless drivers are probably not the kind of people who read "Another cyclist down" threads so they are not going to learn anything from them.

You could argue that if enough people post enough of those threads to put every cyclist off cycling then no more cyclists would be killed on the roads, but that isn't really the right answer to the problem!

We don't start threads about cyclists who die of lung cancer, even though it might put people off smoking and therefore actually do some good, so why post that a cyclist got knocked off their bike and killed?

You may be right about the "cyclist down" line of posting , i dont feel strongly either way. I can see it is slightly morbid and does portray a disproportionately dangerous picture of cycling. But presumably these accounts amount to cycling news in the same way that a hand gliding magazine would report the death of a hand glider. The choice is do you want to know about these events or not. Presumably someone does.
The answer the the last part is because it is directly cycle related - if there started a chain of "lifetime cyclist dies of lung cancer" threads then i would agree with you 100%. Im 50/50 on the "cyclist down" threads - i would probably read it if it was local to me or had some other interest to me personally, otherwise not.

 

[wiggydiggy]

..............

Can't we try and stick to the good news about cycling?

Theres a lot of bad news threads it seems this week so to resurrect Colin's great idea:

Today I cycled to work, it was nice and sunny and I overtook 3 cyclists. Nothing happened and I got there safe and sound, I'm looking forward to cycling back later

I've also smashed my 600 mile target for Jan-March by 150 miles and its still not the end of March yet

What have you done thats good today/this week!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

General cycling and commuting maybe bad for your health if read to often

Confirm this: all them horror stories plus the videos of Magnatom I stumbled upon while I was considering commuting by bike nearly put me off ... but just nearly

 

[Hacienda71]

I had a p******* cycling home at lunch. It was very traumatic. Two cyclists stopped to check if I was ok.....