fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What a morning I hope to never have again 
Bike was punctured this morning, so I was running late (which ended up being good fortune).
Waiting to pull onto A560 in Woodley, was passed by two roadies. Pulled on to follow. Lights green, passed one, through next lights, closing on first cyclist just 100 yards behind him. Cyclist passes through junction in the outside lane, car inside lane.
Next thing car swings right and takes the cyclist down right in front of me. There is no right turn, and there are chevrons. Cyclist literally stops dead and crashes down head first.
Jump off bike check he's OK, told him not to move, driver is useless - does nothing. Second cyclist stops and stays with the guy on the floor.
I take over, phone ambulance. Police car passing so he's now with cyclist too. Ambulance on scene fast.
Driver still saying nothing.
Police move bike, cyclist still 'told' to stay down until ambulance guys check him over. Looks OK - few cuts, wrecked top and helmet - just one of those accidents where a helmet did it's job - saved his head. Still had a couple of cuts to his face.
A chap comes over and starts asking questions - I say. "Excuse me, but who are you" - chap explains he's a friend of the guy on the road and was in the traffic as we had passed, then saw him on the ground.
I then took photos of the scene (asked cyclist if it was OK) - took car reg etc etc. - text book !!!
I happen to know the cyclist - we regularly chat at junctions, and it's usually in the same area but on the way home !
I offer too wheel the bike home, but the pub owner comes out and asks if he can take the bike in for us - I happen to know the owner's daughter (she is in the same class as my son).
This is the scene attached - bike on the floor is mine - the guys Spesh had been moved to the bollards.
Sorry for the rambling, as nearly got taken out myself near work, driver swerved into the cycle lane and nearly knocked me off - I shouted, he then stuck his fingers out of the window - bad move, as the rage took over - I sprinted after him - must have been doing 30 (no mean task on 77" fixed) as I was screaming at him through his open side window - driver just said 'oh big man' - I had to stop as I could have easily kept the pace to the next lights then dragged him out of the car and killed him - sense took over at this point.
Bloody shaking now - next cup of sugary tea.
Just writing this down before I type it up properly for the cops
Bike was punctured this morning, so I was running late (which ended up being good fortune).
Waiting to pull onto A560 in Woodley, was passed by two roadies. Pulled on to follow. Lights green, passed one, through next lights, closing on first cyclist just 100 yards behind him. Cyclist passes through junction in the outside lane, car inside lane.
Next thing car swings right and takes the cyclist down right in front of me. There is no right turn, and there are chevrons. Cyclist literally stops dead and crashes down head first.
Jump off bike check he's OK, told him not to move, driver is useless - does nothing. Second cyclist stops and stays with the guy on the floor.
I take over, phone ambulance. Police car passing so he's now with cyclist too. Ambulance on scene fast.
Driver still saying nothing.
Police move bike, cyclist still 'told' to stay down until ambulance guys check him over. Looks OK - few cuts, wrecked top and helmet - just one of those accidents where a helmet did it's job - saved his head. Still had a couple of cuts to his face.
A chap comes over and starts asking questions - I say. "Excuse me, but who are you" - chap explains he's a friend of the guy on the road and was in the traffic as we had passed, then saw him on the ground.
I then took photos of the scene (asked cyclist if it was OK) - took car reg etc etc. - text book !!!
I happen to know the cyclist - we regularly chat at junctions, and it's usually in the same area but on the way home !
I offer too wheel the bike home, but the pub owner comes out and asks if he can take the bike in for us - I happen to know the owner's daughter (she is in the same class as my son).
This is the scene attached - bike on the floor is mine - the guys Spesh had been moved to the bollards.
Bloody shaking now - next cup of sugary tea.
Just writing this down before I type it up properly for the cops
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- "Safe Home" mantra !
