Cyclist down - North Manchester
- Thread starter mattybain
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Stig-OT-Dump
Guru
- Location
- Glasgow's sunny southside
Best wishes from up here too. Hope everything heals properly.
mattybain
New Member
- Location
- Cockle Bay, Auckland
661-Pete said:
No not at all, that bit of Bury New Road moves quite freely and as far as I can make out traffic was free flowing at the time. The guy saw a gap in the traffic and put his foot down to make it through in time.
There was no filtering and no flashing of lights (of the car behind) to let the guy through. This was confirmed by several witnesses when the police asked. It seems he turned right and simply didn't see her.
I think the delay was waiting for the police and yes initally I think they thought it wasn't too serious.
I have just got back from hospital and she has just had a MRI scan, the radiologist needs to check it over properly tomorrow but at this stage it looks like a fracture in the neck but apparently it doesn't look too bad. She is now just in a neck brace and could finally have a drink and something to eat.
betty swollocks
large member
Simply dreadful, though (gulp) it could have been worse.
I send you both my best wishes.
I send you both my best wishes.
Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ross on Wye
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Let's hope she hasn't been put off cycling!
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Hope for a speedy recovery, look after yourself as well, so you can look after her!
OK, thanks for clearing up that point and sorry for asking the 'negative' question (but then - someone would have been bound to ask it wouldn't they!).mattybain said:
Best of luck to the patient for her recovery! If she's conscious and doesn't, it seems, have problems with her arms and legs, must be encouraging.
bauldbairn
New Member
- Location
- Falkirk
That's terrible! 
- hope she makes a quick full recovery!
- hope she makes a quick full recovery!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Please send her all our very, very best wishes.
slowmotion.
slowmotion.
D4VOW
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Nottingham
mattybain said:
Try contacting the prison, I'm sure they will be able to find out and pass the message on.
Wishing your girlfriend a speedy and full recovery.
Stig-OT-Dump
Guru
- Location
- Glasgow's sunny southside
mattybain said:
Out of interest - could low morning sun and damp roads have been part of the problem? The dazzling glare you can get off tarmac is pretty brutal.
Glad things are moving in the right direction, by the way.
mattybain
New Member
- Location
- Cockle Bay, Auckland
Stig-OT-Dump said:
It was at 7am, it was still pretty dark.
She's still in hospital, they think she will need an operation to stablise the neck now so it looks like she won't be out for awhile yet
I picked the bike up from the police today, not actually looking too bad apart from the front wheel which is very badly buckled.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Fingers crossed....
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
mattybain said:
That's really good news.
She is gonna need (and deserves!) plenty of tlc...Hope you've stocked up on chocolate
