Injured cyclist 'deliberately' struck in York hit-and-run

[tom73]

Appeal for information
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-52825213
Two cyclists injured one now left with a broken back in what looks to be deliberate attack
On Monday 25th May 2020 B122, about a mile south of Naburn marina between 10:30 to 10:50 BST struck by a dark (black/grey) 'focus' style car.
Anyone with information on the collision should contact North Yorkshire Police.
One of the guys was the victim of a hit and run last year too. So let's get the word out we can't have this it's beyond words one to leave humans injured but to do it deliberately is behold being a low life.

 

[Venod]

This is a road I regularly use, I hope the motorist is caught and locked up.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engla...synn6QJAKKlLIZDF5U1Ng-PYGvffc4IF9eyRmJ4pRz-Eg

 

[Deleted member 26715]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/hit-and-run-yorkshire.262139/

 

[Deleted member 26715]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/injured-cyclist-deliberately-struck-in-york-hit-and-run.262137/

 

[Deleted member 26715]

What a weird world we live in when my first thought after the initial unrepeatable words for the driver was, what are two unrelated presumably not shared Rotherham housemates doing riding together 50 miles from home.

 

[ianrauk]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/hit-and-run-yorkshire.262139/

To be fair, Tom posted about this first.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

To be fair, Tom posted about this first.

I linked both back to each other

 

[DCLane]

That road is quiet and wide, not straight but with enough views.

That the cyclist should have been left is abysmal: there won't be much CCTV there unfortunately but it's possible at some points. Hopefully they make a recovery.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Also reports of a 17 year old cyclist being killed in Leicester
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/teenage-cyclist-17-killed-collision-4169920

 

[DSK]

How sad.... what can you say... what can you do.....

Even if they had cameras, there are so many vehicles in this day/age that are illegal in some way (drivers with false documents, cloned vehicles, false plates etc) that the real offender is unlikely to be traced, let alone caught. Offenders such as this are playing god with others lives and lively hoods yet, sadly this sort of thing, is becoming an accepted form of normality.

Simple, continue to turn a blind eye and it gets worse. Introduce serious penalties/punishments (and I don't mean driving bans and a £1000 fines), invest a couple of quid to genuinely improve infrastructure and road users safety to bring road related incident right down.

 

[Venod]

What a weird world we live in when my first thought after the initial unrepeatable words for the driver was, what are two unrelated presumably not shared Rotherham housemates doing riding together 50 miles from home.

I am ashamed to say, I too also had that thought.

 

[Venod]

To be fair, Tom posted about this first.

Perhaps @Moderators could merge the posts, I looked but must have been typing my post when Tom posted.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mod Note:
@Venod's thread merged with @tom73's.

 

[rivers]

What a weird world we live in when my first thought after the initial unrepeatable words for the driver was, what are two unrelated presumably not shared Rotherham housemates doing riding together 50 miles from home.

Seeing as we're allowed to meet up for a socially distanced ride with one person from another household, and are allowed unlimited exercise, they were acting within the current guidelines.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Seeing as we're allowed to meet up for a socially distanced ride with one person from another household, and are allowed unlimited exercise, they were acting within the current guidelines.

It was more a comment on my thought process rather than the facts, although you are just guessing at the scenario as much as I am.