Ouch! (explicit accident footage)

[Drago]

Not specifically cycling related, but still on a road safety theme so I pray forgiveness.

This guy got away with minor injuries... (It's nasty, so don't watch if you're easily shocked)

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1423...er_being_knocked_down_in_hit_and_run/?ref=trn

So many different angles to this. The non-stop element of behaviour by the driver, the victim escaping more or less intact, and perhaps even how cars have become pedestrian-friendly with their impact characteristics.

If you're around the Brighton and Hove area you might want to avoid Fiat 500s for a spell.

 

[hopless500]

The report I saw said he had serious head injuries.

 

[hopless500]

In fact, so does the one you've posted.

 

[Drago]

I've found a follow up link - which I'll try and find again- suggesting he's not all that bad after all.

Stand by...

 

[Spinney]

It's a pretty good argument for driving slowly when there are pedestrians around. He was flung an amazing distance.

 

[Drago]

The car was just flung around that corner. A good argument if ever here was for GPS sensors in cars that force them to obey the speed limit and slow down for corners etc.

 

[hopless500]

The car was just flung around that corner. A good argument if ever here was for GPS sensors in cars that force them to obey the speed limit and slow down for corners etc.

I've just noticed your new avatar.

 

[mjr]

I've seen a lot of mad stuff and that video shocked me. It's really terrifying.

If you want to spare yourself the horror of seeing the damage a motorist can do, please just take my word that it's even worse than this Hollywood special effect:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mikj8eDKxMQ

 

[fossyant]

That car was flying. Hmm, car traced but driver not identified - family covering up ?

 

[Spinney]

A comment further down the page implies it was a stolen vehicle, which would go some way to explaining the speed and the failing to stop.

(Note 'explain', not 'excuse'!)

 

[MikeW-71]

That car was flying. Hmm, car traced but driver not identified - family covering up ?

Yup. Hence, this has happened:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1423...n_hunt_for_driver_in_hit_and_run/?ref=mr&lp=1

 

[fossyant]

Yup. Hence, this has happened:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1423...n_hunt_for_driver_in_hit_and_run/?ref=mr&lp=1

Scum, that's all. Scum.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I watched that horrendous accident yesterday and then found myself in a slow motion version of the same situation last night. Car turning right into the side street I was crossing and accelerating towards me on the wrong side of the road. I had to be quick to avoid the car and even then I only had a couple of inches to spare. Driver neither slowed nor stopped.

I hope the police have the right man but wish he'd jumped.

 

[Tin Pot]

Jesus Christ Almighty. I didn't realise how close Joe Black was to reality.

I hope the victim recovers well, and the assailant is buried in a shallow grave.

 

[fossyant]

I watched that horrendous accident yesterday and then found myself in a slow motion version of the same situation last night. Car turning right into the side street I was crossing and accelerating towards me on the wrong side of the road. I had to be quick to avoid the car and even then I only had a couple of inches to spare. Driver neither slowed nor stopped.

I hope the police have the right man but wish he'd jumped.

I did that in November. Looking at the GPS data, my bike was flung some distance, whilst I cartwheeled !