Comments on: A case for more cycle lanes… if anyone can be bothered…

By: Stephen Musselwhite

Stephen Musselwhite — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:06:00 +0000

Sorry to hear about this Nic but interested as to why you discounted the bunny hop over the moped or car into manual roll option? Had I been nearby I would of course have rushed an invogarating pint over to you at the scene. Keep on the bike.

By: al siddons

al siddons — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:27:54 +0000

Hey Nic,

This is horrific. Glad you’re okay though.
My current bugbear is left-turning vehicles of all kinds - especially cars cutting into cycle-lanes. But I’ll not that less powerful vehicles can also do damage.

By: Nic

Nic — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:37:33 +0000

Peeko, bike remarkably rideable if a little scuffed around the edges. And you’re right, we’re not all bad :-)

By: Nic

Nic — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:35:47 +0000

Euan, I should have said in my post, the only people that did ask if I was OK were passing cyclists.

I’m in this photo second from left.

So it almost certainly was me talking with the traffic warden. They said they couldn’t call the police unless I had a registration number.

By: euan mills

euan mills — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:25:12 +0000

Nic, what do you look like? I think i might have cycled by you soon after your accident - when you were speaking to the traffic warden. You seemed to be ok, if not a bit angry. Or it could have been someone else.

By: peeko

peeko — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:55:59 +0000

Glad your okay. Hows the bike looking? ;-)
As for bystander apathy. I was heartened to see many people go to the aid of an elderly passenger who collapsed on a packed communter train last week. Have faith.