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Old September 26th 09, 12:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.legal
Sam
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Default Children injured on pavement by motorist.


"Doug" wrote in message
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On 26 Sep, 08:55, PeterG wrote:
On Sep 26, 8:16 am, Doug wrote:



A bicycle on a pavement could not possibly cause as much carnage as
this car and yet cycling on pavements is all we ever hear about.


"Seven children were being treated in hospital after a car ploughed
into a school group in a village.


A 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving
following the incident in Worlingham, Suffolk, this afternoon.


A police spokeswoman said two of the children, were seriously injured,
with one having two broken legs.
8 children injured after car hit them in Worlingham


The youngsters, aged nine or ten, were hit by the car as they stood
outside All Saints' Church in the village shortly before 2pm. A 21-
year-old man going to a funeral at the time of the incident was also
hurt...


...School headteacher Mike Croft said the youngsters were year five
pupils on a supervised walk aimed at introducing them to the local
area.


He said around 20 pupils - plus a female teacher and female teaching
assistant - were walking past the village church on a pavement when
the accident happened shortly before 2pm..."


Read
mohttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hildren-injure...



So you are saying that the motorist delibratly drove on the pavement?

No I am saying that not even pavements, forget about public roads, are
safe from motorists. There are even cases where motorists have rammed
through the walls of homes and put the people inside at risk. If you
can't be safe in your own home from motorists where can you be safe?


Tescos?


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