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Old November 3rd 15, 04:43 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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QUOTE:
"A woman suffered head injuries after she got off a bus in Abingdon and was hit by a cyclist. Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth said the incident happened in The Vineyard at about 8.30am, causing delays to its services of about 30 minutes.

Mr Ashworth said the woman got off the Abingdon-bound bus and was then hit by the cyclist. He added: "The woman got off the bus in The Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist who was on the pavement.

"She was taken to hospital for treatment." South Central Ambulance spokesman David Gallagher said: "The woman was hit by a bike at speed and was bleeding from the head.

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/
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Old November 3rd 15, 06:14 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Rob Morley
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:43:55 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"A woman suffered head injuries after she got off a bus in Abingdon
and was hit by a cyclist. Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth
said the incident happened in The Vineyard at about 8.30am, causing
delays to its services of about 30 minutes.

Mr Ashworth said the woman got off the Abingdon-bound bus and was
then hit by the cyclist. He added: "The woman got off the bus in The
Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist who was on the pavement.

"She was taken to hospital for treatment." South Central Ambulance
spokesman David Gallagher said: "The woman was hit by a bike at speed
and was bleeding from the head.

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention, or
was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?

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Old November 3rd 15, 06:27 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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On 03/11/2015 17:14, Rob Morley wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:43:55 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"A woman suffered head injuries after she got off a bus in Abingdon
and was hit by a cyclist. Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth
said the incident happened in The Vineyard at about 8.30am, causing
delays to its services of about 30 minutes.

Mr Ashworth said the woman got off the Abingdon-bound bus and was
then hit by the cyclist. He added: "The woman got off the bus in The
Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist who was on the pavement.

"She was taken to hospital for treatment." South Central Ambulance
spokesman David Gallagher said: "The woman was hit by a bike at speed
and was bleeding from the head.

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention, or
was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


"The woman got off the bus in The Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist
who was on the pavement".

The Vineyard is a thoroughfare in Abingdon:

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It seems to be an ordinary street in a very built-up area. It's a main
road (it has an A-number) and though I haven't spotted any bus-stops on
Streetview, it's clear from the report that there must be some.

No part of The Vineyard appears to have a "shared-use" footway. There
are certainly no signs of the sort required for such things. The
collision is reported as having taken place on the footway.

It does seem that the answer to your first question ("Was it a shared
use path?) is "no".

As for your second question ("criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH"),
the answer, surely, is that only the cyclist properly knows the answer.

But simple recklessness and selfish lack of concern for others (on the
part of the cyclist) seems instinctively more likely, wouldn't you say?


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Old November 3rd 15, 06:29 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Rob Morley wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:43:55 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"A woman suffered head injuries after she got off a bus in Abingdon
and was hit by a cyclist. Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth
said the incident happened in The Vineyard at about 8.30am, causing
delays to its services of about 30 minutes.

Mr Ashworth said the woman got off the Abingdon-bound bus and was
then hit by the cyclist. He added: "The woman got off the bus in The
Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist who was on the pavement.

"She was taken to hospital for treatment." South Central Ambulance
spokesman David Gallagher said: "The woman was hit by a bike at speed
and was bleeding from the head.

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention, or
was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


In the comments:
swldxer 3:36pm Tue 3 Nov 15
Why was she not wearing her pedestrian helmet?

Tosser.










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Old November 3rd 15, 06:45 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:14:13 UTC, Rob Morley wrote:

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention, or
was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


There is a cycle shop down there called "Pedal Power", so maybe the cyclist was exercising his right to cross the foootpath at right angles into the shop doorway as drivers do when accessing their drives. :-p

https://goo.gl/maps/hhSY1HebiuT2

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Old November 3rd 15, 08:45 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 03/11/2015 17:14, Rob Morley wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:43:55 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"A woman suffered head injuries after she got off a bus in Abingdon
and was hit by a cyclist. Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth
said the incident happened in The Vineyard at about 8.30am, causing
delays to its services of about 30 minutes.

Mr Ashworth said the woman got off the Abingdon-bound bus and was
then hit by the cyclist. He added: "The woman got off the bus in The
Vineyard and was hit by the cyclist who was on the pavement.

"She was taken to hospital for treatment." South Central Ambulance
spokesman David Gallagher said: "The woman was hit by a bike at speed
and was bleeding from the head.

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention, or
was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


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Old November 3rd 15, 09:04 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Rob Morley
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 09:45:31 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:14:13 UTC, Rob Morley wrote:

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/


Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention,
or was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


There is a cycle shop down there called "Pedal Power", so maybe the
cyclist was exercising his right to cross the foootpath at right
angles into the shop doorway as drivers do when accessing their
drives. :-p

https://goo.gl/maps/hhSY1HebiuT2

The bus stop is by the BP garage, just where the pavement narrows,
there is no shared use path. So it seems likely that some idiot was
riding a bike illegally (and too fast) on the pavement and chose to ride
into this poor woman rather than a wall or the back of a bus.
Fortunately it does sound as if she only had a scalp wound, but it
seems a strange choice of story if you're trying to make cycling look a
safer option than other modes of transport.

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Old November 3rd 15, 09:36 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:04:57 -0000, Rob Morley wrote:

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 09:45:31 -0800 (PST)
Alycidon wrote:

On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:14:13 UTC, Rob Morley wrote:

"She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment to the
head injuries."


http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/you...in_Abi ngdon/

Was it a shared use path, and she should have paid more attention,
or was it a criminal attack constituting ABH/GBH?


There is a cycle shop down there called "Pedal Power", so maybe the
cyclist was exercising his right to cross the foootpath at right
angles into the shop doorway as drivers do when accessing their
drives. :-p

https://goo.gl/maps/hhSY1HebiuT2

The bus stop is by the BP garage, just where the pavement narrows,
there is no shared use path. So it seems likely that some idiot was
riding a bike illegally (and too fast) on the pavement and chose to ride
into this poor woman rather than a wall or the back of a bus.
Fortunately it does sound as if she only had a scalp wound, but it
seems a strange choice of story if you're trying to make cycling look a
safer option than other modes of transport.

Yup. Please check a bit more first Mr Alycidon, we must maintain our moral
high ground.

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Old November 3rd 15, 09:39 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 20:36:18 UTC, Kerr Mudd-John wrote:

Fortunately it does sound as if she only had a scalp wound, but it
seems a strange choice of story if you're trying to make cycling look a
safer option than other modes of transport.

Yup. Please check a bit more first Mr Alycidon, we must maintain our moral
high ground.


I merely point out that those who wish to impose cycle hats on us should advise everyone to wear them.

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Old November 3rd 15, 09:50 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Kerr Mudd-John
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:39:37 -0000, Alycidon wrote:

On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 20:36:18 UTC, Kerr Mudd-John wrote:

Fortunately it does sound as if she only had a scalp wound, but it
seems a strange choice of story if you're trying to make cycling look

a
safer option than other modes of transport.

Yup. Please check a bit more first Mr Alycidon, we must maintain our
moral
high ground.


I merely point out that those who wish to impose cycle hats on us should
advise everyone to wear them.

http://media.treehugger.com/assets/i... rop-smart.jpg

Good fellah.

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Bah, and indeed, Humbug
 




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