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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
I'm sorry to have to report that some callous (and so far unidentified)
******* has mown down an OAP with his bicycle in Reading town centre, causing her to need a second hip replacement, and then ridden off without stopping. Thank goodness other people were willing to help the poor lady. What an awful person this cyclist must be to have even considered not stopping. If anyone saw the incident then I urge you to tell the police so that the perpetrator can be caught. The scumbag cyclist in question is the lowest of the low: it takes a particularly selfish and unpleasant person to seriously injure an old lady and then leave her there...this person was clearly worried that his precious reputation would take a knock if he stuck around. Still, I doubt many of the "all cyclists are good, all motorists are bad" lot will condemn him for his despicable actions. I do think that registration plates for bicycles would decrease "riding off" in situations like this. The comments beneath the article are well worth reading (particularly the third one up). I know Guy Chapman lives in Reading and does a lot of cycling there; I wonder if he saw anything? http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2074061 _hip_injury_as_cyclist_collides_with_oap Hip injury as cyclist collides with OAP By David Millward July 07, 2010 A pensioner who needed a hip operation after a collision with a cyclist has been talking about her ordeal. Pauline Bond, 66, was knocked to the ground as she crossed the road outside the Broad Street Mall but the cyclist did not stop. Passers-by came to her aid and police have issued an appeal for witnesses to track down the bike rider. Mrs Bond, of Thicket Road, Tilehurst, said she had gone into town to buy a birthday present for a friend on June 22 when the accident happened on the crossing between the Primark end of West Street and Broad Street Mall at 9.40am. She said: ?I thought it was the green man showing so I started to cross and then out of the corner of my eye I saw something. As I turned round to see what it was, it hit me. ?I didn?t get a chance to see him because it was so quick. It looked like he was wearing a cycle helmet and it was like a racing bike.? ?There were about six people who helped me out and took me to the Cheltenham & Gloucester, who were really kind, and somebody called the paramedics.? Mrs Bond was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital where she had a hip operation the next day. She said: ?I knew I had whacked my side and when I tried to get up, the pain was excruciating. ?I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago so I knew what it entailed but I didn?t really want another one because there was nothing wrong with this one.? Mrs Bond said she was surprised by the kindness shown by those who helped her. But of the cyclist, she said: ?I would have thought he would have stopped to say, ?Are you all right?? or see if I needed medical attention. ?There were quite a few people who were really nice. If it hadn?t been for them I would never have got up. ?It seems such an uncaring world sometimes but the people who helped me were really nice.? PC Stephen Dowding, who is investigating the incident, said: ?I am keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information which might help us track down the cyclist involved so we can get their version of what happened.? Anyone with information should call PC Dowding on 08458 505 505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
What an absolute b*st*rd. No wonder cyclists have gained such a bad
reputation in recent years! On Jul 12, 8:33*am, David Green wrote: I'm sorry to have to report that some callous (and so far unidentified) ******* has mown down an OAP with his bicycle in Reading town centre, causing her to need a second hip replacement, and then ridden off without stopping. *Thank goodness other people were willing to help the poor lady. *What an awful person this cyclist must be to have even considered not stopping. If anyone saw the incident then I urge you to tell the police so that the perpetrator can be caught. *The scumbag cyclist in question is the lowest of the low: it takes a particularly selfish and unpleasant person to seriously injure an old lady and then leave her there...this person was clearly worried that his precious reputation would take a knock if he stuck around. *Still, I doubt many of the "all cyclists are good, all motorists are bad" lot will condemn him for his despicable actions. *I do think that registration plates for bicycles would decrease "riding off" in situations like this. The comments beneath the article are well worth reading (particularly the third one up). *I know Guy Chapman lives in Reading and does a lot of cycling there; I wonder if he saw anything? http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2074061 _hip_injury_as_cyclist_collides_with_oap Hip injury as cyclist collides with OAP By David Millward July 07, 2010 A pensioner who needed a hip operation after a collision with a cyclist has been talking about her ordeal. Pauline Bond, 66, was knocked to the ground as she crossed the road outside the Broad Street Mall but the cyclist did not stop. Passers-by came to her aid and police have issued an appeal for witnesses to track down the bike rider. Mrs Bond, of Thicket Road, Tilehurst, said she had gone into town to buy a birthday present for a friend on June 22 when the accident happened on the crossing between the Primark end of West Street and Broad Street Mall at 9.40am. She said: ?I thought it was the green man showing so I started to cross and then out of the corner of my eye I saw something. As I turned round to see what it was, it hit me. ?I didn?t get a chance to see him because it was so quick. It looked like he was wearing a cycle helmet and it was like a racing bike.? ?There were about six people who helped me out and took me to the Cheltenham & Gloucester, who were really kind, and somebody called the paramedics.? Mrs Bond was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital where she had a hip operation the next day. She said: ?I knew I had whacked my side and when I tried to get up, the pain was excruciating. ?I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago so I knew what it entailed but I didn?t really want another one because there was nothing wrong with this one.? Mrs Bond said she was surprised by the kindness shown by those who helped her. But of the cyclist, she said: ?I would have thought he would have stopped to say, ?Are you all right?? or see if I needed medical attention. ?There were quite a few people who were really nice. If it hadn?t been for them I would never have got up. ?It seems such an uncaring world sometimes but the people who helped me were really nice.? PC Stephen Dowding, who is investigating the incident, said: ?I am keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information which might help us track down the cyclist involved so we can get their version of what happened.? Anyone with information should call PC Dowding on 08458 505 505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:07:07 -0700 (PDT), Derek C
wrote: What an absolute b*st*rd. No wonder cyclists have gained such a bad reputation in recent years! And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? On Jul 12, 8:33*am, David Green wrote: I'm sorry to have to report that some callous (and so far unidentified) ******* has mown down an OAP with his bicycle in Reading town centre, causing her to need a second hip replacement, and then ridden off without stopping. *Thank goodness other people were willing to help the poor lady. *What an awful person this cyclist must be to have even considered not stopping. If anyone saw the incident then I urge you to tell the police so that the perpetrator can be caught. *The scumbag cyclist in question is the lowest of the low: it takes a particularly selfish and unpleasant person to seriously injure an old lady and then leave her there...this person was clearly worried that his precious reputation would take a knock if he stuck around. *Still, I doubt many of the "all cyclists are good, all motorists are bad" lot will condemn him for his despicable actions. *I do think that registration plates for bicycles would decrease "riding off" in situations like this. The comments beneath the article are well worth reading (particularly the third one up). *I know Guy Chapman lives in Reading and does a lot of cycling there; I wonder if he saw anything? http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2074061 _hip_injury_as_cyclist_collides_with_oap Hip injury as cyclist collides with OAP By David Millward July 07, 2010 A pensioner who needed a hip operation after a collision with a cyclist has been talking about her ordeal. Pauline Bond, 66, was knocked to the ground as she crossed the road outside the Broad Street Mall but the cyclist did not stop. Passers-by came to her aid and police have issued an appeal for witnesses to track down the bike rider. Mrs Bond, of Thicket Road, Tilehurst, said she had gone into town to buy a birthday present for a friend on June 22 when the accident happened on the crossing between the Primark end of West Street and Broad Street Mall at 9.40am. She said: ?I thought it was the green man showing so I started to cross and then out of the corner of my eye I saw something. As I turned round to see what it was, it hit me. ?I didn?t get a chance to see him because it was so quick. It looked like he was wearing a cycle helmet and it was like a racing bike.? ?There were about six people who helped me out and took me to the Cheltenham & Gloucester, who were really kind, and somebody called the paramedics.? Mrs Bond was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital where she had a hip operation the next day. She said: ?I knew I had whacked my side and when I tried to get up, the pain was excruciating. ?I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago so I knew what it entailed but I didn?t really want another one because there was nothing wrong with this one.? Mrs Bond said she was surprised by the kindness shown by those who helped her. But of the cyclist, she said: ?I would have thought he would have stopped to say, ?Are you all right?? or see if I needed medical attention. ?There were quite a few people who were really nice. If it hadn?t been for them I would never have got up. ?It seems such an uncaring world sometimes but the people who helped me were really nice.? PC Stephen Dowding, who is investigating the incident, said: ?I am keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information which might help us track down the cyclist involved so we can get their version of what happened.? Anyone with information should call PC Dowding on 08458 505 505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:19:59 +0800, The Peeler
wrote: On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:07:07 -0700 (PDT), Derek C wrote: What an absolute b*st*rd. No wonder cyclists have gained such a bad reputation in recent years! And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? Looking out for motorist illegally parking - they haven't quite grasped how to prioritise their use yet -- Cheers Peter (Reply to address is a spam trap - pse reply to the group) |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides withOAP
On 12/07/2010 16:19, The Peeler wrote:
And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? Seriously, what good would a camera be in this instance ? |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
On Jul 12, 8:27*pm, soup wrote:
On 12/07/2010 16:19, The Peeler wrote: And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? Seriously, what good would a camera be in this instance ? Silly boy, the camera would have recorded the registraion plate, and the rider would then be traced after a notice was sent to the registered keeper. |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
"soup" wrote in message
news0K_n.214817$w51.80805@hurricane... On 12/07/2010 16:19, The Peeler wrote: And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? Seriously, what good would a camera be in this instance ? It would establish what happened: whether the pedestrian lights were red and the pedestrian walked into the path of the cyclist who had priority, or whether they were green (and red for the cyclist) in which case the pedetrian had priority. It may provide some sort of description of the cyclist for him to be identified, and it would show the action of the cyclist, to confirm that he rode off without stopping. As a *responsible* cyclist who *always* stops at red traffic lights, give way junctions and zebra crossings, I deplore the behaviour of this cowardly cyclist who did not even stop to check how badly injured the pedestrrian was, nor to wait for the police in order to face the music. |
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ANY WITNESSES? Hip Injury in Reading as Cyclist Collides with OAP
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:27:10 +0100, soup wrote:
On 12/07/2010 16:19, The Peeler wrote: And where are all the ****ing cameras when you need them? Seriously, what good would a camera be in this instance ? It would get at least a blurred picture of the **** and his push bike. Better than nothing or relying on eyewitness accounts. |
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