Child maimed by pavement cyclist, guess what? The cyclist rode away.

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html

On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html

QUOTE:
"It happened at around 7.50pm on Thursday, March 17, when the young boy
was walking out of a front gate.

"The cyclist, who was riding on the pavement, hit him.
"He is described as a man, dressed all in black riding a black cycle.
"The cyclist didn't stop and was seen to ride off towards the city centre.
"The boy was taken to hospital and suffered a broken leg.
"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Describing the cyclist as a "man" is probably a little OTT.

Male, maybe. Fully-grown, maybe.

"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Male and fully-grown he might be, but a "man"?

It would take a man to own up to his disgusting behaviour.

So there's no chance.

On 30/03/2016 15:56, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html


QUOTE:
"It happened at around 7.50pm on Thursday, March 17, when the young boy
was walking out of a front gate.

"The cyclist, who was riding on the pavement, hit him.
"He is described as a man, dressed all in black riding a black cycle.
"The cyclist didn't stop and was seen to ride off towards the city centre.
"The boy was taken to hospital and suffered a broken leg.
"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Describing the cyclist as a "man" is probably a little OTT.

Male, maybe. Fully-grown, maybe.

"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Male and fully-grown he might be, but a "man"?

It would take a man to own up to his disgusting behaviour.

So there's no chance.

I've always maintained "shared pavements" are dangerous.
The answer is to report all transgressions to the police and the local
authorities.
It is an improvement on just salivating!

On 30/03/2016 16:48, colwyn wrote:
On 30/03/2016 15:56, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html



QUOTE:
"It happened at around 7.50pm on Thursday, March 17, when the young boy
was walking out of a front gate.

"The cyclist, who was riding on the pavement, hit him.
"He is described as a man, dressed all in black riding a black cycle.
"The cyclist didn't stop and was seen to ride off towards the city
centre.
"The boy was taken to hospital and suffered a broken leg.
"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Describing the cyclist as a "man" is probably a little OTT.

Male, maybe. Fully-grown, maybe.

"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Male and fully-grown he might be, but a "man"?

It would take a man to own up to his disgusting behaviour.

So there's no chance.

I've always maintained "shared pavements" are dangerous.
The answer is to report all transgressions to the police and the local
authorities.
It is an improvement on just salivating!

You can be fairly certain that there are very few - if any - cycle paths
which adjoin garden gates.

On 30/03/2016 16:59, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 16:48, colwyn wrote:
On 30/03/2016 15:56, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html




QUOTE:
"It happened at around 7.50pm on Thursday, March 17, when the young boy
was walking out of a front gate.

"The cyclist, who was riding on the pavement, hit him.
"He is described as a man, dressed all in black riding a black cycle.
"The cyclist didn't stop and was seen to ride off towards the city
centre.
"The boy was taken to hospital and suffered a broken leg.
"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Describing the cyclist as a "man" is probably a little OTT.

Male, maybe. Fully-grown, maybe.

"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Male and fully-grown he might be, but a "man"?

It would take a man to own up to his disgusting behaviour.

So there's no chance.

I've always maintained "shared pavements" are dangerous.
The answer is to report all transgressions to the police and the local
authorities.
It is an improvement on just salivating!

You can be fairly certain that there are very few - if any - cycle paths
which adjoin garden gates.


I bow to Omniscience!

On 30/03/2016 17:19, colwyn wrote:
On 30/03/2016 16:59, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 16:48, colwyn wrote:
On 30/03/2016 15:56, JNugent wrote:
On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html





QUOTE:
"It happened at around 7.50pm on Thursday, March 17, when the young boy
was walking out of a front gate.

"The cyclist, who was riding on the pavement, hit him.
"He is described as a man, dressed all in black riding a black cycle.
"The cyclist didn't stop and was seen to ride off towards the city
centre.
"The boy was taken to hospital and suffered a broken leg.
"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Describing the cyclist as a "man" is probably a little OTT.

Male, maybe. Fully-grown, maybe.

"Sergeant Tom Richardson is appealing for the cyclist to get in touch."

Male and fully-grown he might be, but a "man"?

It would take a man to own up to his disgusting behaviour.

So there's no chance.

I've always maintained "shared pavements" are dangerous.
The answer is to report all transgressions to the police and the local
authorities.
It is an improvement on just salivating!

You can be fairly certain that there are very few - if any - cycle paths
which adjoin garden gates.


I bow to Omniscience!

It is obvious.

Same for shop doorways.

On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html

slight update: The cyclist's excuse: "To be fair, he (the 8 year old
child) knocked me off my bike"
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Sc...ail/story.html

On 31/03/2016 08:51, MrCheerful wrote:

On 30/03/2016 13:41, MrCheerful wrote:
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cy...ail/story.html

slight update: The cyclist's excuse: "To be fair, he (the 8 year old
child) knocked me off my bike"
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Sc...ail/story.html

As someone else might say, the cyclist's wriggling has begun.

He'll probably also claim that the heavy traffic passing at speed in
that short residential cul-de-sac meant that he could not possibly cycle
in accordance with the law and/or give consideration to pedestrians and
residents. And anyway, he had shouted the customary "**** off, ****" so
the kid should never have got into his way in the first place.

And then a few of the usual suspects here will support him and blame the
child victim.