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Andy Key wrote:
If any of you were delayed by a couple of ambulances parked on the bridge at Yarbridge around lunchtime... that was because of us, I'm afraid. My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. It nearly got me so I went back and took some photos. I will put them on a website later so watch this space. It took six of us (the three paramedics and three cyclists) to lift him up the bank. Apart from the fracture he was remarkably unharmed - Ouch Did anyone else see the low-lying fog bank over the sea near Niton in the morning? Fantastic - it was as if we were cycling above the clouds. I went through it along the Military Road. Most odd not being able to see the incline by sight when gravity started helping. Mind you, 35mph was quite a contrast to a few years ago when I had to pedal down hill against the headwind. |
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On Mon, 2 May 2005 11:11:18 +0100, Andy Key
. orthisco.orthisuk wrote in message : If any of you were delayed by a couple of ambulances parked on the bridge at Yarbridge around lunchtime... that was because of us, I'm afraid. My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. Holy cow! Sue the abstrads. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken |
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garryb59 wrote: Yes, I'm pretty commited to being there, on my very own home/brazed/welded effort-of-modeof-transport at that too. I think I went past you just before the Wight mouse of the home made 'bent is what you were on. Did you all see the swarm of Honda 70cc monkey bikes went?, saw them on the Miltary Rd and again at the finish. I arrived back at Havenstreet (after wasting half an hour looking for a disused and very secure railway tunnel near Whitwell and then finding a cashpoint on Ryde) at 1430. After returning to Spinnaker City went on the Hayling ferry which looks fairly moribund and came back up to Havant on the old Hayling Billy railway line. A great day, as good as cycling gets, riding along a two-way road through woods carpeted with bluebells and not a car in sight, that's the advantage of a nice bit of expensive water between Mondeoman and the island. Shame about the fog on the South side but at least it stopped me seeing the tops of the hills ;-) |
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Mark Thompson wrote: My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. What sort of traffic calming measure is this? Sounds lethally dangerous to me! I am apalled that you friend has suffered this fate, though I appreciate his injuries might have been much worse. Wonder how fast he was going? Not that I'm suggesting the guy might have been cycling 'furiously' or anything... I saw the aftermath of that (ie a closed road sign and heard the mee mar of the ambulance) garryb59 wrote: Yes, I'm pretty commited to being there, on my very own home/brazed/welded effort-of-modeof-transport at that too. I think I went past you just before the Wight Mouse if the home made 'bent is what you were on. Did you all see the swarm of Honda 70cc monkey bikes?, saw them on the Military Rd and again at the finish. I think they were playing an elaborate game of 'catch' with the Goldwings. Lots of forklift trucks with a sofa on the back and motorbike front forks as well (all ridden by helmetless riders apart from one female passenger) I arrived back at Havenstreet (after wasting an hour on railway tunnels and cashpoints or lack thereof) at 1430. After returning to Spinnaker City went on the Hayling ferry which looks fairly moribund and came back up to Havant on the old Hayling Billy railway line. A great day, as good as cycling gets, riding along a two-way road through woods carpeted with bluebells and not a car in sight, that's the advantage of a nice bit of expensive water between Mondeoman and the island. Shame about the fog on the South side but at least it stopped me seeing the tops of the hills ;-) |
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"Andy Key" . orthisco.orthisuk wrote in message ... If any of you were delayed by a couple of ambulances parked on the bridge at Yarbridge around lunchtime... that was because of us, I'm afraid. My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. Oh dear. Please pass along my best wishes to your friend for a swift & complications-free recovery. Cheers, helen s |
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DavidR wrote:
Andy Key wrote: If any of you were delayed by a couple of ambulances parked on the bridge at Yarbridge around lunchtime... that was because of us, I'm afraid. My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. It nearly got me so I went back and took some photos. I will put them on a website later so watch this space. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Shows the side view. It looks fairly innocuous from this angle. But the next one is shows what you see on approach. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page1.html What happened was that I was behind another rider, trying to look beyond the other rider for normal road hazards while gauging a reasonable distance from the kerb. I nudged the first cat's eye, corrected left and ended up running down the white line. From then it was a question of how to get out without hitting a another cat's eye while tidily resuming a parallel course. When the ramp appeared for what it was, fortunately my trajectory and pendulum swing were now ready. With a slightly hurried adjustment I got out in the gap between the start of the ramp and the cat's eye. |
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In message , DavidR
writes http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Shows the side view. It looks fairly innocuous from this angle. But the next one is shows what you see on approach. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page1.html What happened was that I was behind another rider, trying to look beyond the other rider for normal road hazards while gauging a reasonable distance from the kerb. I nudged the first cat's eye, corrected left and ended up running down the white line. From then it was a question of how to get out without hitting a another cat's eye while tidily resuming a parallel course. When the ramp appeared for what it was, fortunately my trajectory and pendulum swing were now ready. With a slightly hurried adjustment I got out in the gap between the start of the ramp and the cat's eye. David's pictures sum up the cause very well. I was a little way behind my friend so I saw it all (in that curious kind of inevitable slow-motion that seems to happen with accidents). He was to the left of a couple of other cyclists coming into the bridge. I assume he failed to notice until it was too late that the red-painted area on the left was about to ramp up onto a narrow raised section. At the last minute he realised and moved slightly right, bouncing off the kerb back onto the roadway. If there had been nobody to the right of him he could have veered across the road to recover, but with no space to manoeuvre he had to try and keep the bike in a straight line to avoid knocking other people over. At this point I guess he was doing 15-20mph. The front wheel touched the kerb and from that point on there was no way he could avoid a crash. I strongly suspect his femur broke on impact with the "safety" rail (visible at the far right end of the bridge in David's first "side" picture). His momentum carried him over it and through the bushes, down the bank into the stream, adding a thorough coating of nettle stings to his worries on the way. Thanks to all who've wished him a speedy recovery. Andy -- |
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DavidR wrote:
DavidR wrote: It nearly got me so I went back and took some photos. I will put them on a website later so watch this space. Nearly got me as well. I was convinced it was a cycle track what with the red paint and all - it was only my natural distrust of such creatures that made me give it a wide berth. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Shows the side view. It looks fairly innocuous from this angle. But the next one is shows what you see on approach. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page1.html What happened was that I was behind another rider, trying to look beyond the other rider for normal road hazards while gauging a reasonable distance from the kerb. I nudged the first cat's eye, corrected left and ended up running down the white line. From then it was a question of how to get out without hitting a another cat's eye while tidily resuming a parallel course. When the ramp appeared for what it was, fortunately my trajectory and pendulum swing were now ready. With a slightly hurried adjustment I got out in the gap between the start of the ramp and the cat's eye. |
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Not Responding wrote: DavidR wrote: DavidR wrote: It nearly got me so I went back and took some photos. I will put them on a website later so watch this space. Nearly got me as well. I was convinced it was a cycle track what with the red paint and all - it was only my natural distrust of such creatures that made me give it a wide berth. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Shows the side view. It looks fairly innocuous from this angle. But the next one is shows what you see on approach. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page1.html bloody hell! no wonder he came such a cropper, a stealth ramp. Give my best wishes to him; just imagine if it had been the railway bridge ;-( |
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DavidR wrote:
DavidR wrote: Andy Key wrote: If any of you were delayed by a couple of ambulances parked on the bridge at Yarbridge around lunchtime... that was because of us, I'm afraid. My friend had an encounter with a traffic calming measure on the bridge, flipped over the railing and ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment with a fractured femur. It nearly got me so I went back and took some photos. I will put them on a website later so watch this space. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Shows the side view. It looks fairly innocuous from this angle. But the next one is shows what you see on approach. http://bikesite.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page1.html What happened was that I was behind another rider, trying to look beyond the other rider for normal road hazards while gauging a reasonable distance from the kerb. I nudged the first cat's eye, corrected left and ended up running down the white line. From then it was a question of how to get out without hitting a another cat's eye while tidily resuming a parallel course. When the ramp appeared for what it was, fortunately my trajectory and pendulum swing were now ready. With a slightly hurried adjustment I got out in the gap between the start of the ramp and the cat's eye. Thats odd, there used to be bollards there as well. Jan |
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