Double hit& run on a cyclist

According to local news here in Norfolk, seems on Saturday evening, on the
outskirts of Shipdham (A1075) a cyslist was struck from behind by a car and as
he lay injured, was struck again by another vehicle. Neither driver stopped :-(


What I find horrific about this is that neither driver stopped. Hit and runs
seem to be on the increase :-(

The cyclist is described as being in a stable condition in hospital.

One can only but hope that the drivers concerned are caught, have their goolies
(or female equivalent) chopped off, then are put up against a wall and shot.
Hit & runs are unforgivable.

Cheers, helen s





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The cyclist is described as being in a stable condition in hospital.

One can only but hope that the drivers concerned are caught, have their
goolies
(or female equivalent) chopped off, then are put up against a wall and
shot.
Hit & runs are unforgivable.

Cheers, helen s I,m not attacking cyclists but as a contrast the bobbies
are looking for three cyclists in full cycling attire who knocked down an
elderly couple who were crossing a pelican crossing, round here since we
became a university town and have boat loads of cycling students the amount
of hit and runs on pedestrians plus damage to cars has gone up a fair bit.

I,m not attacking cyclists but as a contrast the bobbies
are looking for three cyclists in full cycling attire who knocked down an
elderly couple who were crossing a pelican crossing, round here since we
became a university town and have boat loads of cycling students the amount
of hit and runs on pedestrians plus damage to cars has gone up a fair bit.


I hope they catch them too.

It is still the case though, that motorists cause by far the most significant
proportion of death & injuries on the road. That's not excusing any cyclist in
the situation you describe - it's merely fact on who/what is the major cause of
the problem

Cheers, helen s


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I,m not attacking cyclists but as a contrast the bobbies
are looking for three cyclists in full cycling attire who knocked down an
elderly couple who were crossing a pelican crossing, round here since we
became a university town and have boat loads of cycling students the
amount
of hit and runs on pedestrians plus damage to cars has gone up a fair
bit.


I hope they catch them too.

It is still the case though, that motorists cause by far the most
significant
proportion of death & injuries on the road. That's not excusing any
cyclist in
the situation you describe - it's merely fact on who/what is the major
cause of
the problem

Cheers, helen s
Absolutely in agreement with you on that, dunno why they cant spend the
money they make off speed cameras and spend it on cycle paths.

Absolutely in agreement with you on that, dunno why they cant spend the
money they make off speed cameras and spend it on cycle paths.

God I hope they don't! I wish they'd spend it on more driver education and
general PR to start impressing on more motorists that it isn't acceptable to
moan about being caught speeding and it isn't acceptable to think that driving
a car means you can ignore other road users and be a totally selfish twit!

Cheers, helen s


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Absolutely in agreement with you on that, dunno why they cant spend the
money they make off speed cameras and spend it on cycle paths.

God I hope they don't! I wish they'd spend it on more driver education and
general PR to start impressing on more motorists that it isn't acceptable to
moan about being caught speeding and it isn't acceptable to think that
driving
a car means you can ignore other road users and be a totally selfish twit!

Cheers, helen s

Also, I don't want to be led down unlit, unsalted, isolated 'cycle
paths' where nobody can hear anyone call for help, and just happen to go
nowhere near my destination.

The other Helen

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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
message ...
I,m not attacking cyclists but as a contrast the bobbies
are looking for three cyclists in full cycling attire who knocked down an
elderly couple who were crossing a pelican crossing, round here since we
became a university town and have boat loads of cycling students the
amount
of hit and runs on pedestrians plus damage to cars has gone up a fair
bit.


I hope they catch them too.

It is still the case though, that motorists cause by far the most
significant
proportion of death & injuries on the road. That's not excusing any
cyclist in
the situation you describe - it's merely fact on who/what is the major
cause of
the problem

I'm not sure that's true. The vast majority of people who are run over are
run over because they've wandered out into the road without looking, often
drunk. Of course, most of deaths in cars are caused by the driver of the car
or another cocking up.

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:36:11 -0000 someone who may be "Doki"
wrote this:-

The vast majority of people who are run over are
run over because they've wandered out into the road without looking, often
drunk.

Highway Code, Rules 180-185.


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David Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:36:11 -0000 someone who may be "Doki"
wrote this:-

The vast majority of people who are run over are
run over because they've wandered out into the road without looking,
often drunk.

Highway Code, Rules 180-185.

That's irrelevant. The figures I saw were Govt stats on who was at fault in
for pedestrian VS car fatalities. Clearly if you run someone down because
you're not looking where you're going, it's your fault, whereas if you run
someone down because they decide to walk across the road when you're too
close to stop, it's their fault. I imagine the Police spend quite some time
working out who's fault it is. I'll have a look and see if I can find the
url.

David Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:36:11 -0000 someone who may be "Doki"
wrote this:-

The vast majority of people who are run over are
run over because they've wandered out into the road without looking,
often drunk.

Highway Code, Rules 180-185.


I've known two people killed as pedeisrtians.

One elderly gent, was almost functionall blind with bottle bottoms for
glasses who used to do his best to see if anything was coming then make a
dash for it across a 60 mph trunk road to get to a friends house. Eventually
his luck ran out.

The other elderly gent, used to stick his walking stik out infront and walk
boldly across a couple of miles down the same road and expect drivers to see
him and stop. Eventually one didn't.

Nice gents both of them. But it was the drivers i felt sorry for.

pk