Another one bites the dust.

Some people might have seen on Howard's site a Hull level crossing that has
the rails at a shallow angle to the road. So many cyclists have been injured
over the years including my barber who badly hurt his knee a year ago and is
still waiting for compensation.

Here is another poor soul who has crashed on the" death rails":

Sorry about the tea bag stains, but I fished it out of the bin.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zrails.htm

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:12:11 -0000, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zrails.htm

I see that Russell, Jones and Walker are the advising sillysodders in
this case (why do I want to replace Russell with Mainwaring?). These
are the CTC's tame sharks, aren't they?

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:12:11 -0000, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zrails.htm

I see that Russell, Jones and Walker are the advising sillysodders in
this case (why do I want to replace Russell with Mainwaring?). These
are the CTC's tame sharks, aren't they?

Makes no difference, I'm afraid. The rail people blame the road people and
the road people blame the rail guys, so nothing ever gets done.

--
Simon M.

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:22:28 -0000, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

The rail people blame the road people and
the road people blame the rail guys, so nothing ever gets done.

Solution: sue them jointly and severally :-)

Guy
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Simon Mason wrote:

Some people might have seen on Howard's site a Hull level crossing that has
the rails at a shallow angle to the road. So many cyclists have been injured
over the years including my barber who badly hurt his knee a year ago and is
still waiting for compensation.

Here is another poor soul who has crashed on the" death rails":

Can't the cyclist just cross them at 90 degrees (ish)? He'd have to
swing out to the centre of the road then back in again, but this is all
in the HC - isn't it?

"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message
news:41a60ae1.0@entanet...
Simon Mason wrote:

Some people might have seen on Howard's site a Hull level crossing that
has the rails at a shallow angle to the road. So many cyclists have been
injured over the years including my barber who badly hurt his knee a year
ago and is still waiting for compensation.

Here is another poor soul who has crashed on the" death rails":

Can't the cyclist just cross them at 90 degrees (ish)? He'd have to swing
out to the centre of the road then back in again, but this is all in the
HC - isn't it?

There are four rails to be crossed, all slanting from left to right. You can
walk across like this:

http://www.thebikezone.org.uk/erimages/springbank2.jpg

but you shouldn't have to.

--
Simon M.

In article ,
says...
Some people might have seen on Howard's site a Hull level crossing that has
the rails at a shallow angle to the road. So many cyclists have been injured
over the years including my barber who badly hurt his knee a year ago and is
still waiting for compensation.

Here is another poor soul who has crashed on the" death rails":

Sorry about the tea bag stains, but I fished it out of the bin.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zrails.htm

In it for the money. Nasty accident, but surely one that could have
been avoid had the cyclist taken a bit more care.

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Hywel

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:51:45 -0000, Hywel Jenkins
wrote:

In it for the money. Nasty accident, but surely one that could have
been avoid had the cyclist taken a bit more care.

When does it stop being a coincidence / accident? Simon tells us
there have been a *lot* of bike crashes here. Crossing those rails,
at that angle, on a wet day, must be a nightmare.

Guy
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http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

In article ,
says...
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:51:45 -0000, Hywel Jenkins
wrote:

In it for the money. Nasty accident, but surely one that could have
been avoid had the cyclist taken a bit more care.

When does it stop being a coincidence / accident? Simon tells us
there have been a *lot* of bike crashes here. Crossing those rails,
at that angle, on a wet day, must be a nightmare.

No doubt it's difficult, but one doesn't have to ride over them,
particularly if it's known to be dangerous.

--
Hywel

"Simon Mason" wrote in message
...
Some people might have seen on Howard's site a Hull level crossing that
has the rails at a shallow angle to the road. So many cyclists have been
injured over the years including my barber who badly hurt his knee a year
ago and is still waiting for compensation.

Here is another poor soul who has crashed on the" death rails":

Sorry about the tea bag stains, but I fished it out of the bin.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zrails.htm

Earlier this year I posted regarding a friend who had a serious (i.e. life
threatening) accident at a level crossing when his front wheel went down a
gap between the concrete slabs that form the 'road' between the rails.

9 months later and Network Rail have finally admitted responsibility, only
another year or two to go to agree the level of compensation.

Major difference on this one is that the slabs had recently been worked on
and left incorrectly fitted, there was no warning sign plus the crossing
could not be seen due to a slight rise from the approaching road.

Woody