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A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was
hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Amanda Sewell, 64, suffered shattered bones in her hand and a black eye when a teenager on a mountain bike ploughed into her. The incident happened on Monday at about 3.30pm in Marine Parade, Brighton. Mrs Sewell, a grandmother of one, said: "I was crossing the pavement, almost at the railings overlooking the beach, when he hit me. "I was knocked to the ground and had blood pouring from my mouth. "It was dazzling sunlight and I can only think he didn't see me. He was about 19 years old. "He stopped but then told me it was my fault and I shouldn t have been there. I was so angry. "I told him I had every right to be there because it was a pavement for pedestrians and told him he must be much more careful in future because he could hit a child, but he just cycled off." Mrs Sewell, from Kemp Town, went to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and was treated for her injuries. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/40640...avement_crash/ judith -- Cyclists have been known to ride on the pavement and this occasionally brings them into conflict with pedestrians. This conflict has been known to cause injury and even, in very rare cases, death. (Guy Chapman) |
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:31:17 +0000, Tom Crispin
wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:21 +0000, wrote: A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Perhaps she should have worn a helmet. As has been claimed repeatedly, helmets protect against head and upper facial injury. Ho,ho, ho - very funny - mind it may become true as more and more ****wit cyclists think it is OK to ride on pavements/run in to pedestrians. PS - You never did explain why you published the names and addresses of the restaurants owned by the Vietnamese guy who hit the cyclist? Did you have a good reason to do so - surely you weren't encouraging vigilantes? judith -- Many of the facts below in an article seem, on the face of it, to suggest that helmets are not worthwhile. This could not be further from the truth; helmets are an excellent idea. Children in particular should wear them every time they get on a bike. The point is, although there is no guarantee that a helmet will save your life if you come off, it's 100% certain that your helmet won't save your life if you're not wearing it. - Guy Chapman |
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On 22 Jan, 22:55, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:31:17 +0000, Tom Crispin wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:21 +0000, wrote: A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Perhaps she should have worn a helmet. *As has been claimed repeatedly, helmets protect against head and upper facial injury. Ho,ho, ho - very funny - mind it may become true as more and more ****wit cyclists think it is OK to ride on pavements/run in to pedestrians. More and more? Evidence of increaseing proportion of pavement cyclists? I was stuck behind a car today that had issues overtaking another car that had driven onto the pavement. PS - You never did explain why you published the names and addresses of the restaurants owned by the Vietnamese guy who hit the cyclist? Did you have a good reason to do so - surely you weren't encouraging vigilantes? That would surely drum up business |
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Paul Weaver wrote:
On 22 Jan, 22:55, wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:31:17 +0000, Tom Crispin wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:21 +0000, wrote: A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Perhaps she should have worn a helmet. As has been claimed repeatedly, helmets protect against head and upper facial injury. Ho,ho, ho - very funny - mind it may become true as more and more ****wit cyclists think it is OK to ride on pavements/run in to pedestrians. More and more? Evidence of increaseing proportion of pavement cyclists? Well my evidence is my own eyes, there are more & more of them. I was stuck behind a car today that had issues overtaking another car that had driven onto the pavement. If he was completely on the pavement then there would be no problems overtaking him PS - You never did explain why you published the names and addresses of the restaurants owned by the Vietnamese guy who hit the cyclist? Did you have a good reason to do so - surely you weren't encouraging vigilantes? That would surely drum up business -- Tony the Dragon |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:45:27 +0000, Phil W Lee
phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk wrote: Paul Weaver considered Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:12:50 -0800 (PST) the perfect time to write: On 22 Jan, 22:55, wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:31:17 +0000, Tom Crispin wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:21 +0000, wrote: A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Perhaps she should have worn a helmet. *As has been claimed repeatedly, helmets protect against head and upper facial injury. Ho,ho, ho - very funny - mind it may become true as more and more ****wit cyclists think it is OK to ride on pavements/run in to pedestrians. More and more? Evidence of increaseing proportion of pavement cyclists? Of course - more and more councils are applying Magic Paint to pavements to encourage the misconception that cyclists belong there. Noun - Psycholist Pronunciation Key : psy·cho·list. Origin: based on the outbursts of a rabid Psycholist called Guy Chapman A cyclist who is one of a small group who frequent the news group uk.rec.cycling they have invented their own "language" to justify their views: Examples: ..... 4) "Magic paint" - only used by the most inflicted psycholists. Used to describe signage to cyclist on pavements. Origin unknown. |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:18:11 +0000, Tom Crispin
wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:55:43 +0000, wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:31:17 +0000, Tom Crispin wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:21 +0000, wrote: A grandmother suffered broken bones and a bloody face after she was hit by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Perhaps she should have worn a helmet. As has been claimed repeatedly, helmets protect against head and upper facial injury. Ho,ho, ho - very funny Perhaps now you know why everyone laughs at your continued diatribe. Oh - really - I thought I was in everyone's kill-file. If I'm not feel free to point out any errors I make in my posts - mind it may become true as more and more ****wit cyclists think it is OK to ride on pavements/run in to pedestrians. PS - You never did explain why you published the names and addresses of the restaurants owned by the Vietnamese guy who hit the cyclist? Yes I did. Use Google. Funny I must have missed it at the time - and now perhaps Google have taken it out of the archive because I still can't find it You wouldn't happen to have a bit more information such as date of posting and subject would you? |
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