Woman hit by cyclist in Leeds city centre rushed to hospital

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.

A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at around 7.44am.

The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to hospital.

Officers cordoned off the road but left the scene at around 10am, with all roads now open a witness told LeedsLive.

Workers in a nearby shop said that they saw a number of police vehicles in the area as officers came and cordoned off the road, but they were not there for 'very long'.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson told LeedsLive: "This was in relation to a collision between a cyclist and a woman. It was reported at 7.44am.

"The woman has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury.

"Enquiries are continuing and the road is now reopen."

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/le...-city-20417261

On 21/04/2021 05:16 pm, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to hospital.
Officers cordoned off the road but left the scene at around 10am, with all roads now open a witness told LeedsLive.
Workers in a nearby shop said that they saw a number of police vehicles in the area as officers came and cordoned off the road, but they were not there for 'very long'.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson told LeedsLive: "This was in relation to a collision between a cyclist and a woman. It was reported at 7.44am.
"The woman has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury.
"Enquiries are continuing and the road is now reopen."

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/le...-city-20417261

Impossible.

Cyclists never crash into pedestrians; it can't happen.

And if they do, it doesn't hurt the pedestrian.

And if it does, it doesn't hurt the pedestrian much.

And if it hurts the pedestrian a lot, it doesn't actually cause the
pedestrian any injury.

And if it causes the pedestrian an injury, the injury won't be serious.

And if the injury *is* serious, it'll be the victim pedestrian's fault.

On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:
A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.

A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.

The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have been
hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

On 22/04/2021 10:04 am, TMS320 wrote:

On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have been
hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

I have heard of claims by cyclists who have mowed down a pedestrian on
the *foot*way to the effect that the victim wasn't looking out for
vehicles on the *foot*way and so was lucky that they weren't mown down
on the *foot*way by a motor vehicle. Presumably, they meant the
non-existent motor-vehicles being driven along the *foot*way as though
they were... er... bicycles.

On 22/04/2021 21:44, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:04 am, TMS320 wrote:
On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have
been hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

I have heard of claims by cyclists who have mowed down a pedestrian on
the *foot*way to the effect that the victim wasn't looking out for
vehicles on the *foot*way and so was lucky that they weren't mown down
on the *foot*way by a motor vehicle. Presumably, they meant the
non-existent motor-vehicles being driven along the *foot*way as though
they were... er... bicycles.

Most pedestrian casualties on pavements are due to out of control drivers.

It is remarkable how when a driver of a motor vehicle is mentioned as a
likely culprit, you get all worked by notions of law and evidence and
yet somehow it never happens when a cyclist is mentioned. You should try
to be consistent.

On 22/04/2021 10:20 pm, TMS320 wrote:

On 22/04/2021 21:44, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:04 am, TMS320 wrote:
On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have
been hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

I have heard of claims by cyclists who have mowed down a pedestrian on
the *foot*way to the effect that the victim wasn't looking out for
vehicles on the *foot*way and so was lucky that they weren't mown down
on the *foot*way by a motor vehicle. Presumably, they meant the
non-existent motor-vehicles being driven along the *foot*way as though
they were... er... bicycles.

Most pedestrian casualties on pavements are due to out of control drivers.

Very probably true. A quick tour through a few of those "crash"
compilations on Youtube soon shows how easily - and spectacularly -
control is lost when someone *else* does something stupid.

But however bad things are in such incidents, imagine how much worse
they could be if people were in the habit of driving motor vehicles
along footways at normal travelling speed. Luckily, it doesn't happen
(as in "I've never seen it and I don't think you have either").

It is remarkable how when a driver of a motor vehicle is mentioned as a
likely culprit, you get all worked by notions of law and evidence and
yet somehow it never happens when a cyclist is mentioned. You should try
to be consistent.

This was purely a reaction to the predictable wriggling which invariably
includes the string:

"...lucky she wasn't hit by a driver [on the footway]"

....usually as an implied criticism of a pedestrian victim who, when
walking along a *footway*, wasn't keeping a sharp lookout for rapidly
approaching vehicles which shouldn't exist in the same time and exact
space as pedestrians on *footways*.

On 22/04/2021 23:26, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:20 pm, TMS320 wrote:

On 22/04/2021 21:44, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:04 am, TMS320 wrote:
On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have
been hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

I have heard of claims by cyclists who have mowed down a pedestrian
on the *foot*way to the effect that the victim wasn't looking out for
vehicles on the *foot*way and so was lucky that they weren't mown
down on the *foot*way by a motor vehicle. Presumably, they meant the
non-existent motor-vehicles being driven along the *foot*way as
though they were... er... bicycles.

Most pedestrian casualties on pavements are due to out of control
drivers.

Very probably true. A quick tour through a few of those "crash"
compilations on Youtube soon shows how easily - and spectacularly -
control is lost when someone *else* does something stupid.

But however bad things are in such incidents, imagine how much worse
they could be if people were in the habit of driving motor vehicles
along footways at normal travelling speed. Luckily, it doesn't happen
(as in "I've never seen it and I don't think you have either").

It wouldn't necessarily be worse but it would probably be more frequent.
And I have seen motor vehicles driven along footways not out of control.

It is remarkable how when a driver of a motor vehicle is mentioned as
a likely culprit, you get all worked by notions of law and evidence
and yet somehow it never happens when a cyclist is mentioned. You
should try to be consistent.

This was purely a reaction to the predictable wriggling which invariably
includes the string:

"...lucky she wasn't hit by a driver [on the footway]"

The luck is the severity of injuries. Where is your evidence it happened
on the pavement? Do try to be consistent.

...usually as an implied criticism of a pedestrian victim who, when
walking along a *footway*, wasn't keeping a sharp lookout for rapidly
approaching vehicles which shouldn't exist in the same time and exact
space as pedestrians on *footways*.

Usually, huh? If it's so frequent you will be able to supply a quote.

On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 12:03:00 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:

And I have seen motor vehicles driven along footways not out of control.

There is a chip shop near us where the drivers *always* park on the footway to access the shop. How do you think they get there?

On 23/04/2021 12:02 am, TMS320 wrote:
On 22/04/2021 23:26, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:20 pm, TMS320 wrote:

On 22/04/2021 21:44, JNugent wrote:
On 22/04/2021 10:04 am, TMS320 wrote:
On 21/04/2021 17:16, wrote:

A woman is in hospital with a serious head injury after she was hit
by a cyclist in Leeds city centre this morning.
A cyclist crashed into the woman near the Corn Exchange, with parts
of Boar Lane and Vicar Lane temporarily closed after the incident at
around 7.44am.
The woman sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to
hospital.

She's lucky she wasn't hit by a driver. Oh hang on, she would have
been hit by a car and it would have had nothing to do with the driver.

I have heard of claims by cyclists who have mowed down a pedestrian
on the *foot*way to the effect that the victim wasn't looking out
for vehicles on the *foot*way and so was lucky that they weren't
mown down on the *foot*way by a motor vehicle. Presumably, they
meant the non-existent motor-vehicles being driven along the
*foot*way as though they were... er... bicycles.

Most pedestrian casualties on pavements are due to out of control
drivers.

Very probably true. A quick tour through a few of those "crash"
compilations on Youtube soon shows how easily - and spectacularly -
control is lost when someone *else* does something stupid.

But however bad things are in such incidents, imagine how much worse
they could be if people were in the habit of driving motor vehicles
along footways at normal travelling speed. Luckily, it doesn't happen
(as in "I've never seen it and I don't think you have either").

It wouldn't necessarily be worse but it would probably be more frequent.
And I have seen motor vehicles driven along footways not out of control.

Not for any distance that could be credibly described as a significant
part of a journey and certainly not credibly described with the quite
common behaviour of cyclists.

Driving on a footway for certain purposes is perfectly OK (and FTAOD,
analogous cycling on the footway is equally acceptable).

It is remarkable how when a driver of a motor vehicle is mentioned as
a likely culprit, you get all worked by notions of law and evidence
and yet somehow it never happens when a cyclist is mentioned. You
should try to be consistent.

This was purely a reaction to the predictable wriggling which
invariably includes the string:

"...lucky she wasn't hit by a driver [on the footway]"

The luck is the severity of injuries. Where is your evidence it happened
on the pavement? Do try to be consistent.

...usually as an implied criticism of a pedestrian victim who, when
walking along a *footway*, wasn't keeping a sharp lookout for rapidly
approaching vehicles which shouldn't exist in the same time and exact
space as pedestrians on *footways*.

Usually, huh? If it's so frequent you will be able to supply a quote.

All you have to do is to disassociate yourself from those "She was lucky
I wasn't driving a car" remarks, so often used of situations where the
speaker was cycling along a footway, the wrong way along a one-way
street or straight across a pedestrian crossing where the pedestrian had
ROW.

Go on... you can do it...

On 23/04/2021 10:34 am, wrote:
On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 12:03:00 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:

And I have seen motor vehicles driven along footways not out of control.

There is a chip shop near us where the drivers *always* park on the footway to access the shop. How do you think they get there?

Lawfully, unless you are in Greater London.