http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cyclist (and me) down en Fri, 22 May 2026 09:21:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12805#post-153302 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:50:33 +0000 Roibeard 153302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've done the same thing myself to a friend, although I was on a "normal" bike.</p> <p>Unpleasant for both, although clearly worse for her...</p> <p>Hopefully it isn't too offputting and she recovers quickly.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12805#post-153298 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:45:03 +0000 Dave 153298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@DaveC, if you didn't have an invisible bike, the lady would clearly not have forgotten to follow the bend of the road. Or something!</p> <p>Glad to hear it's not too serious. These things happen.. better on a bike than in the car! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12805#post-153288 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:41:11 +0000 SRD 153288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry to hear that! Hope she's okay. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12805#post-153271 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:11:26 +0000 DaveC 153271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A cyclist I'd been riding in with and I colided unfortunately this morning at Barnton Ave and East Barnton Ave junction.</p> <p>We'd struck up a conversation in South Queensferry and just rode in (something you can't do in a car btw). As we approached the left hand turn where the road goes left, she missed the bend and we colided as I turned in and she didn't. I am on the Bent and have no injuries, but the poor lady ended up going over the handle bars of her bike. I passing joggiest stopped and in the end we called an ambulance. She has minor cuts and bruising and after 25 mins waiting she cancelled the ambulance and got a taxi instead.</p> <p>I feel bad for colliding with her, but when I asked her while we waited for the taxi, if she meant to continue on the road round to the left, or make a right turn stright on, she said she had meant to go left. I feel a little better for this, but still sorry for colliding with her. :O(</p> <p>I have had a short text exchange with her and she is at the Western Gen's minor injuries centre and being looked after. She was appologetic but I think perhaps if was a mutual crash and we're both at fault.</p> <p>I wish her the best for a speedy recovery and hope she doesn't feel too sore over the next few days.</p> <p>Turns out she rides with the wife of a coulpe of friends in the bay, small work etc... </p>