http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Cyclist in hospital after Princes Street collision" en Mon, 18 May 2026 18:08:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159655 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:08:13 +0000 acsimpson 159655@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It already exists:<br /> <a href="http://www.streetfilms.org/cyclists-vs-rails-in-zurich/">http://www.streetfilms.org/cyclists-vs-rails-in-zurich/</a></p> <p>Apparently after everyone had taken their slice of the £776m there wasn't enough left to buy a little bit of rubber.<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10912#post-121802">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10912#post-121802</a></p> <p>It's also prone to failure if not maintained. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159652 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:01:54 +0000 SimonS 159652@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What is required is some sort of rubber like substance to fill in the tram line that will not give under 125kg of bike and rider but will under a ton or more of tram wheel. </p> <p>Anyone up to the design challenge? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159641 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:17:27 +0000 chdot 159641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>All crashes or other incidents relating to tramlines should be reported to City of Edinburgh Council, who are keeping a record and using this to try and identify problems which need addressed. </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/documents/public-transport/tram" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/documents/public-transport/tram</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159640 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:17:01 +0000 Greenroofer 159640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Notwithstanding the seriousness of the incident, the headline does prompt me to think to myself "It wasn't closed by accident, it was closed on purpose".</p> <p>The only time I can think of in recent years of a road really being closed by accident was in the summer of 2012 when an unexpectedly large number of bicycles closed the Royal Mile to other traffic without really meaning to. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159638 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:30:49 +0000 chdot 159638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Princes Street closed by accident</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/princes-street-closed-by-accident-1-3479179" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/princes-street-closed-by-accident-1-3479179</a></p> <p>Another one - yesterday (pedestrian). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159583 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:28:32 +0000 Min 159583@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I didn't want to make it too far fetched.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159582 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:25:53 +0000 I were right about that saddle 159582@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mmmmmhhh...toasted baby. A <em>modest proposal</em>... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159581 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:22:42 +0000 Min 159581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gosh. I hope they recover soon.</p> <p><em>I can only repeat my question; What attitude would the Evening News take if any part of the tram apparatus caused cars to overturn and their drivers to be hospitalised? </em></p> <p>"Council causes horrific accident. Cyclists toast and eat baby in flames of wreckage." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159578 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:54:13 +0000 chdot 159578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>EdinburghPolice (@EdinburghPolice)<br /> 16/07/2014 10:52<br /> @CyclingEdin @on_lothianbuses @edinburghnews Cyclist came off his bike. Serious/not life threatening. He was not hit by other traffic.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159575 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:35:55 +0000 I were right about that saddle 159575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can only repeat my question; What attitude would the Evening News take if any part of the tram apparatus caused cars to overturn and their drivers to be hospitalised? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159573 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:30:40 +0000 Min 159573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They have now changed the wording from cyclist threw themselves under bus:-</p> <p><em>TRAFFIC was delayed in and around Princes Street this morning when a cyclist was injured after being caught in tram tracks.</p> <p>The accident happened at the junction of Castle Street shortly after 8am.</p> <p>The injured cyclist was treated at the scene before being taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.</p> <p>Bus services on some routes were delayed by up to 40 minutes until the carriageways were cleared.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159572 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:27:52 +0000 kaputnik 159572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Princes Street and its environs have seen 2 pedestrians killed (1 by bus, 1 by taxi) and now a bus landing a cyclist in hospital in space of a few months.</p> <p>Macabre slow-clap for Edinburgh Council for designing such a dangerous environment for people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13134#post-159567 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:09:22 +0000 chdot 159567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/cyclist-in-hospital-after-princes-street-collision-1-3478031" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/cyclist-in-hospital-after-princes-street-collision-1-3478031</a></p> <p>Once again the implication is that the bike hit the bus, which may or may not be true. </p>