http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: cyclist down - Drumbrae Dr en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185974 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:13:34 +0000 amir 185974@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not nice. Hope you recover quickly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185967 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:42:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 185967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wicgf</p> <p>You sound very cheerful given the circumstances! I hope that attitude continues and helps you heal quickly. Sorry to hear about the bike, but glad to hear you aren't wrecked. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185965 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:14:07 +0000 tk 185965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glad to hear that nothing is broken. You're in a very similar situation to my accident last year from the sound of it. I wouldn't advise dealing with the drivers insurer alone. If you don't have British Cycling cover than wiggle are offering no win no fee with Digby Brown (the same lawyers covering my case) and they have been excellent. If the other party pays the legal fees then Wiggle are donating that to Sustrans </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185955 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:13:00 +0000 lorlane 185955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wicgf Glad to hear you're relatively unscathed and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Lucky pants indeed!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185949 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:19:16 +0000 gembo 185949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ouch, hope for a speedy recovery. All the best. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185944 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:25:40 +0000 HankChief 185944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reiterating the thoughts above, I hope you heal up soon and can get back on with your life &amp; cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185938 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:55:33 +0000 fimm 185938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry to hear this - hope you are feeling a bit less sore soon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185937 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:53:24 +0000 chdot 185937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Hope you get better quickly"</p> <p>Small consolation is that you are likely to heal faster/better due to general (cycle related) fitness. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185934 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:44:10 +0000 Morningsider 185934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wicgf - Ouch! Hope you get better quickly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185931 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:33:38 +0000 paul.mag 185931@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for letting us know you are relatively OK and I hope your injuries heal up soon and that you are out cycling again in the near future </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185930 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:26:01 +0000 acsimpson 185930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wigcf, glad to hear you're mostly OK. I hope the insurance is fast enough to get a new (and faster) bike in time for you to finish recovering.</p> <p>Unfortunately it sounds like you're going to spend a while wishing you could go at all, never mind faster.</p> <p>If you are able to hobble a short distance you could always skip the ride/walk and join POP for the protest outside parliament itself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185929 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:25:40 +0000 Darkerside 185929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ditto all the above (and congratulations on being the second news item on the BBC news Edinburgh site for quite a while). </p> <p>I'm sure you could persuade someone with a cargobike to ferry you around PoP! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185928 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:19:21 +0000 paddyirish 185928@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Speedy recovery and hope that all the legal nonsense gets resolved quickly and that you get a sparkly new bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185927 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:05:17 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 185927@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ouch! Glad you're (relatively) okay though. Sad news about the bike :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185926 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:03:54 +0000 algo 185926@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wicgf - glad to hear you don't have any serious injuries but I hope you recover well and fast, and are back on a bike soon. Sorry to hear about your current one though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185925 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:01:43 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 185925@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I must admit to being very surprised that I didn't break my leg as it was absolute agony and sorer when I did break it years ago. Unfortunately I won't be able to walk very far for a wee while. However delighted I should be fine in about a months time as me and my wife are heading to milan to see my daughter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185924 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:01:15 +0000 davidsonsdave 185924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry to hear about the bike but glad that you have faired a bit better. I hope that you make a quick recovery and are able to get back on two wheels in time for the warmer weather. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185923 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:58:50 +0000 chdot 185923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wicgf</p> <p>Good that you are generally OK. </p> <p>How's the bike... (Though I presume you said IT is wrecked!)</p> <p>Presume you'll tell more later. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185922 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:54:52 +0000 SRD 185922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>oof. glad it wasn't worse. am sure you'll be even more sore tomorrow. </p> <p>(Do hope you make it to POP though - there will be a crowd walking with a banner)</p> <p>Thanks for letting us know you're (mostly) okay. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185921 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:51:31 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 185921@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Delighted to say I must have had my lucky pants on this morning as I have escaped with no broken bones - mighty sore leg and shoulder though. Most of my clothes including my good bike jacket and bike are wrecked :(</p> <p>Don't think I'll make pop either :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185893 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:44:39 +0000 Stickman 185893@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think this location has been mentioned frequently in the Rubbishing Driving thread. </p> <p><strike>(Although not sure exactly where this happened: the roads there are Clermiston Drive and Clermiston Road North).</strike></p> <p>Edit: sorry, reading fail by me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185891 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:39:25 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 185891@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep, it's very definite on the car hitting the cyclist and it not being a cyclist colliding with a car.</p> <p>In purely pedantic grammatical terms, it <em>was</em> the car that hit the cyclist, physically; whereas it was the driver who was in control (or not as the case may be).</p> <p>Thoughts with the cyclist of course amongst semantic deconstructions of media reporting. GWS. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185884 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:31:05 +0000 paul.mag 185884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hadn't realised driverless cars were available already. Interesting that the reports say that the cyclist was hit / struck by the car. Bit of a difference from the usual language "involved in a collision" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185874 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:38:14 +0000 Darkerside 185874@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also from BBC:</p> <p>"The 40-year-old man was at the junction of Drumbrae Drive and Clermiston Road North when he was struck by a Nissan Note at about 08:30."</p> <p>I'm assuming a driver was involved as well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185871 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:18:45 +0000 SRD 185871@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>BBC report says 'being treated for leg injuries' </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14671#post-185870 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:06:48 +0000 SRD 185870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>RadioForthNews: A cyclist has been rushed to hospital in #Edinburgh with leg injuries after being hit by a car during rush hour on Drumbrae Drive this morn. </p>