http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cyclist Down Russell Road en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:51:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359121 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:51:25 +0000 neddie 359121@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The general public should not be allowed to operate heavy dangerous machinery in a public place. Period. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359119 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:41:33 +0000 Arellcat 359119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Well if drivers can’t be trusted...</em></p> <p>Drivers have had 137 years to learn to control their infernal machines safely, and have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that they cannot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359118 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:56:01 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 359118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy appears that would be a Tory, a Lib Demmer and <a href="https://jamesrannochcc.com/2016/05/13/frank-ross-all-cyclists-are-bingo/">Frank Ross</a>. I may still do it but it may be the most pointless thing I do this year... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359114 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:25:04 +0000 Frenchy 359114@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Murun - Perhaps an email to the local councillors now saying "I see this has happened again. I got hit in exactly the same way once. Put a traffic island in before it happens again."? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359110 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:23:53 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 359110@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was hit there during the first lockdown - car cut the corner and my forearm took the wing mirror clean off, depositing me on the ground. Driver stopped and got out (still smoking a cig, natch) and appeared not to have clue what she had done, had to be told by me and a passing pedestrian who was frankly stroppier about it than I was. As the driver was a uniformed carer and given the times then, I didn't take it any further. Had a golf ball on my arm for weeks after.</p> <p>Hope today's victim is OK. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359099 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:19:29 +0000 chdot 359099@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well if drivers can’t be trusted…</p> <p>Time to shut the road (people had to ‘manage’ when they built the tram bridge). </p> <p>In time for the new link to Dalry would be good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359097 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:09:33 +0000 Stickman 359097@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote> I stopped to check on a fellow cyclist who had been hit by a car on Russell Rd (btwn the access to Roseburn Path &amp; the railway bridge).I hope he’s ok. I waited until the ambulance appeared; he said he didn’t think his leg was broken but he couldn’t stand up</p> <p>The cyclist said he had been waiting to turn &amp; the car driver wasn’t paying attention &amp; hit him. Poor guy was quite dazed but said he hadn’t hit his head. I’m hoping someone might have some news on his status?</blockquote></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/sheilaemasson/status/1506611095120793610?s=21" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/sheilaemasson/status/1506611095120793610?s=21</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359092 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:53:24 +0000 dessert rat 359092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>argh - did the ambulance and police car this morning, never noticed the bike. not good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20884#post-359090 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:27:56 +0000 BaseCut 359090@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Car, ambulance and police car parked up at bottom of zigzag onto the NEPN. Bike leaning against wall. Not sure what had gone on, but the right turn from RR to the zigzag can be terrifying if Dalry bound vehicles cut the corner. Pure speculation though. Hope all ok. </p>