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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School) http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School) en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:18:26 +0000 Uberuce on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47749 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:26:42 +0000 Uberuce 47749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Good news is she's back on her bike already, albiet asked for me to tank for her the first ride. Bad news is no news from the polis. We need some kind of masked vigilante. It's not like we don't all have lights to make a Batsignal... Uberuce on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47609 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:52:45 +0000 Uberuce 47609@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Dave gets my vote. Dave on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47548 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:51:21 +0000 Dave 47548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "In the event of being charged with failure to stop after a road traffic collision, if a driver relies on a defence of being unaware of said collision, this will be taken as an admission of driving without due care and attention" - from the Manifesto of Dave DaveC on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47535 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:01:10 +0000 DaveC 47535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Thats ideal but we know from experience that the driver only has to say they were unaware of any colision.... riffian on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47514 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:29:22 +0000 riffian 47514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ As a minimum, it's surely a failure of 'duty of driver to stop, report accident and give information or documents' <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170">Road Traffic Act 1988 s170</a> Claggy Cog on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47504 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:42 +0000 Claggy Cog 47504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Oh dear. That is really awful. What a complete coward and this is serious assault, dangerous driving, and possibly even as bad as attempted murder. What a complete dickhead. Your colleague could have been killed by an oncoming car or at least been involved in a more serious accident (not that it was not serious enough in the first place). There really are some seriously mad folk out on the roads, clearly not right in the head. Min on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47503 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:24:54 +0000 Min 47503@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The important thing is that the police actually do anything at all. This is happening far too often. I hope she is okay about getting back on the bike. DaveC on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47501 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:08:44 +0000 DaveC 47501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'm sory to read this. I do hope the police do feel his collar. Sometimes I think the police aught to turn up at peoples employers premisis asking to interview the perpetrator. Might think twice about it if their employer knows they have been naughty. kaputnik on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47496 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:58:05 +0000 kaputnik 47496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I think often in these cases when the Police do catch up with perpetrators it is a lack of insurance or something they can get them on, rather than the reported offence. spitters on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47488 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:25:47 +0000 spitters 47488@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Speaking of PY - different venue - different time? Anyone? Uberuce on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47410 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:35:49 +0000 Uberuce 47410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ That's the one. SRD on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47407 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:28:47 +0000 SRD 47407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ this the school you mentioned working at when we were at py? chdot on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47405 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:15:40 +0000 chdot 47405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Mmm Better hope the police find car soon and find a fresh dent/scratch. Uberuce on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47404 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:07:14 +0000 Uberuce 47404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ None have come forward as yet, and since it was ~7.30, there would have been few to none around anyway. custard on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47402 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:59:27 +0000 custard 47402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ hopefully we shall see a proper case to answer. so often its a slap on the wrist at best. chdot on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47398 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:43:59 +0000 chdot 47398@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "She took his registration" Pretty impressive under the circumstances! Well done. Any witnesses? Uberuce on "Hit and Run Outside My Work (A Primary School)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4474#post-47393 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:35:08 +0000 Uberuce 47393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ One of my colleagues at the after school club I work at was knocked off her bike by a motorist this morning. She's not badly hurt, but naturally very shaken up. She'd been waiting to turn right into the school, and as the oncoming traffic cleared, the driver behind her undertook, then swerved right and clipped her bike, knocking her off the bike into the oncoming lane. It was clear for long enough for her to scramble out the way, but he was gone. It's pretty hard to square his manoeuvre with anything but a malicious attempt to teach a cyclist a lesson. There's no way he can't have seen her since he was held up by her in the first place, the presumable cause of his aggression. She took his registration, though, and the police have been pretty diligent; came to examine her bike after they'd interviewed her, and are hopefully now throwing books at him.