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Cyclist Down Russell Road

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  1. BaseCut
    Member

    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.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  2. dessert rat
    Member

    argh - did the ambulance and police car this morning, never noticed the bike. not good.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  3. Stickman
    Member

    I stopped to check on a fellow cyclist who had been hit by a car on Russell Rd (btwn the access to Roseburn Path & 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

    The cyclist said he had been waiting to turn & the car driver wasn’t paying attention & 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?

    https://twitter.com/sheilaemasson/status/1506611095120793610?s=21

    Posted 3 years ago #
  4. chdot
    Admin

    Well if drivers can’t be trusted…

    Time to shut the road (people had to ‘manage’ when they built the tram bridge).

    In time for the new link to Dalry would be good.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  5. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    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.

    Hope today's victim is OK.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  6. Frenchy
    Member

    @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."?

    Posted 3 years ago #
  7. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    @Frenchy appears that would be a Tory, a Lib Demmer and Frank Ross. I may still do it but it may be the most pointless thing I do this year...

    Posted 3 years ago #
  8. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Well if drivers can’t be trusted...

    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.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  9. neddie
    Member

    The general public should not be allowed to operate heavy dangerous machinery in a public place. Period.

    Posted 3 years ago #

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