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Johnston Terrace Moton Road Rage

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  • Started 13 years ago by minus six
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  1. LaidBack
    Member

    As the man cycled up Johnstone Terrace, he again noticed the Clio, which had entered Johnstone Terrace and drove parallel to the bike.

    This is a bus lane of course but also used by drivers as a short cut into town.
    When all is said and done the incident could involve:

    • driver on drugs / alcohol
    • driver on prescribed medication
    • a mentally ill driver
    • an unregistered vehicle
    • a stolen vehicle
    • a driver with 12 points on his license who needs his car for work (!)
    • a driver with no valid license

    List and combinations is endless.... first rule is to get a number/model of car and try to avoid injury. When said numebr is checked against DVLA database don't be surprised when data doesn't match... cars with fake / cloned reg plates exist. Cars with number plates missing can be seen every other day - unless they're driving with no lights which also happens.

    I had a scooter go head to head with me on North Bridge as he decided to drive round the wrong side of traffic island in full view of a police van stuck in traffic. No they didn't give chase!

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  2. Claggy Cog
    Member

    A friend had an altercation with a motorist who got out of his car and punched him causing him to hit the deck. The motorist was caught, there were witnesses...it went to court on three occasions, twice adjourned, third time lucky you would think... The motorist got away scot-free as the witness said that he could not definitively identify the man as the driver of the car but could identify the car, which obviously was not in court as a piece of evidence!! So even if you have the make, registration, and the driver in the dock is the registered owner you will not necessarily get a conviction.

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  3. recombodna
    Member

    Yeah I was punched in the face by a van driver when I had a baby in the trailer, there were witness's who were interviewed but nothing happened. Bloody cyclists with their dangerous kid trailers getting in the way of the honest working man.

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  4. LaidBack
    Member

    Bloody cyclists with their dangerous kid trailers getting in the way of the honest working man.
    That's pretty bad.... fact you're still on the road shows you beleive/hope that this extreme type of event is rare

    The reality is that as a cyclist you are on display and identifiable and vulnerable.
    As Liz story suggests, the car is a great disguise and few people can really see the 'man behind the wheel'. Duel (the movie) had it about right.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Man arrested over cyclist's 'hit and run' death*

    A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged hit and run involving a cyclist in Edinburgh last year.

    The 32-year-old was reported to the procurator fiscal after the city centre incident.

    Iain Thomson from Slateford was knocked off his bike in Johnston Terrace on November 7.

    He was allegedly hit by a Renault Clio, near the Lloyds TSB bank on the corner of Lothian Road, and clung on to the bonnet of the car while it was moving.

    The man is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today on Tuesday.

    * = note, sloppy Journalism, there was no death here

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. custard
    Member

    glad you added that kaputnik,had me wondering how I missed the death!

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  7. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Wonder if the results of him appearing in court yesterday will be made known? (report still states that the cyclist was killed).

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  8. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Actually, I vaguely know one of the Scotsman crime reporters so I've sent her a wee message looking for info (I first typed that as 'massage', who knows, it might be more likely to get me the info I needed).

    Posted 13 years ago #

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