Looked like a serious incident on the path at about 7.35-7.45. Rider with nasty looking head injury lying in recovery position to the side. Bikes stopped on either side taking care. No obvious reason - no other mangled bikes or injured riders. Guessing perhaps tree debris in spokes but only because I've been avoiding twigs and branches left over from tree thinning recently. Hope the guy's OK.
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Cyclist down - Roseburn path
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Billy lost his two front teeth, smashed his nose, and took general facial damage. He got the full works at the Western, and probably will be allowed home tonight. It sounds very much that he went over his handlebars - tree debris in the spokes could be the cause, but was there any lingering ice around that might have caused the fall? He can't remember anything.
And to round off a bad day, someone offered to take his bike to the hospital ... who can't find it.
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Jeez, poor guy. Glad he is getting out tonight though.
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I don't mean to be funny, and I'm glad to hear that he is fit enough to get out, but I once had a near incident on the path due to a squirrel running out and missing my wheel by a hairsbreadth. Could be something equally impossible to assess on viewing the scene that was the cause here.
Then there was the time a police car pulled on to the path from behind a hedge without the driver looking properly.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Fair point Blueth, That's a bit of a nightmare situation. I almost had a (surprisingly large) bunny wabbit under my wheels this morning which could have been a bit of a nightmare - not sure what would have happened if I'd hit it.
Also really hope his bike turns up and his face gets better fast. Horrible injury.
Posted 11 years ago # -
I put in a call to FixMyStreet a couple of weeks ago requesting that last autumn's rotting leaf litter be swept up - just as you come onto the track from Roseburn. Nothing done last time I came down on Friday
'Reported in the Street cleaning category anonymously at 07:14, Tuesday 29 January 2013
The Roseburn to Blackhall cycle track is particularly muddy and slippy especially at the Roseburn end. This is due to unswept leaf debris rotting down to create a layer of mulch.'
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Eeps. Nasty. Doubt there was any ice there this morning but there's plenty of mud been dragged onto the path by the tree-thinning squad and the giant van which was lurking by Sainsbury's access this evening. Whereabouts exactly was the incident?
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Just before Coltbridge heading south I think, but Insto will know better.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Sorry to read about Billy's injury and loss of bike! I saw the tree cutters on Thursday and a few weeks earlier along the path nr the water of leith. I'm glad they are thining out the tree cover but its needed as some lights in the Craigleith area are obsqured by tree cover. I saw Harts van too. There was a guy cyclist stood next to the side door. At least the van was off the track.
Don't wish to sound smug but my studded Schwabe snow tyres make short work of the muddy sections.
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I was sorry to see the aftermath of the accident this morning before the ambulance arrived - when I passed a number of fellow cyclists were already assisting. Billy was being helped to his feet (not in the First Response manual that one) and being held up and he looked seriously dazed, bloodied and battered and no doubt in shock.
I hope he recovers from his injuries soon. Nasty fall.
I think at times like this its good to reflect on some of the words from Captain Lance Murdock. "Bones heal. Chicks dig scars."
Get well soon Billy.
(I hope the bike turns up.)
Posted 11 years ago # -
Jeezo. Wishing Billy a swift recovery from his injuries.
Well done those that stopped to help (or intended to but were not required).
Posted 11 years ago # -
Best wishes for speedy recovery. Terrible thing to have happened on what I would say was a safe route.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Hope all the injuries heal soon enough - along with the hurt pride!
So far that bike lane as cause three punctures, an ice induced paint scraper (serves me right for skinny tyres) and broken collar bone/scapula. All in the space of three months!
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