This guy has been mown down by cyclists three times in three months !

On 26/06/2012 5:05 AM, Mrcheerful wrote:

Surprisingly they do go over the bars, when the front wheel comes to an
abrupt stop.




http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/113711/call-for-clampdown-on-cyclists-using-pavements.aspx

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I can vouch for that!        It happened twice in my teens.
I rode the 30 miles to Ainsdale with a few mates, and we had a fast run
along the sands to Southport.    I hit a patch of soft sand and the
front wheel turned sideways and bent backwards below the axle.
There was nowhere for me to go except over the bars...

It needed much tramping on the rim and use of a spoke key to straighten
the wheel enough for the journey home.

The second occasion was when racing with a mate and I touched the kerb
and the bike dropped from under me.   I went over the top and
somersaulted, breaking my collar bone when I landed.

But we never rode on pavements and we stopped at red traffic lights,
doing a standstill without putting a foot down.

My main complaint about bike riders is when they whip on and off between
pavement and road.      They need culling...
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It is useful to carry a strong stick when walking on pavements.   ;-)
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Gordon H wrote:

sorry, I misposted this to this group, the intention was uk.rec.cycling
posts such as yours would go down a storm with the psycholists that infest
the group.

Heh!
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