Have you ever crashed into someone?

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When I was a lad - riding along talking to my mate beside me and not
looking where I was going, little girl walked out in front of us he
slammed on the brakes and stopped in time but I was a bit slow to react.
Very low speed impact but knocked her over. I was so shocked I didn't
say anything before some women came over, stood her up and they all
walked away. :-(

A few weeks ago filtering slowly down the outside of a stationary
traffic queue on a narrow one-way street - chav walking towards me in
the road, I wasn't going to bother to stop and he didn't quite step out
of the way in time, so contact was made. I might have said something
like "dopy [censored]". :-)

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When walking I do it all the time. I hate it when people just suddenly stop,
and I deliberatley walk into them. "FFS" or similar is muttered.

When cycling I try *NOT* to deliberatley crash into people. Most times I
come to a complete stop before hitting them. A year or so ago a girl was
walking blindly across the road. Green light for me, so I aimed behind her
and carried on. At the last second her periphial vision spotted me and she
jumped back. Straight into my path. Bang. She apologised to me. I think I
shouted "F**K", just before I hit. At least I know what my famous last words
will be.

Rob Morley said:

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When I was a lad -

Me too. Hard right into a side road. Hard contact with pedestrian. In
the dark, no lights (twere still the blackout). Didn't say anything
because I recognised the voice of the person I hit. Certainly didn't
speak up the next morning when the head asked who knew the rider who had
knocked over the school caretaker the previous evening.

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What happened was that Debbie was feeling a bit of attitude due to low
blood sugar, and she saw a banana in the pocket of Stuart's backpack.
So she rode up beside him with her eyes on the banana and one hand off
her handlebar. As she was doing the delicate bit getting the banana out
of the pocket, her handlebar caught on Stuart's and both of them fell in
a heap.
Debbie fell right in front of me so I grabbed my brakes, went over the
front rather than ride over her but landed face-down on top of the pile,
soon to be trapped under three or four others.

I said, "Could somebody pull the bikes out of this tangle so that we can
get up? Please? When you've all finished having hysterics?"

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elyob wrote on 29/12/2006 16:09 +0100:

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What happened, and what did you say after?

When walking I do it all the time. I hate it when people just suddenly stop,
and I deliberatley walk into them. "FFS" or similar is muttered.

When cycling I try *NOT* to deliberatley crash into people. Most times I
come to a complete stop before hitting them.

Lets hope you don't meet a motorist who has a similar attitude towards
pedestrians and cyclists.

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Small lad (7 or 8) ran out in front of me while I was on a cycle lane.
Slammed brakes on and ripped up the crappy slurry surface but knocked
him on the shoulder. He seemed a bit shocked but not hurt. His
parents were very apologetic!

elyob said:

Most times I come to a complete stop before hitting them.

It amazes me how many people will walk into your stationary front wheel
when you've stopped in front of them because they're not letting you
past (I assume that's what you meant!) Even more so when you have 12W
of front light illuminating them!

peter

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A few years ago, I was cycling towards a 'T' junction that used to be a
cross road. The exit that had been blocked off for cars, still has a
lane for cyclists to use.

As I approached the junction, slowing down I pass a ped walking in the
road in the same direction as me. I stopped at the junction and waited
for a gap in the traffic, and as I waited the ped walked up beside me.
I looked left he was stood to my left, I looked right, its was clear.
As I pulled away the ped walked in front of me to cross in the same
direction as me. I only hit him at a couple of miles an hour but did not
say anything.

Martin.

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Thank you.

Going up the (1m wide) cycle lane on the inside of a bus queuing at
lights, hit a ped crossing through the queue immediately in front of the
bus.
Nothing was said - she'd picked herself up and carried on her way by the
time I'd picked myself and bike up.

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Earlier this year. On a pedestrian crossing.

But.....

It was a light controlled crossing, the lights were in my favour, the ped
looked straight at me, I was wearing the usual hi-vis stuff, and then he
stepped out in front of me, so close that I hit him. Fortunately, it was on
an uphill section, so I was going relatively slowly, but he went over and I
semi-controlled fell off.

I apologised!! I'm still not sure for what, but when I'd gathered my wits,
both of them, I pointed out the error of his ways. He was an ambulance man
at the hospital the crossing was there for. I hope he wasn't an ambulance
driver.

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Thank you.

Whilst following the 'missus on a straight bridleway she decided to
stop, (without warning) 'to see where one of the others had got to'.
My front wheel hit her cranks and we ended up in a heap on the grass,
with me muttering rude words. Fortunately no injuries, bar one broken
spoke in her rear wheel, where my left hand pedal had gone through it.
There were a few words said afterwards (but we are still married).

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Thank you.

ONE
When aged 10 with mate of same age, we stopped side by side at a
T-junction, me on right. I wanted to go right, he wanted to go left, but
in a moment of agreement we both decided to take the direction suggested
by the other...
....so i set of left and he turned right and we both fell in a mangled
pile on the road.
As it was before the era of common four-letter usage we probably both
said "oh bother"

TWO
When aged 12 and cycling up winchester High Street a ped half-stepped
onto the road and i started to take evasive action. She stepped back
onto the pavement and I relaxed. Immediately she stepped back into road
as I passed and I landed in a heap.
When I got home relatives had arrived who said they had seen me earlier
that afternoon sprawled in the road.
I just think i went bright red and hid.

THREE
A half-blind woman carrying a cat stepped off the pavement directly in
front of me and we collided - words were much more 'adult' and I ended
up in hospital. A successful CTC claim followed. I think I uttered "all
cats should be shot".

John B

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It amazes me how many people will walk into your stationary front wheel
when you've stopped in front of them because they're not letting you
past (I assume that's what you meant!) Even more so when you have 12W
of front light illuminating them!

I've had a couple of situations when I have been track standing waiting for
the last few peds who still keep crossing on flashing amber at busy ped
crossings and had a dozy ped actually walk straight into the *side* of me!

cheers adrian www.boliston.co.uk

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Whilst following the 'missus on a straight bridleway she decided to
stop, (without warning) 'to see where one of the others had got to'.
My front wheel hit her cranks and we ended up in a heap on the grass,
with me muttering rude words. Fortunately no injuries, bar one broken
spoke in her rear wheel, where my left hand pedal had gone through it.
There were a few words said afterwards (but we are still married).

You were following too close.
If the rider in front falls you're not supposed to ride over them!

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What happened, and what did you say after?

Thank you.

Whilst following the 'missus on a straight bridleway she decided to
stop, (without warning) 'to see where one of the others had got to'.
My front wheel hit her cranks and we ended up in a heap on the grass,
with me muttering rude words. Fortunately no injuries, bar one broken
spoke in her rear wheel, where my left hand pedal had gone through it.
There were a few words said afterwards (but we are still married).

Ha! out on a night ride round Dalbeattie forest the night before last,
three twelve-year-olds on the front of the bunch, me a little incautiously
close behind them, the rest of the adults a bit further back. One lad
drops a water bottle, and slams his anchors on. Second lad slams his
anchors on, missing the first. Third lad slams his anchors on and hits the
second; I slam my anchors on and end up lying half across his bike with
one foot stuck in a pedal and my handlebats through his spokes.
Remarkably, no-one hurt, no damage to machinery; so off we charge, looking
for new bits of taped off, unfinished red route, like the responsible
cyclists we are.

Dalbeattie is going to be /much/ improved this summer; some of the new work
is excellent.

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Whilst following the 'missus on a straight bridleway she decided to
stop, (without warning) 'to see where one of the others had got to'.
My front wheel hit her cranks and we ended up in a heap on the grass,
with me muttering rude words. Fortunately no injuries, bar one broken
spoke in her rear wheel, where my left hand pedal had gone through it.
There were a few words said afterwards (but we are still married).

You were following too close.
If the rider in front falls you're not supposed to ride over them!

Rather difficult if you are immediately behind them!

Which often happens if you are out with a friend or group.

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Twice:

About 30 odd years ago on a CTC run when a bunch of new kids turned up.
Stopped at t junction, about to turn left, me on left, him to my right, he
turns tight I turn wide and run over his front wheel. No one hurt wheel a
bit bent.

About 24 years ago Albion Street Leeds, hit a pedestrian at speed, woke up
in hospital with a nurse cutting my trousers off, poorly for quite a while,
bike a right off.

Both times I should of been more careful

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About 24 years ago Albion Street Leeds, hit a pedestrian at speed,
woke up in hospital with a nurse cutting my trousers off, poorly for
quite a while, bike a right off.

Did I meet you in a campsite in Cognac in 1982, by any chance?

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