Be careful riding in the dark!

[Richard Wood]

A friend of mine had a very serious accident riding in the dark, please visit my blog for a quick read and forward the link to any friends or colleagues who ride at night, could save their life!

http://roadbikesunite.blogspot.co.uk

 

[martint235]

Sorry to appear unsympathetic but "put his head down and pedalled fast" on a dark road?? Regardless of how well you think you know a road that just strikes me as a touch shall we say misguided rather than a stronger word.

 

[T4tomo]

I'm in the same camp - i hope your amte makes a full recovery, but looking where you are going day or night is always a good idea

 

[Col5632]

I see that is common sense really, i look up more often and around me in the dark than i would in the light tbh

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Top Tip: look where you're going.

GC

 

[vickster]

Top Tip: look where you're going.

GC

As I learnt on Friday night while coming home after my leaving do and face planted! Ambulance and A&E... Fortunately, only superficial damage but I do look a fright

Alcohol was involved

I have had to delay my new job start by a week

 

[ianrauk]

so what has 'not wearing the ideal kit' and 'improved his and his bikes visibility' got to do with him riding head long into a skip?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12955624

 

[coffeejo]

so what has 'not wearing the ideal kit' and 'improved his and his bikes visibility' got to do with him riding head long into a skip?

Was just about to post the same thing.

 

[coffeejo]

As I learnt on Friday night while coming home after my leaving do and face planted! Ambulance and A&E... Fortunately, only superficial damage but I do look a fright

Alcohol was involved

I have had to delay my new job start by a week

(My 'like' was meant with sincere empathy. No giggling was involved at any stage. GWS.)

 

[vickster]

I'd better add that I was walking and not cycling!!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

As I learnt on Friday night while coming home after my leaving do and face planted! Ambulance and A&E... Fortunately, only superficial damage but I do look a fright

Alcohol was involved

I have had to delay my new job start by a week

Sounds painful, I hope you heal soon.

GC

 

[vickster]

I look like I have been 10 rounds with Mike Tyson, faced off a sabre tooth tiger and been kneecapped...but it's all good

I could have broken my cheek, eye socket, nose, jaw, wrists, knees...I just knackered my glasses...so I am feeling lucky lol

 

[Arjimlad]

Ouch - get well soon !

As for the blog, well, ditto.

My Dad was against me getting a drop bar bike as a lad, because he thought that it was too easy not to look far enough ahead. One of my pals with a drop bar bike diverted his attention from the road onto his front wheel, and ended up crashing through the back windscreen of a legally-parked Fiesta XR2.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Sorry, I thought it was a joke and voted yes.