Chris Grayling doors a cyclist

[Drago]

Possible spinal injury? No worries, old Grayling is there to hoist you to your feet!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I wonder if anyone can guess what I'd originally typed

Did it rhyme with rankpanzer?

 

[raleighnut]

Did it rhyme with rankpanzer?

It might do.

[QUOTE 4599596, member: 9609"]so we're no longer allowed to use the very appropriate w4nkp4nzer

So the minister for transport seems to think it acceptable to use an oversized over polluting diesel vehicle in London.[/QUOTE]

rules is rules, I just found it quite funny though.

 

[NorthernDave]

[QUOTE 4599596, member: 9609"]So the minister for transport seems to think it acceptable to use an oversized over polluting diesel vehicle in London.[/QUOTE]

Seems to be a case of do as I say, not do as I do.

I wonder why he couldn't use the Tube?

 

[Drago]

Cos you cant door cyclists on the tube.

 

[Starchivore]

The transport secretary left his car immediately to speak to the shaken cyclist and check on his wellbeing, apologising and putting a hand on Liu’s shoulders as he sat up on the floor.

Liu said he was in shock and became aware of the pain later. “One thing he did say was that I was cycling too fast, which was not true,” Liu said. “That made me really upset. He made out it was my fault.”

Liu said he reported the incident, which occurred just before 6pm on 12 October, to the Metropolitan police, still not knowing who had been in the car.

Liu, 35, works at the World Bank and is a regular cyclist who has not had an accident before or since. He said he suffered pain to his back, legs and head after the incident. He said that Grayling ignored the state of his bike, which he had to check in for repairs.

Liu said: “It’s my first and only accident and it came out of the blue. Definitely he should stay a bit longer to check on me. But maybe he had something more important than this to rush to.”

Liu said he did not expect police to investigate, but he had wanted the incident to be logged in case his injuries proved more serious. “Also,” he said, “I think it’s important to report all these incidents to the police so they are recorded, and they can make the roads safer.”

Grayling had complained that cycle lanes in London “cause too much of a problem for road users”. The minister added: “Motorists in London have got to be immensely careful of cyclists.”

Liu, having learned who Grayling is, told the Guardian: “And he says cycle lanes are the problem, which makes me angry. If he is still in the position to make cities safer for cyclists, he needs to do something.”

A spokesperson for Grayling said: “This was an unfortunate accident. Mr Grayling got out of the car, checked the cyclist was OK and waited until he was back on his feet. Mr Grayling spoke to the cyclist and apologised; they shook hands before he left.”


https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-cyclist-flying-with-his-car-door-video-shows

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Secretary for Transport gets stuck in a traffic jam in an oversized car, decides it's quicker to walk so doors a cyclist. I think we have the beginnings of a transport strategy here.

 

[swee'pea99]

Grayling isn't blameless - he should have looked behind before opening the door. Having said that, if I was undertaking a row of stationary vehicles like that, I personally would be proceeding much more slowly and cautiously than Mr Liu seems to have been - judging by the reported consequences of his off. (The guy filming is going way faster than I would. What if a jaywalker suddenly emerged from behind one of the buses he was passing at what looked like 10MPH+?)

 

[smutchin]

You mean cycling in a cycle lane?

There's no cycle lane at the point where it happened, as you can clearly see in the video.

If he can opine that the rider was going too fast then he must have seen him before he opened the door

It sounds more like a knee-jerk assumption than an assessment based on evidence - which would, of course, be entirely in character.

 

[mjr]

Cos you cant door cyclists on the tube.

You can. On the lines that allow cycles off peak, obstruct them boarding or alighting as the doors close and it'll hit them (or rather, please don't).

 

[JD42]

Tory MP tries to kill labour voter in car door slaughter shocker.

Made me spit my tea out lol

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It sounds more like a knee-jerk assumption than an assessment based on evidence - which would, of course, be entirely in character.

That's exactly what it is, which is kinda my point: automatic transference of blame to the victim. Even I don't believe that he assessed the rider's speed of approach and deliberately opened his door. I was highlighting how stupid his assertion is (if he made it).

 

[Dayvo]

Grayling had complained that cycle lanes in London “cause too much of a problem for road users”. The minister added: “Motorists in London have got to be immensely careful of cyclists.”

As opposed to being 'able' to drive without due care and attention and driving like a dick.

Grayling, you're a prize nobber.

And welcome back to growingvegetables. Long time no see.

 

[spen666]

Fossyant didn't mention Grayling.

And your point is?

I simply stated the law.

 

[oldfatfool]

You mean cycling in a cycle lane?

IF you watch the video the cycle lane doesn't start until after the accident as happened.

I have never and don't wish to cycle in London, and I dare say that flying up the inside of standing traffic is the norm, however it is still not the safest of moves.