Colleage came off motorbike

[661-Pete]

This happened last Sunday, on the road along Brighton seafront, but I've only just learnt more details. My colleague's not too badly hurt, cracked three ribs (apparently a heavy padlock which he had slung over his shoulder, jammed into his side as he hit the tarmac). I don't know anything about the cyclist, whether he/she was hurt. Nor do I know whose fault it was. But my colleague's been signed off work for at least two weeks - which is a PITA 'cos we're short staffed as it is. He volunteered to return early but the company won't let him. When he returns I shall be asking him some questions, but I know full well that cyclists sometimes get it wrong!

Unless anyone on here knows anything?

 

[Jmetz]

what happened?

All the information i get from this is that a motorcylist fell off his bike...

 

[661-Pete]

what happened?

All the information i get from this is that a motorcylist fell off his bike...

Sorry, I should have made it clear in the post, I put it in the 'sub-heading'. Apparently he was in collision with a cyclist. But I don't know any more than that.

 

[Jmetz]

eek... someone must have made a big mistake for a meeting of two small vehicles.... lets hope both parties make full recoveries.

 

[Trevrev]

When he returns I shall be asking him some questions,

Are you a copper then ?

 

[Bruce]

Are you a copper then ?

LOL +1



That needed saying, his post sort of typifies the attitude of some on this forum,

 

[Arch]

LOL +1

That needed saying, his post sort of typifies the attitude of some on this forum,

And what attitude is that, exactly?

As far as I can see, a guy on a motorbike collided with someone on a bike, and Pete's interested to know what happened...

You and trev go and play under the bridge.

 

[Trevrev]

And what attitude is that, exactly?

You and trev go and play under the bridge.

Meow!!!

 

[Trumpettom001]

Was the padlock a good idea? Pressure = Force/Area and all that.....

 

[661-Pete]

Thanks, Arch.

Trevrev and Bruce, your comments are unfair and unhelpful, and make assumptions you had no right to make. Maybe I could have worded my post a bit better, fleshed it out with more words: we're not all of us blessed with a perfect style! I'm actually on very good terms with the motorcyclist and have been working in close association with him for many years. Of course we occasionally exchange the odd bit of banter, as one so often does at the workplace! But I'm genuinely concerned about his wellbeing. He knows full well about my cycling of course, and I'm fairly confident that, if it turns out that this accident was the cyclist's fault, it won't have instilled in him a negative attitude to cyclists in general, including me. Confident, but not quite sure. That's why I want to ask him what happened, and then try for a bit of diplomacy.

His enforced absence does indeed cause me some problems at work, tight deadlines and so on, but of course I shouldn't make that an issue! He's got to get well first!

Understand now?

 

[661-Pete]

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LOL, diplomacy! Pull your head out of your arse for starters.
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I don't understand you.

 

[661-Pete]

Ok then, what do you suggest I do? Not to chat to this colleague, when he does get back to work, he will think extremely odd and out of character. Maybe 'diplomacy' wasn't the right word...

 

[Tynan]

see cyclists with chain/locks over their shoulders all the time, that's going to hurt sometime

don;t worry too much about Lee Pete, he's a tad spikey

 

[661-Pete]

see cyclists with chain/locks over their shoulders all the time, that's going to hurt sometime

I've done worse. At least, that's one thing Dave (my colleague) won't be doing again in a hurry! I hope at least he'll be recovered enough to get back on his wheels! Powered or pedalled, we're all vulnerable.
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[BentMikey]

I don't see Trev and Bruce's comments as particularly nice or helpful. I got exactly where Pete was coming from.