Cyclists break drivers arm

[2Loose]

2 cyclists break drivers arm

Not sure what to make of this report.

Certainly not a nice thing to do to anyone, but why did the driver get out? Sounds very odd to me.

Reporting leaves so much to be desired lately.

 

[fossyant]

Cyclists in a car park - chav's on BSO's then

 

[Keith Oates]

With the almost total lack of information about the incident it seems to me that it should not have been included in any news outlet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Banjo]

"The cyclists were described as white with short dark hair"

No problem finding them then.

 

[2Loose]

With the almost total lack of information about the incident it seems to me that it should not have been included in any news outlet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

I totally agree.

Recently a young local girl (pedestrian) was killed in an accident involving a car, yet the news report stated 'she collided with a car'.
Told me nothing really, but put the onus on the girl being at fault. As it turned out, the driver was arrested for that one a few days later for dangerous driving.

If they can't report what actually happened, then they should at least balance the report.

 

[HLaB]

Cyclist? Neds (Chavs) on stolen bikes is perhaps more likely

 

[Bromptonaut]

[sub]Not much to go on at all. Neither can I find any other news report. Only local observation is that Weston Favell is not the most salubrious bit of Northampton!! [/sub]

 

[Amanda P]

Given the lack of any detail, why is it even relevant that the "victim" was driving a car, while the assailants apparently had bikes?

 

[dellzeqq]

With the almost total lack of information about the incident it seems to me that it should not have been included in any news outlet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

true, but it will add credence to the myth that cyclists are dangerous superbeings, which isn't entirely a bad thing

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Cyclists in a car park - chav's on BSO's then

My bad...

After a ride out to Derbyshire on my way into work I must remember to change into my trackie and wear my bling before going shopping for my breakfast and lunch.

Didn't realise it was necessary

I must remember when I see the other regular cyclist there locking up his bike to say "wassup blud" or whatever instead of a cheery "morning"

 

[mcshroom]

OT but I noticed this under the linked story: -


Crackdown to target road offences


I don't think the BBC shouldn't be advertising a weekend crackdown by police just before the operation starts? Surely this just makes such a crackdown less effective?

 

[PaulB]

Anyone on this website whilst sitting atop a bike could reasonably be presumed to be a cyclist but to refer to everyone who happens to be on a bike as 'cyclists' is a tad presumptious. You see yobs on those BMXs, hoods up, too big for bike; they are NOT cyclists, they just happen to be mooching around on a bike. If I'm walking in a park and a miskicked ball crosses my path and I boot it back to the lads it belongs to, am I a footballer?

 

[hackbike 666]

true, but it will add credence to the myth that cyclists are dangerous superbeings, which isn't entirely a bad thing

Cyclists are wronguns.