Pedal Bob
Active Member
Out on a ride today, dry roads and good visibility, I noticed the blue flashing lights ahead. I then got that feeling of dread when you see a bike lying by the side of the road (I assume cyclist had been going in opposite direction from me). The traffic on both sides of the road had been stopped by the traffic police, so I slowly filtered forward towards the front, past a large mobile crane which was at the front of the queue. The cyclist, a gent around mid 50's/early 60's was still sitting on the road being tended to by the police- he was conscious, although dazed. Just in front of the crane was a blue car, with not obvious signs of impact on it.
I continued on my ride to the 1/2 way point and about turned and came back the same way. When I passed the incident location approx. 30 minutes later, the blue car and a police van were still siting by the side of the road. As I passed the officer who was directing traffic how the cyclist was, he replied "O.k I think".
I assume that the blue car had got impatient following the large crane and pulled out to overtake to be faced with the cyclist coming the other way. The road is a single carriageway, 60mph limit and at the point of the incident, is on a slight bend.
The thing is, within 5 minutes of passing the incident, cars going the same way as me who had obviously saw what had happened, were still skimming passed me at 60 odd mph....
Best wishes to the cyclist involved and hope he is back in the saddle soon.
I continued on my ride to the 1/2 way point and about turned and came back the same way. When I passed the incident location approx. 30 minutes later, the blue car and a police van were still siting by the side of the road. As I passed the officer who was directing traffic how the cyclist was, he replied "O.k I think".
I assume that the blue car had got impatient following the large crane and pulled out to overtake to be faced with the cyclist coming the other way. The road is a single carriageway, 60mph limit and at the point of the incident, is on a slight bend.
The thing is, within 5 minutes of passing the incident, cars going the same way as me who had obviously saw what had happened, were still skimming passed me at 60 odd mph....
Best wishes to the cyclist involved and hope he is back in the saddle soon.