Shot at!

[nightoff]

When being shot at it's better to keep switching from primary to secondary in a zig zag fashion.

 

[HLaB]

you better take the walk path. at least your off the road if you take a dive.

But you are an easier target !

 

[Chilternrides]

Bloody Hell!
If this happened to me, and I could locate the perpetrator, then this is one of the few occasions when I would deem high speed fist to nose interaction appropriate.

The other one would be getting spat at.

 

[Bman]

Not always wise if the perpetrator has got a gun. Much better let the police deal with it.

They have laser sights on their MP5's. Apparantly (according to a friend), they have the desired effect when aimed at your forehead

 

[ufkacbln]

Sorted!

 

[classic33]

No road tax and you go out without a bullet proof vest on, these bloody cyclist deserve all they get!


Seriously though, very disappointed in the response from the police, they should have the whole area closed down and every house within a 100m searched with the fire arms squad in attendance, doesn't get much more serious than this.

Do you have a street map link for where you were shot, would be interesting to look at what sort of neighborhood this is.

How's a bullet proof vest going to stop a shot to the head?

 

[skudupnorth]

Thats my route to work !! Will be a bit more nervouse tomorrow now i know there is another danger other than the tits in vans and buses trying to squeeze me into the gutter near this lunatic ! What time did this happen ? It's a rubbish section of road which ever way you are going now that there are roadworks going towards Moses Gate and the massive potholes just past the railway station.
Going to where my helmet again,can't stand the thing but now i've seen the state of yours it does make you think.

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

Thats my route to work !! Will be a bit more nervouse tomorrow now i know there is another danger other than the tits in vans and buses trying to squeeze me into the gutter near this lunatic ! What time did this happen ? It's a rubbish section of road which ever way you are going now that there are roadworks going towards Moses Gate and the massive potholes just past the railway station.
Going to where my helmet again,can't stand the thing but now i've seen the state of yours it does make you think.

Google map reference 53.55887,-2.403456 going towards Bolton at 17.14 on Monday 7th March.

When I look at my helmet, I do start to think: "what if I hadn't been wearing it?".

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

Update: I met with a police officer this evening (after fighting a 20mph headwind for 10 miles - not fun when you have an appointment). A lovely young lady officer (irrelevant, but true), who seemed extremely concerned. She seemed less pessimistic than I about what can be achieved with the scant information I was able to give. She is going to investigate possible CCTV cameras in the area. I got the impression that there are many more cameras about than you can easily see. So far, I have been quite impressed with how seriously they are taking it.

 

[classic33]

Well lets hope that in the meantime no-one else gets shot at in the area. And at least your okay, which is the most important thing.

 

[clarion]

Flippin eck!

 

[skudupnorth]

Google map reference 53.55887,-2.403456 going towards Bolton at 17.14 on Monday 7th March.

When I look at my helmet, I do start to think: "what if I hadn't been wearing it?".

Thats what i was thinking regarding the helmet,very scary.I'm half way home to by the time you pass the other way,maybe the drug addicts wake up at that time a decide to have some fun ! Lets hope the Police really do something,it's not a trivial case like none seatbelt wearing ect,this is a seriouse case of someone wanting to cause harm with a firearm !
Take care out there,hope to see you one day

 

[skudupnorth]

Missed me this morning,Mrs Skud would not me leave the house without my helmet !!! Had a look over towards where they could have a shot to see if there were any windows open,never thought i would have to look out for shooters on my commute.....even through Little Hulton !

 

[Black Sheep]

I was on my way home when I heard a loud crack from the side of my helmet. There's a hole in the shell of the helmet with an air-gun pellet embedded in the expanded polystyrene underneath! I've told the police, though I don't think there is much they can do; I couldn't see anyone nearby when I stopped to look.

They should be able to look up who in that area owns an air rifle and go hunting

air rifles count as fire arms so the offence comes under the fire arms laws and they get real tetchy about those so hopefully something will be done

when selling air rifles we have to have a copy of the buyers passport / driving license, take a note of their address and the police have that information.

 

[Ticktockmy]

When I was a kid, air rifles were really powerful, Ie the BSA Air sporter, if a slug from one of those had hit you in the helmet it wuold have killed you.
But seriously, you where lucky it was your helmet, just a few inches diffrence and the story could be diffrent.

For sure the police will follow it up, as it assualt, and you where lucky then, but next time it could end up with someones death.