Cyclist down, Grosvenor rd

cyclingprop
cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
edited May 2012 in Commuting chat
About 100m before the millbank/VBR jUnction.

Went past around 6, and saw the world of police, sirens and a bulance turn up.

CPR was being applied :(
What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?

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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Saw that, not pleasant. Seen a few people being given CPR roadside in my time, mostly motorbikers, it usually aint a good sign sadly.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Shoot. They were just laying out the bollards on the westbound stretch as I went through. Didn't see what it was for, though.
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  • Green Brompton
    Green Brompton Posts: 972
    Awful. I always think of who they're going home to :-(
    Why? Because I'm guaranteed a seat all the way in.

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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    CPR is never a good sign, but it works so hopefully all will be well with the cyclist.
    Sounds like they were in good hands, so lets hope everything works out OK.
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  • Tricycleboy
    Tricycleboy Posts: 373
    Any signs as to what happened? Just can't imagine a wider, safer bit of cycle lane is all.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Tricycleboy wrote:
    Any signs as to what happened? Just can't imagine a wider, safer bit of cycle lane is all.

    More often than not if I come across a serious accident it tends to be on that stretch.

    I think it's a combination of the speed people carry onto it, the lights bunching riders up, and people thinking the above so gunning for it.

    The craziest cycling I see on my average commute is on the mario-kart blue strip.
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  • richVSrich
    richVSrich Posts: 527
    :( hope this isnt as bad as it sounds... fingers crossed for the rider...

    this was on grosvenor road , west bound, 100m ish after VB?

    there is always a huge number of cyclists that congregate at VB lights... the weather is going to bring even more riders out now.

    stay safe everyone... a pedestrian nearly walked into me this morning
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    It seemed way short of the lights, hate to speculate on something so serious but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a moped/motorbike jumping in the lane.

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