Cyclist Saves Baby

SlowingDown
SlowingDown Posts: 129
edited July 2011 in Commuting chat
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/07/21/cyclist-saves-baby-after-pram-rolls-into-river-115875-23286855/
The cyclist, who rode from the direction of the Aviva building, stopped and leapt into the river, pulling the pram and child to safety. He then rode off before the child's mother had a chance to get his name.

North Yorkshire Police are now appealing for the "Good Samaritan" to come forward following the drama which unfolded this morning.
...so they can prosecute him for riding on the pavement...
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Bloody cyclists.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    ha brilliant
    Police have urged the man to contact Sgt Willey on 0845 606 0247
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    mudcow007 wrote:
    ha brilliant
    Police have urged the man to contact Sgt Willey on 0845 606 0247
    :lol:

    Triathlon training?
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  • ex-pat scot
    ex-pat scot Posts: 939
    That's my office building. I cycle and run along there (and it is a cyclepath, not a pavement!).

    Hats off to whoever though- there's a long flight of steps and the water's pretty murky.
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Cyclist saves baby.... and the Daily Mail implodes.
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    davis wrote:
    Cyclist saves baby.... and the Daily Mail implodes.

    The baby was probably an immigrant, trying to catch a swan.
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  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    Lycra = superhero.
  • ex-pat scot
    ex-pat scot Posts: 939
    Would be a goose rather than a swan. They are a real menace on that stretch
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    A tasty menace?
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    ex-pat scot wrote:
    Could be a goose rather than a swan. They are a real menace on that stretch

    FTFY

    Unless you were the cyclist or a witness, how do you know what it was?
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  • ex-pat scot
    ex-pat scot Posts: 939
    Wasn't suggesting that the bird (goose or swan) was in any way involved in the incident. Just that there are lots of them hanging around outside the boat shed, just where the pram apparently went in
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    ex-pat scot
    So you're saying a goose tried to kill the baby?

    Hmmm, urban geese are a menace, before we know it they'll be chasing DDD for his kebab, going through the bins and devaluing the pound. We need to bring back goose hunting immediately.




    :wink:
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    bails87 wrote:
    ex-pat scot
    So you're saying a goose tried to kill the baby?

    Hmmm, urban geese are a menace, before we know it they'll be chasing DDD for his kebab, going through the bins and devaluing the pound. We need to bring back goose hunting immediately.

    But, how will they affect house prices?
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    ex-pat scot wrote:
    Wasn't suggesting that the bird (goose or swan) was in any way involved in the incident. Just that there are lots of them hanging around outside the boat shed, just where the pram apparently went in

    They may act as witnesses you know.... well they could've been having a gander...
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  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    They may act as witnesses you know.... well they could've been having a gander...

    you should be ashamed of your self young man
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    mudcow007 wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    They may act as witnesses you know.... well they could've been having a gander...

    you should be ashamed of your self young man


    :D:D:D:D:D

    :oops:

    :D
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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    Hmm, does anyone else really not get the "I ask the man or anyone who can help to identify him contact the police as soon as possible."?

    I mean, if he didn't hang around or leave contact details afterwards, surely he'd prefer to remain anonymous?
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Aidy wrote:
    Hmm, does anyone else really not get the "I ask the man or anyone who can help to identify him contact the police as soon as possible."?

    I mean, if he didn't hang around or leave contact details afterwards, surely he'd prefer to remain anonymous?

    Maybe he was just rushing to work or something?
    When I prevented a mugging (yeah, back to that again), I rushed off as I would have missed the last train home and no-one in their right mind wants to get stranded in Brixton overnight.
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Aidy wrote:
    Hmm, does anyone else really not get the "I ask the man or anyone who can help to identify him contact the police as soon as possible."?

    I mean, if he didn't hang around or leave contact details afterwards, surely he'd prefer to remain anonymous?

    Maybe he was just rushing to work or something?
    When I prevented a mugging (yeah, back to that again), I rushed off as I would have missed the last train home and no-one in their right mind wants to get stranded in Brixton overnight.

    I was rushing to get on a train at Sheffield one time and went running up the stairs on platform 1 to get right across the other side of the station.

    As I went pelting up the stairs I ran past this tiny old lady at the foot of them, struggling with this suitcase that was bigger than her.

    I got to the top of the stairs, looked back and could clearly see she wasn't going to make it, so I swore (genuinely: I shouted "Sh*t!") ran back DOWN the stairs, introduced myself, asked if I could help with her luggage, got a "Yes" and a smile, grabbed the huge suitcase ran back UP the stairs. Left it at the top - indicated it was safe there and ran pell-mell for my train

    I just made it! :D

    God only knows what the poor lady thought at the time - I had no time for thanks or acknowledgement but I simply could not leave her there with no help.
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  • SlowingDown
    SlowingDown Posts: 129
    I reckon he pushed the baby in in the first place so that he could then act the hero. You know how dodgy these cyclist types are.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    I'm now thinking that the cyclist just saw a glimpse of "Maclaren" as the pushchair went under the water, thought it was the Specialized Mclaren Venge and jumped in to save it. When he fished it out he saw it was a pushchair and not Cav's bike and rode off in disgust.
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  • mybreakfastconsisted
    mybreakfastconsisted Posts: 1,018
    They should dramatise this. Do a Crimewatch reconstructo a la Battleship Potemkin of that stupid Untouchables film by Brian De Hitchcock Rip-Off.
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Maybe he was just rushing to work or something?
    When I prevented a mugging (yeah, back to that again), I rushed off as I would have missed the last train home and no-one in their right mind wants to be in Brixton.
    I've FTFY too EKE.

    I've never dashed to someone's aid and saved their bacon. What a wasted life. Does being hit on the shoulder as a 15-y-o youth by a stray cricket ball that was heading straight for my mate's g/f count? Thought not...
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    If cyclists had licence plates like all other hard-working road users, then there would be no problem tracking down this baby-snatching-from-canal deviant.
  • SlowingDown
    SlowingDown Posts: 129
    I'm hearing that the cyclist was a multiple offender who didn't hold a valid Rod Licence and is being sought by the Environment Agency for prosecution too
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  • ex-pat scot
    ex-pat scot Posts: 939
    http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9153227 ... by_rescue/

    Just been chatting to Mik, who was one of the 2 to pull the rescuer out. Scary stuff, apparently.
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  • cje
    cje Posts: 148
    Well I'd be able to go around rescuing babies all the time if I didn't have to work all hours to pay road tax just so these two-wheeled menaces can ride through red lights and what have you.

    It makes me sick.
  • mybreakfastconsisted
    mybreakfastconsisted Posts: 1,018
    There's a cyclist down our road who swans about on a mobile phone, bold as brass. The police do nothing.


    There was a lot less violence during the war.
  • king_jeffers
    king_jeffers Posts: 694
    You can bet the guy was chasing a scalp :D

    Damn kids/irresponsible parents!

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