Cyclists Beware

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 21:46

I had to watch it twice and then let it run to the slow motion part as I could not see where he went to after the impact.

Shocking moment great-grandad killed in hit and run crash in Birmingham (msn.com)

Dis86 · 24 Sep 2020 at 21:50

Poor guy. Poor poor guy. Not quite sure why he rode across the path of the car though!

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 21:53

Car looked to be going pretty fast so he may have not judged it right as it was far away so had time to turn, cannot see if the bike has lights (do not think so).

FloppyPoppy · 24 Sep 2020 at 21:54

Yes cyclists beware of riding into moving/speeding traffic.

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 21:57

And always make sure you are wearing a clean pair of underpants (you never know).

Guest2 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:02

So the guy is cycling into traffic. What does he / police / his family expect??

Motorists beware of people cycling down the road directly into you! I feel sorry for the driver but R.I.P of course

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:03

The issue is the guy in car did a runner.

"The BMW then stops further down the street and the four occupants run away from the scene leaving Mr Goulbourne dying in the road."

Nasher · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:04

The car was going way to quick, but from the driver's angle he wouldn't have seen the cyclist peeling off from behind the oncoming car until it was to late.

jsmoke · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:05

Great granda at 59.
Did he land on the roof?

Dis86 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:06

Guest2 said:
So the guy is cycling into traffic. What does he / police / his family expect??

Probably for the guy that hit him to stick around, report it, call an ambulance, check he's alive?

You know...not to break the law :confused:

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:06

Yip, car going to fast, bike appears to have no lights, both to blame but doing a runner is not right.

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:06

jsmoke said:
Great granda at 59.
Did he land on the roof?

Watch the middle of video, it repeats in slow mo.

Akagi · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:09

It looked like they were going what, 60? In what is presumably a 30?

He went spiralling through the air and landed roughly where the car stopped...

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:09

Yip, could not see in normal speed playback as it was it so fast until I knew where to look at seeing the slow mo playback now I can see him each time.

I think he ended up behind that low wall or on it, can see him just about there then nothing.

Nasher · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:10

Dis86 said:
Probably for the guy that hit him to stick around, report it, call an ambulance, check he's alive?

You know...not to break the law

But the law often blames the driver by default, even when it isn't their fault. Which is why people do a runner.

Not that this guy shouldn't get some blame for the speed he was going.

Dis86 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:11

Nasher said:
But the law will often blames the driver by default. Which is why people do a runner.

That doesn't make it ok. And the law tends to blame the driver because in the vast majority of cases, they are the cause.

[FnG]magnolia · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:12

I bet the cyclist didn't even pay road tax.

/waits

JohnG7 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:13

If you look at driver he may not even have a license (hence the runner), could be lack of insurance.

You would think at least 1 out of 4 would have had a shred of decency and did something even make a call.

Nasher · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:15

JohnG7 said:
If you look at driver he may not even have a license (hence the runner).

Or the car was stolen.

Guest2 · 24 Sep 2020 at 22:15

[FnG]magnolia said:
I bet the cyclist didn't even pay road tax.

/waits

Family has to pay for damage to BMW?

Yes, driver should have stopped of course but I bet he would have got (get) man slaughter or something