Cyclist hit on Lower Gardiner st.

gzoladz

All,

Today at about 8.10am on my way to work I was cycling along Lower Gardiner st and about 50mts before Talbot st, a cyclist was lying on the floor next to his bicycle. A car had stopped next to him and the driver was helping him, together with at least one other woman.

The cyclist was holding his arm and looked pretty painful.

I didn't see any gard around so went to the police station opposite Busaras to report it.

Hope the cyclist is ok, I can't say what happende because I got there after the accident. At least the car stopped but the cyclelane is constantly offended by cars and there has been many instances of dooring there.

xz

What makes you sure he was hit by a car, he could have just taken a spill.
At least "a motorist" whether he did it it or not stopped to help

Civilian_Target

Must have been the morning for it.

I found a cyclist in a heap on the road this morning - his fashionable red lycra had blood stains on it and it looked like he probably broke a few bones. There was a woman with a navy Volkswagen standing over her, just repeating how sorry she was over and over... maybe it was her, maybe it was ice, I dunno.

The gendarmarie showed a few minutes later....

Howitzer

Good to highlight these things here. May help keep us all aware of what can happen out there. A pretty crappy day by the looks of things for cyclists.

Take it all into account and start fresh tomorrow. Be vigilant people and keep your eyes and ears open. Cut back on any regular risks you might take too - I know I will.

DirkVoodoo

yeah, gale force wind and large vehicles don't make a good recipe for cyclists, to anyone who may normally take risks with bigger vehicles, now is a good time to start new habits and resolutions.

TinyExplosions

It must indeed be the day for it, on the way to the pub this evening I went into the back of a taxi that had to jam on the brakes to avoid a car braking a red light.... didn't come off though, so it's a cool near miss rather than a tale of woe!

Planet X

Same here, I had a good wobble this evening coming around a slight bend opposite the Cop Shop in Donnybrook on the way home, hit a manhole (person hole), front wheel went do lally but threw me against the kerb, which, thank God, put me upright again, kept me on the bike.
I was going down otherwise.

Raam

The people on this board are going through a bad patch at the moment when it comes to bikes.

colblimp

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot? With that horrific accident yesterday and the spills and near-misses mentioned in this thread, just how safe will I be if I do buy a bike? Percentage-wise, what are the chances of me being involved in an accident?

short circuit

colblimp wrote: »

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot? With that horrific accident yesterday and the spills and near-misses mentioned in this thread, just how safe will I be if I do buy a bike? Percentage-wise, what are the chances of me being involved in an accident?

Let's take that question as two pieces ...

1. Will you come off the bike? - Most definitely .. cleat induced, pothole, black ice, metal drainhole covers etc.
2. Will you have an accident? - This is more in your hands. Follow the rules .. always be aware of what's happening around you .. light yourself up like a Christmas tree in anything other than poor light ... be generally confident ... don't be afraid to cycle in the middle of lane if you feel that is the safest and always assume that other car drivers or cyclist are going to make a mistake ..... and you should be fine ... if you cycle for a month on Dublin roads, you will pretty much be able to spot all opportunities for wrong moves and take precautions ... Lastly, its a temptation to go faster on a bike as you are not impeded by traffic ... but slow down in a bike where you would slow down in a car.

Yesterday looks to have been a bad day ... I am sure the rain and wind did not help ... but for the number of miles people do here, we've been favourable looked upon by the gods .... touch wood.

I firmly believe that there is no better cyclist than one who has also driven a car ... and no better driver than who also cycles ...

buffalo

short circuit wrote: »

light yourself up like a Christmas tree in anything other than poor light.

I'm going to assume you meant "in anything other than broad daylight".

This morning was a dirty one, definitely need lights if you were cycling in.

Knifey_Spooney

buffalo wrote: »

This morning was a dirty one, definitely need lights if you were cycling in.

It was indeed, very dark all the way to work, usually it brightens up by the time I hit the RDS, not today thought. Also made me wish the cannondale would take mud guards, even if they'd look extremely silly on it.

Anybody get that lovely head wind on the N11 at around 10ish last night? It really sucked.

cmyk

short circuit wrote: »

I firmly believe that there is no better cyclist than one who has also driven a car ... and no better driver than who also cycles ...

Agreed, you can spot easily the extremes at either end of this spectrum.

seamus

Raam wrote: »

The people on this board are going through a bad patch at the moment when it comes to bikes.

Yeah, I f*cked up last week and nearly got flattened.
I misread a set of lights and moved in front of a car which was pulling away from them. Just bounced my back wheel off the side of his bumper, but if I'd been 500 milliseconds quicker, I'd probably be in a bad way. I'm always thankful for those kinds of slaps on the back of the head which are inconsequential but have no less impact on your attitude.

monument

colblimp wrote: »

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot?

Short answer is no.

I wouldn't fully agree with the line about "Will you come off the bike? - Most definitely" given above and give by others here from time to time. Or at least I'll say it should be qualified to say coming off the bike may be as a small deal as tripping on an uneven footpath. Although like some falls when walking, it might just be serious too.

Gavin

monument wrote: »

Short answer is no.

I wouldn't fully agree with the line about "Will you come off the bike? - Most definitely" given above and give by others here from time to time. Or at least I'll say it should be qualified to say coming off the bike may be as a small deal as tripping on an uneven footpath. Although like some falls when walking, it might just be serious too.

I'd agree with that. I've never come off the bike going through the city center and I've been doing it for at least 8 years now.

irishmotorist

colblimp wrote: »

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot? With that horrific accident yesterday and the spills and near-misses mentioned in this thread, just how safe will I be if I do buy a bike? Percentage-wise, what are the chances of me being involved in an accident?

Percentage wise? I would say that if you just hop on a bike and pay no attention to what you're doing, what's around you and how to cycle sensibly, then it's a reasonably high percentage.
If you get on your bike, have good observation around you, don't do stupid things (such as undertake left turning vehicles, break lights and other things that we've all said here before) then you'll substantially reduce your percentage.
It's a case of taking care of yourself because others won't do that for you.

jollylee

colblimp wrote: »

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot? With that horrific accident yesterday and the spills and near-misses mentioned in this thread, just how safe will I be if I do buy a bike? Percentage-wise, what are the chances of me being involved in an accident?

Best advice I was ever given was to cycle as if you are completely invisible to everyone including pedestrians, pets and cars!

Expect everything that moves to jump out into your path and don't get caught up in the adrenaline buzz of beating traffic either. That's when you get excited and take risks that end up in spills. You'll be fine! Enjoy your commute!

irishmotorist

jollylee wrote: »

Best advice I was ever given was to cycle as if you are completely invisible to everyone including pedestrians, pets and cars!

Good point about pets. I had two kamikaze black cats in an unlit area last night try to take me out. Fortunately my reflexes seem to be better than these two lads, so there was no harm done!

IM0

colblimp wrote: »

This is all very alarming. As a newbie, does this sort of thing happen a lot? With that horrific accident yesterday and the spills and near-misses mentioned in this thread, just how safe will I be if I do buy a bike? Percentage-wise, what are the chances of me being involved in an accident?

if your the 'average' person then whatever statistically is the said figure...but then again no one is 'average' so in realworld terms it depends on your cop-on,
your ability to be predictable in traffic, and predict what other drivers could/will do, riding at speeds YOU are comfortable at. 67% of people know that

IM0

short circuit wrote: »

I firmly believe that there is no better cyclist than one who has also driven a car ... and no better driver than who also cycles ...

Thats something I believe strongly in also. drivers just cant think from a cyclists point of view.

SerialComplaint

seamus wrote: »

Yeah, I f*cked up last week and nearly got flattened.
I misread a set of lights and moved in front of a car which was pulling away from them. Just bounced my back wheel off the side of his bumper, but if I'd been 500 milliseconds quicker, I'd probably be in a bad way.

I fear I'm going to get hit doing this manoevre sometime. Cars (not surprisingly) generally don't expect you to come up on the outside at lights, and tend to move off without seeing the cyclist, unless the cyclist makes their presence very very obvious.