2011-02-02 - Rider Down/Fatality, Kingsland Road/Dalston Junction (London)

It's a shocking week.
All our hopes and wishes are for Dan's survival. Condolences for the friends and family of biker at QM.
I used to live on that corner in Dalston, it's always been nasty there.
The Gazette

@gobby_wench Hmmm...

Your point about it being an open public forum rather misses the point - the point is that people here are talking to people they know care, as oppose to the press directly. Yes, it is a semi-public forum where anyone can (and do) lurk, but most of us on here know to have a bit of sensitivity about these things when we know that people and their loved ones are hurting (as oppose to say writing about it on an advert-laden blog in an attempt to bump up visits and revenue)

Of course, as someone above pointed out, a real journalist with formal training and a career reputation to uphold would never indulge in such ghoulish behaviour, unlike what has been done at the Hackney Hives but that's the domain of the tinternet 'writers' for you I guess...

Anyway, let's not derail the thread - it is here for sharing thoughts and best wishes to the injured and his loved ones.

Tuff. It is what it is. Cyclists blaming everyone and a pack mentality. It's also what the Brits do best..... whinge whine whinge. Get over yourselves.

Be grateful it's not phone hacking eh?

;)

I wish Dan a speedy recovery