2012-11-07 - Rider Down (Bradley Wiggins), Wrightington (Lancashire)

[QUOTE]Police confirmed Wiggins had suffered broken ribs and a wrist injury and said the woman driver would be spoken to by officers later today, but that “no arrests are going to be made”.

The end.[/QUOTE]

What's the source for this? I do find it rather worrying.

Heal up soon Lord Sir Bradley 'Wiggo' Wiggins.

What's the source for this? I do find it rather worrying.

It was on the Standard story but gone now. It doesn't mean charges won't follow, I suppose.

http://twitter.com/TelegraphSport/status/266548652863008768/photo/1

Thank goodness his fingers looks better.

deleted every post which would not have been unacceptable in any other rider down thread

You must mean 'which would not have been acceptable'.

Edited.

Oh Object, you are so very serious sometimes. I didn't make a joke at the expense of anybody. I don't care who bradley wigton is, I am hoping his injuries weren't bad and that he heals up. Nothing funny about that.

I can't see how you'd argue against denying that it's not the case that the cycle training comment wasn't not unacceptable. Who knows?

get well soon sir bradley
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Interesting Sun front page this morning. Mail has a picture of the driver also, same one as the Sun where she's sitting on a bright red Ducati.

Oh Object, you are so very serious sometimes. I didn't make a joke at the expense of anybody. I don't care who bradley wigton is

The reason I have been editing this thread is precisely to not show bias over who the rider was. The rules are in line with the sub forum's rules. If you don't like them then kindly put "Rider Down" on ignore.

How would your family feel reading the typical LFGSS joke at your expense if you'd been involved in a road traffic incident?

How would you feel reading the typical LFGSS joke at the expense of your son if he'd been involved in a road traffic incident?

Should I point out that the reason the LFGSS header is currently black is because a London Cyclist lost his life as a result of a road traffic incident.

"A van driver who knocked Sir Bradley Wiggins off his bike has accepted the offer of a driver awareness course, police have said." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21442987

More here road.cc . How can it be an appropriate remedy for a driver who pulls out of a garage onto a busy road, crashes with a cyclist, resulting in serious injuries?

"Accepted" seemed like it's an option rather than a necessity.

I've just deleted a post which contravenes the rules of this sub-forum.
Let this serve as a reminder to keep this thread on topic.

Actually, I think discussing whether or not the sentence is appropriate is on topic. Or is it the way is discussed?

The post I deleted was a joke at the expense of the cyclist.
Discussing the sentence is not only on topic but also encouraged.

Thanks for the clarification.

For what it's worth it seems like a sensible option to me. Punishment (though the driver will have to pay for this course so it will hurt her wallet a bit) isn't necessarily the best way to improve her driving. She might well pick up some other good tips apart from the need to look several times before pulling out of a junction.
I am assuming, though, that she does not already have several points on her licence or previous convictions.

prolly just got a few of her other halfs points, its normal now.

When the wife got knocked off her bike the piggy-wiggies sent the woman on an awareness course. It was a proper full day course and cost her a few hundred quid and afterwards the driver wrote a letter of apology.

Since all the wife got was a grazed knee I thought this was the best possible outcome and even told the po-pos so.

Shouldn't there be some element of deterrent to other drivers? It feels a bit like you can hit a cyclist and there aren't any consequences so why bother looking a bit harder?

Perhaps this driver will be improve but it doesn't help the others. I think this sends out completely the wrong message.

I don't think sloppy driving is a calculated crime – with the consequences weighed up beforehand. That's not to say it's not serious or very dangerous.

Where you sit on the line between Punishment vs Education is personal but at least giving the education option a try means there will be some data (on reoffending rates) in the future.

I don't think sloppy driving is a calculated crime – with the consequences weighed up beforehand. That's not to say it's not serious or very dangerous.

Where you sit on the line between Punishment vs Education is personal but at least giving the education option a try means there will be some data (on reoffending rates) in the future.

Would you pass your test driving sloppily? Would you pass eating pot noodle/reading a Mills & Boon novel/drinking from a china mug/writing your memoirs in an A4 spiral bound notebook? - all of which things I've seen? They should all be banned!

Why aren't all these speed awareness etc. courses part of the test? That's what I want to know.. It's too late after you've rendered someone paraplegic.

"Accepted" seemed like it's an option rather than a necessity.

It probably was an option, the other option being taken to magistrates court and if found guilty get fined and points on her licence. The fine probably would have cost less than the course, but there were no court costs.

I had a minor collision a couple of yeard ago and the police told me that the driver was given these 2 options and chose the driver awareness course. I am glad he chose the course as hopefully he would have learned something.

Would you pass your test driving sloppily? Would you pass eating pot noodle/reading a Mills & Boon novel/drinking from a china mug/writing your memoirs in an A4 spiral bound notebook? - all of which things I've seen? They should all be banned!

No, you wouldn't pass. And I'm pretty sure they are banned. I think I get your point/rant though.