El Saxo down but ok

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

I beat that....I was 9 and going out to play with my best friend....stood in the doorway listening to the list of do's and don't's being reeled off by my mum and didn't notice my foot was inside the handle f my mums handbag that was on the floor. I stepped out, puuling the door shut behind me and next thing I knew, I woke up on the sofa. Apparently my legs stopped and I went shoulder first into the ground, knocking myself out to boot .

Hurt like hell and had to carry my head to one side for weeks or I'd scream. Rest it up Sax and do what the good doctors tell you



+1

Dumbass...

[anna]

aww Andy have a few of these

Originally Posted by El Saxo

those of you that commented on the road layout & signage etc - I'm pretty sure the bollard that can be seen on Google street view was not there last night. Given that my parents hit the same bit of central reservation in their car on the way to see me in A&E i think that tells you just how invisible that little bit of kerb is. even the A&E staff commented on it as lots of them drive past it on the way to the hospital (the bloke working the x-ray dept said he actually drove past my accident on the way to start his shift )

Just to confirm, there aren't any bollards or reflective markings on this piece of kerb at all (or at least any more). I know of 4 people who've hit it in the last 2 years, although this is the first time someone's hit it on a bike. Driving home from work I'll see on average one person per week drifting into the lane only to swerve away from it as they realise there's a kerb there.

Originally Posted by El Saxo

In the meantime at least I have some time to fix the bike up! It needed a new chain & sprockets anyway...

Once the curvey's fixed up we'll pop it in the livingroom. We should just pour concrete over the carpet and use it as an indoor garage

[dizzyblonde]

ooopsi...broken collarbone.
Ahh welll at least the function to be able to raise a pint glass with the other one is still ok, all is not lost

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

ooopsi...broken collarbone.
Ahh welll at least the function to be able to raise a pint glass with the other one is still ok, all is not lost

Damn right...this isn't going to delay his Welcome To Warrington night out in the slightest.

Plus, he'll get the sympathy vote from the women on the night out!

You need to go get some pics asap before the highway authority hears about it and removes the kerb!!!

[gruntygiggles]

He's going to go and do that after work Ed. Had a chat on the phone earlier.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Ed

You need to go get some pics asap before the highway authority hears about it and removes the kerb!!!

They won't remove the kerb, it's in the correct position for the exit it serves

Much better to simply remove the first "filter lane" and remove any notion that you can enter that area of the road...

[gruntygiggles]

All they need to do is replace the bollards that were originally in place. They were put there for a reason when that kerb was put down so they have been negligent in not replacing it.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

All they need to do is replace the bollards that were originally in place. They were put there for a reason when that kerb was put down so they have been negligent in not replacing it.

Pretty sure the bollard is a legal requirement regardless of the island layout

Even with the bollard it's not a great layout with people approaching a right turn filter they will continue to try and use it, only difference is that with a bollard they usually realise before they hit the kerb

I'm surprised they didn't tack on a caveat to the Ind. Estate planning consent saying they had to adjust the junction layout, it'd have been peanuts in the grand scheme of things