- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Tubeless valves
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
forum
Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes...
I just don't remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it's irresponsible.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-s...
'A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
"It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment." '
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
Latest Forum Topics
Latest Comments
- mctrials23 1 min 9 sec ago
Yes another fucker who thinks and knows that not caring about anyone else on the roads acceptable. In what mad world is uttering the words "I...
- Huw Watkins 2 min 52 sec ago
Your criticism is specious. Road.cc has never purported to be a site that covers racing of any sort in any detail. They leave it to other sites....
- Pub bike 4 min 22 sec ago
The issue here is surely that there should be an equivalent sign for car drivers saying "Motorists get out of your car"?
- Surreyrider 5 min 43 sec ago
If you're buying a commuter bike, then there is nothing wrong with them. However, the Synapse was a World Tour race winning bike not so long ago...
- qwerty360 42 min 30 sec ago
"There are also surely questions to be answered as to how this was ever classed as an ‘active travel’ scheme considering how short the cycle lane...
- jnthnwd 1 hour 39 min ago
As a heavier rider, my latest wheelset was assembled in the UK using Light Bicycle deep carbon rims (with Hope hubs, Sapim spokes). Components as...
- panda 2 hours 6 min ago
My memory fails me, but I recall one of the aero engineers back in the day (most likely Josh Poertner at Zipp (then) or Gerard Vroomen or someone)...
- Rendel Harris 3 hours 42 min ago
I remember that, "I can't wait to see an Australian walking into a shop in London and saying, ' Give us a roll of Durex, mate', the sales...
- chrisonabike 4 hours 12 min ago
Surprised - yes. Shocked? Not sure. I'm sure more people would hope it was less......
- hawkinspeter 12 hours 23 min ago
I used an iPump Twist a couple of times and it's not exactly designed for pushing a lot of air but didn't give me any issue apart from taking a...
Add new comment
2767 comments
To be fair, they were just trying to get to car park 9 3/4.
The car can't be a pretty sight!
Nope - I didnt' see that. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm surprised that it's illegal to release grey squirrels in Bristol at least - there's loads in the parks around me.
I did come across glowing squirrels the other day: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/flying-squirrels-fluorescent-secretly-glow-pink/
..not to mention traffic.
Why bother with your £25000 -sorry- £450/month for 36 months "performance" car, unless you live in a car advert.
Blood and guts
a regular, you might say.
"Did I leave the landing light on?"
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/letter-visible
car drivers - "it's not our fault, they should be wearing high viz"
I hope so
It's not about "speeding", though we know how often speed limits are actually observed, but going too fast for the conditions and to be able to stop in time when seeing an obstruction, in this case 4 ponies.
Nom, nom, nom
an airliner - we used to have those didn't we
I suppose there is some truth in that. Drivers may slow down if they see something unexpected ahead. But as my photo a few posts earlier shows, you get some who don't slow despite the road markings and chevron signage.
Mind how you go, Sir
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18990739.no-action-driver-involve...
I don't think it would have been published if it was. They always warn "distressing images".
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18990739.no-action-driver-involve...
He was blinded by oncoming lights ??
I like the way one of the comments explains why at 40 mph it is not possible to stop within the distance illuminated by dipped lights...
That is assuming you even use the brakes. Judging by the state of the car he never bothered.
fencing, lighting reflective collars: anything to deflect from drivers' competence and behaviour. The car-led sub-urbanisation of the New Forest.
There was an Echo report on a hit and run on the Twin Sails bridge in Poole - I'd just got into challenging Mr "ah, but was he wearing the relevant safety equipment?" when the paper turned off commenting and with that, all the comments disappeared. Too much speculation, I guess.
Perhaps it's time to create a dedicated hit and run thread, maybe start again on this one?
Reminds me of that classic bumper sticker.
"BABE MAGNET. DON'T LAUGH, YOUR DOORTER MAY BE INSIDE"
UPDATE - 6 months in jail.
Would have been non-custodial, but he managed to miss all 3 cyclists
An assumption that it crashed, surely it was just parked there?
Although there's a lot of selfish parking around Bristol, it usually doesn't involve activating the airbags.
Some of the parking round me is pretty poor too.
"you can walk the rest of the way to the kerb there, mate".
Arch humour.
but, officers it's great that the man was dim enough to leave behind two wallets but, you've got the reg plate, so you should have no diff- oh, sorry I only did that yesterday.
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18803085.driver-crashed-bmw-new-...
But of course they will have had several hours to sober up/drink more or get some of the drugs out of their system.
Some of my favorite bits on "police Inteceptors" are when the wrong'un has crashed their car whilst drunk, but then reports the vehicle stolen in a drunken act of "genius", but when the police show up find that their shoes are covered in mud and they have their car keys, and the icing on the cake, they locked their car up before leaving it, something that a "car thief" is probably not really concerned about.
Why can't they stick to the car paths intstead of holding up the railway traffic? And it's all black, impossible for trains to see.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/national/18794478.two-people-hospital-c...
(From the same paper as the underwater drunk one)
I saw this story expanded on somewhere - there's a row of parking spaces further back at 90 degrees to the track. Someone commented "look at that flimsy old iron fence - that's not going to hold a car back, is it?" Or some such.
Range Rover plunges into River Stour near Canterbury
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/range-rover-plunges-into-ri...
He had his hazards on - why didn't you say this earlier??
'Adam Hopkins, who manages Cycles UK in the city, saw the vehicle while walking his dog this morning.
"It was quite gloomy and it was the flashing hazard lights which caught my attention.'
Well they are meant ot make the car more noticable. I'm guessing that they came on automatically, witht the deployment of the airbags.
Best comment-
GreenElf wrote:
Enough is enough. They *really* need to take Prince Philip's license away now
Pages