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  • Female cyclist hit by bus as windscreen left shattered and police close

    From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 05:48:09 2023
    A female cyclist was hit by a bus in Audenshaw on Wednesday evening (July 5) as police and paramedics swarmed the busy main road.

    The windscreen was left shattered and the bike was pictured crushed beneath the front of the bus following the crash on Manchester Road (A635).

    Police and paramedics, as well as officers from the Serious Collision Investigations Unit (SCIU) were pictured at the scene as the road was cordoned off beside the Snipe Retail Park during rush hour.

    A female riding a bike was hit by the double decker bus, which had mounted the kerb following the collision. Greater Manchester Police have not confirmed the age of the cyclist or their condition.

    Officers remained at the scene for a number of hours late into Wednesday night as investigations into the collision continued. Witnesses reported seeing a casualty being assessed in the road as the front windscreen was left smashed.

    Pictures from the scene showed a number of police vehicles in attendance alongside ambulances. Officers could be seen conducting enquiries and inspecting the bus front within the cordon.

    A post in a local Facebook group said those driving past saw a bus with 'smashed windows' after the collision this evening. One person said: "My partner just gone past this and said he saw a bus with all smashed windows. It was up on the kerb outside
    Topps Tiles. I hope everything is okay."

    According to live AA traffic updates, the incident was first reported at around 5.30pm. Buses were diverted and nearby roads were heavily congested throughout rush hour as Manchester Road remained closed.

    Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for further details.

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/female-cyclist-hit-bus-windscreen-27265319

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 14:23:00 2023
    On 06/07/2023 01:48 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

    A female cyclist was hit by a bus in Audenshaw on Wednesday evening (July 5) as police and paramedics swarmed the busy main road.

    Was it all due to the presence of the police and paramedics?

    Sounds odd.

    Or perhaps it's just abysmal writing by the MEN hack.

    The windscreen..>

    ... the *windscreen*...?

    ...was left shattered and the bike was pictured crushed beneath the
    front of the bus following the crash on Manchester Road (A635).
    Police and paramedics, as well as officers from the Serious Collision Investigations Unit (SCIU) were pictured at the scene as the road was cordoned off beside the Snipe Retail Park during rush hour.
    A female riding a bike was hit by the double decker bus, which had mounted the kerb following the collision. Greater Manchester Police have not confirmed the age of the cyclist or their condition.
    Officers remained at the scene for a number of hours late into Wednesday night as investigations into the collision continued. Witnesses reported seeing a casualty being assessed in the road as the front windscreen was left smashed.
    Pictures from the scene showed a number of police vehicles in attendance alongside ambulances. Officers could be seen conducting enquiries and inspecting the bus front within the cordon.
    A post in a local Facebook group said those driving past saw a bus with 'smashed windows' after the collision this evening. One person said: "My partner just gone past this and said he saw a bus with all smashed windows. It was up on the kerb outside
    Topps Tiles. I hope everything is okay."

    "ALL smashed windows"?

    Had the police or paramedics done the rest of them?

    According to live AA traffic updates, the incident was first reported at around 5.30pm. Buses were diverted and nearby roads were heavily congested throughout rush hour as Manchester Road remained closed.
    Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for further details.

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/female-cyclist-hit-bus-windscreen-27265319

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 08:15:46 2023
    QUOTE: A female riding a bike was hit by the double decker bus, which had mounted the kerb following the collision. ENDS

    We are always told that motor vehicles never drive on footways.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 16:35:50 2023
    On 06/07/2023 04:15 pm, swldx...@gmail.com [the Chief Chav] wrote:

    QUOTE: A female riding a bike was hit by the double decker bus, which had mounted the kerb following the collision. ENDS

    We are always told that motor vehicles never drive on footways.

    We don't *need* to be told that you are most of the way around the twist
    (and cannot read and comprehend straightforward basic English).

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 08:43:14 2023
    5 hrs ago

    Another serious collision in a part of the city that has ZERO segregated cycle lanes.

    Manchester City Council, like so many others, waste their time on consultations just to build a single cycle lane that might actually help save a life, meanwhile we keep dying as we're forced onto the road with huge buses and SUVs.

    I seriously admire Netherlands as the only country in the world who looked at road deaths and decided to do something about it.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 16:02:26 2023
    swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    5 hrs ago

    Another serious collision in a part of the city that has ZERO segregated cycle lanes.

    Manchester City Council, like so many others, waste their time on consultations just to build a single cycle lane that might actually help
    save a life, meanwhile we keep dying as we're forced onto the road with
    huge buses and SUVs.

    I seriously admire Netherlands as the only country in the world who
    looked at road deaths and decided to do something about it.

    Then why are Dutch road deaths significantly higher than the UK’s, per head of population? Whatever is there to ‘seriously admire’ about that?

    --
    Spike

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 09:03:47 2023
    It has clearly left the carriageway - sackings ahead.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27265320.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 09:08:32 2023
    On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 5:03:49 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
    It has clearly left the carriageway - sackings ahead.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27265320.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

    Sorry - he has already been fired.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 15:48:41 2023
    swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    QUOTE: A female riding a bike was hit by the double decker bus, which had mounted the kerb following the collision. ENDS

    We are always told that motor vehicles never drive on footways.

    ‘We’ is a moron.

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    Spike

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 16:06:09 2023
    swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    It has clearly left the carriageway - sackings ahead.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27265320.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

    Spiteful little sod, aren’t you?

    --
    Spike

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 17:55:02 2023
    On 06/07/2023 04:43 pm, swldx...@gmail.com [the Chief Chav] wrote:

    5 hrs ago
    Another serious collision in a part of the city that has ZERO segregated cycle lanes.
    Manchester City Council, like so many others, waste their time on consultations just to build a single cycle lane that might actually help save a life, meanwhile we keep dying as we're forced onto the road with huge buses and SUVs.

    "forced"?

    Who's "forcing" you?

    I seriously admire Netherlands as the only country in the world who looked at road deaths and decided to do something about it.

    Have they decided to ban chav-cycling?

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 10:07:46 2023
    Why has the front door been pixelated?

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27265323.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_image-1.jpg

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Jul 6 19:47:39 2023
    On 06/07/2023 06:07 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

    Why has the front door been pixelated?

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27265323.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_image-1.jpg

    Pass.

    Have you thought of asking the Manchester Evening news?

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 6 12:34:10 2023
    20 hrs ago

    She was in fact safely crossing the road, the bus ran a red light and hit her she was not at fault.

    QUOTE: It seems bus drivers have a two second rule when it comes to red lights ... They do go through red lights a lot and love to block junctions. ENDS

    HERE ARE THE LIGHTS HE JUMPED.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27264925.ece/ALTERNATES/s510b/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 21:17:11 2023
    On 06/07/2023, swldx...@gmail.com [the Chief Chav-Cyclist] wrote:

    She was in fact safely crossing the road, the bus ran a red light and hit her she was not at fault.

    How does a cyclist "cross the road"?

    From footway to footway?

    QUOTE: It seems bus drivers have a two second rule when it comes to red lights ... They do go through red lights a lot and love to block junctions. ENDS

    HERE ARE THE LIGHTS HE JUMPED.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27264925.ece/ALTERNATES/s510b/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

    If you are going to argue in favour of public execution for disobeying
    red traffic lights, I'll support you - as long as it applies to
    *everyone* in charge of a vehicle of any sort.

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 6 13:27:11 2023
    On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 8:34:12 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
    20 hrs ago

    She was in fact safely crossing the road, the bus ran a red light and hit her she was not at fault.

    QUOTE: It seems bus drivers have a two second rule when it comes to red lights ... They do go through red lights a lot and love to block junctions. ENDS

    HERE ARE THE LIGHTS HE JUMPED.

    https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article27264925.ece/ALTERNATES/s510b/0_Gary-OakleyManchester-Evening-News.jpg

    "Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for further details. "

    WHAT ABOUT THE BUS COMPANY?
    THEY WILL HAVE FOOTAGE OF THEIR DRIVER'S RLJ OFFENCE.

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