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  • Shocking moment cyclist, 31, smashes into a car before his bike erupts

    From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 1 13:51:08 2023
    A bike rider has been sentenced over a crash which caused a large fireball as his vehicle erupted into flames.

    Dashcam footage filmed by another vehicle shows Stavius Gordon, 31, flying through the air after his KTM motorcycle crashed into a silver Audi as it turned off Ditton Lane in Cambridge on September 9, 2022.

    He is shown careering down the road as the Audi makes the right turn. His cycle bursts into flames.

    The Audi and a nearby private ambulance parked nearby were damaged in the crash, according to Cambridgeshire Police.

    Mr Gordon suffered minor injuries in the crash, losing his toe, which happened shortly before 6 p.m.

    While Mr Gordon initially denied riding the motorcycle, he was charged with driving without due care and attention following witness statements from other drivers and the dashcam footage emerged.

    He admitted at Cambridge Crown Court last Thursday to driving without due care and attention and was fined £120. He was also given nine points on his driving licence.

    He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence, police said.

    Mr Gordon was jailed for two years in August for intimidating his ex-partner by smashing her car window in July 2021.

    PC Sarah Pride, who investigated the matter, said: 'I would like to thank witnesses who came forward and described Gordon's manner of driving in the moments leading up to the crash.

    'Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn't anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12563379/Shocking-moment-motorcyclist-bike-fireball.html

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Mon Oct 2 11:32:30 2023
    On 01/10/2023 15:51, Simon Mason wrote:
    A bike rider has been sentenced over a crash which caused a large fireball as his vehicle erupted into flames.

    Dashcam footage filmed by another vehicle shows Stavius Gordon, 31, flying through the air after his KTM motorcycle crashed into a silver Audi as it turned off Ditton Lane in Cambridge on September 9, 2022.

    He is shown careering down the road as the Audi makes the right turn. His cycle bursts into flames.

    The Audi and a nearby private ambulance parked nearby were damaged in the crash, according to Cambridgeshire Police.

    Mr Gordon suffered minor injuries in the crash, losing his toe, which happened shortly before 6 p.m.

    While Mr Gordon initially denied riding the motorcycle, he was charged with driving without due care and attention following witness statements from other drivers and the dashcam footage emerged.

    He admitted at Cambridge Crown Court last Thursday to driving without due care and attention and was fined £120. He was also given nine points on his driving licence.

    He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence, police said.

    So NOT a motorcyclist at all.

    Just another chav-cyclist with ideas above his station.

    Mr Gordon was jailed for two years in August for intimidating his ex-partner by smashing her car window in July 2021.

    PC Sarah Pride, who investigated the matter, said: 'I would like to thank witnesses who came forward and described Gordon's manner of driving in the moments leading up to the crash.

    'Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn't anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12563379/Shocking-moment-motorcyclist-bike-fireball.html


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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 10:07:56 2023
    QUOTE: 'Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn't anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply. ENDS

    Link between a helmet and a missing toe?
    No - me neither. :-/

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Mon Oct 2 12:21:43 2023
    On 02/10/2023 12:07, Simon Mason wrote:

    QUOTE: 'Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn't anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply. ENDS

    Link between a helmet and a missing toe?
    No - me neither. :-/

    You surprise me.

    One would have expected you to know all about foot-in-mouth disease.

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 10:35:04 2023
    QUOTE: He was also given nine points on his driving licence. ENDS

    Any more driving offences would hand him a totting up ban - good move, your honour.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Mon Oct 2 21:14:51 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    QUOTE: 'Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks
    to his helmet that it wasn't anything more serious. He had a provisional licence and will need to reapply. ENDS

    Link between a helmet and a missing toe?
    No - me neither. :-/

    🎸

    The toe bone's connected to the foot bone,
    The foot bone's connected to the ankle bone,
    The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone,
    Now shake dem skeleton bones!

    The leg bone's connected to the knee bone,
    The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone,
    The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone,
    Now shake dem skeleton bones!

    Etc

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    Spike

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 23:54:05 2023
    QUOTE: Dashcam footage filmed by another vehicle shows Stavius Gordon, 31, flying through the air after his KTM motorcycle crashed into a silver Audi as it turned off Ditton Lane in Cambridge on September 9, 2022. ENDS

    Rare event where the AUDI driver was not to blame?
    One for the record books.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Tue Oct 3 15:07:55 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    QUOTE: Dashcam footage filmed by another vehicle shows Stavius Gordon,
    31, flying through the air after his KTM motorcycle crashed into a silver Audi as it turned off Ditton Lane in Cambridge on September 9, 2022. ENDS

    Rare event where the AUDI driver was not to blame?
    One for the record books.

    Audi? Your green eye is showing again.

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 3 08:38:17 2023
    QUOTE: Mr Gordon was jailed for two years in August for intimidating his ex-partner by smashing her car window in July 2021. ENDS

    Who's going to pay for the damage to the Wankpanzer?

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Tue Oct 3 20:16:12 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    QUOTE: Mr Gordon was jailed for two years in August for intimidating his ex-partner by smashing her car window in July 2021. ENDS

    Who's going to pay for the damage to the Wankpanzer?

    26 months later and the car window still hasn’t been replaced??

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 3 13:38:29 2023
    bgazza, Worcester, United Kingdom, 3 days ago

    The motorcycle hit the car's rear end. The car driver cannot be held guilty for being hit, like a rear end shunt. The motorist had almost completed his manoeuvre and started the turn, without seeing any vehicle approaching. However, the bike was
    travelling so fast, that he couldn't avoid the collision. All as proved by the prosecution.

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