A 57-year-old healthcare worker and grandmother of two girls was cycling back home in Belfast when out of the blue, she was hit by a flying golf ball, thrown at her by two young boys on the pavement.
Anne Ramsey, who goes by the name of Cyclegranny on Twitter and works for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in ophthalmology, was on her home commute at 17:30 yesterday evening.the matter further.
As she passed the Kennedy Centre on Andersonstown Road and approached the Lidl supermarket, she was taken aback by the suddent impact of an object to her body and came to a stop on the side road.
After checking her camera's rear footage, which she also shared on social media, she realised it was two boys who hit her with a golf ball. In the front cam footage too, a white ball can be seen bouncing away after hitting her.
Although she initially wrote on Twitter that she didn't see any point in reporting the incident, she told road.cc later that she has indeed reported it to the police who've replied saying if they have a good CCTV camera in the vicinity, they'll take
Other cyclists shared their sympathies with Ms Ramsey on Twitter, and also pointed that the incident takes place right in front of the Maxol Auto24 petrol station — likely to be fitted with a CCTV camera.
Ramsey wrote on Twitter: "A young yob hit me with a golf ball on my commute home. It hurt like hell and there will be a bruise in the morning... I mean who would deliberately want to hurt an older lady cyclist?"
Others wished her all the best and hoped that she'd continue on riding. While Ms Ramsey said that she was a bit shocked, she told road.cc that she'd dealt with much worse.riding in scary situations."
"I have been riding since a child and never stopped. I also ride motorcycles and was a bus driver for seven years," she said. "I drove through the Troubles in Belfast in the 80-90s and had lots thrown at me then, including a firework. So I am used to
In 2020, we reported that an elderly cyclist who used his e-bike as a mobility aid was left with multiple wounds to his face and shoulder after he fell off his bike when an item was thrown at him from a passing car.where the hill has a steep drop at the side of the road.
In 2022, an A&E nurse who was riding on the Horseshoe Pass in Wales fell off her bike after eggs were thrown at her by a passenger of a vehicle that was overtaking her.
The 35-year-old from Wrexham was a triathlon participant, but became nervous about riding alone following the incident in Denbighshire. She said she was afraid that it could have been a very different outcome if it had occured just a bit further along
And just last year, another ambulance practitioner — who looked after Dan Walker when he had his crash in Sheffield in February — was cycling with his four-year-old when he had rubbish thrown at him by the passenger of an overtaking car.
https://road.cc/content/news/two-boys-injure-cyclist-throwing-golf-ball-305997
On 04/01/2024 05:22 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
A 57-year-old healthcare worker and grandmother of two girls was
cycling back home in Belfast when out of the blue, she was hit by a
flying golf ball, thrown at her by two young boys on the pavement.
What, BOTH of them?
That would require a high degree of co-ordination and synchronisation.
But hang on... the report comes from the (at best) semi-literate and
totally ludicrous "road.cc".
So that's that.
Anne Ramsey, who goes by the name of Cyclegranny on Twitter and works
for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in ophthalmology, was on
her home commute at 17:30 yesterday evening.
As she passed the Kennedy Centre on Andersonstown Road and approached
the Lidl supermarket, she was taken aback by the suddent impact of an
object to her body and came to a stop on the side road.
After checking her camera's rear footage, which she also shared on
social media, she realised it was two boys who hit her with a golf
ball. In the front cam footage too, a white ball can be seen bouncing
away after hitting her.
Although she initially wrote on Twitter that she didn't see any point
in reporting the incident, she told road.cc later that she has indeed
reported it to the police who've replied saying if they have a good
CCTV camera in the vicinity, they'll take the matter further.
"...if...".
Other cyclists shared their sympathies with Ms Ramsey on Twitter, and
also pointed that the incident takes place right in front of the Maxol
Auto24 petrol station — likely to be fitted with a CCTV camera.
Ramsey wrote on Twitter: "A young yob hit me with a golf ball on my
commute home. It hurt like hell and there will be a bruise in the
morning... I mean who would deliberately want to hurt an older lady
cyclist?"
And that was only one of them. Just imagine the effect of doubling the
force.
Others wished her all the best and hoped that she'd continue on
riding. While Ms Ramsey said that she was a bit shocked, she told
road.cc that she'd dealt with much worse.
"I have been riding since a child and never stopped. I also ride
motorcycles and was a bus driver for seven years," she said. "I drove
through the Troubles in Belfast in the 80-90s and had lots thrown at
me then, including a firework. So I am used to riding in scary
situations."
In 2020, we reported that an elderly cyclist who used his e-bike as a
mobility aid was left with multiple wounds to his face and shoulder
after he fell off his bike when an item was thrown at him from a
passing car.
In 2022, an A&E nurse who was riding on the Horseshoe Pass in Wales
fell off her bike after eggs were thrown at her by a passenger of a
vehicle that was overtaking her.
The 35-year-old from Wrexham was a triathlon participant, but became
nervous about riding alone following the incident in Denbighshire. She
said she was afraid that it could have been a very different outcome
if it had occured just a bit further along where the hill has a steep
drop at the side of the road.
And just last year, another ambulance practitioner — who looked after
Dan Walker when he had his crash in Sheffield in February — was
cycling with his four-year-old when he had rubbish thrown at him by
the passenger of an overtaking car.
All probably as reliable as the tale of two boys throwing a single golf
ball.
https://road.cc/content/news/two-boys-injure-cyclist-throwing-golf-ball-305997
On 04/01/2024 19:34, JNugent wrote:
On 04/01/2024 05:22 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
A 57-year-old healthcare worker and grandmother of two girls was
cycling back home in Belfast when out of the blue, she was hit by a
flying golf ball, thrown at her by two young boys on the pavement.
What, BOTH of them?
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/secondary-liability-charging-decisions-principals-and-accessories
That would require a high degree of co-ordination and synchronisation.
But hang on... the report comes from the (at best) semi-literate and
totally ludicrous "road.cc".
So that's that.
Anne Ramsey, who goes by the name of Cyclegranny on Twitter and works
for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in ophthalmology, was on
her home commute at 17:30 yesterday evening.
As she passed the Kennedy Centre on Andersonstown Road and approached
the Lidl supermarket, she was taken aback by the suddent impact of an
object to her body and came to a stop on the side road.
After checking her camera's rear footage, which she also shared on
social media, she realised it was two boys who hit her with a golf
ball. In the front cam footage too, a white ball can be seen bouncing
away after hitting her.
Although she initially wrote on Twitter that she didn't see any point
in reporting the incident, she told road.cc later that she has indeed
reported it to the police who've replied saying if they have a good
CCTV camera in the vicinity, they'll take the matter further.
"...if...".
Other cyclists shared their sympathies with Ms Ramsey on Twitter, and
also pointed that the incident takes place right in front of the
Maxol Auto24 petrol station — likely to be fitted with a CCTV camera.
Ramsey wrote on Twitter: "A young yob hit me with a golf ball on my
commute home.
It hurt like hell and there will be a bruise in the
morning... I mean who would deliberately want to hurt an older lady
cyclist?"
And that was only one of them. Just imagine the effect of doubling the
force.
Others wished her all the best and hoped that she'd continue on
riding. While Ms Ramsey said that she was a bit shocked, she told
road.cc that she'd dealt with much worse.
"I have been riding since a child and never stopped. I also ride
motorcycles and was a bus driver for seven years," she said. "I drove
through the Troubles in Belfast in the 80-90s and had lots thrown at
me then, including a firework. So I am used to riding in scary
situations."
In 2020, we reported that an elderly cyclist who used his e-bike as a
mobility aid was left with multiple wounds to his face and shoulder
after he fell off his bike when an item was thrown at him from a
passing car.
In 2022, an A&E nurse who was riding on the Horseshoe Pass in Wales
fell off her bike after eggs were thrown at her by a passenger of a
vehicle that was overtaking her.
The 35-year-old from Wrexham was a triathlon participant, but became
nervous about riding alone following the incident in Denbighshire.
She said she was afraid that it could have been a very different
outcome if it had occured just a bit further along where the hill has
a steep drop at the side of the road.
And just last year, another ambulance practitioner — who looked after
Dan Walker when he had his crash in Sheffield in February — was
cycling with his four-year-old when he had rubbish thrown at him by
the passenger of an overtaking car.
All probably as reliable as the tale of two boys throwing a single
golf ball.
https://road.cc/content/news/two-boys-injure-cyclist-throwing-golf-ball-305997
On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 7:59:21 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
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Morgoth985 | 2 hours ago
Two little scrotes who will grow up into two big scrotes. ENDS
ubercurmudgeon replied to Morgoth985 | 11 hours ago
Yes, and they'll soon be swapping golf balls for motorcars, if they can hide their sociopathy for the hour or two required to take a driving test.
QUOTE: In 2020, we reported that an elderly cyclist who used his e-bike as a mobility aid was left with multiple wounds to his face and shoulder after he fell off his bike when an item was thrown at him from a passing car.ENDS
I've had several glass bottles thrown at me by passing car occupants - they all went sailing away from me at 30mph plus. :-)
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