Cyclist/pedestrian collision yesterday - Tower Bridge Road

megb wrote:

Tweeted this out this am. I hope you're feeling better and on the mend. Hope someone has a fit of good conscience and turns him in.
I've been hit twice in London, both by cyclists. Thankfully, no permanent damage to me, but a near miss for my 86 year old parents crossing at a green man. Seems cyclists only apply road rules when they suit. I become less sympathetic to their cause by the day.

Hope you feel better soon!

johnnytee wrote:

megb wrote:

Tweeted this out this am. I hope you're feeling better and on the mend. Hope someone has a fit of good conscience and turns him in.
I've been hit twice in London, both by cyclists. Thankfully, no permanent damage to me, but a near miss for my 86 year old parents crossing at a green man. Seems cyclists only apply road rules when they suit. I become less sympathetic to their cause by the day.

Hope you feel better soon!

Ok here we go! Megb, thanks for your blanket condemnation of all cyclists. Similarly, I was mugged by a black chap once. Would you agree that all black people should be condemned and told to stop their mugging? A ridiculous statement perhaps? Just like yours.

Andie Mac wrote:

Thanks Jan, that's a great idea, thank you for doing that on Facebook. Also, I've now put it on Twitter as well as contacted Simon Hughes MP and the Southwark News. I'm hoping the police will release the CCTV footage of the cyclist. If they have it, it's no good keeping it to themselves.
Thanks to everyone for their kind words. I've heard so many stories of near misses between pedestrians and cyclists now, it's scary. I know that cyclists face a huge amount of danger on the roads too, and I'd never cycle in London because, personally, I think it's too dangerous, but cyclists taking to the pavement isn't the answer either.