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Jay87

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  1. It was on Beach Rd. Corner of Milton and Beach.
  2. On Saturday two cyclists were hit by vehicles, one in Clifton and one in Sea Point. Clifton cyclist seems to be fine, just with a completely bent wheel. Sea Point cyclist came out of surgery yesterday from a fractured collarbone. I saw him getting up from the floor while I was walking back to girlfriend's place. He said that a taxi knocked him over. It was after only cycling 3 blocks away from where he departed. I walked him back to my partner's place where he called a friend to take him to the emergency room. Missing lots of skin on his arm and his leg was lacerated. Thankfully, a driver saw it happen and followed after the taxi to take photos of him and his registration...apparently everyone in the taxi was laughing. Seems like the police are giving him **** when it comes to opening up a case as well. Unfortunately he took the brunt of the damage...his bike is in good shape all considering. It was just his wheel that snapped off at the rear fork. Gear set, derailer, handle bars, wheels, and paddles all look fine, and thank god no cracks in the frame. He seems in good spirits and has support from everyone involved
  3. Tourism is a massive source of Cape Town's income. If we don't attract tourists, we'll be without a provincial government, never mind a drought. My clients operate in the luxury hotel industry. The luxury hotel industry alone (excluding B&B's, guest houses, four stars etc) in CT is worth hundreds of millions. Yes, most of it goes abroad, but without tourism we wouldn't attract foreign investment in that sector at all. Very few locals can stay in a hotel room that is 20-30k per night. Trust me, that is the median price this time of year. The VVIPs that stay in a luxury hotel spend around R5 mil over a two week period at the hotel as they bring over their entire families. The low-level staff only receive minimum wage, but tourist season is the only time they have work. And the amount of people that apply for these entry level jobs is astounding.
  4. Criminologist here, the best thing to do is not to give a statement on scene at all as one usually in shock. Go home, type out the statement starting with all of your personal details. Print it out, take two copies. They might ask to place it in the docket. Either write the statement yourself from the typed document while reading aloud so the officer taking the statement could ask you to add required information or dictate it to the police officer and make sure that they are writing it in full and not summarising. Take a note pad to write down any info they give you. Always take the name and rank of the officer who took the statement. I'm not sure of the legality, but I take a photo of the filled in statement anyway. WHATEVER happens, do not confront an officer or give off the vibe that they are irritating or incompetent. Police smell this a mile away and will resist you intentionally. Fake a smile, pretend to be a buddy, and a helpful caring citizen that believes strongly in the justice system. ALSO, accidents like this usually require an illustration of what happened. Usually the movements of the car and any important spaces/objects. If you can remember robots, stop streets, road lines, then try to incude those as well. Also do this at home yourself or with someone who can draw better than you. If you can remember, also illustrate on what area of the body the cars hit. Lastly, if it was traumatic for you, find someone to debrief to as soon as you can. It lowers the chance of developing PTSD.
  5. It might be a bit of a mission, but maybe check to see if there is a storage company near to you. Depends on how desperate you are. https://stor-age.co.za/Cape-Town/Gardens
  6. I've just finished reading peer-review responses (Lancet Volume 4, Issue 10, October 2017) to Heuberger and colleagues' article. They got absolutely slammed by the scientific community for their study design and their conclusion based on their data! The consensus seems to be that EPO does in fact enhance performance. Edit: Heuberger did reply to the correspondence from his fellow peers. The reviewers will probably respond in kind in the next edition.
  7. Thanks @samson99! I was hoping someone in the thread had the expertise to explain this. I've only been on Chappies once and was really looking forward to going again soon...but will definitely wait for the process to be completed.
  8. That's quite a few maybes. Unless they release a statement stating that the new surface is better (in the long-term) for the climate and socioeconomic environment, based on scientific evidence, I wouldn't suggest assuming anything. Basing opinions on intuition is a dangerous thing.
  9. I know that I'm catching the tail-end of the thread, so forgive me if I'm asking questions that have already been addressed. Does anyone know if the PPA has developed a risk management plan or conducted a literature review on road cycling related injuries? I see that there is a significant amount of local and international literature that are offering evidence-based strategies to reduce these injuries.
  10. Hello folks, My name is Jay. I'm pretty new to the cycling scene. Still on my metal. I'm a short socks kinda guy, but my wife insists that I need to wear long socks on our rides together I look forward to chatting with you all in the future!
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