Tumbleweed Posted July 15, 2011 Share Just got this from Netcare: A cyclist is fighting for his life in a Durban hospital after colliding into a jogger along Fyfe Road in Westville. Reports from the scene indicate that the security guard was riding down the road at around 18h00 last night when he lost control and slammed into a jogger. Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene to find the rider lying in the roadway in a critical condition. After they placed him on a ventilator and skillfully immobilized the man on a trauma board, medics transported him to the Netcare St Augustine’s hospital for the care that he required. The jogger escaped the ordeal without injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Hope the guys are ok. Permission to find a jogging forum and whip up some anti-cyclist hatred? Much the same way as the bicycle versus cars thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EigerSA Posted July 15, 2011 Share that sucks, hope he recovers quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 15, 2011 Share 18:00? Hope the jogger had his lights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted July 15, 2011 Share Hope the guys are ok. Permission to find a jogging forum and whip up some anti-cyclist hatred? Much the same way as the bicycle versus cars thing? Permission granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny K Posted July 15, 2011 Share Was the jogger Arnie? The jogger comes off unscathed but the rider is in critical condition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted July 15, 2011 Share The cyclist goes to UCI ICU and the jogger is uninjured?Bizarre!Was there a lamp post or kerb involved? Hope he recovers quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveO:K Posted July 15, 2011 Share As a cyclist you just can't win!!!....car hits cyclist...cyclist injured....cyclist hits jogger....cyclist injured. I am going to quit cycling and take up swimming....(is that safe?) Wait....shark eats swimmer.....err...i'll stick to cycling a bit longer Edited July 15, 2011 by crackajack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2011 Share Just got this from Netcare: A cyclist is fighting for his life in a Durban hospital after colliding into a jogger along Fyfe Road in Westville. Reports from the scene indicate that the security guard was riding down the road at around 18h00 last night when he lost control and slammed into a jogger. Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene to find the rider lying in the roadway in a critical condition. After they placed him on a ventilator and skillfully immobilized the man on a trauma board, medics transported him to the Netcare St Augustine’s hospital for the care that he required. The jogger escaped the ordeal without injury. Oh hectic, thats just around the corner from me - I hope they are going to be OK.Any names? as I might know this person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Any names? as I might know this person. Tell him to watch out for cyclists, and run with lights on. Tell him to also use a bell. FFS! That's a dangerous road, and as cyclists we have no choice but to swerve into on-coming traffic, or into the joggers. I think we should have a poll, and joggers should be forced to go and run on a safer road. Dammit. Where's brainwater when you need him? Edited July 15, 2011 by TNT1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skott5 Posted July 15, 2011 Share A security guard cyclist on a game special without a helmet ? Is this what they saying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted July 15, 2011 Share Oh hectic, thats just around the corner from me - I hope they are going to be OK.Any names? as I might know this person. Nope that was the full release from Netcare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewolf Posted July 15, 2011 Share I know that the runners, especially the tri-athlete super buffed kind of runners,who use the Atlantic Seaboard as training grounds, take a perverse pleasure in running abreast (ha ha sorry that's just such a funny word - abreast..) of each other. This forces the rider out of the yellow line and into the path of high speed traffic. Now the thing is the runners can see if traffic is approaching. But the cyclist has to rely on the signals his ears are receiving.Ah I do so enjoy the thrill of the chase - I simply choose a line just inside the yellow line, put my head down and hold it. so far so good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2011 Share Nope that was the full release from Netcare. Ok thanks, thats right were the Westville running club is as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted July 15, 2011 Share A security guard cyclist on a game special without a helmet ? Is this what they saying ? He was on a bicycle so what difference does it make.Could have been worse if he was on a carbon bike that shattered. Hope he gets well soon. Edited July 15, 2011 by gummibear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2011 Share A security guard cyclist on a game special without a helmet ? Is this what they saying ? Does it make a difference? Just to add and not detract from what happened, None of the security guards wear helmets and also have very little road sense. I've even almost hit one of them cause they just ride and swerve all over the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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