ouch!

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from the Irish Independent:

A taxi driver who claims a bicycle accident caused by allegedly defective roadworks ruined his sex life is seeking 38,000 in damages.
Michael O'Shea, of Parkhill Avenue, Kilnamanagh, Dublin, is suing Eircom, a building firm and a council, blaming all three for the incident.
In his claim, O'Shea, a married man, says he no longer has early morning erections or spontaneous erections as a result of sexual stimulation.
He claims in a Circuit Civil Court action he was cycling a near his Dublin home when the handlebars buckled.
He fell off and damaged his perineum, a delicate area near the scrotum. He also suffered damage to his left testis.
As a result of the injury, in November 1999, he claims he now has erectile dysfunction and passes urine every two or three hours in a manner that is intermittently slow.
The 38,000 claim is against Eircom; Rilmount Developments, Baldonnell, Co Dublin; and South Dublin County Council. The case has not yet been set down for trial.
Irish Independent

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and not ouch:

from the Belfast Telegraph:

THERE is no excuse not to get on your bike at The Embankment just like developer Christopher Carvill (above) as every home-owner will get a free set of wheels - with handlebars rather than power steering.
The towpaths that run along each bank provide a direct conduit to the centre, passing the ultra-modern Gasworks Business Park en route.
With parks nearby and a cycle path, there is every opportunity to explore and get to know a vibrant Belfast better while notching up some green points.
Want to watch the world go by? Join the thriving cafe culture on the Ormeau Road and Stranmillis or get a cultural shot at the soon to be revamped Lyric Theatre. With rowing and tennis clubs opposite the Embankment, there's ample here to keep body and soul together.

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It doesn't say what caused the accident or why he is bringing the lawsuit. I can only imagine there must have been some roadworks or potholes.

 

 

 

It sounds pretty painful all the same though.

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i also wondered about that. and why not sue the bike manufacturer for the collapsing handlebars?