ANOTHER CYCLIST KNOCKED OVER

[Simon]

Rick - Thanks for your unbelievable care for fellow cyclists. I will call you when the pain is a little less.

Craigie who has been a friend of ours for over 20 years will be sorely missed by his wife Candice, boys Nathan and Jason, Mom Ann, Dad Vic, Brother Davie and his family, Mom and Dad in Law Gwen and Brian, Bru Mark, and the hundreds of friends Craig made over the years with his warm enthusiastic smile and unbelievable friendship.

Craig my Boy, we miss you so bad, our hearts are so broken, you were such an awesome guy, you do not deserve this, nor does your family. We will live with the memories of all the good times we had surfing bluff, mtb Tokai and Crackedou, braais, laughs with the kids, and sundowners at Llandudno. I never imagined your 40th would be the last goodbye.

Craigie, may you soar with the eagles, ride with the wind, keep a place in Heaven for your family and friends where we will see you again one day, Cheers my friend

Simon Pfotenhauer

[Poison Ivy]

but it was an accident.

 

99 times out of a 100....accidents can be avoided....

 

the only time it can really can be considered an accident is when something unforseen happens like a burst tyre that causes a driver to loose control but otherwise accidents are usually "man made"..... 

 

 

[fandacious]

 

but it was an accident.

 

99 times out of a 100....accidents can be avoided....

 

the only time it can really can be considered an accident is when something unforseen happens like a burst tyre that causes a driver to loose control but otherwise accidents are usually "man made"..... 

 

 

 

pi is correct. if the driver was paying attention this wouldnt have happened

 

[slowpoke]

Davem and PI - you two ar sooo right. i am sick and tired of all the "happy clappy" little "oh it wss an accident" excuses.

 

rights have taken precedence over responsibilities and accountabilities and this is leading to an anarchistic society. the ddriver make a conscious decision to commit a crime knowing full well that his actions had a high probability of cuasing gbh/death yet he still persisted in performing those actions.

 

 

[Joe Low]

One time in Malawi my friend, waiting for a driver to come back, got a call from the police stn.

 

Friend:  What Happened?

 

Driver: Ahh the car, she went through a red light.

 

 

I think that's abdicating responsibility.  Otherwise what do you forgive a person and call it an accident?

 

The sms thing is really dangerous but I've done it once or twice;

looking at billboards - why do they allow them there?

picking something up off the floor or out of a compartment.

Kids acting up in the back.

 

No licence or insurance; alcohol or drugs-assisted I've no sympathy for.

 

But what about speeding - we pretty much all do it and would all say "only when it's safe", safe by our own judgement.

 

[Thug]

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends.

 

 

MHSRIP

 

[bustthesickness]

with all due respect guys, nobody here is saying that it's not horrific. this little idiot caused the death of a man. it's tragic...but you can argue all you like, it's not murder. the guy didnt go out that day and decide to run over a cyclist. through his error and negligence, he caused a death. it's culpable homicide.

[ICE ID]

Hi Everyone

 

Firstly my condolences to Craig's family.

 

Please guys and girls - Road or Mtb. You have to have some form of ID on you at all times.

 

This is not a sales pitch, I have been a cyclist for 17 years and been hit by a car twice.

 

It can happen to anyone, anytime.

 

You should feel a sense of responsibility to you and your family to always have ID on you. It's essential.

 

Please, please.

If you do not have an ICE ID www.iceid.co.za we are offering all Hubbers 10% off your order.

Just sign in and use the discount coupon code THEHUB to claim your 10% off

 

Please, we are a company with a purpose

 

Any questions please email me

 

Regards

 

GJ

 

[geordienz]

 

Rick - Thanks for your unbelievable care for fellow cyclists. I will call you when the pain is a little less.

Craigie who has been a friend of ours for over 20 years will be sorely missed by his wife Candice' date=' boys Nathan and Jason, Mom Ann, Dad Vic, Brother Davie and his family, Mom and Dad in Law Gwen and Brian, Bru Mark, and the hundreds of friends Craig made over the years with his warm enthusiastic smile and unbelievable friendship.

Craig my Boy, we miss you so bad, our hearts are so broken, you were such an awesome guy, you do not deserve this, nor does your family. We will live with the memories of all the good times we had surfing bluff, mtb Tokai and Crackedou, braais, laughs with the kids, and sundowners at Llandudno. I never imagined your 40th would be the last goodbye.

Craigie, may you soar with the eagles, ride with the wind, keep a place in Heaven for your family and friends where we will see you again one day, Cheers my friend

Simon Pfotenhauer

[/quote']

 

Hi Simon,

This is George, cousin of Craig's in NZ. It was with tears in my eyes and a real heavy heart that I was reading the posts on here (could've done without the graphic description TBH but in other respects Nick did so well).

Last time I saw Craig was back in Scotland - his charm was in full flow as he managed to talk a restaurant manageress into changing Nathan's nappy . It's been quite a few years since that meeting but I suppose you would have to be a member of our great extended family to really understand what this does to all of us. Even my own children remember Craig so vividly - he had that impact on you, didn't he?  This was the first major tragedy to befall our family, well in the last thirty years anyway, so I suppose we should be thankful for that.  I have no doubt that the Lord will ease your pain, Simon. You were obviously a real friend, and I thank you for cheering me up a little with your memories of Craig.

When I think that the government here in NZ still allows cellphone use while driving it makes my blood boil.  I don't know if that was the case here, but it certainly doesn't help other road users.  I'd fight for that in SA you guys (if it isn't already law) in Craig's memory.

Although the circumstances suck, I wish I could be there on Wednesday(?) with my family, if only just to put an arm around you.

David, hope to catch with you at some point, as you're just across the ditch and along a bit.

God bless you all.

George Grant.

 

[stringbean]

Hi Everyone

Firstly my condolences to Craig's family.

Please guys and girls - Road or Mtb. You have to have some form of ID on you at all times.

This is not a sales pitch' date=' I have been a cyclist for 17 years and been hit by a car twice.

It can happen to anyone, anytime.

You should feel a sense of responsibility to you and your family to always have ID on you. It's essential.

Please, please.
If you do not have an ICE ID www.iceid.co.za we are offering all Hubbers 10% off your order.
Just sign in and use the discount coupon code THEHUB to claim your 10% off

Please, we are a company with a purpose

Any questions please email me

Regards

GJ
[/quote']

 

[UnfitnessFreak]

Heartfelt condolences to Craig's family. I must say, this story has been bothering me - the loss of a father of 2 is very sad indeed.

 

It seems to me that the most dangerous roads are long ones with the yellow lines / emergency lanes. It seems counter-intuitive, because we'd think that we'd be safer with the extra room, but I think it makes motorists more negligent.

 

I've was riding in the George / Sedgefield area over Christmas and I was terrified by the cars speeding and drifting into the yellow lane either to allow other cars to pass, or for no apparent reason. I think this is because they are featureless long straight or winding roads with no robots and motorists don't concentrate that much on what they're doing. They talk on the phone, SMS people, change CD's etc...

 

Whereas in residential areas they are more alert to cars entering from side-streets and pedestrians walking, etc. That's just a theory I have, and I'd be interested to hear what others think.

 

I'm doing much more MTB now than road because of the dangers, but with the attacks on MTB'ers it looks like we've now got no where to run and nowhere to hide (and nowhere to ride).

 

[Franco Burger]

Craig's funeral will take place at 11h00 on Wednesday, 11 Feb at the Catholic Church, Price Road, Constantia.

Thank you to all for their condolences and well wishes. Craig's family really appreciates it.

[ccnj]

thank you

[ccnj]

Thank you everyone....[c]cnj