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Pedestrian struck by a cyclist!

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  • 27-11-2016 8:06pm
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    Moflojo
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    I was in the park this afternoon walking along a footpath when a cyclist coming in the opposite direction suddenly veered to the side and crashed straight into me. I took the brunt of the blow on my arm and the cyclist went tumbling to the ground. Naturally my first reaction was to check if the cyclist was ok but he was babbling incoherently and seemed to blame me for the collision! The cyclist was obviously going too fast and couldn't control his bike at the speed he was travelling, which was perfectly understandable given that he'd only recently had his stabilisers removed, as his apologetic father subsequently explained to me. We all then went on with our lives.

    And yes, he was wearing a helmet.


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    mrcheez
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    Sorry were you walking on the bike lane by any chance?

    I'm assuming "the park" is the Phoenix Park.


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    TheChizler
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    Issue resolved in the first post, a new record!


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    kub
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    How old was the cyclist 3 or 4?


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    #5
    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    kub wrote: »
    How old was the cyclist 3 or 4?

    Three and a half I reckon.


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    #6
    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Sorry were you walking on the bike lane by any chance?

    I'm assuming "the park" is the Phoenix Park.

    Typical victim-blaming.


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    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users Posts: 6,372 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    OP what in the name of suffering jaysus is the point of your post?


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    Lumen
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    Moflojo wrote: »
    Typical victim-blaming.
    Who is the victim?


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    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    OP what in the name of suffering jaysus is the point of your post?

    Irony and satire mostly. Wilful misdirection. Killing some time on a quiet Sunday evening too.


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    #10
    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    Lumen wrote: »
    Who is the victim?

    I thought it was obvious.


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    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users Posts: 6,372 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    Moflojo wrote: »
    We all then went on with our lives.

    Please do so. ;)


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,084 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Moflojo wrote: »
    I thought it was obvious.
    Not really. Two people collided on some unidentified piece of tarmac. Neither was reportedly hurt.

    edit: oh sorry, you're the OP so I'm guessing you think the victim is yourself.


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    Eamondomc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Eamondomc


    Moflojo wrote: »
    Three and a half I reckon.

    What age are you?


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    cython
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    Friday threads should only be posted on Fridays...... ;)


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,084 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Eamondomc wrote: »
    What age are you?
    This is like one of those "benny tied to a tree" questions from primary school, right? Smells like a trap. :pac:


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    Fries-With-That
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    Lumen wrote: »
    This is like one of those "benny tied to a tree" questions from primary school, right? Smells like a trap. :pac:


    Who tied Benny to a tree and why?


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    and still ricky villa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭and still ricky villa


    I think I know this one

    If he was traveling at 12mph and you were coming the other direction at 4mph, when you collided I'd already lost 7 minutes of my life reading this thread?


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    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users Posts: 7,762 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    OP just for balance, why don't walk in the middle of the road in the Phoenix park another day and let us know the outcome?


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    #19
    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    Eamondomc wrote: »
    What age are you?

    31 and a half.


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    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    OP just for balance, why don't walk in the middle of the road in the Phoenix park another day and let us know the outcome?

    Where is the Phoenix Park?


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    Beasty
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    Moflojo wrote: »
    Where is the Phoenix Park?
    Which one?






    :)


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    #22
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    Moflojo wrote: »
    31 and a half.

    "and a half"

    Love it!


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    vin33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭vin33


    Moflojo wrote: »
    31 and a half.

    Class!


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    magicbastarder
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    only time i've ever hit a pedestrian, it was a five year old. he got what he deserved, he kicked me as i went past.


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    #25
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    only time i've ever hit a pedestrian, it was a five year old. he got what he deserved, he kicked me as i went past.

    He really hit you then, no?


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    #26
    tomasrojo
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    Are the people failing to see the irony doing so ironically? I can't get a clear reading on this thing.
    th_irony-meter.gif


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    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Proving once and for all that cyclists don't have a sense of humor. ;)
    Bit like vegans, environmentalist and feminists.
    I'll get me coat...


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    riffmongous
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    I'm looking forward to seeing the cyclist's go-pro footage uploaded on youtube so we can get the other side of the story


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    #29
    ThisRegard
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    Should have been wearing highvis OP, he would have seen you in plenty of time and avoided the horror that followed.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    OP you must have looked like a red light and the little'un was practising ignoring you.


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    magicbastarder
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    He really hit you then, no?
    i was going to joke about having retaliated, but best not to.


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