Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by o-no »

Got to be the van. He's on the wrong side of the road, although that bike looks about as stable as our defence.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Tough one.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Dunners »

Technically I reckon the van may be at fault. But it doesn't matter because that particular cyclist deserved it.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Ronnie Hotdogs »

It’s a DPD van and as I understand it, that means it has automatic right of way over all other road users, especially those from the 1800s.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by O my gawd »

As much as the penny farthing rider deserves it. Would have been far more impressive if he was on a Grifter, I have an irrational hatred of White Van Men, goes back to my days repping in my mondeos, so definitely fault lies with the van 😂
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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It has to be the van, the cyclist swerved a little to try and miss him but failed miserably.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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A DPD courier van, say no more.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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O my gawd wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:17 am ... I have an irrational hatred of White Van Men, goes back to my days repping in my mondeos, so definitely fault lies with the van 😂
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by greyhound »

its the van.
but penny farthing bikes have no brakes. 🚲
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Long slender neck »

Where is the farthing going? Doesn't look like he's turning enough.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Prestige Worldwide wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:37 am Where is the farthing going? Doesn't look like he's turning enough.
Out of the way of the van.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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What’s more shocking is that Hackney has been so gentrified it has a whole foods market.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Oiram »

DPD drivers seem a law on to themselves, dangerous three point turns, park where they like, block drives and so on. In my view the driver of the van entered the side street too fast without a clear view into the side street to enable him to safely manoeuvre into it unimpeded. It does seem he was forced to brake for unknown reasons thereby not being able to clear the junction without danger to those riding or driving in the oncoming direction. He has forced them to alter their course by his reckless actions and driving.

In defence of the DPD, any Hipster, woke, lefty , Hackney gentrified idiot riding a Penny Farthing at speed like that dope, in a built up area is asking for trouble. I don’t think they have any brakes in such reproduced contraptions.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Stowaway »

This was just up the road from my shop. The rider was just riding along and the van swiped right across him. He wasn’t badly hurt but he was pretty shaken. Typical delivery driver, tbh.

The bike is a fixed gear so legally it doesn’t need another brake for road use, btw.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Oiram wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:47 am DPD drivers seem a law on to themselves, dangerous three point turns, park where they like, block drives and so on. In my view the driver of the van entered the side street too fast without a clear view into the side street to enable him to safely manoeuvre into it unimpeded. It does seem he was forced to brake for unknown reasons thereby not being able to clear the junction without danger to those riding or driving in the oncoming direction. He has forced them to alter their course by his reckless actions and driving.

In defence of the DPD, any Hipster, woke, lefty , Hackney gentrified idiot riding a Penny Farthing at speed like that dope, in a built up area is asking for trouble. I don’t think they have any brakes in such reproduced contraptions.
Yeah, because he’s riding a vintage bike he deserves to be run off the road. You massive tw@t.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Clive Evans »

Was any of the Ling family involved in this incident?
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:42 am
Prestige Worldwide wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:37 am Where is the farthing going? Doesn't look like he's turning enough.
Out of the way of the van.
Steered into it.
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Currywurst and Chips »

Cyclict understeered and underbraked into the corner and therefore clipped the back of the van
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by BiggsyMalone »

Van should have waited but the cyclist steered into the van
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:02 am Cyclict understeered and underbraked into the corner and therefore clipped the back of the van
Please think about what you’re doing. You do not want to be the new Caca.

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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by PutneyO »

The cyclist wasnt in complete control of his bike
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Re: Which party is at fault for this crash?

Post by Smendrick Feaselberg »

Definitely Sam Ling's fault
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