The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:44:30 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

How do you know he wasn't doing a perfectly legal 30mph and suddenly
had to swerve because some pillock on a bike wandered into his path?
Seen those sorts of near misses a number of times. Most of the supposed
deaths by lorry were due to the cyclist not using any common sense.

--
Spud

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

In article , d
() wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:44:30 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

How do you know he wasn't doing a perfectly legal 30mph and suddenly
had to swerve because some pillock on a bike wandered into his path?
Seen those sorts of near misses a number of times. Most of the supposed
deaths by lorry were due to the cyclist not using any common sense.

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like that.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:05:13 -0500
wrote:
In article , d
() wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:44:30 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

How do you know he wasn't doing a perfectly legal 30mph and suddenly
had to swerve because some pillock on a bike wandered into his path?
Seen those sorts of near misses a number of times. Most of the supposed
deaths by lorry were due to the cyclist not using any common sense.

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like that.

Its not even a car length.

--
Spud

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

In article , d ()
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:05:13 -0500
wrote:
In article ,
() wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:44:30 +0100
Mizter T wrote:

https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

How do you know he wasn't doing a perfectly legal 30mph and suddenly
had to swerve because some pillock on a bike wandered into his path?
Seen those sorts of near misses a number of times. Most of the supposed
deaths by lorry were due to the cyclist not using any common sense.

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like that.

Its not even a car length.

He had to get through the railing which is meant to resist vehicles, and
jump half the subway.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like that.

Its not even a car length.



He had to get through the railing which is meant to resist vehicles, and

jump half the subway.

--

Colin Rosenstiel

Those railings are not meant to resist vehicles. They are normal pedestrian guard railings that are there to stop any pedestrian silly enough to be walking round that side of the subway from falling down into the subway.

The car may or may not have been speeding but it could easily land where it did if it was travelling at 30 mph.

Peter

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

In article ,
(Peter Heather) wrote:

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like
that.

Its not even a car length.

He had to get through the railing which is meant to resist vehicles,
and jump half the subway.

Those railings are not meant to resist vehicles. They are normal
pedestrian guard railings that are there to stop any pedestrian silly
enough to be walking round that side of the subway from falling down
into the subway.

The car may or may not have been speeding but it could easily land
where it did if it was travelling at 30 mph.

Citation needed.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:11:16 -0500
wrote:
In article , d ()
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:05:13 -0500
wrote:
In article ,
() wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:44:30 +0100
Mizter T wrote:

https://twitter.com/JamieSmalley/status/494200837670182913/photo/1

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7756

Absolute idiocy.

How do you know he wasn't doing a perfectly legal 30mph and suddenly
had to swerve because some pillock on a bike wandered into his path?
Seen those sorts of near misses a number of times. Most of the supposed
deaths by lorry were due to the cyclist not using any common sense.

He must have been going a fair bit to get across the subway like that.

Its not even a car length.

He had to get through the railing which is meant to resist vehicles, and

If you want to stop 1.5 tons of car doing 30mph - never mind a bus or HGV -
you're going to need something a big stronger than the railings I see there.

jump half the subway.

That car would straddle the subway. Do you think something doing 30mph stops
dead the minute it leaves the road?

--
Spud

The dangers of the subways of Elephant & Castle...
 

It's a pity the article gives only one picture. Cost of developing too high?