[Closed] Wiggo injured by van driver

Both Charlie and votchy make good points, some others are just plain odd, his family must of been very worried.

from the bbc report:

he regularly goes on [b]practice [/b]rides around the rural roads in the area

"I'm just off out to practice riding me bike Cath, see if I can get the hang of it. Need anything from Tescos?"

whatever you do,

DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS ON THE DAILY MAIL ARTICLE

your head may explode

Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

He had lights*, sadly the 4000 lumens dazzled the Astra driver and... 😉

*I have no idea really.

Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

Summary?

Does anyone actually have the details/witnessed what happened or is it the usual knee jerk reaction that 'all drivers are *****' that is too common place on here?

It might have been Wiggo's fault. It probably wasn't. I'm not aware of the general vibe you describe, quite the opposite in fact.

I don't know why he was (a) out in the dark

Yeah, cyclists out in the dark, only got themselves to blame.

*headdesk*

Summary?

he was a cyclist so asking for it.
she was a woman driver so what do you expect

DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS ON THE DAILY MAIL ARTICLE

Fortunately I got too distracted by their extensive coverage of the Victoria Secrets Fashion Show, new skimpy outfits of the Dallas Mavericks cheerleaders and the "50 Shades of Grey" sex toys to read any of the incisive and thought-provoking commentary 😀

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Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

Summary?

They are not sure who to vent at and are now confused

Aparently they wished one was an immigrant to make it all easier to understand

They think Wiggo is most likely to get cancer

HTH

Some of this is actually true!!

@ Katey, Glasgow: Get off your high horse. I'm just as female as you are but even I can admit that women drivers have next to no awareness of what goes on around them on the road. I see it everyday. Not only do they NEVER give way, they might as well wear blinkers. They are always sitting practically on top of the steering wheel, concentrating only straight ahead and never right or left and they certainly don't know what a rear view mirror is for.

This is genius though

the lancashire home bradley wiggins lives in must be his second home as he was born in belgium

Yeah, cyclists, only got themselves to blame.

*headdesk*

That's the thing about quoting out of context, it's always so easy to look right.

If he'd been at home on the internet none of this would have happened.

'There's so many bad drivers on the road, you shouldn't be riding a motorcycle' is my all time favorite comment. Yes let's not address the problem, lets get rid of the affected.

It's a publicity stunt to raise his profile and ensure that he crowns a pretty successful year with the SPotY. Well known fact that personal tragedy = votes.

Know that junction/garage well - used to be on one of my regular training routes back in teh day.
Picture from G Streetview below - arrow were Brad's bike is.
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'There's so many bad drivers on the road, you shouldn't be riding a motorcycle' is my all time favorite comment. Yes let's not address the problem, lets get rid of the affected.

As [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wiggo-on-helmets/page/7#post-4038961 ]someone on here once said[/url]:

You've put us in a cage with lions and you're offering us protective clothing and lion taming lessons.

FFS do something about the Lions!

It's a publicity stunt to raise his profile and ensure that he crowns a pretty successful year with the SPotY. Well known fact that personal tragedy = votes.

Coyote - I think you're getting mixed up with the X Factor.

Oh goody! A personal tragedy story

Aaaaaaand.......Cue Coldplay......

😉

Interesting to see the photo above, looks like crash investigators. Would they be there if it had been you or me who had been hit?

It looks like a couple of Police traffic cars to me.
From personal experience, if there's any injuries in an RTC, traffic turn up and have a look about and a measure up incase the injuries are life changing or life threatening. Seems to have been a pretty normal procedure with all the accidents I've been to.

Binners, it's the great British public voting. It may just make a difference...

I bet thats put an end to his appearance on Graham Norton tomorrow night 😥

Another Daily Mail classic from the article: "Wiggins was out on a training ride close to the his Cheshire home when he was hit the by woman driver near a petrol station". Divs...

If the driver is at fault imagine the insurance claim?
Never mind the broken bike what about loss of earnings 😯

His new book is out today,

best wishes Bradley on a speedy recovery

What MTB does Wiggo ride then?

@[b]James_Tindall[/b]: Wiggo and Sutton's accidents in the last 24 hours are an example of why everyone should wear a helmet.

Yes, because nothing prevents broken ribs quite like a helmet. 🙄

healing vibes to wiggins, sutton and every other unknown rider down.

always a rough time of year, some drivers aclimatise to winter..