Manchester taxi T-bones cyclist (video)

A Manchester cyclist has described the police response to a collision between him and a taxi driver as ‘lacklustre’.

The rider, who only wanted to be known as Dan, was knocked off his bike when the driver pulled out of a side road onto Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield but said police were not willing to attend the scene.

Dan was suffered injuries to his legs and body as the Skoda Octavia, carrying the logo of Station Cars in Didsbury, hit him side-on.

Writing underneath his YouTube video, the rider said that because he didn’t require an ambulance, the police would not attend the scene.

“After making contact with the police I've been informed that this is an ‘injury’ incident and its highly doubtful any further action will be taken,” he wrote.

“Further, while I have made it clear that I caught the incident on camera. They've stated they are not interested in seeing it. Therefore, one can only assume they [are] not too interested in cycling safety in Manchester.”

Dan also says in an update under the video that the driver was ordered to attend an driving improvement course, but he plans to use his camera footage to pursue a civil claim against the driver.

Source: Manchester Evening News

Orica-GreenEdge get hypnotised (video)

Riders from Orica-GreenEdge succumb (or not) to the hypnotic powers of Isaac Lomman

Toddlers on mountain bike trails prove that bikes are brilliant (video)

Nikki Harris and Helen Wyman in top 10 at Koksijde Cyclo-cross World Cup (video)

British riders put in strong performance on round two of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Belgium, won by Sanne