Charlie Austin investigated by police

[Wimborne_saint]

Charlie Austin investigated by police after crash that left cyclist in critical condition

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[Danbert]

Big deal

[Harry_SFC]

Complete non story really. Happened back in October anyway, not sure why it's only being reported on now.

[LaptopSaint]

Or to put it another way, he acted like a concerned responsible citizen.

 

Move on.

[saint77]

Charlie Austin investigated by police after crash that left cyclist in critical condition

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Non story

[shurlock]

Charlie and speed dont mix.

Edited 8 February, 2017 by shurlock

[sotonjoe]

What is it with footballers and driving incidents? I hope Hampshire Police get to the bottom of this. Just goes to show that theses young men can't handle the big egos and big horse power. Why not limit younger drivers so they can only drive cars with certain power, just like they do with motorbikes?

 

 

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[a1ex2001]

Does seem a tad dull must have been a slow news day, it's not like he was ****ed up and doing 90 round a housing estate!

[beatlesaint]

What is it with footballers and driving incidents? I hope Hampshire Police get to the bottom of this. Just goes to show that theses young men can't handle the big egos and big horse power. Why not limit younger drivers so they can only drive cars with certain power, just like they do with motorbikes?

 

 

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For one it was in October, secondly the cyclist is fine but you wouldn't get that from the Sun's story, and thirdly Austin attended to the guy at the scene.

 

its a non story but don't let that stop you building it up.

 

on my way home tonight a cyclist just pulled straight out of a side road in front of me without even looking. But there's no chance this would have been the cyclist's fault, bound to be the money bags super ego footballer eh ?

[leeham_69]

he's nearly 28! i think the restrictions are only on people below 21.

[Katalinic]

What is it with footballers and driving incidents? I hope Hampshire Police get to the bottom of this. Just goes to show that theses young men can't handle the big egos and big horse power. Why not limit younger drivers so they can only drive cars with certain power, just like they do with motorbikes?

 

 

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What is it with judgemental posters making sweeping generalisations. Thank goodness the site limits these posters to 3 posts a day.

[cellone]

What is it with judgemental posters making sweeping generalisations. Thank goodness the site limits these posters to 3 posts a day.

 

Nice creases.

[Saint Albert]

Tabloid newspaper blows things out of proportion and sensationalizes facts to sell newspapers. Shocker.

[Toussaint]

What is it with footballers and driving incidents? I hope Hampshire Police get to the bottom of this. Just goes to show that theses young men can't handle the big egos and big horse power. Why not limit younger drivers so they can only drive cars with certain power, just like they do with motorbikes?

 

 

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If I ever go to court I really hope you are not in the jury!

[Secret Site Agent]

Another piece of Churnalism with sensational headlines.

 

I noticed, whilst flicking through my wife's magazines that they use the same thing as well.

 

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[hutch]

If that newspaper article is the only source of information, then it is equally plausible that it is the cyclist that is under investigation, for assaulting Charlie's Ferrari with a dangerous bicycle.

[dronskisaint]

Charlie and speed dont mix.

 

I chuckled :-)

[Chickendippers]

Charlie Austin's Red and White

He hates cyclists!

[Doctoroncall]

So they don't explain what critically injured means in this case.

 

Good on Charlie for following up on the cyclist.

[Monkou]

If anything he actually comes out of this well.

 

Just the gutter press trying to make a story out of nothing. Accidents happen to everyone. If the police press charges for dangerous driving then it becomes a story but until then, this is a total non story.

[Toomer]

He pulled away from a set traffic lights when they changed to green and the cyclist rode in front of him.

[Chocolate Box]

Cyclists regularly ride past my wife's shop the wrong way down a one way street, after dark, without lights and wearing dark clothing.

Bunch of f**kwits. Why are they above the law?

[doddisalegend]

Interview with the cyclist looks like the police reckon they both take a share of the blame.

 

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15092040.Saints_star_admits_driving_without_due_care_and_attention_as_cyclist_says_crash__changed_his_life_/

[wadesmith]

Cyclists regularly ride past my wife's shop the wrong way down a one way street, after dark, without lights and wearing dark clothing.

Bunch of f**kwits. Why are they above the law?

 

That's no way to speak about your wife,

[brmbrm]

Interview with the cyclist looks like the police reckon they both take a share of the blame.

 

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15092040.Saints_star_admits_driving_without_due_care_and_attention_as_cyclist_says_crash__changed_his_life_/

 

Not wearing a helmet. Helmet.

[Saint_clark]

Not wearing a helmet. Helmet.

 

And then later saying,

 

“Some cyclist just don’t pay respect to the road...I have aways said people should wear safely gear and if they do something wrong while cycling on the road they could be held accountable

[scotty]

That's no way to speak about your wife,

 

[Secret Site Agent]

Whats the difference between Red and Green?

Nothing if you are a cyclist.

 

This came from a Driving awareness Course where a woman was there for driving through a red light, and what ****ed her off was it was soem temporary traffic lights and it was her and two cyclists and she was the only one pulled by the police. Unfortunatly I see it all the time especially when I was on the roads. They don't obey the traffic lights, drive in and out of the cones, use the pavement when they want to, don't indicate and never look over their shoulder. I did hit one once, at a crossing on a slip road, he was a traffic user, then decided he was a 'pedestrian', jumped up on the kerb and shot across in front of me on the crossing and I caught the back of him. No major damage done and caught on CCTV and my traffic cam, so when the old bill came and I showed them my footage, his story changed rapidly.

I don't think that all cyclists are twots just a select few, as with other drivers, but the problem is they get away with doing all this with abandon and never get caught, prosecuted, or held to account. And they like putting their adventures on Youtube.

 

fair play to Charlie for sticking around and taking responsibility.

[doddisalegend]

Whats the difference between Red and Green?

Nothing if you are a cyclist.

 

This came from a Driving awareness Course where a woman was there for driving through a red light, and what ****ed her off was it was soem temporary traffic lights and it was her and two cyclists and she was the only one pulled by the police. Unfortunatly I see it all the time especially when I was on the roads. They don't obey the traffic lights, drive in and out of the cones, use the pavement when they want to, don't indicate and never look over their shoulder. I did hit one once, at a crossing on a slip road, he was a traffic user, then decided he was a 'pedestrian', jumped up on the kerb and shot across in front of me on the crossing and I caught the back of him. No major damage done and caught on CCTV and my traffic cam, so when the old bill came and I showed them my footage, his story changed rapidly.

I don't think that all cyclists are twots just a select few, as with other drivers, but the problem is they get away with doing all this with abandon and never get caught, prosecuted, or held to account. And they like putting their adventures on Youtube.

 

fair play to Charlie for sticking around and taking responsibility.

 

 

TBF according to the,article the cyclist didn't get away unpunished

 

Father-of-one Anthony, who lives in the city centre, was issued with a fixed penalty notice for riding through a traffic light on the bicycle

[beatlesaint]

Whats the difference between Red and Green?

Nothing if you are a cyclist.

 

This came from a Driving awareness Course where a woman was there for driving through a red light, and what ****ed her off was it was soem temporary traffic lights and it was her and two cyclists and she was the only one pulled by the police. Unfortunatly I see it all the time especially when I was on the roads. They don't obey the traffic lights, drive in and out of the cones, use the pavement when they want to, don't indicate and never look over their shoulder. I did hit one once, at a crossing on a slip road, he was a traffic user, then decided he was a 'pedestrian', jumped up on the kerb and shot across in front of me on the crossing and I caught the back of him. No major damage done and caught on CCTV and my traffic cam, so when the old bill came and I showed them my footage, his story changed rapidly.

I don't think that all cyclists are twots just a select few, as with other drivers, but the problem is they get away with doing all this with abandon and never get caught, prosecuted, or held to account. And they like putting their adventures on Youtube.

 

fair play to Charlie for sticking around and taking responsibility.

 

Unfortunately this is absolutely correct. There are many foreign students who use the route i take to and from work and they are a bloody menace doing all the things described above.

[saint1977]

TBF according to the,article the cyclist didn't get away unpunished

 

Father-of-one Anthony, who lives in the city centre, was issued with a fixed penalty notice for riding through a traffic light on the bicycle

 

Good - about time. When I used to work in London, I was nearly nailed quite a few times by cyclists ploughing through red lights when the rest of the traffic had stopped. He should have got a separate penalty notice/ban for not wearing a helmet either. Motorists are rightly highly regulated and their road behaviour scrutinised. Whilst cycling is good for congestion and the environment, there are too many dangerous cyclists who see the Highway Code as an optional extra. Some hefty fines should change behaviour for the hardcore and help the responsible ones.

[cellone]

As a cyclist that observes the highway code I will have at least one incident per week where I will be nearly flattened by an unobservant driver. Loving the vitriolic anti cyclist spiel on this thread. There are idiots using every type of vehicle.

[pluto]

It should be law that all cyclists have to wear a helmet and both them and motorcyclists where clothing that can be seen.

[cellone]

It should be law that all cyclists have to wear a helmet and both them and motorcyclists where clothing that can be seen.

 

I agree. Lights too.

[Pass the Dutchie]

It should be law that all cyclists have to wear a helmet and both them and motorcyclists where clothing that can be seen.

 

I wouldn't want to see most cyclists in clothes that can't be seen. It might be funny for a minute, but too distracting probably.

[Chris27687]

It should be law that all cyclists have to wear a helmet and both them and motorcyclists where clothing that can be seen.

 

I see a lot of people on my cycle home through central London wearing no helmet, in black clothes with no lights.

 

It's mental.

[Chocolate Box]

That's no way to speak about your wife,

 

You've clearly never met her.

[nick1579]

As a cyclist that observes the highway code I will have at least one incident per week where I will be nearly flattened by an unobservant driver. Loving the vitriolic anti cyclist spiel on this thread. There are idiots using every type of vehicle.

 

But in my experience the proportion of cyclists who think they are above the law is significantly higher than their car-driving counterparts. Like Saint1977, (good birth year...) I saw it at its worst in London. Those that commit such acts also tend to be overly aggressive/defensive (if you can be both at the same time...)

[Jai27]

But in my experience the proportion of cyclists who think they are above the law is significantly higher than their car-driving counterparts. Like Saint1977, (good birth year...) I saw it at its worst in London. Those that commit such acts also tend to be overly aggressive/defensive (if you can be both at the same time...)

 

You've got to be a little bit mental to commute by bike in central London anyway. Doesn't matter how careful drivers/cyclists are, people are constantly being injured/killed. I've personally witness 2 deaths and countless accidents over the last few years. It's just not worth it.

[cellone]

But in my experience the proportion of cyclists who think they are above the law is significantly higher than their car-driving counterparts. Like Saint1977, (good birth year...) I saw it at its worst in London. Those that commit such acts also tend to be overly aggressive/defensive (if you can be both at the same time...)

It is easily done. A few near misses in the space of a few minutes and the wrong person cops a mouthful. Been guilty my self. Try to keep an air of mild sarcasm instead these days.