Time was 8.22 this morning. Witnessed a horrible incident/ accident. Car, young lady driver with glasses. Black car. Pulls out from Stockholm Road, turning right onto Adswood Road, clearly not paying attention. Coming up Adswood Road heading for Shaw Heath, i.e., from driver's right, young woman, long red hair, cream coat, white mountain bike, on main road.
Car pulls out straight into her path. No chance of avoiding it. Bike crunches into front and right side of car. Red hair flying all over the place. Bike and rider on the ground.
I was driving towards Stockholm Rd from Beech Rd. Stopped car. All flashers on. About to get out, mobile at the ready to phone ambulance. Rider gets up, clearly shaken. Not shouting. Shocked. Picks up bike and wheels it off, muttering to herself and glaring at the driver. Driver hasn't even got out of car. Drives off.
Memory. Dad teaching me to drive a car in 1967. "Treat every other driver as a B.F., son. (Bloody Fool) Expect them to do the stupidest thing and one day they will." Good advice.
Car pulls out straight into her path. No chance of avoiding it. Bike crunches into front and right side of car. Red hair flying all over the place. Bike and rider on the ground.
I was driving towards Stockholm Rd from Beech Rd. Stopped car. All flashers on. About to get out, mobile at the ready to phone ambulance. Rider gets up, clearly shaken. Not shouting. Shocked. Picks up bike and wheels it off, muttering to herself and glaring at the driver. Driver hasn't even got out of car. Drives off.
Memory. Dad teaching me to drive a car in 1967. "Treat every other driver as a B.F., son. (Bloody Fool) Expect them to do the stupidest thing and one day they will." Good advice.
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