psychle wrote:You must be
You must be joking when you say , “How bad was it really?” Bloody awful by the sounds of it. Should he simply accept this as normal behaviour? I’m not convinced it’s an anomaly either. I for one know of two others this has happened to; they simply didn’t write about it on a public forum. As for the suggestion of a bell – it wouldn’t have helped in this case. The cyclist was visible to the pedestrian, according to what’s been said.
Also, I am trying to give him confidence. If he can survive it once, he can survive it again. He’s passed through the eye of a needle and come out the other side. In no way am I saying its a great experience, but he is not defeated by it, just dented. But when something like this happens to you, you need to focus on positive and out-going thoughts. Don’t let, what is an anomaly (otherwise why would anyone cycle by the canal?!? People do it everyday). Don’t let what a dick head did close your world.
You’re a prize numpty for suggesting this is a regularity. I’m not suggesting it is normal at all – that an anomaly means it’s unusual. Been cycling on the canal for years and it’s never never happened to me.