Nothing to do with the road works, the incident happened on Kirkthorpe lane, on the first bad bend once you turn a left from Black Road. Don't know the extent of their injuries but they are lucky to be alive; their car didn't just hit one tree, it hit two, up rooting the second. Very lucky don't think any will be playing next week. Just hope they are ok. Lesson learnt I think!!!

If this going to turn into a motorist / cyclist thread. What about red lights and one way / no entry streets? I see many cyclists not adhering to either.

As the report says Police would like to speak to a cyclist who was on the road at the time. It maybe they are a witness or a cause. Unless you were there and can say for sure what happened. Everything else is pure conjecture. The club have made a statement and most likely add to it when more information is available.

Let's stick to the point of the thread please.

This is one of the most ridiculous threads I have ever read on this site.
It's like a conversation from early doors.

This is especially true as winter approaches because very few bother with lights. The route from Snydale to the ASDA/NHS warehouses at Normanton must have the highest proportion of dumb cyclists in the country, between 5.30 and 6am. Fortunately it's mainly the pedestrians that have to worry as very few of the numpties use the roads.

Brilliant sitcom!

That would make sense then, I don't think there are any mature trees until that bend.

Without getting too off topic and turning the thread into something it isn't. I've seen the bashing cyclists thing from both sides.

I've been knocked off my bike 3 times in just the past couple of years & I only use the road to get to Mountain bike trails, mostly on the weekends and try to avoid them like the plague. All 3 times I got knocked off I was riding by myself down a straight road, against the kerb. All 3 times times drivers thought it was hilarious, usually when there's no other cars around, to see how close to me they could get before hitting my handlebars with their cars and not one of them stopped. Unfortunately it happens more than you would imagine on the roads, you get cars actually swinging into you just for the laugh.

Until I started riding again about 15 years ago, I like many drivers had a fairly low opinion of cyclists, but get on one and it soon changes. Conversely there are some terrible cyclists around, who don't know how to ride in a straight line, weaving around all over the place , making an overtake risky or thing like use roundabouts. Or like you say which is is the one that gets on my nerves the most, riders who don't own lights or keep lights on them when summer is coming to an end, riding in the dark. Straight up accidents waiting to happen.

if there were no suspicious circumstances the matter will be over- with the line we will update at a later date - something has gone down.

Could be an update on their wellbeing; but maybe something more has happened. Who knows but it's not worth speculating at this stage, when for all most people know they could potentially still be in hospital....

Agree.