Another bus accident

[Barry Izbak]

Looks nasty. Number seven outside the Bystander cafe. Ambulances. Old Bill. Road closed. Person on a stretcher.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Somebody trying to cross without waiting for the green man?

 

[Barry Izbak]

Wouldn't surprise me. But can't speculate.

 

[Notters]

Always a bit of a dodgy spot that. You often see people parked across the crossing dropping people off. Why they can't just go a little way up Guildford Road or whatever I don't know.

 

[Gwylan]

I was on a bus yesterday that twice, within five minutes, had to brake sharply as people crossed on a red man. I don't recall this being a regular occurrence when I was young - have people got a death wish these days?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Go drive in London (which I sadly have to do), every single cyclist and motorbike rider has this death wish.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I was on a bus yesterday that twice, within five minutes, had to brake sharply as people crossed on a red man. I don't recall this being a regular occurrence when I was young - have people got a death wish these days?

Red man, green man, any colour man, just riding on or watching a bus trying to make it's way along North Street is quite an education. I saw a guy riding a skateboard hanging off the back of a bus recently. Death wish or what?

 

[Bod]

Marty Mcfly?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I was on a bus yesterday that twice, within five minutes, had to brake sharply as people crossed on a red man. I don't recall this being a regular occurrence when I was young - have people got a death wish these days?

Most junctions around town don't have a proper pedestrian-centric red man now tho. They've got some mickey mouse little box on the side of the traffic light with a two inch high display. Only motorists get the proper red/amber/green signs. Some areas e.g. around the clock tower are stupidly difficult to cross safely for a pedestrian. Many just use their own skill and judgement as to whether they're in imminent danger of being mown down and pay little heed to whatever miniscule lights are available.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Looks nasty. Number seven outside the Bystander cafe. Ambulances. Old Bill. Road closed. Person on a stretcher.

Just a Cubs' fan who found out the Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler.

 

[BNthree]

I was on a bus yesterday that twice, within five minutes, had to brake sharply as people crossed on a red man. I don't recall this being a regular occurrence when I was young - have people got a death wish these days?

Reckon it's folks walking around with headphones on not paying attention to the word around them.

 

[The Clamp]

I saw some poor bloke go under a bus on upper north Street some years ago. Genuinely still have visions of it from time to time. Hope everyone makes it okay from today's accident.

 

[Notters]

Go drive in London (which I sadly have to do), every single cyclist and motorbike rider has this death wish.

I drive in London on a regular basis for both work and pleasure and have never had an issue with any cyclists that I can recall, apart from the odd one jumping a red light (which infuriates me as a cyclist).

 

[BBassic]

Reckon it's folks walking around with headphones on not paying attention to the word around them.

I nearly got run down twice in one day and both times it was because I hadn't heard the traffic.

Haven't worn headphones outside the house since.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I drive in London on a regular basis for both work and pleasure and have never had an issue with any cyclists that I can recall, apart from the odd one jumping a red light (which infuriates me as a cyclist).

Get yourself over to the Hammersmith Bridge and A219, you'll have plenty of issues.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Talking of "having a death wish" The Old Steine near Sainsburys is just a joke, despite fast moving traffic, the 'red man' means nothing, people crossing don't even make an effort to step up to a jog, they just stroll across the road like you'd imagine them to do in down town Addis Ababa or somewhere like that.