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Motorcyclist hurt in roadworks crash

8:29am Thursday 15th May 2008

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A MOTORCYCLIST was left lying injured in the road this morning after a collision with a car on the M27.

The rider was left lying in the carriageway during a stretch of the major roadworks on the west bound section close to Rownhams Services.

Police confirmed that a two vehicle collision had occurred at 8.13am that was expected to bring traffic to a standstill.

A 50-year-old woman was being treated at the scene for shock.

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Shazza, says...
9:01am Thu 15 May 08

A 50-year-old woman was being treated at the scene for shock.


Shouldn't this read - A 50-year-old woman was being given a slap at the scene for not looking in her mirrors.

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paul b, says...
9:21am Thu 15 May 08

Serves him right for riding a bike, really. Everyone knows they're death traps ridden by men who don't wash their hair

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b bow, Netley says...
9:56am Thu 15 May 08

It was only a matter of time before a rider was injured they need to take more care through the roadworks feb up with them weaving through the traffic the lanes are small enough with stupid bikers weaveing trough cant they just wait take there turn like car drivers have too.

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claire, southampton says...
9:58am Thu 15 May 08

It's difficult when motorcyclists believe they have a forcefield around them which gives them the ability to dodge in and out of traffic on whatever side of the road they feel like without being knocked off!
I love motorbikes,and do feel quite jealous when the zoom past when I'm stuck in traffic, perhaps they could have their own lanes like pushbike riders.

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bikerbloke650, here! says...
10:32am Thu 15 May 08

paul b wrote:
Serves him right for riding a bike, really. Everyone knows they\'re death traps ridden by men who don\'t wash their hair
Bet the name is really Pauline and it drives about in a an old nova with all the boy racer accessories & hates anything faster overtaking i.e. pushbikes. Knob!!

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hulla, baloo says...
10:56am Thu 15 May 08

paul b wrote:
Serves him right for riding a bike, really. Everyone knows they're death traps ridden by men who don't wash their hair
Does everyone know?
Sweeping statement which I trust you can post here the factual figures, from recognised sources, to support your statement

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paul b, says...
10:58am Thu 15 May 08

hulla wrote:
paul b wrote:
Serves him right for riding a bike, really. Everyone knows they're
death traps ridden by men who don't wash their hair
Does
everyone know?
Sweeping statement which I trust you can post here the factual figures,
from recognised sources, to support your statement
yeh yeh yeh you boring old nob

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hulla, baloo says...
11:04am Thu 15 May 08

paul b wrote:
hulla wrote:
paul b wrote: Serves him right for riding a bike, really. Everyone knows they're death traps ridden by men who don't wash their hair
Does everyone know? Sweeping statement which I trust you can post here the factual figures, from recognised sources, to support your statement
yeh yeh yeh you boring old nob
Obviously not.

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bikerbloke650, and there says...
11:12am Thu 15 May 08

Hulla, keep the long words to a minimum please, Pauline is having trouble understanding your posting, well apart from sweeping but hey, what has his job got to do with things?

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Kathy, Work says...
11:27am Thu 15 May 08

How is the biker? Does anyone know if he/she was injured?

Just to point out that being a biker myself it is very unpleaseant sitting in traffic with car exhaust fumes in your face - hence we keep moving. And No I do not assume that I have a forcefield around me and I take great care when riding - I value my life!!!

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jerry Parsons, Emsworth says...
12:04pm Thu 15 May 08

I agree with Kathy, I too go through the roadworks at fareham with a degree of caution, I never think I have a force field. With car drivers, a minority drive stupidly & these are the ones we bemoan; it's exactly the same with bikers. A couple of twits who think they are invulnerable give us all a bad name.

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b Bow, Netley says...
12:16pm Thu 15 May 08

Kathy wrote:
How is the biker? Does anyone know if he/she was injured? Just to point out that being a biker myself it is very unpleaseant sitting in traffic with car exhaust fumes in your face - hence we keep moving. And No I do not assume that I have a forcefield around me and I take great care when riding - I value my life!!!
Wot a pure excuse Car exhurst fumes that why we keep moveing your choice to ride a bike

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Derek, Dibden Purlieu says...
12:56pm Thu 15 May 08

For some reason Bikers seem to believe that they can travel at a hugely different speed than the vehicles they are overtaking. Cars and trucks driving at fifty miles an hour are in a fifty mile an hour mindset. Imbecile on bike overtaking at eighty miles an hour is always going to be an accident waiting to happen. Overtake by all means by try passing one vehicle at a time instead of twenty. Last time I rode a bike, it wasn't fitted with an air bag and the crumple zone was my head. Suicide by bike is unfair on other commuters.

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Tomater, Raidator Springs says...
1:11pm Thu 15 May 08

I feel annoyed that Bikers slam all car drivers for not looking in their mirrors..not all of us are careless idiots. try driving on the M3 everyday in 50mph heavy traffic and not feel brassed off when bikers cut in and out disregarding other road users..one was bound to come off and many more will until they learn to curb their attitude

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On two wheels, Southampton says...
1:22pm Thu 15 May 08

I've just taken up cycling my 7 miles to work after years of sitting in traffic. I can't ride a motorbike so a cycle was the way forward. Tha lack of respect anything on two wheels gets from the car driver has amazed me. The reason people choose two wheels is to get through the jams easier. But it's made harder by car drivers forcing you into the kerb because they don't want you to pass. If you go down the middle of the road you're forced over the white line because the car driver doesn't want you to pass. I really feel for the motorcyclists out on the roads that are full of pot holes, drain covers and bad drivers.

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Kathy, Work says...
1:22pm Thu 15 May 08

b Bow wrote:
Kathy wrote: How is the biker? Does anyone know if he/she was injured? Just to point out that being a biker myself it is very unpleaseant sitting in traffic with car exhaust fumes in your face - hence we keep moving. And No I do not assume that I have a forcefield around me and I take great care when riding - I value my life!!!
Wot a pure excuse Car exhurst fumes that why we keep moveing your choice to ride a bike
Not an excuse - a reason. Yes it is my choice to ride a bike. Less fuel consumption, less congestion etc. I could say your choice to drive a car (if in fact you have a licence)

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Elaine Klose-Doff, says...
1:31pm Thu 15 May 08

Why are these motorbike types always on here moaning ? Everytime there's an accident they get on their high horses and criticise everyone - makes me so angry.

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lowe and behold, st marys hotseat says...
1:44pm Thu 15 May 08

oh look the page has been eaten up by the females complaining about bad driving!
i rest my case DOSEY TARTS CAUSE CRASHES THEM BLAME THE MASCARA
IN THERE EYES CAUSING BLURRED VISION

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Derek, Dibden Purlieu says...
2:09pm Thu 15 May 08

lowe and behold wrote:
oh look the page has been eaten up by the females complaining about bad driving!
i rest my case DOSEY TARTS CAUSE CRASHES THEM BLAME THE MASCARA
IN THERE EYES CAUSING BLURRED VISION
Thankyou for taking time off from your English grammar lesson to contribute to this thread. Time you can ill afford by the look of it.

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lowe and behold, st marys hotseat says...
2:23pm Thu 15 May 08

Derek wrote:
lowe and behold wrote: oh look the page has been eaten up by the females complaining about bad driving! i rest my case DOSEY TARTS CAUSE CRASHES THEM BLAME THE MASCARA IN THERE EYES CAUSING BLURRED VISION
Thankyou for taking time off from your English grammar lesson to contribute to this thread. Time you can ill afford by the look of it.
LISTEN YOU FOOL I HAVENT GOT TIME TO SORT THE GRAMMER OUT YOU CRAZY GOON

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Christoff, says...
2:50pm Thu 15 May 08

Tomater wrote:
I feel annoyed that Bikers slam all car drivers for not looking in their mirrors..not all of us are careless idiots. try driving on the M3 everyday in 50mph heavy traffic and not feel brassed off when bikers cut in and out disregarding other road users..one was bound to come off and many more will until they learn to curb their attitude
lol, you sound like you actually TRY to knock them off

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Clumsy Colin, Soton says...
4:48pm Thu 15 May 08

My bike is air cooled, so if I sat in traffic with all the skips, my engine would melt. I dont have nice air blowers to take the heat of the radiator y'see. So yes I filter, even if it upsets a few folk that move over to try and block my progress. Most people are nice and considerate tho.

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bikerbloke650, soon to be bikin it home says...
5:03pm Thu 15 May 08

Clumsy Colin wrote:
My bike is air cooled, so if I sat in traffic with all the skips, my engine would melt. I dont have nice air blowers to take the heat of the radiator y'see. So yes I filter, even if it upsets a few folk that move over to try and block my progress. Most people are nice and considerate tho.
I agree most are nice and considerate, just a few in BMW'S, Merc's, four by fours & boy racers in their heaps of junk who tend to move to the centre of the lane when they see you coming, but I guess they'd do that to any vehicle overtaking them so it doesn't make them feel inferior.

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Dirty Denzil, Hants says...
5:31pm Thu 15 May 08

Clumsy Colin wrote:
My bike is air cooled, so if I sat in traffic with all the skips, my engine would melt. I dont have nice air blowers to take the heat of the radiator y'see. So yes I filter, even if it upsets a few folk that move over to try and block my progress. Most people are nice and considerate tho.
At least you got a heater on yours.

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paul b, says...
5:42pm Thu 15 May 08

The earlier posts were not made by me

I dont post on here before 5pm

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Clumsy Colin, Soton says...
10:04pm Thu 15 May 08

yup, on board fried eggs on a sunny M3 traffic jam. Loverly. Most people slide to let me through, but the odd person, who I see notice me in their side mirrors often drift quickly to block the gap. Much fun can be had opening their boot for them, or tapping on the driver window - suddenly not so macho when you stop and lean over for a chat. And you can spill your fried eggs in their laps as well.

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b bow, Netley says...
8:48am Fri 16 May 08

Kathy wrote:
b Bow wrote:
Kathy wrote: How is the biker? Does anyone know if he/she was injured? Just to point out that being a biker myself it is very unpleaseant sitting in traffic with car exhaust fumes in your face - hence we keep moving. And No I do not assume that I have a forcefield around me and I take great care when riding - I value my life!!!
Wot a pure excuse Car exhurst fumes that why we keep moveing your choice to ride a bike
Not an excuse - a reason. Yes it is my choice to ride a bike. Less fuel consumption, less congestion etc. I could say your choice to drive a car (if in fact you have a licence)
Yes less congestion as you weave through the traffic causing accident Yes i do have a licence and tax and insurance again a stupid comment

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Ian, says...
8:43pm Sun 18 May 08

Let’s face it there is just as much bad drivers as there are idiot riders young & old. However, many car drivers have very little awareness of space surrounding there vehicle and what is happening in the world around them. I myself ride a motorbike for commuting on but also love my car and the amount of idiots cutting me when I’m on my bike is only marginally more then when they cut me up in the car. Personally, I hate all idiots’ driver/riders on the road car & fair-weather bikers since there just as annoying and dangerous as each other.

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