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Look out for the motor cyclist
I visited my son Chris in hospital last night. He's awaiting an operation, scheduled for today, to put the pieces of one of the bones in his lower leg back together - the registrar came around while I was there and described the operation as being rather like putting a kebab skewer in to gather the pieces and hold them. It requires a general anesthetic and he was being taken through what will happen in the operation and the risks. Chris was on his (motor) cycle yesterday when some [description deleted] pulled out in front of him; he swerved to avoid going over the bonnet, but couldn't miss completely. Looks like the car driver is in considerable hot water for dangerous driving. Thank goodness Chris had invested considerably in good (now ruined!) protective clothing as it saved him from much worse injuries. And thank goodness that he's something of a safety aware driver ... Premonition? I don't think so, but I was very minded yesterday morning as I drove up to Gloucester to run a Perl course that there are certain road junctions where you need to REALLY watch out for the motor cyclist; I'm very much aware of the current TV adverts on the topic and on places like the A433 / A429 corner south of Cirencester they can appear from no-where. P.S. Chris is very well / controlled in himself, and commissioned me to write this blog entry as a rant against motorists who don't watch out for motor cyclists! (written 2006-02-17, updated 2006-06-09) Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles Z700 - People[3981] Melksham - a town of some remarkable people - (2013-01-19) [3905] How should we choose our Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner? - (2012-10-27) [3775] Alan Turing - 1912 to 1954 - (2012-06-23) [3512] A colleague and friend who changed my life - (2011-11-07) [3466] Passing of Steve Jobs - R.I.P. - (2011-10-06) [3355] Family Pictures - (2011-07-12) [3298] Quiet Monday in - (2011-05-23) [3297] A long day, a long journey, and families and similarities the world over - (2011-05-22) [3268] Baby Pictures - (2011-04-27) [3184] Visiting relatives - (2011-02-26) [3125] The family is defunct. Long live the family. - (2011-01-09) [3055] Zyliana Kyrei Cox - (2010-11-16) [3034] Birth Notice - Aeryn Cassandra Ellis - (2010-11-07) [3008] Dulwich College Preparatory, and Sevenoaks, Schools - (2010-10-21) [2886] Congratulations, Kimberly - (2010-07-25) [2846] Catching up with an old friend - (2010-07-01) [2795] Simon says - (2010-06-05) [2503] Melksham manslaughter case concludes - sort of - (2009-11-14) [2132] Learning about Lurchers - (2009-04-18) [2100] Visiting Family - (2009-03-23) [2078] A lot has changed - but the memory lingers on - (2009-03-12) [1988] Melksham, Wiltshire. Town Crier Competition, 2009 - (2009-01-11) [1980] Michelle - (2009-01-06) [1916] Why I remember East Grafton - (2008-12-02) [1627] Amazing family members - (2008-05-02) [1570] London Midland ... Merrymaker ... Percy Danks - (2008-03-10) [1522] Paging Martin Noke, who petitions for more trains from Trowbridge to Swindon - (2008-01-28) [1385] Delegates of all shapes and sizes - (2007-10-09) [1303] Heading Upstate New York - (2007-08-14) [1279] The Gdansk fireball - (2007-07-27) [1238] The kind spirit of Melksham - (2007-06-21) [1197] Back off home with our best wishes - (2007-05-21) [1151] Gordon Dodge, R.I.P. - (2007-04-16) [1119] The Last Word on the road - (2007-03-26) [1107] Weekend Visitors - (2007-03-13) [1065] Graham Ellis - an Introduction - (2007-02-05) [1064] Light and shadows at Beach - (2007-02-04) [820] Robert and William Whitworth - (2006-08-01) [794] Perl delegate - much more than just a delegate - (2006-07-06) [771] From cat breeder to Cobol to Perl - (2006-06-21) [763] Much more that the world cup - (2006-06-15) [704] Erin Brent - rest in peace - (2006-04-29) [650] A person of few words - (2006-03-18) [601] A fond memory of Sir Freddie - (2006-02-11) [584] Loosing breath with Gerald - (2006-01-31) [543] The world didn't stop for Christmas - (2005-12-26) [530] Perl course during the week, getting married at the weekend - (2005-12-16) [423] A Victorian Lady - (2005-08-23) [392] No Smoking - (2005-07-27) [388] BBQ Season - (2005-07-24) [207] Canteen Dragon - (2005-02-09) Z101 - Health [3733] More hazards of modern life - (2012-05-15) [3525] Melksham has a heart - come and see the pictures. Sunday, 11 to 3, Assembly Hall - (2011-11-18) [3521] Emergency First Aid at Work (HSE) training in Melksham - places available for 19.1.2012 - (2011-11-15) [2858] The healthy option - away from the private car - (2010-07-07) [2587] Bowerhill as a cycling community - (2010-01-17) [1776] Does fruit and veg drag on? - (2008-08-28) [1032] Chronic fatigue help - a new discussion forum - (2007-01-13) 52a4
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