As I was on my way to College this morning, going through the traffic lights at Hillsborough corner, I noticed there had been an accident involving a motorbike and a bus.

This was around 9 AM this morning, so I just wondered if anyone had seen or heard anything about it, as the accident had already happened when I passed there, back end of the bike was ploughed into the bus just outside Woolworths.

It looked clear that it had happened near the junction between Hillsborough corner/Bradfield Road/Langsett Road and Middlewood Road at that time.

So yeah, anyone know what I'm on about? Was anyone seriously hurt there or worse?

saw accident after it had occurred strangely the bike was still upright as if embedded in front of bus not sure wether anyone was hurt the bus was the galaxy 105 promo bus

<<<<<<shudder>>>>>>> I hate hearing about motorbike crashes.

bike accidents dont go down to well with me either
as im a biker myself is that buffy or sass
i think you know some mates of mine tank and kev

Originally posted by roger
saw accident after it had occurred strangely the bike was still upright as if embedded in front of bus not sure wether anyone was hurt the bus was the galaxy 105 promo bus

There's a bus that is a Mass northern transit bus used by Tapton and Bradfield schools for the kids. It has Galaxy 105 painted all over it.

saw a 17 year old in a headbrace yesterday with pins going into his head at the hospital. as i walked passed the mum said ' No more Motorbikes then, eh??'

taught him

Originally posted by Fletch
saw a 17 year old in a headbrace yesterday with pins going into his head at the hospital. as i walked passed the mum said ' No more Motorbikes then, eh??'

taught him

What do you mean Fletch, "taught him"?
Did it cross your mind that the accident may not have been the riders fault at all but that of a car driver suffering from the usual case of "Sorry mate, I didn't see you."?:rolleyes:

claycraft

Fletch is 14, therefore he is still inflicted with teenage idiotness.

I'm not saying this ought to be right, but if you ride a bike, you open yourself to a lot of danger (often not your fault), so i recon given it's well known that most car drivers don't look out for bikes, you have to cope with the risk that one day somebody could involve you in an accident. Either that, or choose a mode of transport that is less likely to injure you in an accident or make you more visible.

On a side note, i think everyone ought to learn how to ride a motorbike to know what it is like, and perhaps to teach the majority to look out for them. Having said, I haven't done that myself yet.

It was one of those mass buses used to transport kids to school. These guys are crazy, get one following you after they’ve dropped kids off, all over your back bumper they are!

Originally posted by Classic Rock
<<<<<<shudder>>>>>>> I hate hearing about motorbike crashes.

It is awful to hear about, unfortunate reality.

Everyone knows someone who has been killed/injured on one.

At the moment I ride a scooter and it is much fun and safer than tearing around at 80mph or 120mph everywhere on the VFR that I had before.

Drivers please use your mirrors a little more...

Originally posted by venger
It is awful to hear about, unfortunate reality.

Everyone knows someone who has been killed/injured on one.

At the moment I ride a scooter and it is much fun and safer than tearing around at 80mph or 120mph everywhere on the VFR that I had before.

Drivers please use your mirrors a little more...

And your mobile phones a LOT less.... unless you have a bluetooth headset like a mate of mine's got in his car.

Originally posted by venger
It is awful to hear about, unfortunate reality.

Everyone knows someone who has been killed/injured on one.

At the moment I ride a scooter and it is much fun and safer than tearing around at 80mph or 120mph everywhere on the VFR that I had before.

Drivers please use your mirrors a little more...

OK, so as an experianced rider you'll know all about road positioning on two wheels. How different is it now on the scooter against the larger cubed machines? All too often I see novice scooterists being shoved over into the gutter by four wheeled drivers.
80mph and 120mph?:o C'mon, you know we bikers never top 70mph:nono::wink::nod::D