Updated: Man left in hospital after motorbike crash (From Southend Standard)

first sentence needs 'has been' inserted between 'man' and 'hospitalised' in order to make it a coherent sentence, in my opinion.


It's yet another example of poor editing/proofreading
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That said, I hope the man recover quickly from his injuries.

Cosmo Spring wrote:
first sentence needs 'has been' inserted between 'man' and 'hospitalised' in order to make it a coherent sentence, in my opinion.


It's yet another example of poor editing/proofreading

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That said, I hope the man recover quickly from his injuries.

Paper of the year, makes you wonder what the competition was like?

Southend, Council of the year…..

Drove past not long after accident had happened, with the inevitable traffic build up. Was not aware that Sutton road has been moved. Accident was actually in Eastern Avenue, near Sutton road. Wishing all injured a speedy recovery.

Waiting for the anti-bike rants from the ill-informed and ignorant bigots. Same when there's a cyclist involved.

Probably another loony two wheels, showing off

Eric the Red wrote:
Waiting for the anti-bike rants from the ill-informed and ignorant bigots. Same when there's a cyclist involved.

I blame irresponsible dog walkers not clearing up after their animals....

Carnabackable wrote:
Probably another loony two wheels, showing off

Loony 4 wheels pulling out more like

He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Cosmo Spring wrote:

Eric the Red wrote:
Waiting for the anti-bike rants from the ill-informed and ignorant bigots. Same when there's a cyclist involved.

I blame irresponsible dog walkers not clearing up after their animals....

The dogs poop left in spots around Leigh is shocking so wouldn't surprise me.

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:

Cosmo Spring wrote:

Eric the Red wrote:
Waiting for the anti-bike rants from the ill-informed and ignorant bigots. Same when there's a cyclist involved.

I blame irresponsible dog walkers not clearing up after their animals....

The dogs poop left in spots around Leigh is shocking so wouldn't surprise me.

Funny how the biker story, transgresses into a cr#p story...

pendulum wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

Filtering yes, but not undertaking.

If the speed of the traffic is above say 20mph, then you can't really call it filtering.

Sadly many bikers think that undertaking at 50mph plus is acceptable.

I do agree that most bikers are irresponsible and have the 'im on a bike so what do u expect' perception. I'm guilty when it comes to bad cycling, cycling through red traffic lights etc. but there you have it. wishing a speeding recovery

I hate the police wrote:
I do agree that most bikers are irresponsible and have the 'im on a bike so what do u expect' perception. I'm guilty when it comes to bad cycling, cycling through red traffic lights etc. but there you have it. wishing a speeding recovery

Moron, which is why I tend to sound my horn, as I drive past a cyclist.......

Carnabackable wrote:

I hate the police wrote:
I do agree that most bikers are irresponsible and have the 'im on a bike so what do u expect' perception. I'm guilty when it comes to bad cycling, cycling through red traffic lights etc. but there you have it. wishing a speeding recovery

Moron, which is why I tend to sound my horn, as I drive past a cyclist.......

That's a stupid thing to do. You could cause them to swerve or wobble into the path of following traffic.

GentleGiant wrote:

pendulum wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

Filtering yes, but not undertaking.

If the speed of the traffic is above say 20mph, then you can't really call it filtering.

Sadly many bikers think that undertaking at 50mph plus is acceptable.

Crap drivers are becoming a bit of a nuisance. It seems that most have forgotten their highway code and now just sit in the outside lane.

I've lost count of how many I come across now that are sitting in the outside lane at 50-60mph. It actually quite funny seeing a queue in the outside lane, an empty middle lane, and trundling down the inside lane at 70mph past the queue. (Highway code wording is that it is ok to pass on the left if traffic in the other lane is queueing).

If I can do that in a van, why shouldn't a biker "undertake" at 50mph plus? Traffic must be queueing if they are in the 50-70mph range and still "undertaking".


Anyway, forget this argument. Hope the chap hospitalised is ok and recovers soon.

saarfender wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:

pendulum wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

Filtering yes, but not undertaking.

If the speed of the traffic is above say 20mph, then you can't really call it filtering.

Sadly many bikers think that undertaking at 50mph plus is acceptable.

Crap drivers are becoming a bit of a nuisance. It seems that most have forgotten their highway code and now just sit in the outside lane.

I've lost count of how many I come across now that are sitting in the outside lane at 50-60mph. It actually quite funny seeing a queue in the outside lane, an empty middle lane, and trundling down the inside lane at 70mph past the queue. (Highway code wording is that it is ok to pass on the left if traffic in the other lane is queueing).

If I can do that in a van, why shouldn't a biker "undertake" at 50mph plus? Traffic must be queueing if they are in the 50-70mph range and still "undertaking".


Anyway, forget this argument. Hope the chap hospitalised is ok and recovers soon.

Oh, your a van driver, same mentality as a biker then, go vas fast and as close as you like, never in the wrong............

Revs engine... blasts horn & hugs kerb to prevent undertaking manouvers!

pendulum wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

Riders who don't know the defination of 'filtering' are the main problem - as already alluded to, it doesn't mean undertaking, at any time!

saarfender wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:

pendulum wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:
He may well have been a decent biker - sadly there are very few of them.

Most of them think they are above the law , and can weave in and out of traffic often creating a third lane.

It is always nice to see a biker riding in accordance with the law, sadly this is a rare sighting.

Bikers are allowed to filter through traffic in this country, and nothing you just mentioned is specifically illegal. Drivers like you who don't know the law are becoming a bit of a problem.

Filtering yes, but not undertaking.

If the speed of the traffic is above say 20mph, then you can't really call it filtering.

Sadly many bikers think that undertaking at 50mph plus is acceptable.

Crap drivers are becoming a bit of a nuisance. It seems that most have forgotten their highway code and now just sit in the outside lane.

I've lost count of how many I come across now that are sitting in the outside lane at 50-60mph. It actually quite funny seeing a queue in the outside lane, an empty middle lane, and trundling down the inside lane at 70mph past the queue. (Highway code wording is that it is ok to pass on the left if traffic in the other lane is queueing).

If I can do that in a van, why shouldn't a biker "undertake" at 50mph plus? Traffic must be queueing if they are in the 50-70mph range and still "undertaking".


Anyway, forget this argument. Hope the chap hospitalised is ok and recovers soon.

Try looking at the defination of 'Queueing.'

Do any of you really care about any of the stories on here or do you lot just come on this site to try and be 'clever' and rude to each other.

Some bikers are good on the road but you do get others that don't care about anyone else but them selfs, like car driver's. It only takes a few to give everyone a bad name.

Had two bikers or should that be to$$ers undertake me tonight on the A13 - I was doing around 60mph in a 2 lane stretch with traffic in both lanes.

I challenge anyone to tell me it was safe for them to weave in and out of traffic.

dhd wrote:
Do any of you really care about any of the stories on here or do you lot just come on this site to try and be 'clever' and rude to each other.

Baiting on the Echo website should be an Olympic sport.

What if it wasn't an inconsiderate driver, and the biker was a World superbike champion - maybe a hedgehog walked in front of him, and being a good natured and thoughtful chap, he injured himself, risked his life, to save that hedgehog from being squished...

I think all hedgehogs should be banned from being near roads as a result. All they do is plod along, endangering considerate drivers.

I know some of you will blame drivers, bikers, cyclists, cars, saying they shouldn't be on the road, and maybe they should look out for the hedgehogs, but this is a serious problem.

Ban hedgehogs!