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arista 29-05-2015 05:15 PM
London: 100 people rushed to lift a Double Decker Bus as Cyclist under it
 
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...2905975978.jpg
reported on ITV1 London news

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...59_636x358.jpg


[Effort: The bus is lifted slightly off the ground as the commuters
work to free the trapped man in Walthamstow during the evening rush hour]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3bY5X7A7P

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...2905975911.jpg
Sadly The Bus driver had no idea

kirklancaster 29-05-2015 06:12 PM
Incidents such as this restores a little Faith uh Arista?

Kizzy 30-05-2015 12:12 AM
I read about this wish I'd posted it now it was really heartwarming :) Hope the guy is recovering, this will be something to tell the grandkids!

Ninastar 30-05-2015 12:27 AM
Wow... things like this really give me faith in humanity <3

(not the cyclist being run over, of course)

user104658 30-05-2015 12:28 AM
The sentiment is heartwarming but - not to rain on the parade - but they could quite easily have made his injuries worse or ended up hurting someone else...

MTVN 30-05-2015 01:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7828868)
The sentiment is heartwarming but - not to rain on the parade - but they could quite easily have made his injuries worse or ended up hurting someone else...
I don't know, all they could ever do with a bus like that is lift it a couple of inches to get him out, don't think they could have made it worse

I'd be more disconcerted over the guy who thought it reasonable to ride a unicycle down a busy London street

Kizzy 30-05-2015 02:02 AM
They could if they released pressure from a severed artery he'd bleed out... dragging him free could've also caused spinal injury but who cares they moved a bus! :D

Ninastar 30-05-2015 09:25 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7828868)
The sentiment is heartwarming but - not to rain on the parade - but they could quite easily have made his injuries worse or ended up hurting someone else...
i just laughed so much omfg... I can imagine the headlines now

'50 London civilians have been killed trying to save one cyclist who was trapped under a double decker bus.'

Cherie 30-05-2015 09:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7828868)
The sentiment is heartwarming but - not to rain on the parade - but they could quite easily have made his injuries worse or ended up hurting someone else...
I get what you are saying, but in the heat of the moment I think they did the right thing, well done Londoners :clap1:

user104658 30-05-2015 09:36 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7829106)
I don't know, all they could ever do with a bus like that is lift it a couple of inches to get him out, don't think they could have made it worse

I'd be more disconcerted over the guy who thought it reasonable to ride a unicycle down a busy London street
Well to start with as Kizzy has replied,
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 7829119)
They could if they released pressure from a severed artery he'd bleed out... dragging him free could've also caused spinal injury but who cares they moved a bus! :D
From people's description of the injury it sounds like his leg was badly crushed (probably between the bus wheel and the bike - ouch). From one witness description in the link it sounds like he may well have lost his leg in hospital, unless they're exaggerating. For all the people knew, the pressure of the bus was all that was holding his leg together, and releasing him could have caused him to bleed to death in seconds via the major femoral artery. Alternatively, even the artery was fine at this point, they could have lifted it an inch but then slipped before he was free and severed the artery themselves. And then yes there's always the risk of spinal injury, although it may have been obvious that it was just his leg that was crushed (from the pictures and descriptions of his injury).

Basically... Yes it sounds like the man was in agony, but unless his life was in immediate danger (e.g. If it looked like he was already bleeding out and there was no way to stop the bleeding without moving him) then they should have waited for an ambulance to assess his injury and the fire service to jack up the bus...

Makes a less interesting story, though [emoji23].

Cherie 30-05-2015 09:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7829556)
Well to start with as Kizzy has replied,

From people's description of the injury it sounds like his leg was badly crushed (probably between the bus wheel and the bike - ouch). From one witness description in the link it sounds like he may well have lost his leg in hospital, unless they're exaggerating. For all the people knew, the pressure of the bus was all that was holding his leg together, and releasing him could have caused him to bleed to death in seconds via the major femoral artery. Alternatively, even the artery was fine at this point, they could have lifted it an inch but then slipped before he was free and severed the artery themselves. And then yes there's always the risk of spinal injury, although it may have been obvious that it was just his leg that was crushed (from the pictures and descriptions of his injury).

Basically... Yes it sounds like the man was in agony, but unless his life was in immediate danger (e.g. If it looked like he was already bleeding out and there was no way to stop the bleeding without moving him) then they should have waited for an ambulance to assess his injury and the fire service to jack up the bus...

Makes a less interesting story, though [emoji23].
Shame you weren't there to advise , who knows maybe there was a medic in the crowd?

user104658 30-05-2015 09:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 7829546)
I get what you are saying, but in the heat of the moment I think they did the right thing, well done Londoners :clap1:
It's not the right thing, though, even officially... The highway code is quite clear about the fact that you should never move a road traffic accident victim unless they are in clear imminent danger. There can even be questions about it in the driving theory test. If you chose the "I'd move them" option, it would be the wrong answer!

user104658 30-05-2015 09:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 7829570)
Shame you weren't there to advise , who knows maybe there was a medic in the crowd?
If there was and they advised this then I hope they're up for review :shrug:.

Cherie 30-05-2015 09:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7829573)
It's not the right thing, though, even officially... The highway code is quite clear about the fact that you should never move a road traffic accident victim unless they are in clear imminent danger. There can even be questions about it in the driving theory test. If you chose the "I'd move them" option, it would be the wrong answer!

Jesus, by the book eh remind me not to be with you during a diaster

user104658 30-05-2015 09:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 7829587)
Jesus, by the book eh remind me not to be with you during a diaster
There's a reason for it, though, if you don't know what you're doing you could kill or paralyse someone. It's different if you know no help is coming and have no choice, then you have to take the risk, but the emergency services would have been on the scene for this pretty quickly.

Ammi 30-05-2015 10:02 AM
..he was conscious..?..there is always the danger of him falling into unconsciousness with his injuries and pain, which could have happened at any second and then every second it took for the paramedics to get there would have been of vital importance for possible brain damage and the extent of it...I agree TS, of course it was against 'the correct way'...but in this particular case, he is being cared for in hospital and hopefully will recover and have a good quality to his life if he does lose his leg..and I would imagine be so thankful to those people..it won't change and doesn't change any correct medical procedure for any other situation in the future...he could have been paralysed or could have lost his life....or he could have had severe brain damage or a degree of brain damage or could have lost his life...

Livia 30-05-2015 10:20 AM
A unicyclist - a unicyclist - gets crushed by a bus and no one wonders what a unicyclist was doing in traffic?

Ninastar 30-05-2015 10:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7829686)
A unicyclist - a unicyclist - gets crushed by a bus and no one wonders what a unicyclist was doing in traffic?
no because we were focusing on how nice people were, you debbie downer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Livia 30-05-2015 10:30 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaos (Post 7829689)
no because we were focusing on how nice people were, you debbie downer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it was a nice thing. But then we Londoners are all quite lovely and many have superpowers.







A UNICYCLIST.

user104658 30-05-2015 10:35 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7829686)
A unicyclist - a unicyclist - gets crushed by a bus and no one wonders what a unicyclist was doing in traffic?
He had dreadlocks, it requires no further explanation.

Livia 30-05-2015 10:38 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7829717)
He had dreadlocks, it requires no further explanation.
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Z 30-05-2015 10:43 AM
Four wheels are better than one

user104658 30-05-2015 10:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7829722)
The number of white people I've seen with dreadlocks says otherwise!

user104658 30-05-2015 10:48 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Z (Post 7829734)
Four wheels are better than one
Specially if it's a bus. Bus vs Unicycle.

Flawless Victory.

Z 30-05-2015 10:52 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 7829745)
Specially if it's a bus. Bus vs Unicycle.

Flawless Victory.
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Ammi 30-05-2015 02:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7829686)
A unicyclist - a unicyclist - gets crushed by a bus and no one wonders what a unicyclist was doing in traffic?
..well no because we've been waiting for you to do that instead of laying around for the last two weeks...if you had been working and there in London...the headline may have been ..ninety nine people rushed to lift a double decker bus off a unicyclist while one wanted to know what the heck he was doing there under it and they wanted an answer from him right now...a great headline to discuss....that's why we need you...

adjoa 30-05-2015 02:26 PM
Is he taking a pic of the squashed cyclist

http://picresize.com/images/rsz_1292...2905975911.jpg

Kazanne 30-05-2015 02:27 PM
what a great thing that people pulled together like that,hope the guy is ok

Livia 30-05-2015 02:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 7830305)
..well no because we've been waiting for you to do that instead of laying around for the last two weeks...if you had been working and there in London...the headline may have been ..ninety nine people rushed to lift a double decker bus off a unicyclist while one wanted to know what the heck he was doing there under it and they wanted an answer from him right now...a great headline to discuss....that's why we need you...
If it had been one of those Living Statues you get on the South Bank, no one would have helped, I guarantee it.

jackc1806 30-05-2015 02:31 PM
Sorta cool how they lifted it

arista 30-05-2015 02:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by adjoa (Post 7830319)
Is he taking a pic of the squashed cyclist

http://picresize.com/images/rsz_1292...2905975911.jpg

No
thats after the person was pulled out

adjoa 30-05-2015 02:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by arista (Post 7830347)
No
thats after the person was pulled out
Poor bike

Nedusa 31-05-2015 05:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7829106)
I don't know, all they could ever do with a bus like that is lift it a couple of inches to get him out, don't think they could have made it worse

I'd be more disconcerted over the guy who thought it reasonable to ride a unicycle down a busy London street
Yes.....What a clown :laugh:


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