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Lime Bike incident by Charlton Station/ Troughton Rd Tuesday Mar 4 - witness appeal
chilham
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Last Tuesday evening I left the match at the final whistle to walk to my car. As I reached the bus stop outside the rail station in Church Road, I noticed a LOT (dozen or so) of Lime bikes parked by the railing behind the bus stop, by the sloping footway into Troughton Road (alongside the station). As I walked down the footway, I was struck on the left leg by a bike that had toppled over. As it hit me, a guy getting into his dark saloon car parked by the station yelled "Are you OK?", to which I replied "I think so" and continued to limp down Troughton Road. When I arrived home, checked my leg, which had been covered by trainer-trousers, which was badly grazed and bruised. I have sent a claim to Lime Bikes, wondered if, by chance, the guy with the parked car was a 'Lifer' or may have mentioned the incident to anyone?
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Hope you cc'd cityoflondon?
I know for a fact they're out to get them.0 -
Wish you the best of luck but these company's rarely take much responsibility.1
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As per other thread, I fear you may be pissing in the wind. You have a graze and a bruise caused by a bike that an unknown user left parked, either correctly or incorrectly. Lime will deny any responsibility.
If they do send you anything other than a "thanks for letting us know", what are you claiming for? Any compensation will be related to the type of injury, how long it will take to recover and the impact it will have on your life.
Did you seek immediate medical attention to create a record of your injuries? If not, then there is no way to connect the event and your injuries.
I have every sympathy, but unless you have suffered consequential loss or long term injury (and you haven't mentioned either) then you won't be getting far. Maybe just put it down to experience?12 -
Good luck with your claim. These bikes thrown everywhere are polluting our towns and are hazardous. It's not dissimilar to fly tipping. They should be made to take a chunky deposit or card guarantee so that unless they are returned to a proper parking point, the deposit is lost? Maybe they do this already but it clearly isn't working. Fine the companies involved until they manage this properly.2
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Have you checked with the station, as there’s probably cctv covering the area around the station?0
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What are trainer trousers? The first step to wearing real ones?18
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2 of them slung on the floor at the end of my road yesterday, in true fly-tipping style. I don't think Lime bikes have proper parking points. You just leave it where you finish your trip. If you're a normal person than you leave it stood up tidily next to a wall, if you're a braindead imbecile then you chuck it on the floor for the rest of society to walk around/trip over. Obviously the company has to take a decent proportion of the responsibility and should improve their policies in relation to wear the bikes are left, but really it wouldn't be a problem if people behaved in a more civilised manner. It's weird - why do so many people think "I've finished with this bike now, what's the most inconsiderate thing I can do with it?"kafka said:Good luck with your claim. These bikes thrown everywhere are polluting our towns and are hazardous. It's not dissimilar to fly tipping. They should be made to take a chunky deposit or card guarantee so that unless they are returned to a proper parking point, the deposit is lost? Maybe they do this already but it clearly isn't working. Fine the companies involved until they manage this properly.3 -
Pick a few up put them in your car to hold them to ransom.3
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How did the bike fall, did someone push it as you were walking down there?0
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That's been done by a few people I know without much success. They couldn't care less if they were thrown into rivers, they just deliver more a week later.Hartleypete said:Pick a few up put them in your car to hold them to ransom.
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I usually ride a Lime to home games and that has given me pause for thought.BDL said:2 -
Sounds like a right pickle7
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I don't know, several fell like a 'domino effect' - there were lots of people hurrying down the road, so could have been a touch.BrentfordAddick said:How did the bike fall, did someone push it as you were walking down there?0 -
The (potentially pretty reasonable) argument will be that Lime can't be held responsible for someone else walking past and knocking one of their bikes into you.chilham said:
I don't know, several fell like a 'domino effect' - there were lots of people hurrying down the road, so could have been a touch.BrentfordAddick said:How did the bike fall, did someone push it as you were walking down there?
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What’s a trainer trouser?0
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I couldn't really concentrate on the rest of the post because I was trying to work this out.JaShea99 said:What’s a trainer trouser?1 -
it’s a bruise/graze….. embarrassing imo to think ooh claim!!! This place is turning into the Fecking USA 🙄12
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No it’s a LimeGribbo said:Sounds like a right pickle2 -
Hate lime pickle, worst of the free condiments supplied with a curry7
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Bollox it's lime chocolates not sherbet...almost a classic1
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This is right now in Charlton. No one can get past with a buggy 1 -
There will be dozens of roads in the same area where people park their cars on the pavement and buggies can't get past. Difference is, you can move one of these.Baldybonce said:This is right now in Charlton. No one can get past with a buggy4 -
I never have and don't think I ever will see someone parking their car on the pavement on the Woolwich Road blocking the pavement like that.
The discarded bikes are a menace and an eyesore and should be withdrawn until the owners can come up with a suitable way for them to be stored.7 -
That's a new art installation commissioned by Greenwich BoroughBaldybonce said:This is right now in Charlton. No one can get past with a buggy7 -
...... called the Lime Bike Caterpillar1
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someone should go round on a low loader, scoop up all these littering bikes and hold Lime to ransom.0
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Two wrongs don't make a right. Car road parking is enforced - especially around Charlton! Lime are responsible ultimately for this and should be punished, just like fly tippers.Leroy Ambrose said:
There will be dozens of roads in the same area where people park their cars on the pavement and buggies can't get past. Difference is, you can move one of these.Baldybonce said:This is right now in Charlton. No one can get past with a buggy4
