tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21638813.post7983445277873308094..comments2023-12-24T13:35:50.833+00:00Comments on DeadDogBlog: Dummy signalsSara Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062772751850705696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21638813.post-63739115988977708272014-02-20T09:22:44.367+00:002014-02-20T09:22:44.367+00:00A couple of years ago on Hogmanay, we'd just c...A couple of years ago on Hogmanay, we'd just come out of the King's Theatre Pantomime and an elderly gentleman crossed the road there and was hit by a cyclist,. I didm;t see it but my wife did and said the cyclist had no chance. I had to wait until the ambulance came as we were first on the scene and a doctor from ERI who's been at the theatre requisitioned my new Rab jacket to use as a pillow for the gentleman. I walked back to Bruntsfield with the doctor afterwards and he said the gentleman would more than likely be ok. My wife (who was at m-i-l's house with the kids - they'd wanted to stay and see what happened as kids do) was quite relieved. She'd witnessed the accident and as the gentleman was relatively tall, he'd hit the ground with quite a thump and she feared the worst.<br /><br />We thought about him quite a bit over the next few days but nothing in the paper about it so we're assuming he was ok after a few days in hospital.<br /><br />Definitely a bad crossing area considering the footfall of the theatre and the amount of traffic and I agree they could certainly improve it with proper crossing. I've had to cross there a few times after forgetting to get off the 27 bus thinking it was a 23 and run back to get the 15, 16 or 11 bus and it's a long wait to get across.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151302487769421822noreply@blogger.com