President Bush Crashes Bicycle Into Scottish Policeman

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George Bush has collided with a police officer during a bike ride on the grounds of the Scottish hotel hosting the G8 summit.

The US president suffered scrapes on his hands and arms and was treated by a White House doctor, his spokesman said.

The police officer, on security duty, was sent to a local hospital to be treated for a minor ankle injury.

Mr Bush, celebrating his 59th birthday, was said to be going at a "pretty good speed" when he fell from his bike.

It was lightly raining at the time of the accident and Mr Bush slid onto the road, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

Accident prone?

The doctor bandaged the grazes and Mr Bush was taken back to the summit venue in a van.

It did not prevent him attending a dinner with other leaders of the world's most powerful nations, hosted by the Queen.

Mr Bush took up cycling seriously after a knee injury forced him to give up running some years ago.

This is not the president's first accident.

In May 2004, he was badly grazed after falling off his mountain bike during a ride at his Texas ranch and, in June 2003, he fell off his hi-tech Segway scooter.

In January 2002, he grazed his cheek after choking on a pretzel and fainting.

― McNewshound, Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

Got Footage TM?
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― msp (mspa), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

serious question: Anybody know if he wears a helmet?

Not-as-serious question: Would the Queen go on a bicycle ride with him? at all?

― kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms that required bandages by the White House physician, said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. The accident occurred on asphalt, McClellan said. It was raining lightly at the time, and Bush was wearing a helmet. From Washington Post

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

gotcha.

does his helmet have one of those little dentist mirrors on it?

― kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

http://www.macdailynews.com/gfx/article_gfx/041221_bush_ipod.jpg

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

(also see http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/!mm01.gif )

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

"You say coke! I say caine!
You say John! I say Wayne!
Hot dog, I say cool it, man!
I don't wanna be the President of... uh..um"

― donut e- (donut), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

TWO water bottle-holders?

― kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:21 (twenty years ago)

Wow, getting drunk and riding a bike sounds really fun, now.

― Richard K (Richard K), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

in June 2003, he fell off his hi-tech Segway scooter

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

http://members.fortunecity.com/delanay/snl13.jpg

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 7 July 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

http://www.digitalprozac.com/images/gallery/moviepics/peeweebiga/PWZILLA.JPG

― phil ron hubbard, Thursday, 7 July 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

WHAT A WACKY PRESIDENT!

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 7 July 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

That bike's too good for him.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 06:58 (twenty years ago)

The bike kicked him off. On purpose.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

He needs to sign up for Audioscrobbler!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

http://www.houseoftheorangemonkey.co.uk/monkey/mobile/images/mbike02.jpg

― Aaron A., Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

He looks kinda cool on a bike. I could mistake him for just some bike enthusiast on the street.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

"Wearing headphones while riding a bike is a bad choice. When you've got several senses to use to be aware of your surroundings cutting one off isn't a wise choice. While some will argue that by the time you could hear a car behind you it's too late to do anything about it, others of us have lived first hand through using our sense of hearing while riding. Some states have made it illegal to operate a vehicle with headphones on and this usually includes a bicycle."

Hrm maybe it was against the law where he was riding and can be fined since there seems to be photographic evidence.

― svend (svend), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

haha sarah otm

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://photo.pinkbike.com/photo/521/pbpic521764.jpg'

'Mr Bush, celebrating his 59th birthday, was said to be going at a "pretty good speed" when he fell from his bike.'

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

Dagfugginnabbitt.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

That bike's too good for him.

I don't say much good about Bush, but two years ago he was still going sub 7 minutes/mile over 5k. I'm betting he's decent on it. He's as worthy of the bike as 95% of the rich fucks on nice bikes.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

I take it you're talking about running there. That's not too shabby actually! I think he's the same age as my dad who fancies himself as a bit of a runner, and it's probably not that much slower than him. It was just those toe-clips on a two grand bike that irked me.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

If he crashes with such regularity then maybe spds aren't such a good idea, he could break a leg or something.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Or squash a presidential bollock perhaps. Heck, I'm all in favour!

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

whoa, he's only like 7 months younger than my dad...

― kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

Wow, getting drunk and riding a bike sounds really fun, now.

Yeah, that = Classic.

― sleep (sleep), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

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