Driver sought over mystery injury of teenage triathlete in the New Forest

I used to train in the New Forest, I could go for miles and miles without even seeing a car. It was a haven of peace and quite, one of my favourite tricks was to see how far I could go with no hands, don't think I would want to try it now.
Seems to me it's time to start calling for the New Forest to be a car free zone.

So this is what some coward driver has been reduced too? a 14 year old, hope she recovers quickly and is back riding.

Very upsetting, this country is shameful at times.

I hope this talented young girl makes a full recovery as soon as possible and returns to her sport. My thoughts are with her family and father.

When I raced Primera New Forest triathlon back in Sept, I witnessed a road rage demonstration by a Saab color champagne/silver.
I was 30m behind a rider and after the car overtook me quickly, the driver tried to put the rider out of the road. The scene lasted for 2/3min where he was using his car as a weapon.
I was too far behind to catch them up or see the plates. He finally get away. The competitor was pretty shocked.
Probably an other local,

"and apparently concerned about their impact on the local environment". I assume this is about road cyclists? What impact do road cyclists have on the local environment relative to cars? Or have I mis-read?

PS - I hope the cyclist is on the mend soon

I cannot understand how anyone in a car could hit another road user and just leave them. I'm not saying that happened in this case as it's not clear, but it does look suspiciously coincidental. If it was the driver of the silver car, I hope (s)he finds out that karma is usually a b1tch.

Maybe it's time we all start using helmet cams... and make it known to drivers.

Two handed but index fingers only

Suppose we have to be thankful that she wasn't training on her own. Hope she recovers.

Bugger! Sevenhills must be a faster typer (?) than me there were no posts when I made my comment

By the way i should have also added that i hope the young lady makes a full recovery and gets well soon.

Wow! talk about coincidences I wonder if this was the same silver vehicle (& driver) that caused so much grieve at the gridiron event the previous Sunday?

The following comment is from the New Forest Sportive thread by FATBEGGAR ON A BIKE:
Having just done the Gridiron Audax last Sunday and thoroughly enjoying myself (thank you to all the people involved in the organising and running of this wonderful event) I personnaly can't say that I saw any cyclists more than two abreast even the pairs singled out on small lanes, what I did encounter was a group of ramblers spread all across the road/lane who took their own sweet time about moving to the side of the road to let a ROAD USER through (two went to the opposite kerb to the rest of the group making the gap between narrower than it needed to be and then tutted as I went past) I used my horn, then bell, then my voice to warn them of my approach (nice gentle words only). I had an unpleasent incident with a silver pick up truck coming towards me and bullying his way past rather than put his near side wheel on the grass verge, and then I came across the accident that Chuffy commented on but was not aware of the commotion caused by the little twerp throwing his toys out of his pram! until I got to the village hall/tea & cake stop later (he threatened a cyclist, then told the ambulance driver to move his vehicle then threatened the ambulance driver when he didn't get his way used his van as a weapon nearly hitting a group of cyclists by all accounts deliberatly when turning round before speeding off)

Possibly related?? Silver vehicle in both cases.