(AP) GLENEAGLES, Scotland President Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders Wednesday.
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, but Bush was wearing a helmet at the time.
The police officer was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, McClellan said. Police said the officer suffered a “very minor” ankle injury.
It was raining lightly at the time.
The officer was on a security detail. He is a member of the police department of Strathclyde, a nearby town, McClellan said.
The president was concerned about the officer’s condition, and talked with him for some time after the collision, McClellan said. The president also asked White House physician Richard Tubb to monitor the officer’s condition at the hospital.
The presidential bike suffered some damage, McClellan said, so Bush rode back to the hotel in a Secret Service vehicle.
The fall did not affect the president’s schedule. Dressed in a tuxedo, he attended a dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth at the annual Group of Eight economic summit. He showed no signs of distress.
I can’t help but chuckle… Think he called, ‘on your left’ ???
what is the presidential bike? do they have their own mechanic? do they have their own presidential bike shop or anything, i wonder? do i need to FIST anyone there?
what is the presidential bike? do they have their own mechanic? do they have their own presidential bike shop or anything, i wonder? do i need to FIST anyone there?
I think he rides Trek. There actually was an article in the local (DC) free cycling monthly, Spokes, about the owner of a local chain of cycling shops called Revolution cycles. Apparently Bush had some back or knee issues and this guy was called in to do an appropriate fitting. Cleared the problems up pretty quick apparently.
Trek Fuel. And, if you believe the stories, he hits some pretty tough trails - I guess “hit” being the appropriate terminology some times more than others.
I give him credit for actually “cycling” rather than the photo-op tootling around town type of riding you typically see.
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