Rachel Atherton crash.

[Jaded]

... and presumably the self-timer takes too long to be of use? 

[LaidBack]

'She's now vowed to stay off the roads...' (Allegedly)

I always like how they put a moral to the story!

According to media...

cycling on roads = danger

cycling on roads without helmet = danger ²

cycling on roads without helmet and listening to music = danger ³

Could have been a lot nastier though. D

[clarion]

Looked for anything on this in the Guardian (guess I knew the outcome beforehand).  Nothing.

Then i searched for anything on Rachel Atherton.

Nothing at all!

A British World Champion - not even mentioned in a paper that daily publishes a dozen pages of sport

[Si]

She's the Midlands Sports Personality of the Year!  Unlike you londoners we appriciate our cyclists (even if they might not know which side of the road to ride on).