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18-07.-2004, 11:19 PM
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04
Idiots on two wheels Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists. Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red lights are just part of their general bad behaviour. A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets. They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive. Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act? Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long overdue. Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16. |
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19-07.-2004, 12:38 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... > Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... -- Alan Erskine We can get people to the Moon in five years, not the fifteen GWB proposes. Give NASA a real challenge Alanterskine1@bigpond.com |
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19-07.-2004, 12:58 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Alan Erskine wrote:
> "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... > >>Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 > > > Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) > post from their server... > Yup 172.190.78.41 an AOL luser to boot. To be expected. |
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19-07.-2004, 03:31 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au > "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... >> Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 > > Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous > coward) post from their server... Your point, caller? -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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19-07.-2004, 06:57 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Your point, troll ?
John L. On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote: >"Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message >news:hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au >> "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... >>> Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 >> >> Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous >> coward) post from their server... > >Your point, caller? |
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19-07.-2004, 07:03 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
What a fuckwit. And I suppose she goes barging around in a two tonne
environment-destroying tank like everyone else. Regards, R. captainmaniscalco wrote: >Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 > >Idiots on two wheels > >Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by >bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour >by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists. > >Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at >speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against >the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red >lights are just part of their general bad behaviour. > >A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no >lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets. >They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive. > >Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no >respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing >about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are >making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act? > >Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be >inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at >least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles >as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long >overdue. > >Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16. > |
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19-07.-2004, 07:44 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"John L" <johnlawrence.spammerssoff@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:hgslf0lf14c2v3cuf5c9qat4kh6mdircho@4ax.com > On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS" > <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote: >> "Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message >> news:hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au >>> "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... >>>> Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 >>> >>> Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous >>> coward) post from their server... >> >> Your point, caller? > Your point, troll ? Don't employ rhetoric you don't understand, fuckwit. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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19-07.-2004, 08:23 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... > > Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 > > Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) > post from their server... WTF ? Has he done something wrong to deserve this mini-spray ? He just posted a letter from a news paper and offered no remarks to label him a coward ? Or have you two got a prior thing going and are just looking for a bit of flaming and trolling ? |
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19-07.-2004, 08:25 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
I'm hoping the soccer mom in the H2 is talking about couriers on bikes and not the regular road bikers. Those couriers are crazy, skilled but crazy
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19-07.-2004, 08:51 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Who cares. It's full of generalisations, devoid of any facts, and
appears to be written just to get a reaction. Oh wait a minute, I just described usenet. DaveB |
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19-07.-2004, 09:11 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"John L" <johnlawrence.spammerssoff@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:hgslf0lf14c2v3cuf5c9qat4kh6mdircho@4ax.com... > Your point, troll ? > > John L. > > On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS" > <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote: > > >"Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message > >news:hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au I'm not the troll. -- Alan Erskine We can get people to the Moon in five years, not the fifteen GWB proposes. Give NASA a real challenge Alanterskine1@bigpond.com |
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19-07.-2004, 09:12 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"rickster" <rdj1969@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:376aeeba.0407181523.4ef8df32@posting.google.com... > "Alan Erskine" <alanerskine1@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<hQwKc.6614$K53.189@news-server.bigpond.net.au>... > > "captainmaniscalco" <captainmaniscalco@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:8dbea231.0407180619.19d17b0f@posting.google.com... > > > Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 > > > > Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) > > post from their server... > > WTF ? Has he done something wrong to deserve this mini-spray ? He > just posted a letter from a news paper and offered no remarks to label > him a coward ? Or have you two got a prior thing going and are just > looking for a bit of flaming and trolling ? Ahh, I see you're also posting from google... -- Alan Erskine We can get people to the Moon in five years, not the fifteen GWB proposes. Give NASA a real challenge Alanterskine1@bigpond.com |
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19-07.-2004, 09:25 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
...that's unfair. I really do wear a helmet........
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19-07.-2004, 09:32 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
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You win! Don't know exactly _what DaveB wins, but he's have posted the best post on this rapidly degenerating thread. BTW - Anyone inspired enough to pen a rebuttal to the Sydney papers? |
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19-07.-2004, 09:33 AM
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Re: Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
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Already done. This is what I said... Dear Ed, Referring to Jenny Ward's letter dated 19 July that groups all cyclists as being selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive. It is this kind of letter that engenders an "us versus them" mentality and does nothing to contribute the debate of finding solutions to Sydney's traffic problems. There are some cyclists that break the road rules, there are also pedestrians who step out on to the street without looking. Should we look to register pedestrians with a competency certificate that confirms their ability to walk? There are also some motorists who drive through red lights and speed, especially in places where there are no cameras. This does not mean that all motorists and pedestrians are selfish and mean-spirited as Ms Ward's bizarre logic would imply. Perhaps Ms Ward can put on a helmet, lights and a bright jacket and have a go at riding to work in peak-hour traffic so she can see how selfish and mean-spirited cycling is for herself, rather than sniping from the comfort of her car. Ritch |
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