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29-05.-2008, 07:04 AM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:48:53 +0100, Cynic <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote: >On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:44:00 +0100, stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote: > >>Say someone comes out of a shop and straight in to 2 cops on bikes >>,not expecting to find cyclists on the pavement . > >If they are cycling slowly that is no more likely than coming out of a >shop and walking into a pedestrian on the pavement. If you walk in to the front wheel of a bike are you not more likely to end up face first on the ground than if you walk in to someone who is the same height as yourself .? |
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29-05.-2008, 07:05 AM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:48:53 +0100
Cynic <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:44:00 +0100, stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote: > > >Say someone comes out of a shop and straight in to 2 cops on bikes > >,not expecting to find cyclists on the pavement . > > If they are cycling slowly that is no more likely than coming out of a > shop and walking into a pedestrian on the pavement. > So they can sidestep? Remember we're talking plastic plod here, not proper cyclists. |
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29-05.-2008, 08:08 AM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street
The Luggage wrote:
> On 21 May, 14:48, "Jeremy Parker" <JeremyPar...@compuserve.com> wrote: >>Cycle tracks, of course, have such a bad reputation that people have >>started resorting to euphemisms to avoid referring to them, such as >>"protected (hah!) lanes". Every traffic engineer seems to know that >>tracks are bad, even if they don't know enough about traffic >>engineering to know why. > So why do they still inflict them on us??? Because they want to keep us out of the way of motor traffic. Unfortunately a lot of people who cycle, and a lot of parents, think this is a good idea too. Colin McKenzie -- No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking. Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org. |
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29-05.-2008, 09:29 AM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:48:53 +0100, Cynic <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > >> On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:44:00 +0100, stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Say someone comes out of a shop and straight in to 2 cops on bikes >>> ,not expecting to find cyclists on the pavement . >> If they are cycling slowly that is no more likely than coming out of a >> shop and walking into a pedestrian on the pavement. > > If you walk in to the front wheel of a bike are you not more likely to > end up face first on the ground than if you walk in to someone who is > the same height as yourself .? Not particularly. More likely the wheel will move out of your way. I actually think it is safer to ride slowly with a bike on the pavement than walk. If you walk you have to be very careful people don't hit their shins on the pedals. |
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29-05.-2008, 04:36 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
In news:6klr3496va783ftprdqo83vksr86d6kkee@4ax.com,
stillnobodyhome@gmail.com <stillnobodyhome@gmail.com> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: > If you walk in to the front wheel of a bike are you not more likely to > end up face first on the ground than if you walk in to someone who is > the same height as yourself .? If you walk into a copper, whether on a bike or on foot, you're more likely to end up firstly face first on the ground and later in Belmarsh married to the person with the most cigarettes. -- Dave Larrington <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk> Give the anarchist a cigarette. |
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29-05.-2008, 06:07 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 15:57:31 +0100, Nick <Nick.Spam@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Adrian wrote: >>> TimB <stokefolk@gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >>> saying: >>> >>>> "Thank you for bringing to my attention the two PCSO's riding on the >>>> footpath in Marsh Street on the 11th May. >>>> I am pleased to see >>>> that you observed the officers riding at a leisurely pace and did not >>>> appear to be in a hurry to get anywhere which comes from their training >>>> of safe cycling, safety before speed. >>> <rolls eyes> >>> "They weren't speeding, so they must have been safe..." >>> >> Well it is the speed that normally causes the danger. What do you think >> the danger from officers riding at a leisurely pace comes from? > > Say someone comes out of a shop and straight in to 2 cops on bikes > ,not expecting to find cyclists on the pavement . The person coming out of the shop would have to wait for a real plod to arrive, and if that occured within 30 minutes, he/she could be arrested for obstruction. -- Moving things in still pictures! |
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29-05.-2008, 06:50 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:04:07 +0100, stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote:
>>If they are cycling slowly that is no more likely than coming out of a >>shop and walking into a pedestrian on the pavement. >If you walk in to the front wheel of a bike are you not more likely to >end up face first on the ground than if you walk in to someone who is >the same height as yourself .? If you are doing either of those things, you need to get a better trained guide dog. -- Cynic |
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29-05.-2008, 06:52 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com>
wrote: >> If they are cycling slowly that is no more likely than coming out of a >> shop and walking into a pedestrian on the pavement. >> >So they can sidestep? Remember we're talking plastic plod here, not >proper cyclists. The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the shop in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. -- Cynic |
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30-05.-2008, 07:35 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
"Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... > On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of > either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the > cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the shop > in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. > > -- > Cynic My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement cyclist: a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted abuse at her. |
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30-05.-2008, 07:47 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:35:27 +0100, "John Pitcock"
<j-pitcock(nospam)@msn.com> wrote: > >"Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... >> On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> >> wrote: >> >> The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of >> either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the >> cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the shop >> in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. >> >> -- >> Cynic > >My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement cyclist: >a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted abuse at her. Oh dear. All part of the rich tapestry of life, I'm afraid. -- Cynic |
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30-05.-2008, 07:49 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
Cynic wrote:
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:35:27 +0100, "John Pitcock" > <j-pitcock(nospam)@msn.com> wrote: > >> >> "Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... >>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of >>> either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the >>> cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the shop >>> in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. >>> >>> -- >>> Cynic >> >> My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement >> cyclist: a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted >> abuse at her. > > Oh dear. All part of the rich tapestry of life, I'm afraid. And a stick placed carefully in the spokes of the speeding cyclist can add another apect of life to that tapestry. |
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30-05.-2008, 08:07 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
Brimstone wrote:
> Cynic wrote: >> On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:35:27 +0100, "John Pitcock" >> <j-pitcock(nospam)@msn.com> wrote: >> >>> "Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... >>>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of >>>> either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the >>>> cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the shop >>>> in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cynic >>> My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement >>> cyclist: a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted >>> abuse at her. >> Oh dear. All part of the rich tapestry of life, I'm afraid. > > And a stick placed carefully in the spokes of the speeding cyclist can add > another apect of life to that tapestry. > > Best to put the stick in the front wheel, you could then score the resulting somersault. -- Tony the Dragon |
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30-05.-2008, 08:20 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
Tony Dragon wrote:
> Brimstone wrote: >> Cynic wrote: >>> On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:35:27 +0100, "John Pitcock" >>> <j-pitcock(nospam)@msn.com> wrote: >>> >>>> "Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... >>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley >>>>> <nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of >>>>> either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the >>>>> cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the >>>>> shop in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cynic >>>> My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement >>>> cyclist: a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted >>>> abuse at her. >>> Oh dear. All part of the rich tapestry of life, I'm afraid. >> >> And a stick placed carefully in the spokes of the speeding cyclist >> can add another apect of life to that tapestry. >> >> > Best to put the stick in the front wheel, you could then score the > resulting somersault. That would indeed provide a much greater enrichment to the tapestry than putting it into the rear wheel. However, either is acceptable. |
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30-05.-2008, 08:41 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
Brimstone wrote:
> Tony Dragon wrote: >> Brimstone wrote: >>> Cynic wrote: >>>> On Fri, 30 May 2008 11:35:27 +0100, "John Pitcock" >>>> <j-pitcock(nospam)@msn.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Cynic" <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>> news:13vs34h0ucloa9a7kab2ocb4itk2t2rqrk@4ax.com... >>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:05:22 +0100, Rob Morley >>>>>> <nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The person leaving the shop should avoid walking into the path of >>>>>> either pedestrians or cyclists. It only becomes an issue if the >>>>>> cyclist is riding fast and so is not seen by person leaving the >>>>>> shop in sufficient time to avoid walking into its path. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Cynic >>>>> My wife stepped out of a shop into the path of a speeding pavement >>>>> cyclist: a collision was narrowly averted, but the cyclist shouted >>>>> abuse at her. >>>> Oh dear. All part of the rich tapestry of life, I'm afraid. >>> And a stick placed carefully in the spokes of the speeding cyclist >>> can add another apect of life to that tapestry. >>> >>> >> Best to put the stick in the front wheel, you could then score the >> resulting somersault. > > That would indeed provide a much greater enrichment to the tapestry than > putting it into the rear wheel. However, either is acceptable. > > Would you like to throw rocks at the windscreens of speeding cars too? |
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30-05.-2008, 08:52 PM
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Re: Cycling wrong way up one way street UPDATE
Nick <Nick.Spam@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
news:6aa7efF36qvheU1@mid.individual.net: .... >> That would indeed provide a much greater enrichment to the tapestry >> than putting it into the rear wheel. However, either is acceptable. >> >> > Would you like to throw rocks at the windscreens of speeding cars too? If they were on the pavement endangering pedistrians why not? -- Regards or otherwise, Periander |
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