Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 06:50 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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More leniency on motorists
Ian wrote:
On 30 Aug, 08:13, David Hansen
wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_arti...
outlines the case of two...
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 05:34 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 813
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 03:13 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
David Hansen wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:15:47 +0100 someone who may be "p.k."
wrote this:-
The maximum for this crime was put up to ten years some time ago....
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 03:06 PM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1,086
Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
raisethe wrote:
...you do not understand the purpose of the various taxes paid by
motorists. They are not for paying for the roads as has been repeated
ad infinitum on this forum.
No, they...
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 12:43 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
David Lloyd wrote:
I don't think they ban you from driving for anything other than
driving offences.
They certainly do. Magistrates can use driving bans like...
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 12:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
wrote:
On Aug 30, 11:25 am, Matt B wrote:
cupra wrote:
I'm also in favour of driving licence bans for crimes and misdemeanours
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 11:58 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
cupra wrote:
Matt B" "matt.bourke wrote:
cupra wrote:
I'm also in favour of driving licence bans for crimes and
misdemeanours unrelated to driving......
I think we do already have...
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 11:25 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
cupra wrote:
I'm also in favour of driving licence bans for crimes and misdemeanours
unrelated to driving......
I think we do already have some of those. Why do you think they are a
good...
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Forum: UK
August 30th 07, 09:34 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 45
Views: 999
More leniency on motorists
David Hansen wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478546&in_page_id=1770
outlines the case of two motorists who killed three people.
I wonder...
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Forum: UK
August 29th 07, 03:15 PM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1,086
Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
Brimstone wrote:
Matt B" "matt.bourke wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:19:23 GMT, NM said in
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Forum: UK
August 29th 07, 11:18 AM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:19:23 GMT, NM said in
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Cyclists turn out to be more likely to be
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Forum: UK
August 24th 07, 10:57 PM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1,086
Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
Tony Raven wrote:
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:21:02 +0000, ®i©ardo wrote:
But there was ice on the road - was it only relevant to motor vehicles?
NO, only relevant to motor and other vehicles...
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Forum: UK
August 24th 07, 10:14 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,800
Turning right.
Jackbike wrote:
Presumably there is a reason for requiring them to have a licence, number
plate, insurance, motor vehicle road tax, MOT, etc.
Are you suggesting (just want to make sure I...
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 02:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 1,167
A case for pedestrian helmets?
Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
Matt B typed
The fact is that a pedestrian hit at 20mph has a good chance of survival
but at 40mph has a poor chance.
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 01:58 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 1,167
A case for pedestrian helmets?
David Hansen wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:46:49 +0100 someone who may be Paul Boyd
usenet.is.worse@plusnet wrote this:-
From the BBC website:
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 10:46 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 749
Should have used a car!
spindrift wrote:
"I been knocked off my bike and injured by a motorist who
deliberately
drove at me"
"Sorry sir, we don't have any officers available at the moment"
"And then the driver...
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 10:43 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,800
Turning right.
Roger Thorpe wrote:
Matt B wrote:
_ wrote:
A law which enforced immediate withdrawl of the priviledge of driving
whenever a collision resulting in injury, until such time as the
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 10:05 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 749
Should have used a car!
Tony Raven wrote:
If he'd used a car, he would have got away with it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6958826.stm
You are obviously very "selective" of what you read, or just being...
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 09:54 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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new jacket invented
DavidR wrote:
"Matt B" wrote
spindrift wrote:
Paris:
The number of road accidents in France has decreased more that 85
percent since the...
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 09:33 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 1,800
Turning right.
_ wrote:
A law which enforced immediate withdrawl of the priviledge of driving
whenever a collision resulting in injury, until such time as the driver(s)
had been found to be not at fault...
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Forum: UK
August 23rd 07, 09:25 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,167
A case for pedestrian helmets?
Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
Matt B typed
Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
"Adam Lea" typed
A pregnant Brent Cyclist who lives...
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Forum: UK
August 22nd 07, 07:36 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 1,167
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Forum: UK
August 22nd 07, 12:23 PM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1,086
Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
Paul George wrote:
On 21 Aug, 18:11, JNugent
wrote:
There are numerous cases on record of pedestrians being killed on UK
motorways. Admittedly, they...
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Forum: UK
August 22nd 07, 11:38 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 1,231
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Forum: UK
August 21st 07, 06:53 PM Posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling
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Views: 18,712
Criminals on TV
Daniel Barlow wrote:
Matt B wrote:
And exclude on of the most dangerous places in the country for a
pedestrian to be - the motorway verge and hard-shoulder?
Really "one of the most...
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