On 25/03/2013 11:37, Simon Weissel wrote:
On 25/03/2013 10:41, Mrcheerful wrote:
"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103

This might help
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...rnment-support

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The plans have been criticised by cycling groups who argue such deaths
are so rare that a new law is unnecessary, as well as a distraction from
a far bigger threat to pedestrians posed by cars. In 2009, the last year
for which road death statistics have been collated, no pedestrians were
killed by cyclists whereas 426 died in collisions with motor vehicles.

Have you ever encountered the phrase "self-serving"?

In other news, the British Incorporated Society of Burglars, Muggers,
Robbers and Bank-Heist Operatives (Amalgamated) is set to argue that
there is no need for the Theft Act, since hardly anyone is ever harmed
during their operations, and the few who are are asking for it anyway.