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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:03:54 PM UTC, Peter Parry wrote:
There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. Keith Peat passed away from terminal cancer in 2016 and he collected dead cyclists like people used to collect dead butterflies. A truly hateful and sad individual. RIP indeed. This was his final page. https://kspeat.wixsite.com/driversun...ath-2016/fm32p |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:03:54 PM UTC, Peter Parry wrote:
There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, Here is his 2015 collection. https://kspeat.wixsite.com/driversun...ing-death-2015 |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:03:54 PM UTC, Peter Parry wrote:
There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. Keith Peat passed away from terminal cancer in 2016 and he collected dead cyclists like people used to collect dead butterflies. A truly hateful and sad individual. RIP indeed. This was his final page. https://kspeat.wixsite.com/driversun...ing-death-2016 |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On 16/03/2019 09:29, TMS320 wrote:
On 16/03/2019 00:11, TMS320 wrote: On 15/03/2019 22:03, Peter Parry wrote: There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down".Â* He generally puts the cause of the death,Â* The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. In other words, a third occur at weekends. Which is 5/7ths of a week. Err... 2/7ths of the week. I am sure you get the drift. Besides, a large number of weekend rides "club rides" are purely social - essentially rambling with bicycles. Your information is worthless. The few 'club' people I know have regular weekday evening rides, and it's rare not to see solo/pair cyclists on the national speed limit countryside roads just south of Sheffield at any time. TBH when I'm in the car I find them terrifying, difficult to pass safely, and they seem focussed on riding the racing line and two or three abreast. The roads are also in pretty poor condition. As a cyclist, pretty much the last thing I'd do out of choice. Of course, I take the point that as a motorist I should only pass when it's safe. It's simply that the risk escalates on roads that weren't designed for this sort of mixed use. Somebody in the (literally) pub did tell me that injuries and fatalities on those roads was high and non-specifically reported, suggesting some sort of agenda. Not sure where he was going but seemed to at least have an interest. -- Cheers, Rob |
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On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:53:38 AM UTC, wrote:
On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:03:54 PM UTC, Peter Parry wrote: There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. Keith Peat passed away from terminal cancer in 2016 and he collected dead cyclists like people used to collect dead butterflies. A truly hateful and sad individual. RIP indeed. This was his final page. https://kspeat.wixsite.com/driversun...ing-death-2016 As I have said many times it is not about what cyclists do but who they are. We live in a Police state and a well run tyranny needs a scapegoat for the masses to focus their anger on. Cyclists are currently it. At one time it was single mothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2kvjRO5CI Skip to 6:50 |
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On 16/03/2019 13:35, RJH wrote:
On 16/03/2019 09:29, TMS320 wrote: On 16/03/2019 00:11, TMS320 wrote: On 15/03/2019 22:03, Peter Parry wrote: There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. In other words, a third occur at weekends. Which is 5/7ths of a week. Err... 2/7ths of the week. I am sure you get the drift. Besides, a large number of weekend rides "club rides" are purely social - essentially rambling with bicycles. Your information is worthless. The few 'club' people I know have regular weekday evening rides, and it's rare not to see solo/pair cyclists on the national speed limit countryside roads just south of Sheffield at any time. The OP was concerned about people racing. Your club riders - what sort of racing are they doing? My idea of "national speed limit countryside roads" are generally single tracks. The roads where it is sensibly possible to do NSL I consider to be main roads. Are we talking about the same thing? TBH when I'm in the car I find them terrifying, difficult to pass safely, When you are not in danger why is it terrifying for you? and they seem focussed on riding the racing line and two or three abreast. The roads are also in pretty poor condition. As a cyclist, pretty much the last thing I'd do out of choice. Of course, I take the point that as a motorist I should only pass when it's safe. It's simply that the risk escalates on roads that weren't designed for this sort of mixed use. Would it be easier to overtake if they were riding inline 3ft from the kerb with 2 seconds gaps between them? Somebody in the (literally) pub did tell me that injuries and fatalities on those roads was high and non-specifically reported, suggesting some sort of agenda. Not sure where he was going but seemed to at least have an interest. |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 04:12:24 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:03:54 PM UTC, Peter Parry wrote: There is a web site where the owner publishes the details of all the cycling fatalities he can find in local and national papers to act as a memorial to "cyclists down". He generally puts the cause of the death, The last time I looked early last year over a third of cyclist deaths occurred while they were on club rides, time trials, "training rides or similar club or racing related activities. Keith Peat passed away from terminal cancer in 2016 and he collected dead cyclists like people used to collect dead butterflies. That was not the one I was thinking of. https://beyondthekerb.org.uk/ seems to be the one or have similar functionality albeit that it is more difficult to use than the one I remember. |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 06:49:14 -0700 (PDT), Simon Jester
wrote: s I have said many times it is not about what cyclists do but who they are. No, its what _ some_ of them do where "some" is unfortunately a large number. Cyclists are not a single community. There are at least two major groups . The first don't even consider themselves cyclists and wouldn't dream of joining a club for it. They are the ever declining group of utility cyclists. Largely invisible on roads they go shopping and post letters. They push their bikes up hills, stop at junctions and traffic lights and give pedestrians on crossings priority and a smile. They go out in the same clothes they wear daily. At places like school entrances they will slow down and may dismount and walk not because they have to but because it is the right thing to do. Nobody minds them in the least. Wholly un represented by cyclist pressure groups they would like more cycle tracks and think 5 or 6 MPH is good going. Holland is still full of them. The second group are the combat cyclists, Alfa minus males in the statutory uniform of lurid Lycra festooned with advertising slogans, rainbow sunglasses and fingerless gloves. Nearly all are male and between 25 and 45. They are the people who run things as "cyclists representatives" They hate mention of dedicated cycle lanes and go on about the "right to ride" as a quasi religious ideal. They think the very young and the elderly should stop being wimps and take the lane as vehicular cyclists 6ft in front of 40 tonnes of articulated lorry. Obsessed with Strava times they go as fast as they can no matter how inappropriate that speed might be. It doesn't matter as speed limits don't apply to them. They know it is always safer to steam through red lights than it is to stop. Pedestrian crossings are invisible (as are any unfortunates trying to cross using them). The warning signal is a scream of "get out of my f*****g way cos I'm not f*****g stopping". You will rarely see them in Holland. There is a steep tree lined hill leading to a main road near here which illustrates the two types quite well. The utility cyclists wouldn't dream of cycling up it mainly because few could but also because they would see it as antisocial to hold up everyone else if they tried. They push their bikes up the footpath, stop for a bit of a rest on the bench half way up and have a chat with others stopped at the same place for the same reason. The Lycristas ride up in the middle of the road making it impossible for anyone to pass. They manage about 2MPH. Guess which group people remember? |
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Pedestrian mows down cyclist
Peter Parry wrote:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 06:49:14 -0700 (PDT), Simon Jester wrote: s I have said many times it is not about what cyclists do but who they are. No, its what _ some_ of them do where "some" is unfortunately a large number. Cyclists are not a single community. There are at least two major groups . The first don't even consider themselves cyclists and wouldn't dream of joining a club for it. They are the ever declining group of utility cyclists. Largely invisible on roads they go shopping and post letters. They push their bikes up hills, stop at junctions and traffic lights and give pedestrians on crossings priority and a smile. They go out in the same clothes they wear daily. At places like school entrances they will slow down and may dismount and walk not because they have to but because it is the right thing to do. Nobody minds them in the least. Wholly un represented by cyclist pressure groups they would like more cycle tracks and think 5 or 6 MPH is good going. Holland is still full of them. The second group are the combat cyclists, Alfa minus males in the statutory uniform of lurid Lycra festooned with advertising slogans, rainbow sunglasses and fingerless gloves. Nearly all are male and between 25 and 45. They are the people who run things as "cyclists representatives" They hate mention of dedicated cycle lanes and go on about the "right to ride" as a quasi religious ideal. They think the very young and the elderly should stop being wimps and take the lane as vehicular cyclists 6ft in front of 40 tonnes of articulated lorry. Obsessed with Strava times they go as fast as they can no matter how inappropriate that speed might be. It doesn't matter as speed limits don't apply to them. They know it is always safer to steam through red lights than it is to stop. Pedestrian crossings are invisible (as are any unfortunates trying to cross using them). The warning signal is a scream of "get out of my f*****g way cos I'm not f*****g stopping". You will rarely see them in Holland. There is a steep tree lined hill leading to a main road near here which illustrates the two types quite well. The utility cyclists wouldn't dream of cycling up it mainly because few could but also because they would see it as antisocial to hold up everyone else if they tried. They push their bikes up the footpath, stop for a bit of a rest on the bench half way up and have a chat with others stopped at the same place for the same reason. The Lycristas ride up in the middle of the road making it impossible for anyone to pass. They manage about 2MPH. Guess which group people remember? Well said. |
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