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Old September 17th 18, 07:10 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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The comment at the top says it all!

QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html
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Old September 17th 18, 07:37 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 7:10:04 PM UTC+1, wrote:
The comment at the top says it all!

QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html


If only she had worn a helmet.

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Old September 17th 18, 08:13 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 7:37:22 PM UTC+1, Simon Jester wrote:
On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 7:10:04 PM UTC+1, wrote:
The comment at the top says it all!

QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html


If only she had worn a helmet.


The bike's front light could have done with one!
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Old September 17th 18, 10:29 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 17/09/18 19:10, wrote:
The comment at the top says it all!

QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the
people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.


Correction. Everybody and their dog would blame the cyclist. Looks like
a good reason for cyclists to overtake on the left.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html

Ah, the standard motorist call of "she came out of nowhere". Yes, if the
vehicles the mc was overtaking were stationary, the rider is contributory.
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Old September 18th 18, 07:46 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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TMS320 wrote:
On 17/09/18 19:10, wrote:


The comment at the top says it all!

QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the
people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.


Correction. Everybody and their dog would blame the cyclist. Looks like a
good reason for cyclists to overtake on the left.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html

What was needed was a cyclists' defence organization to let Paul Dacre know
in no uncertain terms that Charlie Alliston had better lead a long and
accident-free life, or Dacre wouldn't see them coming.

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Old September 19th 18, 11:59 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 17/09/2018 22:29, TMS320 wrote:

On 17/09/18 19:10, wrote:


The comment at the top says it all!


QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt the
people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.


Correction. Everybody and their dog would blame the cyclist. Looks like
a good reason for cyclists to overtake on the left.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html

Ah, the standard motorist call of "she came out of nowhere". Yes, if the
vehicles the mc was overtaking were stationary, the rider is contributory.


Ah... but was he aggressively "overtaking" or much more benignly, just
"filtering"?

I doubt it makes much difference to his victim.

As you imply, stopped traffic is... er... stopped. Pedestrians, in my
submission are entitled to take note and advantage of the stillness and
temporary non-mobility of stopped traffic. Let's all be careful of what
we wish for. I am sure that many would share my view that we do not wish
to end up with a NYC-style law against crossing the road on foot
anywhere but at the traffic lights on the corner right down at the end
of the street.

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Old September 19th 18, 03:31 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 19/09/18 11:59, JNugent wrote:
On 17/09/2018 22:29, TMS320 wrote:

On 17/09/18 19:10, wrote:


The comment at the top says it all!


QUOTE: Pedestrian was at fault. If this was a Cyclist no doubt
the people on here would be blaming them instead. END QUOTE.


Correction. Everybody and their dog would blame the cyclist. Looks
like a good reason for cyclists to overtake on the left.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...steps-him.html


Ah, the standard motorist call of "she came out of nowhere". Yes,
if the vehicles the mc was overtaking were stationary, the rider
is contributory.


Ah... but was he aggressively "overtaking" or much more benignly,
just "filtering"?

I doubt it makes much difference to his victim.


Well, first you would have to define them.

As you imply, stopped traffic is... er... stopped. Pedestrians, in
my submission are entitled to take note and advantage of the
stillness and temporary non-mobility of stopped traffic.


Quite. Overtakers and filterers must be taken to task if it goes wrong.

However, the central point is that most of the comments give the
motorcyclist the benefit of doubt where there would be a general clamour
to lynch a cyclist.

Let's all be careful of what we wish for. I am sure that many would
share my view that we do not wish to end up with a NYC-style law
against crossing the road on foot anywhere but at the traffic lights
on the corner right down at the end of the street.


It would be interesting to know whether NYPD makes any effort to enforce
it these days.

 




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