Cyclist after some compo

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a
shallow angle.

Trams have been around at least as long as bicycles, you would think
cyclists could avoid crashing around them.

The cyclist's name and the compo cam tell a lot.

What is it about cycling that attracts these types? or does cycling turn
them that way?

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...rash-1-3516685

On 21/08/2014 20:50, Mrcheerful wrote:
Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a
shallow angle.

Trams have been around at least as long as bicycles, you would think
cyclists could avoid crashing around them.

The cyclist's name and the compo cam tell a lot.

What is it about cycling that attracts these types? or does cycling turn
them that way?

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...rash-1-3516685


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On 21/08/2014 23:10, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 21/08/2014 20:50, Mrcheerful wrote:
Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a
shallow angle.

Trams have been around at least as long as bicycles, you would think
cyclists could avoid crashing around them.

The cyclist's name and the compo cam tell a lot.

What is it about cycling that attracts these types? or does cycling turn
them that way?

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...rash-1-3516685



Note the sign http://tinyurl.com/kz2ynxa

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Cyclists ignore road signs for their own safety.

On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:10:57 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 21/08/2014 20:50, Mrcheerful wrote:
Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a
shallow angle.

Trams have been around at least as long as bicycles, you would think
cyclists could avoid crashing around them.

The cyclist's name and the compo cam tell a lot.

What is it about cycling that attracts these types? or does cycling turn
them that way?

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...rash-1-3516685


Note the sign http://tinyurl.com/kz2ynxa


Yes - but it is the wrong place: it needs to be written on the road so that the
head-down cyclists might at least see it.

On 21/08/2014 23:10, Tony Dragon wrote:

On 21/08/2014 20:50, Mrcheerful wrote:

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a
shallow angle.
Trams have been around at least as long as bicycles, you would think
cyclists could avoid crashing around them.
The cyclist's name and the compo cam tell a lot.
What is it about cycling that attracts these types? or does cycling turn
them that way?
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...rash-1-3516685

Note the sign http://tinyurl.com/kz2ynxa

When I was a boy in a Liverpool whose central street were crossed and
re-crossed by tram tracks - even fifteen years after the trams
disappeared - we all knew, without being told, that you don't ride near
tramlines along a parallel path.

The only people I can ever recall seeing with buckled wheels were the
sixties equivalent of (adult) lycra-loons, who existed even back then,
but in rather small numbers.

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a

shallow angle.

Slick pavement makes it difficult to swerve to get to a safe [ 40 degree] crossing angle.

At every cross tie there should be a spring loaded plate so cyclists get across the rails at low angles.

The wheels of the rolling stock would be heavy enough to depress the spring and plate (and any trash under the plate) out of the way.


Bret Cahill

"Bret Cahill" wrote in message
...

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a

shallow angle.

Slick pavement makes it difficult to swerve to get to a safe [ 40 degree]
crossing angle.

At every cross tie there should be a spring loaded plate so cyclists get
across the rails at low angles.

The wheels of the rolling stock would be heavy enough to depress the spring
and plate (and any trash under the plate) out of the way.


Bret Cahill


But how would you get the cyclists pay for such modifications, as they would
be the only ones benefitting from such mods?
Or would it be, as usual, let some other bugger pay for it?

"Phil W Lee" wrote in message
...

"Tarcap" considered Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:14:11
+0100 the perfect time to write:



"Bret Cahill" wrote in message
...

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a

shallow angle.

Slick pavement makes it difficult to swerve to get to a safe [ 40 degree]
crossing angle.

At every cross tie there should be a spring loaded plate so cyclists get
across the rails at low angles.

The wheels of the rolling stock would be heavy enough to depress the spring
and plate (and any trash under the plate) out of the way.


Bret Cahill


But how would you get the cyclists pay for such modifications, as they
would
be the only ones benefitting from such mods?
Or would it be, as usual, let some other bugger pay for it?

The railway should pay for it.
After all, they are the ones impeding the right-of-way by creating the
hazard in the first place.

It is not a hazard at all - all other forms of transport can pass over them
in complete safety, so if certain people insist on using unviable forms of
transport, then they should be the ones paying for it.
If I decided I wanted to use a pogo stick as my personal transport, would it
be right for me to expect all the councils throughout the land to make safe
every drain cover, grid, etc?

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a



shallow angle.



Slick pavement makes it difficult to swerve to get to a safe [ 40 degree]

crossing angle.



At every cross tie there should be a spring loaded plate so cyclists get

across the rails at low angles.



The wheels of the rolling stock would be heavy enough to depress the spring

and plate (and any trash under the plate) out of the way.





Bret Cahill





But how would you get the cyclists pay for such modifications, as they would

be the only ones benefitting from such mods?

Or would it be, as usual, let some other bugger pay for it?

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"Bret Cahill" wrote in message
...

Stupidly thin tyres, racing bars and tries to cross tram tracks at a



shallow angle.



Slick pavement makes it difficult to swerve to get to a safe [ 40 degree]

crossing angle.



At every cross tie there should be a spring loaded plate so cyclists get

across the rails at low angles.



The wheels of the rolling stock would be heavy enough to depress the
spring

and plate (and any trash under the plate) out of the way.





Bret Cahill





But how would you get the cyclists pay for such modifications, as they
would

be the only ones benefitting from such mods?

Or would it be, as usual, let some other bugger pay for it?

No one has to pay taxes. For just 857 Euros you can fly to Mogadishu in low
tax paradise Somalia:

Make sure to click on the one way radio button:

http://www.cheapoair.com/?fpaffiliat...utm_content=v5

$916.89 + $197.05 (taxes) = $1113.94
Final Total Price (incl. fees)
SELECT
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more London Gatwick (LGW)
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