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Paul Cummins put finger to keyboard:
In article , lid (Scion) wrote: That's not what "reasonable" means Do enlighten us. A cyclist using the carriageway at a speed consistent with his vehicle and ability is not behaving unreasonably. He is if he needlessly obstructs other traffic. By your reckoning, a group of pedestrians wandering along the overtaking lane of the A1 are behaving reasonably. A car driver dangerously forcing his way through is. If he existed, that is. |
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Nick wrote:
So I resolved to tackle the problem by making this strongly critical post to usenet. Isn't there a wind somewhere you could be ****ing into? :O) |
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On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:23 +0100 (BST), (Paul
Cummins) wrote: In article , lid (Scion) wrote: That's not what "reasonable" means Do enlighten us. A cyclist using the carriageway at a speed consistent with his vehicle and ability is not behaving unreasonably. Does the Highway Code encourage "taking the lane" then? I must admit I can't find it anywhere. |
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On 31/07/2013 14:03, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article , (Mentalguy2k8) wrote: Using the road in the manner described? Obstruction. Not in the slightest. Why not? Because the cyclist is there by right, where the motorists are there by permission. The law provides a specific right to use a public highway: the right to pass and re-pass along the highway (including the pavement), and the right to make ordinary and ‘reasonable use’ of the highway. The offence cited is "unreasonable obstruction of the highway" which cannot be done by a cyclist making reasonable use and reasonable progress along a road in a lawful manner. You're half right. It isn't an offence to behave lawfully (though the authorities have been working away for decades to have lawful use of motor vehicles made an offence). But you go all wrong by failing to make the connection: "unreasonable obstruction of the highway" is *not* lawful. |
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On 31/07/2013 14:32, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article , lid (Scion) wrote: The law provides a specific right to use a public highway: the right to pass and re-pass along the highway (including the pavement), and the right to make ordinary and ‘reasonable use’ of the highway. By needlessly obstructing faster traffic the cyclist is not making reasonable use of the road That's not what "reasonable" means Please cite the statute or regulation. |
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Phil W Lee wrote:
"TMS320" considered Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:52:57 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... "TMS320" wrote in message ... "Mrcheerful" wrote "TMS320" wrote in message "Mrcheerful" wrote you should post it to a car or driving group. Hint - I have removed uk.rec.driving from this reply. Check the headers in the rest of the thread. (Though the blurred vision you get from the excitement of reading reports of supposed "wrong doing" of cyclists can't be helped by all those bottles you buy.) I noticed too late that there were multiple groups, it is not something that I would look at before posting and only spotted it in the sent items. I cancelled the message within moments, but apparently it still got through, yet does not show up for me. Ah well. I hope you're more observant when you're driving. It's the inability to notice small detail that causes crashes. What are all these bottles that I buy? ...poor memory too. Y'know, the ones that weigh down your weekly shopping. Did I describe my weekly shopping? or just state the weight? The weight is clue to liquid content. I doubt you buy a bag of cement every week. How do we know it isn't cider? Or meths, which would explain his poor eyesight. Even if my shopping was entirely strong spirits, no-one has yet explained how it would be viable for me to collect it using a bicycle. |
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"Mrcheerful" wrote
Phil W Lee wrote: "TMS320" considered The weight is clue to liquid content. I doubt you buy a bag of cement every week. How do we know it isn't cider? Or meths, which would explain his poor eyesight. Even if my shopping was entirely strong spirits, no-one has yet explained how it would be viable for me to collect it using a bicycle. ....err, you're buying too much for your your own good. |
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TMS320 wrote:
"Mrcheerful" wrote Phil W Lee wrote: "TMS320" considered The weight is clue to liquid content. I doubt you buy a bag of cement every week. How do we know it isn't cider? Or meths, which would explain his poor eyesight. Even if my shopping was entirely strong spirits, no-one has yet explained how it would be viable for me to collect it using a bicycle. ...err, you're buying too much for your your own good. it is not me that has the stutter. |
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