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Old September 22nd 10, 08:24 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Marie
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170
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Old September 22nd 10, 09:54 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
The Medway Handyman[_2_]
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170


Not having a licence to cycle is a licence to kill?


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Old September 22nd 10, 10:58 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170


well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to blame,
hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due to their low
speed, low mass and general holiness. So it must have been the pedestrians
fault.


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Old September 22nd 10, 11:20 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Dragon
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

On 22/09/2010 22:58, Mrcheerful wrote:
Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170


well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to blame,
hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due to their low
speed, low mass and general holiness. So it must have been the pedestrians
fault.



Perhaps the pedestrian is a motorist as well.

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Old September 23rd 10, 07:10 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
mileburner
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians


"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
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On 22/09/2010 22:58, Mrcheerful wrote:
Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170


well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to blame,
hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due to their low
speed, low mass and general holiness. So it must have been the
pedestrians
fault.



Perhaps the pedestrian is a motorist as well.


Ahh, but what if the cyclist was actually a motorist riding a bike and the
pedestrian was a cyclist out walking?


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Old September 23rd 10, 07:21 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

On Sep 23, 7:10*am, "mileburner" wrote:
"Tony Dragon" wrote in message

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On 22/09/2010 22:58, Mrcheerful wrote:
Marie wrote:
Or do they?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170


well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to blame,
hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due to their low
speed, low mass and general holiness. *So it must have been the
pedestrians
fault.


Perhaps the pedestrian is a motorist as well.


Ahh, but what if the cyclist was actually a motorist riding a bike and the
pedestrian was a cyclist out walking?


Why don't you put these rhetorical questions to Doug who, in his own
estimation, is the World expert in these matters?

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Old September 23rd 10, 07:29 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

mileburner wrote:
"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
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On 22/09/2010 22:58, Mrcheerful wrote:
Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170

well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to
blame, hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due
to their low speed, low mass and general holiness. So it must have
been the pedestrians
fault.



Perhaps the pedestrian is a motorist as well.


Ahh, but what if the cyclist was actually a motorist riding a bike
and the pedestrian was a cyclist out walking?


could not happen, cyclists toe prevents walking, a cycle must be used at all
times (very inconvenient in the library)


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Old September 23rd 10, 07:49 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Dragon
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

On 23/09/2010 07:29, Mrcheerful wrote:
mileburner wrote:
"Tony wrote in message
...
On 22/09/2010 22:58, Mrcheerful wrote:
Marie wrote:
Or do they?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11388170

well as the most vulnerable has died, then the cyclist must be to
blame, hang on, that never happens, cyclists never hurt anyone due
to their low speed, low mass and general holiness. So it must have
been the pedestrians
fault.



Perhaps the pedestrian is a motorist as well.


Ahh, but what if the cyclist was actually a motorist riding a bike
and the pedestrian was a cyclist out walking?


could not happen, cyclists toe prevents walking, a cycle must be used at all
times (very inconvenient in the library)



They allow wheelchairs in the library so by law they must allow bikes :-)

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Old September 23rd 10, 07:55 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
David Hansen
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:25 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be Marie
wrote this:-

Or do they?


Cyclists don't kill pedestrians very often. A troll would turn that
into claims that they never kill pedestrians, in order to attack the
straw man. Nice try, but your post was boringly predictable.

Anyway, the article doesn't say that the cyclist killed the
pedestrian. It may well be that the pedestrian died in hospital two
days later from injuries caused in the crash, but that is not the
only possibility. Hospitals are dangerous places. Neither does the
story tell us how the pedestrian came to be on the road where he was
struck. If someone "steps out unexpectedly" in front of a motorist
then the trolls here are sympathetic towards the motorist, but in
the same circumstances express no sympathy towards a cyclist. It is
an example of their attitudes. TRL549.

Meanwhile another pavement motorist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314227/Drink-driving-nurse-sentenced-years-killing-grandmother-seriously-injuring-grandchildren.html




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Old September 23rd 10, 08:09 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Dragon
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Default Cyclists do't kill pedestrians

On 23/09/2010 07:55, David Hansen wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:25 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be Marie
wrote this:-

Or do they?


Cyclists don't kill pedestrians very often. A troll would turn that
into claims that they never kill pedestrians, in order to attack the
straw man. Nice try, but your post was boringly predictable.

Anyway, the article doesn't say that the cyclist killed the
pedestrian. It may well be that the pedestrian died in hospital two
days later from injuries caused in the crash, but that is not the
only possibility. Hospitals are dangerous places. Neither does the
story tell us how the pedestrian came to be on the road where he was
struck. If someone "steps out unexpectedly" in front of a motorist
then the trolls here are sympathetic towards the motorist, but in
the same circumstances express no sympathy towards a cyclist. It is
an example of their attitudes. TRL549.

Meanwhile another pavement motorist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314227/Drink-driving-nurse-sentenced-years-killing-grandmother-seriously-injuring-grandchildren.html





If he had not been in collision with the cyclist, then he would not be
in hospital.

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