Danny Clark in hit and run

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...l04/jul28news2

hippy

hippy Wrote:
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hippy
When one of the most experienced cyclists in the country talks about
hanging up his knicks for good, you've got to worry about the redneck
fringes of the Oz motoring/cycling interface . . .


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mfhor

mfhor Wrote:
When one of the most experienced cyclists in the country talks about
hanging up his knicks for good, you've got to worry about the redneck
fringes of the Oz motoring/cycling interface . . .

That's exactly what I was thinking. It doesn't sound at all
promising when hardcore riders think about ceasing cycling.

Then again, maybe he's just getting tired?

hippy


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hippy

hippy Wrote:
That's exactly what I was thinking. It doesn't sound at all
promising when hardcore riders think about ceasing cycling.

Then again, maybe he's just getting tired?

hippy
I think his S.O. might have twisted his arm a bit . . . (n.p.i.) but
if you've got narrow roads, one-track-mind rednecks in 4wds with
bullbars with not much day-to-day cycling culture sticking itself into
said rednecks' faces, and the constabulary as indulgent cousins of said
rednecks, you've got a societal anti-bike mindset which tacitly condones
assault with a deadly weapon, as long as it's the appropriate weapon. I
had a close family death as a result of lax country licence testing
which allowed the perpetrator to drive with almost legal blindness,
because how else do you get around in the country? Son of an ex-mayor
of nearest country town, he got away with a suspended sentence - the
charge? Not manslaughter, but 'dangerous driving' - well duh!, it
killed someone on a bike. The local media bleating "He'll live with
this for the rest of his life" indicated just how in-bed-with and
closed-ranks a little country town gets when one of the squirearchy
'accidentally' negligently kills someone doing something just a little
bit different to the norm, annoyingly getting in the way of the good
burghers' 'lawful' progress on the public highway. Even if son of
ex-mayor was driving into the rising sun and not wearing his
prescription glasses at the time.

M"****ing arseholes in cars should have their children neutered at
birth"H


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mfhor

mfhor Wrote:
I think his S.O. might have twisted his arm a bit . . . (n.p.i.) but if
you've got narrow roads, one-track-mind rednecks in 4wds with bullbars
with not much day-to-day cycling culture sticking itself into said
rednecks' faces, and the constabulary as indulgent cousins of said
rednecks, you've got a societal anti-bike mindset which tacitly
condones assault with a deadly weapon, as long as it's the appropriate
weapon. I had a close family death as a result of lax country licence
testing which allowed the perpetrator to drive with almost legal
blindness, because how else do you get around in the country? Son of an
ex-mayor of nearest country town, he got away with a suspended sentence
- the charge? Not manslaughter, but 'dangerous driving' - well duh!, it
killed someone on a bike. The local media bleating "He'll live with this
for the rest of his life" indicated just how in-bed-with and
closed-ranks a little country town gets when one of the squirearchy
'accidentally' negligently kills someone doing something just a little
bit different to the norm, annoyingly getting in the way of the good
burghers' 'lawful' progress on the public highway. Even if son of
ex-mayor was driving into the rising sun and not wearing his
prescription glasses at the time.

M"****ing arseholes in cars should have their children neutered at
birth"H
Danny Clark - the legend. It pains me to think he would be so upset
as to give up the sport which has made him famous. The risks he took
on the track were incredible, yet here his confidence has been crushed
by a coward. I'll never forget that ride at Burnie in 78. More than
half a lap down with one lap to go and he won - unbelievable!


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Spider1977

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:42:53 +1000, mfhor wrote:

he got away with a suspended sentence - the
charge? Not manslaughter, but 'dangerous driving' - well duh!, it
killed someone on a bike. The local media bleating "He'll live with
this for the rest of his life" indicated just how in-bed-with and
closed-ranks a little country town gets when one of the squirearchy
'accidentally' negligently kills someone doing something just a little
bit different to the norm, annoyingly getting in the way of the good
burghers' 'lawful' progress on the public highway. Even if son of
ex-mayor was driving into the rising sun and not wearing his
prescription glasses at the time.

Have they considered bringing a civil suit for damages ?

-kt