Cycling on the road or pavement ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

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Paul - xxx wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down
to just cars or 4x4's.

You can think what you like, but the rest of us came to that conclusion
some years ago. Now perhaps you, too, can move on to discussing
relative risks from cycles to that from cars, and the pros and cons of
shared use facilities.

DTTKUATB.

R.

"Paul - xxx" wrote in message
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

Being a Midlander I've noticed the coverage this has been given on local
radio which is far greater than had the victim been killed by a car on the
pavement methinks.
A case of "man bites dog".

Not that I'm defending pavement cycling one bit and myself would use this to
illustrate that pavement cycling can be very dangerous to peds.
--
Pete

Peter B wrote:
"Paul - xxx" wrote in message
...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

Being a Midlander I've noticed the coverage this has been given on local
radio which is far greater than had the victim been killed by a car on the
pavement methinks.
A case of "man bites dog".

Not that I'm defending pavement cycling one bit and myself would use this to
illustrate that pavement cycling can be very dangerous to peds.

So where does it say that this occured on the pavement?

It is only newsworthy because of it's rarity. Simple trips and falls
lead to fr more deaths per year.

...d

I submit that on or about Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:43:16 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Paul - xxx" made a
statement in Your Honour's bundle) to
the following effect:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

Never was. Note, however, that it made the news, whereas the vast
majority of the 3,000+ deaths caused by motorists every year do not.

Guy
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simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

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"Paul - xxx" wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4259456.stm

Pedestrian killed on M1 is named.


Martin.

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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
I submit that on or about Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:43:16 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Paul - xxx" made a
statement in Your Honour's bundle) to
the following effect:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all down to
just cars or 4x4's.

Never was. Note, however, that it made the news, whereas the vast
majority of the 3,000+ deaths caused by motorists every year do not.

I think they generally make the local news. They don't get the national
coverage a rail or air crash causing tens of deaths at once would though.

On 21 Sep 2005 08:24:32 +0100 (BST) someone who may be
(Alan Braggins) wrote this:-

I think they generally make the local news. They don't get the national
coverage a rail or air crash causing tens of deaths at once would though.

A crash on the railways with no deaths tends to get rather more UK
coverage than a road crash where a few people are killed. I may be
misinterpreting the mass media, but ISTM that they are disappointed
when there are not dozens of deaths in a crash on the railways.


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prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

There's more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4266676.stm

And here's some words from the police. Sounds very rough, ran him down on
the pavement and didn't even stop.
http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/thurs.htm

Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a
pedal cyclist at about 1950 hrs on Tuesday 6 September 2005. The incident
occurred on Ravensdale Road, near to its junction with Blake Crescent,
Mansfield.
The 45-year-old man died at around 7am, Monday 12 September in the Intensive
Care Unit at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.

A pedal cycle was being ridden along the pavement from the direction of
Sherwood Hall Road towards Bath Lane when it collided with the pedestrian.

D/I Dave Sinclair, who is heading up a dedicated investigation team on this
inquiry stated: "We have information to suggest that the offending cyclist
was amongst a group of between one and three other cyclists - all of whom
failed to stop at the scene.

"We need to hear from anyone who can offer descriptions of these cyclists,
has any information on their identities or the manner in which they were
riding their bikes at the time.

"The Post-Mortem examination will occur tomorrow to establish the cause of
death. A formal identification has not yet taken place so we are not in a
position to name the deceased at this time."

Detectives can be contacted directly on 01623 420999 ext 3133 or
Crimestoppers confidentially on 0800 555 111.

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Peter B wrote:
"Paul - xxx" wrote in message
...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4262766.stm

I think this shows that the potential for killing people isn't all
down to
just cars or 4x4's.

Being a Midlander I've noticed the coverage this has been given on
local
radio which is far greater than had the victim been killed by a car on
the
pavement methinks.
A case of "man bites dog".

Not that I'm defending pavement cycling one bit and myself would use
this to
illustrate that pavement cycling can be very dangerous to peds.

So where does it say that this occured on the pavement?

Ok I'll fess up, I never read Pauls link but as I've already pointed out
I've heard frequent reports on local radio (for local people) that have
repeatedly stated the incident occurred on the pavement.

Pete