Gang of cyclists fail to ride down a hill.

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

What proportion of motor vehicle crashes make the headlines?

On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:47:03 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

OK, how about I rephrase (including the bit you snipped):
What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists being injured is so
rare that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

What proportion of motor vehicle crashes where two or more people are
injured makes the headlines?

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

Really - where? A message ID will suffice (if your newsreader can
provide them).

But perhaps they are reported.
Google search for "2 injured in car crash" returns 72 results.
Google search for "2 injured in bicycle crash" returns no results.

"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message
...


Really - where? A message ID will suffice (if your newsreader can
provide them).

But perhaps they are reported.
Google search for "2 injured in car crash" returns 72 results.
Google search for "2 injured in bicycle crash" returns no results.

Because the victim of a cyclist's recklessness or violence tends to be the
only one left at the scene. It's hard to estimate a cyclists' injuries after
he's pedalled off and hidden.

On 10/10/2013 13:04, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:47:03 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

OK, how about I rephrase (including the bit you snipped):
What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists being injured is so
rare that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

What proportion of motor vehicle crashes where two or more people are
injured makes the headlines?

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

Really - where? A message ID will suffice (if your newsreader can
provide them).

But perhaps they are reported.
Google search for "2 injured in car crash" returns 72 results.
Google search for "2 injured in bicycle crash" returns no results.

perhaps your search terms are not correct, I have reported this one and
the one about the head-on in Cambridge just days ago, I am surprised you
haven't noticed them. both had two seriously injured cyclists with no
motor vehicles or street furniture involved at all.
plus this one:
http://www.thecomet.net/news/cyclist...ford_1_2852799

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:23:41 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 13:04, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:47:03 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

OK, how about I rephrase (including the bit you snipped):
What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists being injured is so
rare that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

What proportion of motor vehicle crashes where two or more people are
injured makes the headlines?

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

Really - where? A message ID will suffice (if your newsreader can
provide them).

But perhaps they are reported.
Google search for "2 injured in car crash" returns 72 results.
Google search for "2 injured in bicycle crash" returns no results.

perhaps your search terms are not correct, I have reported this one and
the one about the head-on in Cambridge just days ago, I am surprised you
haven't noticed them. both had two seriously injured cyclists with no
motor vehicles or street furniture involved at all.
plus this one:
http://www.thecomet.net/news/cyclist...ford_1_2852799

It is a result which can be independently verified.

On 10/10/2013 14:21, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:23:41 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 13:04, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:47:03 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html

What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

OK, how about I rephrase (including the bit you snipped):
What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists being injured is so
rare that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

What proportion of motor vehicle crashes where two or more people are
injured makes the headlines?

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

Really - where? A message ID will suffice (if your newsreader can
provide them).

But perhaps they are reported.
Google search for "2 injured in car crash" returns 72 results.
Google search for "2 injured in bicycle crash" returns no results.

perhaps your search terms are not correct, I have reported this one and
the one about the head-on in Cambridge just days ago, I am surprised you
haven't noticed them. both had two seriously injured cyclists with no
motor vehicles or street furniture involved at all.
plus this one:
http://www.thecomet.net/news/cyclist...ford_1_2852799

It is a result which can be independently verified.

but as you can see it does not fit with facts.

On 10/10/2013 12:47, JNugent wrote:
On 10/10/2013 12:45, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:37:28 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html


What I find amazing is the fact that two cyclists colliding is so rare
that when it happens it makes headline news in local papers.

No, no, no...

The real newsworthy aspect is that not only one, but both, cyclists,
were badly injured.

After all, we are constantly reassured, here and elsewhere, that cycling
poses no threat of physical to anybody.

Who as ever said that, you piece of sh*t?

On 10/10/2013 09:37, Mrcheerful wrote:
Brakes? Stopping distances? Appropriate speed? What are these things?

A PAIR of cyclists were taken to hospital after colliding with each
other down a steep hill near Alcester.

http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/20...ash-86417.html


I don't think that ever, in my experience at least, two people could be
described as a 'gang'.

By the way, did you get off on the idea of two cyclists who are the
children of somebody, possibly parents or grandparents, being badly
hurt. Did it make your tiny male appendage grow in your pants?