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Evening Standard cycle incident article
http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." How quickly the motorist's mind got back into normal gear. "Dodge the column" is the imperative. So much for "Boris's bikers must not rule the roads." Huh! We know who rules, and they are tyrants. |
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Evening Standard cycle incident article
"Squashme" wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." Or else the cyclist wrote down the wrong number. |
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Evening Standard cycle incident article
On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote:
"Squashme" wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." Or else the cyclist wrote down the wrong number. Oh yes, of course, that is more likely, especially when Toby Young writes:- "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." "HE jotted." I expect that the driver must have been in shock. That'll be it. |
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Evening Standard cycle incident article
wrote in message ... On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote: "Squashme" wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." Or else the cyclist wrote down the wrong number. Oh yes, of course, that is more likely, especially when Toby Young writes:- "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." "HE jotted." I expect that the driver must have been in shock. That'll be it. How do you know the driver wasn't in shock? |
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Evening Standard cycle incident article
On Wed, 6 May 2009 00:54:06 -0700 (PDT), Squashme
wrote: http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." How quickly the motorist's mind got back into normal gear. "Dodge the column" is the imperative. So much for "Boris's bikers must not rule the roads." Huh! We know who rules, and they are tyrants. Excellent article. "There's a simple moral to this story: if you're going to cycle in London, wear a helmet." Now let's wait for Chapman to tell us why not to. -- you can either promote cycling or promote helmets,the two are incompatible. (Guy Chapman) |
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Evening Standard cycle incident article
Mr Benn wrote:
wrote in message ... On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote: "Squashme" wrote in message ... http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." Or else the cyclist wrote down the wrong number. Oh yes, of course, that is more likely, especially when Toby Young writes:- "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." "HE jotted." I expect that the driver must have been in shock. That'll be it. How do you know the driver wasn't in shock? He probably was, I have lost count how many times I have read " X killed in accident, lorry driver treated for shock" Shock at being caught! |
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On Wed, 6 May 2009 00:54:06 -0700 (PDT), Squashme
wrote: http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl So a helmet can protect against cuts and abrasions caused by low speed collisions. Nothing new there! |
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Squashme wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/d94lrl Several interesting aspects in this Toby Young article. Some quotes:- "I thought the driver had fled the scene but he hadn't. He parked across the street and asked me if I was all right. "Sorry, mate, I just didn't see you," he said. He jotted down his details but I was too dazed to write down his registration number." (Cars have them. Apparently it makes them drive responsibly.) "If I'd been wearing a helmet I probably could have cycled home. It really wasn't my fault - but I still feel like an idiot. I called the number given to me by the guy who knocked me off and, needless to say, it's false." How quickly the motorist's mind got back into normal gear. "Dodge the column" is the imperative. So much for "Boris's bikers must not rule the roads." Huh! We know who rules, and they are tyrants. Another quote, this time from a respondent "The evidence is that helmet-wearing makes collisions more likely, partly because drivers take more risks around you." |
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