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.

"Squashme" wrote in message
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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.

On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote:
"Squashme" wrote in message

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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.

wrote in message
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On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote:
"Squashme" wrote in message

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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?

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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On 6 May, 09:16, "Mr Benn" %%%@%.%% wrote:
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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!

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!

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."