pavement cyclists mow down young and old

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/

Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.

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An elderly British gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane. At the French
customs desk he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on
bag. 'You have been to France before, Monsieur?' the customs officer asked
sarcastically.
The elderly gentleman admitted he had been to France previously.
'Then you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready,' the customs
officer said. The elderly gentleman replied, 'The last time I was here, I
didn't have to show it.'
'Impossible! The British always have to show their passports on arrival in
France !'
The Man gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained;
'Well, when I came ashore on the Beach on D-Day in 1944, I couldn't find any
****ing Frenchmen to show it to...!!

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


And in other news...
Pedestrian _killed_ by motorcyclist:
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Pede...ail/story.html
Pensioner _killed_ by HGV driver:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-32008956/
Another pensioner _killed_ by another HGV driver:
http://www.london24.com/news/pedestr...ed_1_ 1652125
And pedestrian _killed_ by awning:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...y-8196644.html

"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists
on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/

Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.
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Typical thick cyclist.
"There is no engine".


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An elderly British gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane. At the
French
customs desk he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on
bag. 'You have been to France before, Monsieur?' the customs officer asked
sarcastically.
The elderly gentleman admitted he had been to France previously.
'Then you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready,' the customs
officer said. The elderly gentleman replied, 'The last time I was here, I
didn't have to show it.'
'Impossible! The British always have to show their passports on arrival in
France !'
The Man gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained;
'Well, when I came ashore on the Beach on D-Day in 1944, I couldn't find
any
****ing Frenchmen to show it to...!!

"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message
...

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


And in other news...
Pedestrian _killed_ by motorcyclist:
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Pede...ail/story.html
Pensioner _killed_ by HGV driver:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-32008956/
Another pensioner _killed_ by another HGV driver:
http://www.london24.com/news/pedestr...ed_1_ 1652125
And pedestrian _killed_ by awning:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...y-8196644.html


I realise that you're a cyclist and a primary school teacher, so you
probably need things explaining to you but this is a cycling newsgroup.
Please try to stay on topic. There are newsgroups covering motorcycles and
HGV's (although I suspect that there probably won't be an awning newsgroup)
which would have been relevant.

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:25:31 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:


"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
newsp.wl2ok8feytk5n5@i7-940...
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal cyclists
on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/

Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

Typical thick cyclist.
"There is no engine".

Which makes it way less dangerous.

What IS dangerous are women with pushchairs. Well they used to be pushchairs, now they are enormous "buggies" with at least 8 wheels. Their operators think they have priority over everything else. I actually witnessed one woman angrily tell an OAP to move out of the way.

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On 12/10/2012 16:42, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal
cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.

A push bike is a vehicle you retard.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On 12/10/2012 17:43, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:25:31 +0100, Mr Pounder
wrote:


"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
newsp.wl2ok8feytk5n5@i7-940...
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful

wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist
and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal
cyclists
on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

Typical thick cyclist.
"There is no engine".

Which makes it way less dangerous.

Not at all. A silent, unstable vehicle doing 20mph is highly dangerous.

What IS dangerous are women with pushchairs. Well they used to be
pushchairs, now they are enormous "buggies" with at least 8 wheels.
Their operators think they have priority over everything else. I
actually witnessed one woman angrily tell an OAP to move out of the way.



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On 12/10/2012 16:42, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal
cyclists on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.


Vehicle. n. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:56:42 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 12/10/2012 17:43, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:25:31 +0100, Mr Pounder
wrote:


"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
newsp.wl2ok8feytk5n5@i7-940...
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:07 +0100, Mrcheerful

wrote:

In the last few weeks an elderly person suffered a fractured wrist
and a
four-year-old child was knocked over, both as a result of pedal
cyclists
on
the pedestrianised in town centre areas.


http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynew...5368-32005031/


Cyclists ARE pedestrians. There is no engine.
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

Typical thick cyclist.
"There is no engine".

Which makes it way less dangerous.

Not at all. A silent, unstable vehicle doing 20mph is highly dangerous.

If you had the choice between a car or a bike hitting you, which would you take?

Hints: 1) the bicycle is smaller and can be dodged easier.
2) the bicycle has FAR less momentum.
3) as you said it's unstable, you can push him over to get him out of your way.

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