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Old November 12th 12, 09:39 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Mrcheerful[_3_]
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

I wonder what the real proportion is?

Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this survey shows
it does with amazing frequency.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...y-8305950.html


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Old November 12th 12, 10:22 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:03 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

I wonder what the real proportion is?

Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this survey shows
it does with amazing frequency.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...y-8305950.html



Oh dear, oh dear:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent confessing to hitting a pedestrian
with their bike.


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Old November 12th 12, 11:38 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Bertie Wooster[_2_]
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:22:50 +0000, Judith
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:03 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

I wonder what the real proportion is?

Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this survey shows
it does with amazing frequency.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...y-8305950.html



Oh dear, oh dear:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent confessing to hitting a pedestrian
with their bike.


I wonder what percent of motorists have accidentally damaged a vehicle
while out driving.

My wife has managed this three times in the last 16 months alone.
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Old November 12th 12, 12:03 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Mrcheerful[_3_]
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:22:50 +0000, Judith
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:03 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

I wonder what the real proportion is?

Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this
survey shows it does with amazing frequency.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...y-8305950.html



Oh dear, oh dear:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have
accidentally damaged a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent
confessing to hitting a pedestrian with their bike.


I wonder what percent of motorists have accidentally damaged a vehicle
while out driving.

My wife has managed this three times in the last 16 months alone.


relevance to cycling: nil


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Old November 12th 12, 02:07 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Monday, November 12, 2012 8:39:46 AM UTC, Mrcheerful wrote:
I wonder what the real proportion is?



Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens,


As this is not true, the rest of Cheerless's post is irrelevant.
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Old November 12th 12, 02:09 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
PhilO
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Monday, November 12, 2012 9:22:51 AM UTC, Judith wrote:
Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding,


Maths not your strong point, Judith.
Almost half have been knocked off their bike by vehicle, but only 16% of them causes damage to vehicles.
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Old November 12th 12, 02:41 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Judith[_4_]
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:38:43 +0000, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:22:50 +0000, Judith
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:03 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

I wonder what the real proportion is?

Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this survey shows
it does with amazing frequency.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...y-8305950.html



Oh dear, oh dear:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent confessing to hitting a pedestrian
with their bike.


I wonder what percent of motorists have accidentally damaged a vehicle
while out driving.

My wife has managed this three times in the last 16 months alone.



I do not know - why not ask in a motoring newsgroup.
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Old November 12th 12, 02:46 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Judith[_4_]
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:09:37 -0800 (PST), PhilO wrote:

On Monday, November 12, 2012 9:22:51 AM UTC, Judith wrote:
Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding,


Maths not your strong point, Judith.
Almost half have been knocked off their bike by vehicle, but only 16% of them causes damage to vehicles.


Reading not yours?

Sorry my little flower. What on earth are you wibbling on about this time.

I gave a direct quote from the article - are you disputing it?

Here it is again:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent confessing to hitting a pedestrian
with their bike.

Excellent value as ever - ****wittery at its best.

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Old November 12th 12, 04:18 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
PhilO
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Monday, November 12, 2012 1:46:20 PM UTC, Judith wrote:

Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged a vehicle while out riding


Given that almost half of the cyclists have been knocked off by a vehicle, only 13% damaging vehicles seems surprisingly low.

Don't you think?
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Old November 12th 12, 04:28 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
francis
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Default 16 per cent of London cyclists admit to hitting a pedestrian

On Nov 12, 10:38*am, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:22:50 +0000, Judith
wrote:





On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:39:03 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:


I wonder what the real proportion is?


Psycholists always say that it almost never, ever happens, this survey shows
it does with amazing frequency.


http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...ts-knocked-off....


Oh dear, oh dear:


Its survey also revealed that 13 per cent of cyclists have accidentally damaged
a vehicle while out riding, and 16 per cent confessing to hitting a pedestrian
with their bike.


I wonder what percent of motorists have accidentally damaged a vehicle
while out driving.

My wife has managed this three times in the last 16 months alone.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


How many times has she hit a pedestrian?
 




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