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On Mar 25, 2:19*pm, wrote:
In answer to your question I would walk. Trying to carry stuff on a bike is a fools errand. B2003 In the last week, I have seen being carried by bicycle in east Hull, a mattress, a very large rectangle of fibre board!, a dog, large pieces of log on a bike trailer, a tramp with ten large carrier bags and any number of people carrying bags of shopping. Just like in the 1950's and none of them was fat. -- Simon Mason |
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:26:11 +0000
Tom Crispin wrote: This may well be true. But there is no compulsion to wear a cycle helmet in the UK, yet they are quite a common sight among London commuters. Only because they think it's an inconvenience worth tolerating, because it's magic. |
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On Mar 25, 5:54*pm, The Medway Handyman
wrote: On 25/03/2011 10:06, Simon Mason wrote: On Mar 24, 10:37 pm, *wrote: On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:58:04 -0700 (PDT), Simon *wrote: snip So then WTF did you post this rubbish to a cycling newsgroup, or do you not understand the meaning of the word 'cycle'? Have you not met "Judith" before? Well I kept asking *you* what were the differences between the way motorcycle helmets and cycle helmets were tested *- but you had no idea - it was much too difficult for the Simple brain. Hasn't it occurred to you that I might not give a toss about helmets? For someone who doesn't give a toss you replied to the OP more than anyone else... -- Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk Yes and it still hasn't sunk in. I Don't Give A Toss About Helmets There, maybe it will sink in lengthways on, like in a sieve. -- Simon Mason |
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On Mar 25, 6:45*pm, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: I could be wrong here but I don't recall seeing a bike in Netherlands with *only* a back-pedal brake, or at least not as supplied (some have evidence of brakes that were there once but have fallen off or apart). Do we have any evidence that it is legal to sell a bike with only a coater brake in .nl? I am pretty confident it's not legal in .fr or .de. The CTC has a useful page on the legal construction of bikes. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4073 However, at the end they only really cover the legality of a 'temporarily imported' bike and don't really address the issue of permanent use. Interestingly, if you have a horn instead of a bell, it is illegal to ride it in the rest of the EU. And in D, you need lamps fitted 24/7. -- Simon Mason |
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:34:07 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 25, 4:48*pm, Judith wrote: I'll ask him what he thinks of reflectors and recumbents if you wish? Oh - but his opinion won't count for anything because we know that they are a legal requirement don't we. It is probably light enough at this time of the year for reflectors not to be required. Come back in September. Your understanding of the law comes as no surprise. Now why is that people call you Simple? -- Stopping distances for bicycles do not appear in the HC ... and so cannot be of any consequence. (Simon Mason - who cycles at 25mph in 20 mph limits - and thinks it's clever) |
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 25, 2:36*pm, Judith wrote: I can assure you that I spoke to a solicitor and asked if I would be breaking the law to ride my Dutch bike on a UK road. He said that in his opinion it would not be - given that such bikes were perfectly legal in another European Country. *Any* European country, or any country in the European Union? There is a huge difference - sounds like your pet solicitor doesn't know what they are talking about. So if I bought a bike in Belarus or Albania it would therefore be legal to ride in the UK? You are right - my mistake. -- Stopping distances for bicycles do not appear in the HC ... and so cannot be of any consequence. (Simon Mason - who cycles at 25mph in 20 mph limits - and thinks it's clever) |
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:45:37 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote:
I could be wrong here but I don't recall seeing a bike in Netherlands with *only* a back-pedal brake, or at least not as supplied (some have evidence of brakes that were there once but have fallen off or apart). Do we have any evidence that it is legal to sell a bike with only a coater brake in .nl? I am pretty confident it's not legal in .fr or .de. Oh dear - poor old Porky - no observation skills either. -- "I have never said that I encourage my children to wear helmets. I would challenge judith to find the place where I said I encourage my children to wear helmets." Guy Chapman Judith then produced the web page where he said "I encourage my children to wear helmets." Later that day Chapman immediately added the following to the web page: "This page is out of date and preserved only for convenience" but he left the date last updated as 31/08/2004. |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... On 24/03/2011 20:57, alan.holmes wrote: "Simon wrote in message ... On Mar 23, 9:16 pm, wrote: wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:29:24 -0000, "alan.holmes" wrote: snip Have you ever ridden a bicycle? Yes - I currently do so. Some claim it is illegal because it only has a single back pedal brake. It is obviously very dangerous as it is a Dutch bike - and they have no experience of making bikes do they? Which is more dangerous then: riding one of those, or riding without a helmet (both, say, in central London)? I would love to see statistics which, if all the Boris-bikes are replaced with those Dutch models, show whether bike accidents have decreased or increased (taking of account that there would likely be a lot fewer rentals). Just out of interest, does Boris require people renting bikes to use a helmet? No, of course not. Why should he? Because the BMA say that people who ride bikes 'must' wear a helmet, or so Judith keeps telling us! So you are more knowledgeable then the BMA? What are your qualifications then? I'm just quoting Judith! Please read all the posts! -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 8:55 pm, "alan.holmes" wrote: "Judith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:46:27 +0000, Judith wrote: I cannot understand why so many cyclists here are against helmets - and ridicule them at every opportunity - calling them foam hats - ridiculing the speed to which they are tested. Oh bugger - I am sorry. I have just realised that all the manufacturing details and processes and the testing details which I posted were referring to Motorcycle helmets rather than cycle helmets in particular. So then WTF did you post this rubbish to a cycling newsgroup, or do you not understand the meaning of the word 'cycle'? Have you not met "Judith" before? Afraid not, this is my first experience of 'her'! -- Simon Mason |
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