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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:07:39 +0000 someone who may be Jolly Polly
wrote this:- The pavement is the sole preserve of the pedestrian However, councils are adding white paint and blue signs to pavements. By magic that turns the pavement into a "cycle facility", which cyclists are supposed to be grateful for and want to use. These farcilities are not looked on with favour by many cyclists, but when they ignore them in favour of the roads they are "encouraged" by some motorists to get on the pavement. Even where there is no magic paint and signs some motorists "encourage" cyclists to get on the pavement "where they belong". -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
... In my experience, they aren't. But I would imagine that most motorist caused injuries are reported, probably not the same for cycle collisions. (My daughters injuries were not reported) Why not? If you want the authorities to do something about this, you need them to have the evidence that it is a problem. Complaining on here isn't going to do anything - go to the police and get the injury recorded. What did you do about the person who caused the injury? |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
JNugent writes:
Dunno about that. How about a law saying that anyone who swings a hammer recklessly in a public place within a foot of a passer-by is guilty of an offence? If it causes the passerby to fear injury to themselvs, it's already assault. Do we need more specific legislation? -dan |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:59:16 +0000, David Hansen
said in : I wonder if the usual suspects would advocate that the driver of any motor vehicle on the pavement was also arrested, heavily fined and the motor vehicle crushed? Or how about the vehicle is arrested and the driver crushed? ;-) Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound GPG sig #3FA3BCDE http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public-key.txt |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:05:02 +0000, David Hansen
said in : However, councils are adding white paint and blue signs to pavements. By magic that turns the pavement into a "cycle facility", which cyclists are supposed to be grateful for and want to use. And woe betide them if they fail to show the proper gratitude. It is of course Perfectly Reasonable to drive a 38T artic at them in order to educate them as to the folly of failing to use a narrow grit-strewn footpath instead of a road when Magic White Paint (TM) is in place. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound GPG sig #3FA3BCDE http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public-key.txt |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:34:53 +0000, Tony Dragon said in : can you explain why none of my family have never had a near miss with a car on the footway, but have had many with cyclists? Can you explain why pedestrians are far more likely to be injured by motorists than cyclists ? Here is a word you missed *footway* Can you explain why pedestrians are far more likely to be injured on the footway by motorists than cyclists ? They may be more likely (statistically) to be *killed* by an out of control motor-vehicle which mounts the footway (perhaps even with a dead driver at the wheel), but are pedestrians more likely to be *injured* by a motor-vehicle mounting the footway than by one of the much more numerous bicycles being ridden along it? |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:02:05 +0000, JNugent said in : Why not just "start" by arresting footway cyclists, fining them (heavily) and crushing their bikes? For the same reason that you don't treat a runny nose by nasal amputation. It's a symptom, and not even a serious one as far as the available evidence goes. You were just given a case in point where the "triviality" of the offence (as you claim it to be) was poroven to be false. |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
David Hansen wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:59:37 +0000 someone who may be Tony Dragon wrote this:- If you are correct, can you explain why none of my family have never had a near miss with a car on the footway, but have had many with cyclists? If you are correct, can you explain why I have been struck (and knocked down) twice by motor vehicles being driven on the pavement, but I have never been struck by a bike being ridden on the pavement? It's easy to explain: you are making it up. |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
David Hansen wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:59:37 +0000 someone who may be Tony Dragon wrote this:- If you are correct, can you explain why none of my family have never had a near miss with a car on the footway, but have had many with cyclists? If you are correct, can you explain why I have been struck (and knocked down) twice by motor vehicles being driven on the pavement, but I have never been struck by a bike being ridden on the pavement? No I can't & obviously neither can you. -- Tony the Dragon |
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Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton
David Hansen wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:33:16 +0000 someone who may be "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote this:- Why not just "start" by arresting footway cyclists, fining them (heavily) and crushing their bikes? For the same reason that you don't treat a runny nose by nasal amputation. It's a symptom, and not even a serious one as far as the available evidence goes. I wonder if the usual suspects would advocate that the driver of any motor vehicle on the pavement was also arrested, heavily fined and the motor vehicle crushed? Driving along the footway? *Certainly* to the prosecution and fine (but that's what happens anyway, isn't it). But probably not to the arrest, since drivers and vehicle keepers can easily be identified, and not the crushing (it would be unnecessary); the crushing wouyld be relevant to bicycles because there is no other way to get the cyclist to stop riding it - whereas the driver can be banned from driving. |
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