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Don't get your hopes up. These are my proposals only, and unlikely to
make it to the Code. Unless.... url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/Documents/HC_Changes (too hard to post a summary). Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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In message , David Martin
writes On 1/5/04 10:26 pm, in article , "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote: Don't get your hopes up. These are my proposals only, and unlikely to make it to the Code. Unless.... url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/Documents/HC_Changes (too hard to post a summary). One of your pictures doesn't work.. the overtaking path one. Seems fine here. -- Chris French, Leeds |
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Personally I'd like to see something in words of one syllable to tell any
clueless cager that cyclists do *not* have to use any cycle lane, cycle path or any other form of cycle farcility... and that cyclists can use the road if they so wish (unless it's a motorway). Cheers, helen s :-) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in message ... Personally I'd like to see something in words of one syllable to tell any clueless cager that cyclists do *not* have to use any cycle lane, cycle path or any other form of cycle farcility... and that cyclists can use the road if they so wish (unless it's a motorway). Cheers, helen s :-) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Doesn't matter how many silly-bells you use Helen, they still don't read it. I guess it's already in there, just using bigger growed-up words... ;-) Dave ('course, I'm well up on the H/C - ahem!) |
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Hi Guy,
Is the 'Code up for revision again? I haven't seen any consultation papers on this. If so where are they and has the deadline for comments passed yet? Last time around the CTC put in plenty of recommendations but I haven't heard anything from them either. The Code certainly needs reviewing so as to put much more responsibility for the safety of other road users onto drivers. Unfortunately the motor lobby has always used the code to promote its own car-centred view of 'road safety'. For example, it was the motor lobby who got in the 'rule' in that pedestrians should walk on the right hand side of a road facing towards the traffic. Previously a driver might well be held responsible for running someone down from behind. However, this rule allowed drivers to evade their responsibilities by claiming it was the pedestrians fault for not looking out for a speeding car and jumping out of the way! Unfortunately it often seems that the 'Code is only quoted when this allows the blame for any injury to be pushed onto the cyclist ("they were not wearing a helmet" being a favourite). In comparison the courts seems to make very little of the fact that a driver may have killed or injured a cyclist as a result of ingnoring the contents of the code... It would also be good to see some new advice such as "do not fit 'bull bars' to your vehicle", "do not use products to add tint or a reflective surface to your windows" and so on... Regards, Howard. |
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
Personally I'd like to see something in words of one syllable to tell any clueless cager that cyclists do *not* have to use any cycle lane, cycle path or any other form of cycle farcility... and that cyclists can use the road if they so wish (unless it's a motorway). The Highway Code's not the place to put it. Tattooed across the windscreen is what's needed a bit like the Americans have "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear" tattooed on their wing mirrors ;-) Tony |
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On 2 May 2004 01:07:26 -0700, (Howard)
wrote in message : Is the 'Code up for revision again? I haven't seen any consultation papers on this. If so where are they and has the deadline for comments passed yet? Last time around the CTC put in plenty of recommendations but I haven't heard anything from them either. Not as far as I'm aware, but that's not going to stop me from writing to them :-) Unfortunately it often seems that the 'Code is only quoted when this allows the blame for any injury to be pushed onto the cyclist ("they were not wearing a helmet" being a favourite). Correct. Dr Bob wants that clause out :-) Also the ABD want a clause to the effect that you must not delay faster moving traffic, which is clearly intended to help them bully people out of the way when ignoring the sections on speeding. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
Also the ABD want a clause to the effect that you must not delay faster moving traffic, which is clearly intended to help them bully people out of the way when ignoring the sections on speeding. I'd applaud that on my morning commute past the queues of cars ;-) Tony |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... Don't get your hopes up. These are my proposals only, and unlikely to make it to the Code. Unless.... url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/Documents/HC_Changes (too hard to post a summary). Stationary is spelt as per the office stuff in rule 49 and there's a "thier" in the next line ;-) Simon |
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