Cyclist's failed robbery attempt

I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it.

Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36

A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed
after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two
G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at
around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money
containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the
suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike.

Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the
incident and appealed for any information.

A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more
information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are
currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man
responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He
was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey
jogging trousers and black or dark trainers.



http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333

On 12/02/2012 14:03, Mr. Benn wrote:

I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it.

Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36

A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed
after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two G4
security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at
around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money
containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the
suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike.
Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the
incident and appealed for any information.

[Only "might have been", eh? Why do they say that? Did he keep falling off in
the manner of an absolute beginner or something?]

A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more
information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are
currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man
responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He
was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey
jogging trousers and black or dark trainers.

http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333

Go on... I'll start the ball rolling...

The mere fact that he escaped on his bike *surely* can't mean that he was a
cyclist? This is just your bias showing, isn't it? Especially since the
police aren't even sure that he was cycling before the incident.

"JNugent" wrote in message ...

On 12/02/2012 14:03, Mr. Benn wrote:

I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it.

Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36

A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty
handed
after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two
G4
security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at
around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money
containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the
suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike.
Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before
the
incident and appealed for any information.

[Only "might have been", eh? Why do they say that? Did he keep falling off
in
the manner of an absolute beginner or something?]

A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more
information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are
currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man
responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He
was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey
jogging trousers and black or dark trainers.

http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333

Go on... I'll start the ball rolling...

The mere fact that he escaped on his bike *surely* can't mean that he was a
cyclist? This is just your bias showing, isn't it? Especially since the
police aren't even sure that he was cycling before the incident.
================================================

I think the robber was almost certainly a long-distance lorry driver!

QUOTE:

Cutting vehicle speeds, particularly at junctions, and improved road
surfaces would be the single most effective measures to increase the
safety of cyclists on Britain's roads concludes a new report,
Infrastructure and Cyclist Safety, commissioned by the Department for
Transport (DfT).

The report which brings together all the existing data on cycliing
infrastructure in the UK also says that it will take decades of
sustained investment to achieve a functional urban cycle network
across the country and a willingness to prioritise cycle traffic – the
report also warns that piecemeal implementation of cycling
infrastructure "is unlikely to be satisfactory".

Slowing down traffic, particularly at junctions, is identified as
having the biggest likely impact on reducing cycling casualties in
multi vehicle collisions says the report which also points out that
this would also reduce casualties for all road users. Suggested
methods of achieving this include physical traffic calming,
redesigning urban streets in both their appearance and the way they
are designed to be used by pedestrians and the wider use of 20mph
speed limits.

When it comes to reducing single vehicle collisions involving cyclists
the report highlights improvements to road surfaces as being the best
way to lower the rate of cycle casualties although interestingly it is
slippery road surfaces rather than potholes which it identifies as the
biggest hazard.

However it is what the report has to say about other aspects of
Britain's cycling infrastructure that will give food for thought to
all sides in the debate on how best to provide the right environment
for cycling in Britain.

According to the report's authors there is little evidence for the
safety benefits of cycle lanes, or advanced stop lines; and while
segregated cycle lanes can offer greater safety to cyclists the points
at which they connect with the road network can be so dangerous that
they negate the safety benefit of segregation, these are just some of
the conclusions of a report in to infrastructure and cycle safety
commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT).
â–*ASL - limited data, but limited evidence of benefit particularly
associated with junctions. Notwithstanding this lack of evidence, ASLs
may provide a priority for cyclists and might be applicable where
there are heavy flows of right-turning cyclists.
â–*Cycle lanes - There is little evidence in the UK that marked cycle
lanes provide a safety benefit, although they may achieve other
objectives. This lack of evident benefit may, however, represent a
lack of quality and continuity in implementation. There is also
extremely limited experimentation with, and no reported studies of,
kerbed cycle lanes in the UK.
â–*Segregated Cycle lanes – Providing segregated networks may reduce
risk to cyclists in general, although evidence suggests that the
points at which segregated networks intersect with highways can be
relatively high-risk, sometimes of sufficient magnitude to offset any
safety benefits of removing cyclists from the carriageway. However may
be applicable particularly in rural settings.

Measures suggested as effective for improving safety at junctions
include cycle pre-signals, continuing cycling lanes across junctions,
raised cycle lanes at junctions, installing traffic signals at major
roundabouts, and changing the design of roundabouts to slow traffic
and to change the turning geometry to a sharper angle as on European
roundabouts (thus eliminating the driver's blindspot). All of these
measures have says the report had a measureable effect on improving
safety for cyclists in other European countries most notably the
Netherlands.

Interestingly while the report can seemingly find evidence for the
safety benefits fo cycle lanes in other European countries it can find
little evidence for their effectiveness in Britain - as the report
notes "a lack of quality" may be a factor in that. Perhaps tellingly
Britain's best know network of urban cycle lanes London's Barclays
Cycle Superhighways is currently the focus of much criticism with poor
implementation and the failure to heed safety advice - including many
of the measures this report highlighs as being particularly effective
- being blamed by many for the recent deaths of two cyclists at Bow
roundabout.

The report also has interesting things to say about the design and
implementation of both traffic calming measures and cycling
infrastructure. While the authors say that traffic calming in general
is beneficial to cyclists, they also advise road designers to be aware
that features such as road narrowing and speed cushions have the
potential for creating additional conflict between cyclists and other
road users. Those designing infrastructure for cyclists also need to
ensure that it meets cyclists needs otherwise warns the report it
risks making a problem worse not better

Infrastructure and Cyclist Safety is part of a wider research project,
Road User Safety and Cycling being carried out by the DfT and involved
researchers from the Transport Research Laboratory reviewing all the
existing literature on cycling infrastructure in the UK. The report
can be downloaded from here on the Department for Transport website.


http://road.cc/content/news/48413-sl...ays-dft-report

--
Simon Mason

Mr. Benn wrote:

I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it.

Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36

A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed
after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two
G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at
around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money
containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the
suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike.

Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the
incident and appealed for any information.

A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more
information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are
currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man
responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He
was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey
jogging trousers and black or dark trainers.



http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333

few years ago a local well lets be nice and say fool, tried to rob the
bank.

his get away was a bike. now this is a welsh Valleys town he lived a
mileaway at most, and the roads are steep and low in traffic.

it didn't go as he'd planned.

Roger

On Feb 13, 3:23*am, Simon Mason wrote:
The report also has interesting things to say about the design and
implementation of both traffic calming measures and cycling
infrastructure. While the authors say that traffic calming in general
is beneficial to cyclists, they also advise road designers to be aware
that features such as road narrowing and speed cushions have the
potential for creating additional conflict between cyclists and other
road users. Those designing infrastructure for cyclists also need to
ensure that it meets cyclists needs otherwise warns the report it
risks making a problem worse not better

That is true - I had no end of bother at a certain pinch point that I
found another way around it.

--
Simon Mason