Motorists don't want to be late, so they show no respect for thelate, ignorant of the fact that all too soon they too must be late

If many motorists don't respect the dead, how likely are they to
respect still-living cyclists?

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Art...8163/?UserKey=

"The report by Co-operative Funeralcare said its drivers had
encountered a growing number of incidents in which other motorists cut
in front of them, refused to let them pull out or sounded their horns
at them.

Motorcades had also encountered verbal insults and abusive hand
signals from other road users, the company said."

"Some drivers regard being overtaken as a personal insult. Normally
civilised human beings turn into snarling savages when they are behind
the wheel of a car. They become finger-jabbing, rage-filled, dangerous
fools.

If the driver of the car in front is having the effrontery to obey the
speed limit, he or she will be subjected to manic tooting and flashing
lights.

The way we live now is driving many people crazy – so much so that
they can’t even allow a funeral cortege to be in front of them."

"When dignified respect in the face of death is replaced by snarling
and honking belligerence towards a funeral cortege, we are going
backwards in the civilisation stakes. Standing silently as a funeral
procession passes is an acknowledgement of human solidarity."

On Apr 21, 1:31*pm, Squashme wrote:
If many motorists don't respect the dead, how likely are they to
respect still-living cyclists?

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Art...8163/?UserKey=

"The report by Co-operative Funeralcare said its drivers had
encountered a growing number of incidents in which other motorists cut
in front of them, refused to let them pull out or sounded their horns
at them.

Motorcades had also encountered verbal insults and abusive hand
signals from other road users, the company said."

"Some drivers regard being overtaken as a personal insult. Normally
civilised human beings turn into snarling savages when they are behind
the wheel of a car. They become finger-jabbing, rage-filled, dangerous
fools.

If the driver of the car in front is having the effrontery to obey the
speed limit, he or she will be subjected to manic tooting and flashing
lights.

The way we live now is driving many people crazy – so much so that
they can’t even allow a funeral cortege to be in front of them."

"When dignified respect in the face of death is replaced by snarling
and honking belligerence towards a funeral cortege, we are going
backwards in the civilisation stakes. Standing silently as a funeral
procession passes is an acknowledgement of human solidarity."

Its reassuring to see that 'finger-jabbing, rage-filled, dangerous'
motorists don't only single out Critical Mass for their unwelcome
attentions and that their ridiculous behaviour is more general. I
wonder if there has even been an incident where such a motorist has
rammed a funeral cortage?

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.(Recently updated).
http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On 21/04/2011 13:31, Squashme wrote:
If many motorists don't respect the dead, how likely are they to
respect still-living cyclists?


Cyclists on the other hand show no respect for the living pedestrian.

Its because their rather silly form of transport is so terribly slow
that they jump lights, take short cuts on pavements & one way streets etc.

No respect for the pedestrian at all. They often swear at & abuse any
in their way.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk