Its the motorists fault when cyclists race on the road

"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."



So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...t-16022012.htm

QUOTE:
Lands End to John O'Groats riders have a new facility to consider for
their forthcoming group, charity and record breaking efforts. A new
luxury van and trailer service called John O'Groats Bike Transport can
ferry you and your trusty steed(s) to Inverness about 130 miles south
and the first railway station. They'll even clean and fettle them for
you.

"We're also offering a wash, lube and check service in conjunction
with the bike maintenance folks at Weldtite and their new Pure
environmentally friendly cleaning products so people can receive their
bikes back minus 1,000 miles of grit and grime," says Lindsay
Mackinnon of the new venture which is a spin-off from the existing
Ticket to Ride Highlands bike hire business.

The really important thing you'll be looking for, though, when you've
slogged 'up' all 874 miles are the comfy seats in that VW Caravelle
mini-bus for which Lindsay and his driver/mechanics are all fully
insured and checked out by the local council.

http://road.cc/content/news/52597-ge...e-john-ogroats

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Simon Mason

On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:40:39 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."



So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...t-16022012.htm




So they were racing their push-bikes on the public highway and one of them was
killed.

My thoughts are with the family (of the driver)

On Feb 16, 9:56*am, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Lands End to John O'Groats riders have a new facility to consider for
their forthcoming group, charity and record breaking efforts. A new
luxury van and trailer service called John O'Groats Bike Transport can
ferry you and your trusty steed(s) to Inverness about 130 miles south
and the first railway station. They'll even clean and fettle them for
you.

"We're also offering a wash, lube and check service in conjunction
with the bike maintenance folks at Weldtite and their new Pure
environmentally friendly cleaning products so people can receive their
bikes back minus 1,000 miles of grit and grime," says Lindsay
Mackinnon of the new venture which is a spin-off from the existing
Ticket to Ride Highlands bike hire business.

The really important thing you'll be looking for, though, when you've
slogged 'up' all 874 miles are the comfy seats in that VW Caravelle
mini-bus for which Lindsay and his driver/mechanics are all fully
insured and checked out by the local council.

http://road.cc/content/news/52597-ge...s-home-john-og...

--
Simon Mason

quite.

On 16/02/2012 09:40, Mrcheerful wrote:
"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."

So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...t-16022012.htm

The A50 M6-Stoke-Derby-M1 is an important part of the country's strategic
road network.

What possible good reason could there be for a cycling club to commandeer it
(reducing its capacity)?

It's time to completely ban cycling on that new-build stretch of important
highway by imposing expressway conditions.

The "old" A50 (through Burton) still exists for non-motor-traffic and mopeds.

On Feb 16, 8:40*pm, JNugent wrote:
On 16/02/2012 09:40, Mrcheerful wrote:

"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."
So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...tragic-case-of...

The A50 M6-Stoke-Derby-M1 is an important part of the country's strategic
road network.

What possible good reason could there be for a cycling club to commandeer it
(reducing its capacity)?

It's time to completely ban cycling on that new-build stretch of important
highway by imposing expressway conditions.

The "old" A50 (through Burton) still exists for non-motor-traffic and mopeds.

Yes, ban cyclists from the A50. Keep it free for careless drivers.

On 16/02/2012 21:13, Squashme wrote:
On Feb 16, 8:40 pm, wrote:
On 16/02/2012 09:40, Mrcheerful wrote:

"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."
So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...tragic-case-of...

The A50 M6-Stoke-Derby-M1 is an important part of the country's strategic
road network.

What possible good reason could there be for a cycling club to commandeer it
(reducing its capacity)?

It's time to completely ban cycling on that new-build stretch of important
highway by imposing expressway conditions.

The "old" A50 (through Burton) still exists for non-motor-traffic and mopeds.

Yes, ban cyclists from the A50. Keep it free for careless drivers.

Well, that part of the A50 (which was originally to be built as M54) anyway.

On Feb 16, 1:48*pm, thirty-six wrote:
On Feb 16, 9:56*am, Simon Mason wrote:





QUOTE:
Lands End to John O'Groats riders have a new facility to consider for
their forthcoming group, charity and record breaking efforts. A new
luxury van and trailer service called John O'Groats Bike Transport can
ferry you and your trusty steed(s) to Inverness about 130 miles south
and the first railway station. They'll even clean and fettle them for
you.

"We're also offering a wash, lube and check service in conjunction
with the bike maintenance folks at Weldtite and their new Pure
environmentally friendly cleaning products so people can receive their
bikes back minus 1,000 miles of grit and grime," says Lindsay
Mackinnon of the new venture which is a spin-off from the existing
Ticket to Ride Highlands bike hire business.

The really important thing you'll be looking for, though, when you've
slogged 'up' all 874 miles are the comfy seats in that VW Caravelle
mini-bus for which Lindsay and his driver/mechanics are all fully
insured and checked out by the local council.

http://road.cc/content/news/52597-ge...s-home-john-og...

--
Simon Mason

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Did you not spot the error?
The article stated that Inverness was the "first railway station".
In fact, there is a railway station at Wick just a few miles from
JO'G.
They could save tons of fuel just ferrying them to Wick instead of
Inverness.

--
Simon Mason

On 18/02/2012 12:38, Zapp Brannigan wrote:

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
"A lot of people think that we shouldn't cycle on the A50 but I maintain
that we have the right to do it," said club member Peter Rose.

"There is always a risk when the sun is low and you are doing a cycle time
trial at that time of year, but a lot of accidents are to do with the
motorist."

So they knew there was a high risk and still went ahead.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Ple...t-16022012.htm


Damn fools, racing on a dual carriageway full of HGV's. This is nature's way
of ensuring that defective genes are not passed on.

And it isn't even as though the A50 didn't exist before that
near-motorway-standard stretch was built in the mid-1990s. The old route is
still there and still available for low-speed, low-impact traffic. The new,
high-quality route was not built because of any perceived need for cyclists
to avoid the towns through which the original route passed.

Ban bikes from the new-build stretches of A50.

On Feb 18, 3:31*am, Phil W Lee wrote:
Simon Mason considered Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:36:26
-0800 (PST) the perfect time to write:





On Feb 16, 1:48*pm, thirty-six wrote:
On Feb 16, 9:56*am, Simon Mason wrote:

QUOTE:
Lands End to John O'Groats riders have a new facility to consider for
their forthcoming group, charity and record breaking efforts. A new
luxury van and trailer service called John O'Groats Bike Transport can
ferry you and your trusty steed(s) to Inverness about 130 miles south
and the first railway station. They'll even clean and fettle them for
you.

"We're also offering a wash, lube and check service in conjunction
with the bike maintenance folks at Weldtite and their new Pure
environmentally friendly cleaning products so people can receive their
bikes back minus 1,000 miles of grit and grime," says Lindsay
Mackinnon of the new venture which is a spin-off from the existing
Ticket to Ride Highlands bike hire business.

The really important thing you'll be looking for, though, when you've
slogged 'up' all 874 miles are the comfy seats in that VW Caravelle
mini-bus for which Lindsay and his driver/mechanics are all fully
insured and checked out by the local council.

http://road.cc/content/news/52597-ge...s-home-john-og....

--
Simon Mason

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Did you not spot the error?
The article stated that Inverness was the "first railway station".
In fact, there is a railway station at Wick just a few miles from
JO'G.
They could save tons of fuel just ferrying them to Wick instead of
Inverness.

I understand there is a woeful lack of provision for the carriage of
cycles on the "service" at Wick.
Might be worth a try if there's only one or two of you, and nobody
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Indeed.
I had not thought of that - they would be purely for passengers with
scant luggage space available for bicycles.

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Simon Mason