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Old January 12th 11, 01:31 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Three of them crashed into her!

http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...t_by_cyclists/


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Old January 12th 11, 01:45 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Jan 12, 12:31*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Three of them crashed into her!

http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.
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Old January 12th 11, 02:23 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Jan 12, 12:45*pm, PeterG wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


That has to make it alright then !
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Old January 13th 11, 08:18 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default another pedestrian injured on the pavement but luckily not bymotorists this time.

On Jan 12, 12:45*pm, PeterG wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.

Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.

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Old January 13th 11, 09:09 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:45 pm, PeterG wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.

Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.


it is good that motorists don't habitually drive on the pavements, a pity
that cyclists won't do the same.


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Old January 13th 11, 06:46 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default another pedestrian injured on the pavement but luckily not bymotorists this time.

On Jan 13, 8:09*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:45 pm, PeterG wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:


Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_....


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.


it is good that motorists don't habitually drive on the pavements, a pity
that cyclists won't do the same.

Well given the vastly increased danger that motorists pose it is just
as well they don't habitually drive on pavements but they do crash
there quite often, with disasterous and often fatal results.

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Old January 13th 11, 07:34 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default another pedestrian injured on the pavement but luckily not bymotorists this time.

On 13/01/2011 17:46, Doug wrote:
On Jan 13, 8:09 am, wrote:
Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:45 pm, wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31 pm, wrote:


Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.


it is good that motorists don't habitually drive on the pavements, a pity
that cyclists won't do the same.

Well given the vastly increased danger that motorists pose it is just
as well they don't habitually drive on pavements but they do crash
there quite often, with disasterous and often fatal results.

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


So at last you agree that cyclists deliberately ride on pavements, while
the vast majority of motorist do not deliberately drive on pavements.
Oh, and given the yearly mileage of motorists, they do not crash on the
pavement quite often.
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Old January 13th 11, 09:42 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Jan 12, 1:23*pm, ash wrote:
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_....


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


That has to make it alright then !


Rumour has it that the police in Witney (the constituency of our dear
leader David Cameron) do indeed turn a blind eye to pavement cyclists
for this very reason.

Statistically it's explicable - some stats suggest that cyclists in
traffic are more likely to be seriously injured by a car than
pedestrians on the pavement are to be by a cyclist - so for any given
cyclist, you *could* argue that there's less chance of a serious
accident if they're on a pavement. And if Dame Rumour is not merely
lifting her skirts for anyone, that seems to be the conclusion the
local law-and-order-emphasis-on-the-order chaps have reached.

But in terms of the sort of society I want to live in, I'd rather
drivers be made to accommodate all road users, and cyclists feel safe
enough to stay off pavements, so that the statistics tip in favour of
off-pavement cycling, rather than cyclists to be gradually compelled
by cultural and social pressure onto the pavements, to just pander to
existing driver selfishness. Still, while I never pavement-cycle, I
look at some of the driver behaviour in Witney and I understand some
of the fear and reaction to vitriolic, red-faced hostility that
prompts some people to do it.

(And I see cars on pavements all the time, dozens of them every
commute. It's like Car Abandonment Central round here. Maybe they got
there without driving, by somehow dropping from space, but I can't
help but feel that that would be *more* dangerous without everyone
being issued with sort of special reinforced umbrella.)

J-P
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Old January 14th 11, 08:50 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Jan 13, 6:34*pm, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 13/01/2011 17:46, Doug wrote:



On Jan 13, 8:09 am, *wrote:
Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:45 pm, *wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31 pm, *wrote:


Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.


it is good that motorists don't habitually drive on the pavements, a pity
that cyclists won't do the same.


Well given the vastly increased danger that motorists pose it is just
as well they don't habitually drive on pavements but they do crash
there quite often, with disasterous and often fatal results.


-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.
*http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.


So at last you agree that cyclists deliberately ride on pavements, while
the vast majority of motorist do not deliberately drive on pavements.
Oh, and given the yearly mileage of motorists, they do not crash on the
pavement quite often.

Talking of vast majorities, that is what motorists are. So if only a
few of them drive on pavements, either to park, gain access or to
avoid traffic jams, it is still a hellova lot and they are potentially
very much more dangerous than cyclists.

-- .
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http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.
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Old January 14th 11, 10:07 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Dragon
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Default another pedestrian injured on the pavement but luckily not bymotorists this time.

On 14/01/2011 07:50, Doug wrote:
On Jan 13, 6:34 pm, Tony wrote:
On 13/01/2011 17:46, Doug wrote:



On Jan 13, 8:09 am, wrote:
Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:45 pm, wrote:
On Jan 12, 12:31 pm, wrote:


Three of them crashed into her!


http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.c...erious_runner_...


But at least the cyclists were safe from motorists.


Lucky she wasn't hit by three motorists, which would have been much
worse.


it is good that motorists don't habitually drive on the pavements, a pity
that cyclists won't do the same.


Well given the vastly increased danger that motorists pose it is just
as well they don't habitually drive on pavements but they do crash
there quite often, with disasterous and often fatal results.


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


So at last you agree that cyclists deliberately ride on pavements, while
the vast majority of motorist do not deliberately drive on pavements.
Oh, and given the yearly mileage of motorists, they do not crash on the
pavement quite often.

Talking of vast majorities, that is what motorists are. So if only a
few of them drive on pavements, either to park, gain access or to
avoid traffic jams, it is still a hellova lot and they are potentially
very much more dangerous than cyclists.

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



How many motorists leave their house drive on the pavement for most of
the journey until they reach their destination?
 




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