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Front page of tonight's Evening Standard has a picture of two lads
cycling along an electrified rail track. http://standardonline.newspaperdirec...er/viewer.aspx -- Tony "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci |
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"Tony Raven" wrote in message ... Front page of tonight's Evening Standard has a picture of two lads cycling along an electrified rail track. http://standardonline.newspaperdirec...er/viewer.aspx And also mentioned 300 people die on the railways each year ... that'll be 1% accounted for. Not sure why being on cycles made it newsworthy though, wouldn't a train run right over aluminium? Would there be any spare parts worth salvaging? Didn't look like any SPD shoes going free ... |
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"Tony Raven" wrote
Front page of tonight's Evening Standard has a picture of two lads cycling along an electrified rail track. yes that was linked in the London Lite to the article about RLJs /pavement cyclists getting fined; one dangerous cyclist's much like another after all. |
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elyob wrote on 19/09/2006 23:43 +0100:
And also mentioned 300 people die on the railways each year ... that'll be 1% accounted for. The vast majority of those are suicides. From the Railway Safety Annual Report 2005: - During 2005, 33 people died in incidents on the railways, excluding trespassers and suicides. - 280 members of the public died as a result of trespass and suicide, of whom 189 were confirmed or suspected suicides; http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/296.pdf Not sure why being on cycles made it newsworthy though, wouldn't a train run right over aluminium? Would there be any spare parts worth salvaging? Didn't look like any SPD shoes going free ... Perhaps we should point out that although some cyclists do some silly things, there are nowhere near enough of them doing silly enough things to make a number of weekly TV programmes about it. Lycra, Camera, Action anyone? -- Tony "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci |
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"elyob" wrote in message ... "Tony Raven" wrote in message ... Front page of tonight's Evening Standard has a picture of two lads cycling along an electrified rail track. http://standardonline.newspaperdirec...er/viewer.aspx And also mentioned 300 people die on the railways each year ... that'll be 1% accounted for. Not sure why being on cycles made it newsworthy though, wouldn't a train run right over aluminium? Would there be any spare parts worth salvaging? Didn't look like any SPD shoes going free ... Yet cyclists say purpose-built cycle tracks are too dangersous!!!! |
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:43:18 +0100 someone who may be "elyob"
wrote this:- And also mentioned 300 people die on the railways each year ... that'll be 1% accounted for. Nearly all trespassers and suicides. These two might be difficult to categorise as their actions were bordering on the suicidal. Not sure why being on cycles made it newsworthy though, wouldn't a train run right over aluminium? Probably. The results would be similar to what one can read about, not in gory detail, in the report which can be downloaded at the foot of http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/doc....php?docID=406 One also has to consider the effect on those involved. Not just the driver but those who have to clear up, often railway staff. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:43:18 +0100 someone who may be "elyob" wrote this:- And also mentioned 300 people die on the railways each year ... that'll be 1% accounted for. Nearly all trespassers and suicides. These two might be difficult to categorise as their actions were bordering on the suicidal. Not sure why being on cycles made it newsworthy though, wouldn't a train run right over aluminium? Probably. The results would be similar to what one can read about, not in gory detail, in the report which can be downloaded at the foot of http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/doc....php?docID=406 One also has to consider the effect on those involved. Not just the driver but those who have to clear up, often railway staff. I don't know why they don't just get a few hungry animals to clear it up. |
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