Yesterday's 'Bikes Alive' action against TfL was a success.

On 13/01/2012 06:17, Simon Mason wrote:
On Jan 10, 7:00 am, wrote:
An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

-- .
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

Good to see the police with smiles on their faces for a change.
No batons drawn as well.
The only thing is, why are the cyclists wearing helmets when they are
simply standing around?

Maybe the are scared of the Police truncheons?



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 13/01/2012 08:06, Doug wrote:
On Jan 13, 6:17 am, Simon wrote:
On Jan 10, 7:00 am, wrote:

An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

-- .
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

Good to see the police with smiles on their faces for a change.
No batons drawn as well.
The only thing is, why are the cyclists wearing helmets when they are
simply standing around?

Maybe they are trying to make a case for pedestrians wearing helmets,
or better still everyone, except when they are in bed possibly? We
often hear how beneficial helmets can be so why isn't everyone wearing
them, particularly motorists who are prone to going through
windscreens?

How prone are they Doug-Weapon?

Do you have some figures?

On that subject - the figures on rammings & deaths by pavement motorists
is still outstanding.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On Jan 13, 8:02*am, Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:33*pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:



On 12/01/2012 07:26, Doug wrote:

On Jan 10, 1:46 pm, "Mr *wrote:
"Simon *wrote in message

....

On Jan 10, 7:00 am, *wrote:
An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

Looks to have been a very good turnout.

100 people? *Including Doug? *A "very good turnout"?

There are 7 million people living in London.

For an action of this type there was a very good turnout, with
reporting in the mainstream media, including BBC TV and two national
newspapers. Why are some people on this cycling list not pleased about
this?

0.00142857% of the population is a 'very good turnout'? *99.99857143%
didn't give a ****.

As usual your statistics are rubbish. Turnouts should be compared to
similar turnouts, not the amount of the general population.

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Just ignore the idiot and he will go away, Doug.

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Simon Mason

On Jan 12, 7:26*am, Doug wrote:

For an action of this type there was a very good turnout, with
reporting in the mainstream media, including BBC TV and two national
newspapers. Why are some people on this cycling list not pleased about
this?

Because they exist to wind you up.
If you ignore their posts they will give up replying to you like they
have done with me.

--
Simon Mason

On 13/01/2012 19:47, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 13/01/2012 08:02, Doug wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:33 pm, Dave - Cyclists
wrote:
On 12/01/2012 07:26, Doug wrote:









On Jan 10, 1:46 pm, "Mr wrote:
"Simon wrote in message

...

On Jan 10, 7:00 am, wrote:
An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

Looks to have been a very good turnout.

100 people? Including Doug? A "very good turnout"?

There are 7 million people living in London.

For an action of this type there was a very good turnout, with
reporting in the mainstream media, including BBC TV and two national
newspapers. Why are some people on this cycling list not pleased about
this?

0.00142857% of the population is a 'very good turnout'? 99.99857143%
didn't give a ****.

As usual your statistics are rubbish. Turnouts should be compared to
similar turnouts, not the amount of the general population.

Good job we don't run elections like that.

But there are some who want elections all to be run like that. They go on
and on about how rotten constituencies with tiny electorates aren't really
all that rotten because they contain loads of undeclared off-the-books
residents who prefer to stay off all public records. And they think that this
is a persuasive argument.

On 13/01/2012 19:59, Simon Mason wrote:
On Jan 12, 7:26 am, wrote:

For an action of this type there was a very good turnout, with
reporting in the mainstream media, including BBC TV and two national
newspapers. Why are some people on this cycling list not pleased about
this?

Because they exist to wind you up.
If you ignore their posts they will give up replying to you like they
have done with me.

If you "think" that, you are, to borrow a phrase from Mr Bumble, a ass.

On Jan 13, 8:06*am, Doug wrote:
On Jan 13, 6:17*am, Simon Mason wrote:



On Jan 10, 7:00*am, Doug wrote:

An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

-- .
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

Good to see the police with smiles on their faces for a change.
No batons drawn as well.
The only thing is, why are the cyclists wearing helmets when they are
simply standing around?

Maybe they are trying to make a case for pedestrians wearing helmets,
or better still everyone, except when they are in bed possibly? We
often hear how beneficial helmets can be so why isn't everyone wearing
them, particularly motorists who are prone to going through
windscreens?

Doug.- Hide quoted text -

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I have just worn a helmet driving around in our lab van, but that is
because them's the rules.

--
Simon Mason

On Jan 10, 7:00*am, Doug wrote:
An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter.

The mild weather will have helped the bumper turnout though.

--
Simon Mason

On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:59:00 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

On Jan 12, 7:26*am, Doug wrote:

For an action of this type there was a very good turnout, with
reporting in the mainstream media, including BBC TV and two national
newspapers. Why are some people on this cycling list not pleased about
this?

Because they exist to wind you up.
If you ignore their posts they will give up replying to you like they
have done with me.

You really do make me laugh.

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Have you noticed how some ******s actually need to tell someone when they have been put in the kill-file?
But then of course - the really serious ******s have to remind people periodically; particularly when they have let
something slip which shows that they do actually read the "kill-filed" poster.

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:17:39 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

On Jan 10, 7:00*am, Doug wrote:
An estimated 100 cyclists, people on foot and the disabled. Better
than I expected in Winter. Maybe they should be called 'Bikes Alive -
Cars Dead' instead?

"'bikes alive' is a new direct action campaigning group to counter the
lethargy of transport for london, and its prioritising of london
traffic flow over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. tonight saw
the first of a series of direct action traffic calming gatherings at
king's cross designed to pressure TfL into more urgent action over the
deadly junction..."

More with pics:http://london.indymedia.org/articles/11427

-- .
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

Good to see the police with smiles on their faces for a change.

Which reminds me - how are your three local ones getting on with their
investigation?