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  #51  
Old July 1st 19, 05:56 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Peter Keller[_3_]
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On 30. 6. 2019 16:43, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2019 12:55, TMS320 wrote:
On 29/06/2019 12:51, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Peter Keller wrote:
On 28. 6. 2019 16:36, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:


If some scum **** on a bicycle ever points his finger at me, I
will break his nose.


Criminal.

I'm a man, not a cyclist.


Based on the prejudices that you, Cheerful and Nugent have, then you
must be a cyclist that doesn't ride a bike.


I have no adverse prejudice towards cyclists. I am happy to acknowledge
that a significant minority of them more or less comply with the law.

With the accent on "more or less".
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  #52  
Old July 1st 19, 06:00 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Peter Keller[_3_]
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On 30. 6. 2019 17:46, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:43:09 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

I have no adverse prejudice towards cyclists. I am happy to acknowledge
that a significant minority of them more or less comply with the law.


The above statement shows how prejudiced you are.

It's like saying.
'I have nothing against Black people, some of them are almost as good as White people.'

Before you start ranting I do consider the anti-cyclist bias equivalent to racism.

I have nothing against racism, except where it might lead to actual
physical harm against other races, or to denying them normal
opportunities to live their lives how they like.
They ust also not deny us normal opportunities to live our lives how we
like, and not harm us physically or threaten us with physical harm in
any way.
  #53  
Old July 1st 19, 06:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Peter Keller[_3_]
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On 1. 7. 2019 14:54, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 11:43, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:18:58 GMT, TMS320 wrote:

On 01/07/2019 10:55, MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:40, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:

Why do big box drivers ignore speed limits?

Why do cyclists ignore all the rules of both the road and common
sense?

Remarkable, but not surprising, that motorists love to dodge the
question.

You have a favourite statistic (even though it is meaningless, but
let's run with it), that cyclists harm the same number of
pedestrians per vehicle mile as drivers. In other words, all this
alleged law breaking by cyclists creates no additional harm. There
is no possible moral argument for demanding that the individual's
choice should produce a different outcome.

The drivers know it's bad (pollution deathrate etc) but mustn't let
themselves know this, so feel threatened by anything that shows them
in a bad light. It's a denial thing.



I can guarantee that if I were to take a short journey locally, 99
percent of the cyclists will be breaking one or many laws, despite
their tiny numbers (probably a dozen in a three mile journey). Whereas the
vast majority of the hundreds of motor vehicles seen in
the same distance will not be noticeably breaking laws and are easily
traced and apprehended if they do.

I also note that despite this being a cycling group you continually
try to move it to a driving group, why is that? are you too
embarassed to admit that uk cyclists are a terrible shower of
scofflaws?


I needed to go out this morning and saw four adult cyclists riding on the
footpath - they are too stupid to know that they are breaking the law.
Cyclists are without doubt very stupid.


Thanks greatly for the compliment coming from YOU.
Where was your blood-and-turd stained sharpened battleaxe?
  #54  
Old July 1st 19, 06:03 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Peter Keller[_3_]
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On 1. 7. 2019 17:51, budstaff wrote:
On Monday, 1 July 2019 01:55:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2019 01:24, Simon Jester wrote:
On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 12:16:05 AM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2019 22:23, Simon Jester wrote:

On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 8:40:07 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2019 16:46, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:43:09 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

I have no adverse prejudice towards cyclists. I am happy to acknowledge
that a significant minority of them more or less comply with the law.

The above statement shows how prejudiced you are.

It's like saying.
'I have nothing against Black people, some of them are almost as good as White people.'

It's actually exactly like saying that some cyclists are law abiding and
that others (as it happens, these days, a majority) are not.

That's what it's like saying. It is nothing at all like saying anything
to do with being black.

Thank you for proving my point.

Before you start ranting I do consider the anti-cyclist bias equivalent to racism.

You can be as wrong and as stupid as you like, I can't stop you.

Being black (or Jewish or any other inherent characteristic) is not a
chosen behaviour. Being a chav scofflaw cyclist *is* a chosen and
deliberate behaviour. Your statement about what you consider (that's
perhaps putting it a bit high) doesn't change that.

Enlisting in a particular religion is not a choice?

I would not previously have believed that you are so stupid as to think
that being black - or being Jewish - is a voluntary choice.

How is being Jewish NOT a voluntary choice?
I was raised as a Christian then I grew up and stopped believing in fairy tales.


You aren't helping yourself. Stop digging.

But you said it, so you must be.

Now, tell me why I should respect cyclists who break traffic law
constantly and repeatedly.

How do you feel about motorists who break speed limits?


What does it have to do with the way that cyclists behave (most of 'em)?


As this veered into religion, let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

or chisel.
  #55  
Old July 1st 19, 06:09 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Jester
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On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 6:00:33 PM UTC+1, Peter Keller wrote:
On 30. 6. 2019 17:46, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:43:09 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

I have no adverse prejudice towards cyclists. I am happy to acknowledge
that a significant minority of them more or less comply with the law.


The above statement shows how prejudiced you are.

It's like saying.
'I have nothing against Black people, some of them are almost as good as White people.'

Before you start ranting I do consider the anti-cyclist bias equivalent to racism.

I have nothing against racism, except where it might lead to actual
physical harm against other races, or to denying them normal
opportunities to live their lives how they like.
They ust also not deny us normal opportunities to live our lives how we
like, and not harm us physically or threaten us with physical harm in
any way.


I don't know what Dar es Salaam is like these days but when I was there in 1999 being White on the streets after dark meant being attacked because of you skin colour.


  #56  
Old July 1st 19, 06:13 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Jester
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On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 12:39:46 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 11:43, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:18:58 GMT, TMS320 wrote:

On 01/07/2019 10:55, MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:40, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:

Why do big box drivers ignore speed limits?

Why do cyclists ignore all the rules of both the road and common
sense?

Remarkable, but not surprising, that motorists love to dodge the
question.

You have a favourite statistic (even though it is meaningless, but
let's run with it), that cyclists harm the same number of pedestrians
per vehicle mile as drivers. In other words, all this alleged law
breaking by cyclists creates no additional harm. There is no possible
moral argument for demanding that the individual's choice should
produce a different outcome.

The drivers know it's bad (pollution deathrate etc) but mustn't let
themselves know this, so feel threatened by anything that shows them in a
bad light. It's a denial thing.



I can guarantee that if I were to take a short journey locally, 99
percent of the cyclists will be breaking one or many laws, despite their
tiny numbers (probably a dozen in a three mile journey). Whereas the
vast majority of the hundreds of motor vehicles seen in the same
distance will not be noticeably breaking laws and are easily traced and
apprehended if they do.

I also note that despite this being a cycling group you continually try
to move it to a driving group, why is that? are you too embarassed to
admit that uk cyclists are a terrible shower of scofflaws?


The independently verifiable evidence to support this claim seems to be missing.
  #57  
Old July 1st 19, 09:46 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
TMS320
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On 01/07/2019 14:20, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:54, TMS320 wrote:
On 01/07/2019 00:16, JNugent wrote:

Now, tell me why I should respect cyclists who break traffic law
constantly and repeatedly.


Why should I respect somebody that chooses to use a dangerous form of
transport (no matter how careful and law abiding the driver) and
believes he can tell others using a much safer form of transport that
their behaviour is dangerous.

Unlike you, I work on the basis that criticism of behaviour should
only go sideways and up, not down.


IOW, you make up whatever you need to in order to evade questions whose
answers are not advantageous to you.


In other words, criticism of behaviour should only go sideways and up,
not down.

How is doing otherwise advantageous to me?

It's OK - I can see your difficulty (and can even sympathise, to some
extent).
How do you feel about motorists who break speed limits?


I'm not here to defend law-breaking by anyone - and never do.


  #58  
Old July 1st 19, 09:46 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
TMS320
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On 01/07/2019 12:39, MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 11:43, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:18:58 GMT, TMS320 wrote:

On 01/07/2019 10:55, MrCheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:40, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:

Why do big box drivers ignore speed limits?

Why do cyclists ignore all the rules of both the road and common
sense?

Remarkable, but not surprising, that motorists love to dodge the
question.

You have a favourite statistic (even though it is meaningless, but
let's run with it), that cyclists harm the same number of pedestrians
per vehicle mile as drivers. In other words, all this alleged law
breaking by cyclists creates no additional harm. There is no possible
moral argument for demanding that the individual's choice should
produce a different outcome.

The drivers know it's bad (pollution deathrate etc) but mustn't let
themselves know this, so feel threatened by anything that shows them in a
bad light. It's a denial thing.



I can guarantee that if I were to take a short journey locally, 99
percent of the cyclists will be breaking one or many laws,


Even if this is right, so what?

How many motorists did they kill?

despite their
tiny numbers (probably a dozen in a three mile journey).Â* Whereas the
vast majority of the hundreds of motor vehicles seen in the same
distance will not be noticeably breaking laws and are easily traced and
apprehended if they do.


Whereas 100% of drivers are a significant source of danger to
pedestrians. Before they break any laws.

I also note that despite this being a cycling group you continually try
to move it to a driving group, why is that?Â* are you too embarassed to
admit that uk cyclists are a terrible shower of scofflaws?


What do you expect?

  #59  
Old July 1st 19, 09:53 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
TMS320
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On 01/07/2019 18:09, Simon Jester wrote:

I don't know what Dar es Salaam is like these days but when I was
there in 1999 being White on the streets after dark meant being
attacked because of you skin colour.


A comment like that makes you the racist in this topsy turvy,
politically correct world.

  #60  
Old July 1st 19, 10:08 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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On 01/07/2019 21:46, TMS320 wrote:
On 01/07/2019 14:20, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:54, TMS320 wrote:
On 01/07/2019 00:16, JNugent wrote:

Now, tell me why I should respect cyclists who break traffic law
constantly and repeatedly.

Why should I respect somebody that chooses to use a dangerous form of
transport (no matter how careful and law abiding the driver) and
believes he can tell others using a much safer form of transport that
their behaviour is dangerous.

Unlike you, I work on the basis that criticism of behaviour should
only go sideways and up, not down.


IOW, you make up whatever you need to in order to evade questions
whose answers are not advantageous to you.


In other words, criticism of behaviour should only go sideways and up,
not down.

How is doing otherwise advantageous to me?


That's the ticket. Create your own definitions within your own little
world. That way you think your "arguments" (yes, I know...) cannot be
beaten.

It's OK - I can see your difficulty (and can even sympathise, to some
extent).
How do you feel about motorists who break speed limits?


I'm not here to defend law-breaking by anyone - and never do.



 




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