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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates
that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. -- 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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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
David Hansen wrote:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. Do you have reason to believe that he was driving on the pavement intentionally then? After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. Can you cite even one example of anyone ever suggesting that motorists *never* end up on pavements /unintentionally/??? -- Matt B |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
David Hansen wrote:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. I'm amazed they find the time, given all the red lights they have to be riding through... Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:48:47 +0100, Matt B
wrote: David Hansen wrote: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. Do you have reason to believe that he was driving on the pavement intentionally then? Well, it wasn't a collision which bumped him off-course. |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
On 1 Jun, 09:50, Peter Clinch wrote:
David Hansen wrote: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/inde...32007indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. I'm amazed they find the time, given all the red lights they have to be riding through... Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ It's the elephant in the living room. People really do write letters to local press about lycra nazi RLJers whilst 140 pedestrians a year are killed by drivers who deliberately take stupid risks: Man's fatal crash fine 'a joke' A van driver who knocked down a young girl as she walked to the shops with her mother has been fined £1,000. Demi-Leigh Hitchen, three, suffered fatal injuries when a van mounted a pavement and clipped her on Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, last July. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/4985434.stm Two men have been arrested after a sports car ploughed into pedestrians outside a busy nightclub, killing a bouncer and injuring five people seriously. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/389685.stm |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
spindrift wrote on 01/06/2007 10:02 +0100:
A van driver who knocked down a young girl as she walked to the shops with her mother has been fined £1,000. Demi-Leigh Hitchen, three, suffered fatal injuries when a van mounted a pavement and clipped her on Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, last July. Whereas if he'd taken her from a holiday apartment he would have had the whole of Europe and the Pope trying to catch him and incarcerate him for life. -- Tony "The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way." - Bertrand Russell |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:02:35 -0700, spindrift
wrote: It's the elephant in the living room. People really do write letters to local press about lycra nazi RLJers whilst 140 pedestrians a year are killed by drivers who deliberately take stupid risks: Man's fatal crash fine 'a joke' A van driver who knocked down a young girl as she walked to the shops with her mother has been fined £1,000. Demi-Leigh Hitchen, three, suffered fatal injuries when a van mounted a pavement and clipped her on Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, last July. The perp, Ryan Frayne, was also banned for 12 months. Nevertheless, he was caught driving 8 months later. He pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis, obstructing a police officer, and driving without insurance. He was given 180 hours of community service and a further 12-month ban. The reason for the original disqualification was not even mentioned in court. But even better than that is the quote from District Judge Peter Ward who handed out the original sentence for driving without due care and attention -- "It seems to me that the consequence of your lack of care is such that I have to impose a significant penalty." As absurd as it sounds, it was close to the maximum for this offence. |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
"David Hansen" wrote in message ... http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. That's the running joke in this family. Whenever husband or I see a motorist jump a red light, and there are *loads* in our neck of the woods - it's endemic in Norwich - the saying is, "Look it's another cyclist in disguise." :-( |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
wafflycat wrote:
"David Hansen" wrote in message ... http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. That's the running joke in this family. Whenever husband or I see a motorist jump a red light, and there are *loads* in our neck of the woods - it's endemic in Norwich - the saying is, "Look it's another cyclist in disguise." :-( Do motorists there overtake queues of stationary traffic waiting at red lights, specifically to jump the lights? Do they drive up to a light that has been red for a while, slow down as they approach it, check to see that the way is clear, then proceed to jump it? -- Matt B |
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Another pedestrian killed on the pavement
in message , David Hansen
') wrote: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=855032007 indicates that the little girl killed recently was walking along the pavement with her mother. No doubt the driver of the car was actually a cyclist in disguise. After all motorists never drive on pavements, according to some, only cyclists do this. I suggest that this is off-topic here. Yes, it's tragic. But pedestrians on the footway are killed in Britain by drivers every single week, and we cannot discuss every one of them; furthermore, no-one involved was cycling. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ See one nuclear war, you've seen them all. |
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