Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerable to the slightest road fault.

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On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

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Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not
expect trouble?

On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/


Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and
not expect trouble?


Quite.

Typical cyclist attitude though;

"Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident
to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days
later.

“It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done -
there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising
people to dismount,” he added".

He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used
cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable
vehicles.

Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any
notice of dismount signs.

--
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, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/

Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and
not expect trouble?

Quite.
Typical cyclist attitude though;

"Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the
county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later.
“It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there
is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to
dismount,” he added".

He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used
cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles.

Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any
notice of dismount signs.

So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it?

JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/

Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle
and not expect trouble?

Quite.
Typical cyclist attitude though;

"Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the
accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he
returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this
seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning
cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added".

He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little
used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on
unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if
cyclists ever took
any notice of dismount signs.

So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it?

it was on his route to work, so he used it most days.

On 25/08/2012 13:15, Mrcheerful wrote:

JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/

Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle
and not expect trouble?

Quite.
Typical cyclist attitude though;

"Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the
accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he
returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this
seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning
cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added".

He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little
used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on
unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if
cyclists ever took
any notice of dismount signs.

So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it?

it was on his route to work, so he used it most days.

Unfortunately, the date of the incident is not given, meaning that one cannot
know the answer to this, but given that "he returned three days later", it
seems at least possible that he reported the defect late on a Friday and
expected it to have been repaired by first thing Monday. And that he then
rode over the defective area "confident" that the repairs had been made.

On 25/08/2012 13:27, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 13:15, Mrcheerful wrote:

JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/


Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle
and not expect trouble?

Quite.
Typical cyclist attitude though;

"Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the
accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he
returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this
seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning
cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added".

He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little
used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on
unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if
cyclists ever took
any notice of dismount signs.

So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it?

it was on his route to work, so he used it most days.

Unfortunately, the date of the incident is not given, meaning that one
cannot know the answer to this, but given that "he returned three days
later", it seems at least possible that he reported the defect late on a
Friday and expected it to have been repaired by first thing Monday. And
that he then rode over the defective area "confident" that the repairs
had been made.

I can see his point. If you report something to our local council its
mended before you can put the phone down. They have completely
unlimited budgets & members of staff.

Its the councils fault.

--
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, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

Warning: graphic injury picture.

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy...

I just call CalTrans and a week or 2 later it's fixed.


Bret Cahill

On Aug 25, 12:02*pm, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy...

Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not
expect trouble?

Rubbish.

On 25/08/2012 15:38, M Wicks wrote:

JNugent wrote:
Mrcheerful wrote:

Warning: graphic injury picture.
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy...

Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not
expect trouble?

Rubbish.

Perhaps you would like to rephrase whatever you were trying to say, but in a
way which makes some sort of sense.

For the avoidance of doubt, your attempt at a comment (above) makes no sense
of any sort