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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
Those who inhabit London Town Devine and the surrounding spaces might
like to know that on tonight's "Inside Out" (19:30), one of the topics is "why vehicle blind spots are a killer for cyclists" "One in 10 cyclists in London are killed every year because of a blind spot on construction vehicles. And as London gears up for the 2012 Olympics its feared that the huge amount of construction traffic being generated will increase accidents. Inside Out follows Islington MP Emily Thornberry as she campaigns for trucks to install European standard wing mirrors to the rear of construction vehicles, eliminating the blind spot. During her campaign Ms Thorberry (sic) meets the family of cyclist Emma Foa who was killed four days before Christmas when a cement truck turned left catching her under the wheels. The truck driver was fined £300 and given five points on his licence." |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
"One in 10 cyclists in London are killed every year because of a blind
spot on construction vehicles. crikey, looks like bomber command had it easy. TerryJ |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
In ups.com,
spindrift tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: Those who inhabit London Town Devine and the surrounding spaces might like to know that on tonight's "Inside Out" (19:30), one of the topics is "why vehicle blind spots are a killer for cyclists" "One in 10 cyclists in London are killed every year because of a blind spot on construction vehicles. And as London gears up for the 2012 Olympics its feared that the huge amount of construction traffic being generated will increase accidents. Inside Out follows Islington MP Emily Thornberry as she campaigns for trucks to install European standard wing mirrors to the rear of construction vehicles, eliminating the blind spot. During her campaign Ms Thorberry (sic) meets the family of cyclist Emma Foa who was killed four days before Christmas when a cement truck turned left catching her under the wheels. The truck driver was fined £300 and given five points on his licence." I wish I'd said that. Hang on, I /did/ say that. If you're going to cut and paste someone else's post in its entirety, then at least have the common courtesy to acknowledge the fact. -- Dave Larrington http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk If you are choking on an ice cube, simply pour a jug of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage is almost instantly removed. |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
On 3 Oct, 10:24, "Dave Larrington"
wrote: roups.com, spindrift tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: Those who inhabit London Town Devine and the surrounding spaces might like to know that on tonight's "Inside Out" (19:30), one of the topics is "why vehicle blind spots are a killer for cyclists" "One in 10 cyclists in London are killed every year because of a blind spot on construction vehicles. And as London gears up for the 2012 Olympics its feared that the huge amount of construction traffic being generated will increase accidents. Inside Out follows Islington MP Emily Thornberry as she campaigns for trucks to install European standard wing mirrors to the rear of construction vehicles, eliminating the blind spot. During her campaign Ms Thorberry (sic) meets the family of cyclist Emma Foa who was killed four days before Christmas when a cement truck turned left catching her under the wheels. The truck driver was fined £300 and given five points on his licence." I wish I'd said that. Hang on, I /did/ say that. If you're going to cut and paste someone else's post in its entirety, then at least have the common courtesy to acknowledge the fact. -- Dave Larrington http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk If you are choking on an ice cube, simply pour a jug of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage is almost instantly removed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sorry Dave, very cheeky of me but important to distribute. Many apologies. |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
When the Great North Run was on they interviewed the parents of the
woman killed by a lorry in Chelsea. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7020520.stm I don't think the inquest into Vicky's death has taken place yet. Similar circumstances, she was at the lights, a lorry arrives alongside, lights change, lorry turns left.... |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
spindrift wrote: [the title]
spindrift, I get the impression from the title that you have given to this copy of someone else's post, that you are more interested in punishing errant drivers than making the roads safer. Can you please clarify your position: would you rather that the "blind spot" problem was solved, or are you happy with it so long as those that inadequately take account of it are more severely punished? -- Matt B |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
On 3 Oct, 10:32, spindrift wrote:
When the Great North Run was on they interviewed the parents of the woman killed by a lorry in Chelsea. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7020520.stm I don't think the inquest into Vicky's death has taken place yet. Similar circumstances, she was at the lights, a lorry arrives alongside, lights change, lorry turns left.... Originally taken from : http://www.anothercyclingforum.com/i...topic=40659.60 So the driver who killed Emma admits he was rummaging around for papers, did not notice a cyclist alongside for 37 seconds, and ran over and killed her. Now, when the punishment for such stupid bloody behaviour on the roads is an insulting fine (probably less than the cost of the bike) then there is no sensible deterrent. Been said before, want to kill someone, use a car, you'll get away scot free. You can sign the petition to get mirrors compulsory on the London Messengers website, or write to Channel Tunnel Rail Link and ask if the killer driver is still employed by them... |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
spindrift wrote:
Been said before, want to kill someone, use a car, you'll get away scot free. Yes, and been corrected before - will you never learn? If it is suspected that you deliberately killed someone with a car you will be charged with murder. If the jury accept the evidence, and find you guilty, you will get a life sentence. -- Matt B |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:33:25 -0700, spindrift wrote:
"One in 10 cyclists in London are killed every year because of a blind spot on construction vehicles. What? So does this mean that after 10 years all cyclists on the road today will have been killed because of blind spots? |
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Killer drivers who get away with it- Inside Out tonight 19.30
On 3 Oct, 10:44, spindrift wrote:
On 3 Oct, 10:32, spindrift wrote: When the Great North Run was on they interviewed the parents of the woman killed by a lorry in Chelsea. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7020520.stm I don't think the inquest into Vicky's death has taken place yet. Similar circumstances, she was at the lights, a lorry arrives alongside, lights change, lorry turns left.... Originally taken from : http://www.anothercyclingforum.com/i...topic=40659.60 So the driver who killed Emma admits he was rummaging around for papers, did not notice a cyclist alongside for 37 seconds, and ran over and killed her. Now, when the punishment for such stupid bloody behaviour on the roads is an insulting fine (probably less than the cost of the bike) then there is no sensible deterrent. Been said before, want to kill someone, use a car, you'll get away scot free. You can sign the petition to get mirrors compulsory on the London Messengers website, or write to Channel Tunnel Rail Link and ask if the killer driver is still employed by them... For instance, say a woman overtook dangerously and smashed into, ran over and killed a cyclist. You would expect at the very least a ban from driving, right? Wrong: http://www.johnstone-wheelers.co.uk/bloody_cyclists.php |
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