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On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:38:37 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote:
Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...-cyclist-died- after-colliding-with-a-van-as-he-rode-along-in-the-dark-with-no-lights-in- northampton-1-6359774 You missed out "without a helmet" Oh, sorry, that is an irrelevancy. Apologies. |
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No lights, dark clothing, no reflectives, no street lights.
"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:38:37 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote: Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 He was obviously too snobby to visit the pound shop and was saving up for those 125 quid cycle lights the psycholists are so keen on |
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On 16/10/2014 20:28, Phil W Lee wrote:
"Tarcap" : "Mrcheerful" wrote: Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning, despite the pedestrian having the right-of-way and no obligation to use any lights at all, or even wear anything other than ordinary clothing. But the van driver *didn't* "run down" the cyclist (according to the report), did he? |
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No lights, dark clothing, no reflectives, no street lights.
On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:28:20 +0100, Phil W Lee wrote:
"Tarcap" considered Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:21:09 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning Oh dear: spot the difference : the cyclist ran into the van. |
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On 16/10/2014 22:09, Judith wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:28:20 +0100, Phil W Lee wrote: "Tarcap" considered Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:21:09 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning Oh dear: spot the difference : the cyclist ran into the van. Riding too fast for the conditions. |
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No lights, dark clothing, no reflectives, no street lights.
On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:28:20 +0100, Phil W Lee
wrote: "Tarcap" considered Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:21:09 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning, despite the pedestrian having the right-of-way and no obligation to use any lights at all, or even wear anything other than ordinary clothing. A good point. An innocent pedestrian could have been killed because they were unable to see an unlit cyclist speeding towards them. |
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No lights, dark clothing, no reflectives, no street lights.
On 16/10/2014 20:28, Phil W Lee wrote:
"Tarcap" considered Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:21:09 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning, despite the pedestrian having the right-of-way and no obligation to use any lights at all, or even wear anything other than ordinary clothing. Please post when this happens, then we will comment. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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No lights, dark clothing, no reflectives, no street lights.
"Phil W Lee" wrote in message ... "Tarcap" considered Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:21:09 +0100 the perfect time to write: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... Not too surprising that he is dead, really. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...pton-1-6359774 The sad thing is that they expect others (i.e. motorists, lorry drivers, councils, etc.) to jump through hoops "in the interests of safety", but they are too bloody mean to spend a few quid to provide even the most basic safety equipment. Darwin at work yet again. Presumably you would also be defending the van driver if he'd run down a pedestrian crossing the road into which he was turning, despite the pedestrian having the right-of-way and no obligation to use any lights at all, or even wear anything other than ordinary clothing. I'm struggling to get any useful meaning out of your post. Did you not realise that it's compulsory for cyclists to have lights, which is not the case for pedestrians? Why have you introduced pedestrian crossings into the scenario, when there was no mention of such in the article? Other than in a futile attempt to divert blame away from the cyclist, of course. Methinks you are up to your usual trick of employing Bovine Scatology to further the psycholist cause. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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