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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4822476/Fixie-fans-defend-illegal-cyclist-crashed-mother.html
QUOTE: [Dishonest] cyclists have taken to online forums to defend Charlie Alliston who fatally injured a mother-of-two with his bike and some claim they are in the midst a 'witch hunt'. Kim Briggs, 44, has also been described as a 'zombie pedestrian' by [bike-fan] critics who repeated *false* claims she was on the phone when Alliston ploughed into her on his illegal 'fixie'. ENDQUOTE |
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This is the response of Cycling UK
http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." |
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On 26/08/2017 11:09, TMS320 wrote:
This is the response of Cycling UK No. It isn't. It is PART of a short opinion-piece article on their website. http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." Had it stopped there, the piece would have been an expression of reasonable opinion. But it goes on to seek to divert blame onto the "the government" and even (almost unbelievably*) onto other road-users. It then links to another of their pages which "explains" that whenever a turd cyclist kills or injures a pedestrian, it's all the fault of drivers. [*except that this was the cyclinguk.org website, so it was entirely believable that it would appear there.] |
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On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? |
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
Simon Jester wrote: On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? Because the would make her "Sensible Angie" and that's never going to happen. |
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On 26/08/2017 15:43, Rob Morley wrote:
On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:48:40 -0700 (PDT) Simon Jester wrote: On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? Because the would make her "Sensible Angie" and that's never going to happen. It is quite feasible that the woman would have survived the impact if the cyclist HAD been wearing a helmet, so why was the cyclist NOT wearing a helmet. |
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On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 5:33:47 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:
On 26/08/2017 15:43, Rob Morley wrote: On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:48:40 -0700 (PDT) Simon Jester wrote: On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? Because the would make her "Sensible Angie" and that's never going to happen. It is quite feasible that the woman would have survived the impact if the cyclist HAD been wearing a helmet, so why was the cyclist NOT wearing a helmet. How did you reach this conclusion? |
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Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 5:33:47 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote: On 26/08/2017 15:43, Rob Morley wrote: On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:48:40 -0700 (PDT) Simon Jester wrote: On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? Because the would make her "Sensible Angie" and that's never going to happen. It is quite feasible that the woman would have survived the impact if the cyclist HAD been wearing a helmet, so why was the cyclist NOT wearing a helmet. How did you reach this conclusion? It was not a conclusion, it was a suggested feasibility. My word, you are a stupid person. Typical cyclist. |
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On 26/08/2017 14:48, Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' Didn't happen, so not relevant. A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? What has the Chancellor of Germany to do with it? [I am well aware they you probably mean the Shadow Secretary of State for Education.] |
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On 26/08/2017 19:37, Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 5:33:47 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote: On 26/08/2017 15:43, Rob Morley wrote: On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:48:40 -0700 (PDT) Simon Jester wrote: On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:09:09 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: This is the response of Cycling UK http://www.cyclinguk.org/press-relea...-alliston-case "Riding a fixed wheel bicycle on busy roads without a front brake is illegal, stupid, and endangers other road users especially pedestrians. Charlie Alliston's actions had tragic consequences for Kim Briggs' family, and it was entirely right that this led to his prosecution." And if the cyclist had died the first question asked would be 'Was he wearing a helmet?' A low energy impact like this is just the sort of thing cycle helmets can protect against so why doesn't Mad Angela campaign for mandatory pedestrian helmets? Because the would make her "Sensible Angie" and that's never going to happen. It is quite feasible that the woman would have survived the impact if the cyclist HAD been wearing a helmet, so why was the cyclist NOT wearing a helmet. How did you reach this conclusion? Did you not read the reports of the case? The killer cyclist said under oath that his head had collided with the victim's head. That could have been the fatal blow. There are recorded isntances of drivers being killed when their head is struck by the head of a rear seat passenger. |
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