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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04
Idiots on two wheels Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists. Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red lights are just part of their general bad behaviour. A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets. They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive. Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act? Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long overdue. Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16. |
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"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... -- Alan Erskine We can get people to the Moon in five years, not the fifteen GWB proposes. Give NASA a real challenge |
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Alan Erskine wrote:
"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... Yup 172.190.78.41 an AOL luser to boot. To be expected. |
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"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... Your point, caller? -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Your point, troll ?
John L. On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS" wrote: "Alan Erskine" wrote in message "captainmaniscalco" wrote in message om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... Your point, caller? |
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
What a ****wit. And I suppose she goes barging around in a two tonne
environment-destroying tank like everyone else. Regards, R. captainmaniscalco wrote: Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Idiots on two wheels Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists. Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red lights are just part of their general bad behaviour. A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets. They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive. Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act? Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long overdue. Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16. |
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"John L" wrote in message
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS" wrote: "Alan Erskine" wrote in message "captainmaniscalco" wrote in message om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... Your point, caller? Your point, troll ? Don't employ rhetoric you don't understand, ****wit. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message ...
"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message om... Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04 Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward) post from their server... WTF ? Has he done something wrong to deserve this mini-spray ? He just posted a letter from a news paper and offered no remarks to label him a coward ? Or have you two got a prior thing going and are just looking for a bit of flaming and trolling ? |
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
I'm hoping the soccer mom in the H2 is talking about couriers on bikes and not the regular road bikers. Those couriers are crazy, skilled but crazy Allen -- kraut783 |
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Terrorist cyclists selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive
Who cares. It's full of generalisations, devoid of any facts, and
appears to be written just to get a reaction. Oh wait a minute, I just described usenet. DaveB |
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