Cyclists are not all little angels

A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury recently.
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ail/story.html

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road between us
and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

"Mr Benn" wrote in message
...
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury recently.
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ail/story.html

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road between
us and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

They're all abusive once they realise you can't turn round and chase them.
Like internet trolls on wheels.

On May 17, 4:31*pm, "Mr Benn" wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road between us
and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the parking
spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a bi-directional
cycle lane if necessary).

NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr Benn" wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury
recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling
towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving
past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road
between us
and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger
at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the parking
spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a bi-directional
cycle lane if necessary).

it is a two way road.

On 18/05/2012 15:51, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road between us
and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the parking
spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a bi-directional
cycle lane if necessary).

Drivers pay Road Tax for things like parking bays. Cyclists contribute
**** all & shouldn't be given any privileges like bi-directional cycle
lanes. Sponging freeloaders.

--
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 - Lancaster
University

On May 18, 3:51*pm, NorthWalesYorkie
wrote:


The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the parking
spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a bi-directional
cycle lane if necessary).

I could not agree more - it looks like a stupid road layout.
--
Simon Mason

On Friday, 18 May 2012 18:25:33 UTC+1, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 18/05/2012 15:51, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...

It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling towards the
centre of Syston from the Leicester direction, carefully driving past cars
legally parked on the left side of the road, to be confronted by an
unhelmeted cyclist riding the wrong way down our side of the road between us
and the parked cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle finger at us
and went on to cycle up the road still on the wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the parking
spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a bi-directional
cycle lane if necessary).

Drivers pay Road Tax for things like parking bays. Cyclists contribute
**** all & shouldn't be given any privileges like bi-directional cycle
lanes. Sponging freeloaders.

It's a TAX, not a bill for services rendered. It all goes into a big pot that pays for everything from nuclear warheads to the toilet paper that wipes Cameron's fat arse in the Commons bogs.

On 19/05/2012 09:43, wrote:
On Friday, 18 May 2012 18:25:33 UTC+1, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 18/05/2012 15:51, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury
recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...



It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling
towards the centre of Syston from the Leicester direction,
carefully driving past cars legally parked on the left side of
the road, to be confronted by an unhelmeted cyclist riding the
wrong way down our side of the road between us and the parked
cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle
finger at us and went on to cycle up the road still on the
wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the
parking spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a
bi-directional cycle lane if necessary).

Drivers pay Road Tax for things like parking bays. Cyclists
contribute **** all& shouldn't be given any privileges like
bi-directional cycle lanes. Sponging freeloaders.

It's a TAX, not a bill for services rendered. It all goes into a big
pot that pays for everything from nuclear warheads to the toilet
paper that wipes Cameron's fat arse in the Commons bogs.

Drivers pay into that big pot as well. Then they pay an extra specific
tax to use a car on the road.


--
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 - Lancaster
University

"Dave - Cyclists VOR" wrote in message
...
On 19/05/2012 09:43, wrote:
On Friday, 18 May 2012 18:25:33 UTC+1, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 18/05/2012 15:51, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury
recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...



It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling
towards the centre of Syston from the Leicester direction,
carefully driving past cars legally parked on the left side of
the road, to be confronted by an unhelmeted cyclist riding the
wrong way down our side of the road between us and the parked
cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle
finger at us and went on to cycle up the road still on the
wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the
parking spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a
bi-directional cycle lane if necessary).

Drivers pay Road Tax for things like parking bays. Cyclists
contribute **** all& shouldn't be given any privileges like
bi-directional cycle lanes. Sponging freeloaders.

It's a TAX, not a bill for services rendered. It all goes into a big
pot that pays for everything from nuclear warheads to the toilet
paper that wipes Cameron's fat arse in the Commons bogs.

Drivers pay into that big pot as well. Then they pay an extra specific
tax to use a car on the road.


and an extra tax for the insurance, and the fuel, not to mention the tax on
spares and repairs, and the licence, and the initial training and testing,
parking, tolls, it goes on and on.

On 19/05/2012 18:14, Mrcheerful wrote:
"Dave - Cyclists wrote in message
...
On 19/05/2012 09:43, wrote:
On Friday, 18 May 2012 18:25:33 UTC+1, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 18/05/2012 15:51, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:
On May 17, 4:31 pm, "Mr wrote:
A reader's letter to the Leicester Mercury
recently.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ngels/story-16...



It was with interest that we have read the series of letters in the
Leicester Mercury over the past few weeks regarding cyclists.

However, you can imagine our surprise when we were travelling
towards the centre of Syston from the Leicester direction,
carefully driving past cars legally parked on the left side of
the road, to be confronted by an unhelmeted cyclist riding the
wrong way down our side of the road between us and the parked
cars.

We expressed our surprise as the cyclist stuck up his middle
finger at us and went on to cycle up the road still on the
wrong side.

The obvious solution is for the council to get rid of the
parking spaces and restore the street to two way traffic (via a
bi-directional cycle lane if necessary).

Drivers pay Road Tax for things like parking bays. Cyclists
contribute **** all& shouldn't be given any privileges like
bi-directional cycle lanes. Sponging freeloaders.

It's a TAX, not a bill for services rendered. It all goes into a big
pot that pays for everything from nuclear warheads to the toilet
paper that wipes Cameron's fat arse in the Commons bogs.

Drivers pay into that big pot as well. Then they pay an extra specific
tax to use a car on the road.


and an extra tax for the insurance, and the fuel, not to mention the tax on
spares and repairs, and the licence, and the initial training and testing,
parking, tolls, it goes on and on.


 In 2008-09 motorists paid £30.2 billion in motoring taxes.
 In that year the cost of road building was £9.1 billion and the social
cost of greenhouse gas emissions from road transport was £3.2 billion.
 That implies motoring taxes were excessive by £17.9 billion.
 Even

--
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 - Lancaster
University