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Cyclist's failed robbery attempt
I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it.
Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36 A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike. Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the incident and appealed for any information. A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey jogging trousers and black or dark trainers. http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333 |
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Cyclist's failed robbery attempt
On 12/02/2012 14:03, Mr. Benn wrote:
I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it. Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36 A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike. Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the incident and appealed for any information. [Only "might have been", eh? Why do they say that? Did he keep falling off in the manner of an absolute beginner or something?] A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey jogging trousers and black or dark trainers. http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333 Go on... I'll start the ball rolling... The mere fact that he escaped on his bike *surely* can't mean that he was a cyclist? This is just your bias showing, isn't it? Especially since the police aren't even sure that he was cycling before the incident. |
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Cyclist's failed robbery attempt
"JNugent" wrote in message ...
On 12/02/2012 14:03, Mr. Benn wrote: I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it. Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36 A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike. Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the incident and appealed for any information. [Only "might have been", eh? Why do they say that? Did he keep falling off in the manner of an absolute beginner or something?] A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey jogging trousers and black or dark trainers. http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333 Go on... I'll start the ball rolling... The mere fact that he escaped on his bike *surely* can't mean that he was a cyclist? This is just your bias showing, isn't it? Especially since the police aren't even sure that he was cycling before the incident. ================================================ I think the robber was almost certainly a long-distance lorry driver! |
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Slowing motorists down the best way to increase safety for cyclistssays DfT report
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Cutting vehicle speeds, particularly at junctions, and improved road surfaces would be the single most effective measures to increase the safety of cyclists on Britain's roads concludes a new report, Infrastructure and Cyclist Safety, commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT). The report which brings together all the existing data on cycliing infrastructure in the UK also says that it will take decades of sustained investment to achieve a functional urban cycle network across the country and a willingness to prioritise cycle traffic – the report also warns that piecemeal implementation of cycling infrastructure "is unlikely to be satisfactory". Slowing down traffic, particularly at junctions, is identified as having the biggest likely impact on reducing cycling casualties in multi vehicle collisions says the report which also points out that this would also reduce casualties for all road users. Suggested methods of achieving this include physical traffic calming, redesigning urban streets in both their appearance and the way they are designed to be used by pedestrians and the wider use of 20mph speed limits. When it comes to reducing single vehicle collisions involving cyclists the report highlights improvements to road surfaces as being the best way to lower the rate of cycle casualties although interestingly it is slippery road surfaces rather than potholes which it identifies as the biggest hazard. However it is what the report has to say about other aspects of Britain's cycling infrastructure that will give food for thought to all sides in the debate on how best to provide the right environment for cycling in Britain. According to the report's authors there is little evidence for the safety benefits of cycle lanes, or advanced stop lines; and while segregated cycle lanes can offer greater safety to cyclists the points at which they connect with the road network can be so dangerous that they negate the safety benefit of segregation, these are just some of the conclusions of a report in to infrastructure and cycle safety commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT). â–*ASL - limited data, but limited evidence of benefit particularly associated with junctions. Notwithstanding this lack of evidence, ASLs may provide a priority for cyclists and might be applicable where there are heavy flows of right-turning cyclists. â–*Cycle lanes - There is little evidence in the UK that marked cycle lanes provide a safety benefit, although they may achieve other objectives. This lack of evident benefit may, however, represent a lack of quality and continuity in implementation. There is also extremely limited experimentation with, and no reported studies of, kerbed cycle lanes in the UK. â–*Segregated Cycle lanes – Providing segregated networks may reduce risk to cyclists in general, although evidence suggests that the points at which segregated networks intersect with highways can be relatively high-risk, sometimes of sufficient magnitude to offset any safety benefits of removing cyclists from the carriageway. However may be applicable particularly in rural settings. Measures suggested as effective for improving safety at junctions include cycle pre-signals, continuing cycling lanes across junctions, raised cycle lanes at junctions, installing traffic signals at major roundabouts, and changing the design of roundabouts to slow traffic and to change the turning geometry to a sharper angle as on European roundabouts (thus eliminating the driver's blindspot). All of these measures have says the report had a measureable effect on improving safety for cyclists in other European countries most notably the Netherlands. Interestingly while the report can seemingly find evidence for the safety benefits fo cycle lanes in other European countries it can find little evidence for their effectiveness in Britain - as the report notes "a lack of quality" may be a factor in that. Perhaps tellingly Britain's best know network of urban cycle lanes London's Barclays Cycle Superhighways is currently the focus of much criticism with poor implementation and the failure to heed safety advice - including many of the measures this report highlighs as being particularly effective - being blamed by many for the recent deaths of two cyclists at Bow roundabout. The report also has interesting things to say about the design and implementation of both traffic calming measures and cycling infrastructure. While the authors say that traffic calming in general is beneficial to cyclists, they also advise road designers to be aware that features such as road narrowing and speed cushions have the potential for creating additional conflict between cyclists and other road users. Those designing infrastructure for cyclists also need to ensure that it meets cyclists needs otherwise warns the report it risks making a problem worse not better Infrastructure and Cyclist Safety is part of a wider research project, Road User Safety and Cycling being carried out by the DfT and involved researchers from the Transport Research Laboratory reviewing all the existing literature on cycling infrastructure in the UK. The report can be downloaded from here on the Department for Transport website. http://road.cc/content/news/48413-sl...ays-dft-report -- Simon Mason |
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Cyclist's failed robbery attempt
Mr. Benn wrote:
I know Justin Lewis likes these stories so I decided to post it. Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 16:36 A man who tried to rob security guards delivering cash escaped empty handed after he was chased by a passing delivery driver. The suspect targeted two G4 security men who were making a delivery to Tesco on Trongate, Glasgow at around 7.30am. He threatened them and made off with one of the money containers. However, a nearby delivery driver chased after him and the suspect dropped the container and escaped on his bike. Strathclyde Police said that the man might have been seen cycling before the incident and appealed for any information. A police spokesman said: "Extensive enquiries are ongoing to gather more information on this robbery and the man responsible and officers are currently studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man responsible." The suspect is described as white and 20-30 years of age. He was wearing a light grey hooded jumper, dark grey woollen hat, dark grey jogging trousers and black or dark trainers. http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/de...bber_1_3489333 few years ago a local well lets be nice and say fool, tried to rob the bank. his get away was a bike. now this is a welsh Valleys town he lived a mileaway at most, and the roads are steep and low in traffic. it didn't go as he'd planned. Roger |
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Slowing motorists down the best way to increase safety forcyclists says DfT report
On Feb 13, 3:23*am, Simon Mason wrote:
The report also has interesting things to say about the design and implementation of both traffic calming measures and cycling infrastructure. While the authors say that traffic calming in general is beneficial to cyclists, they also advise road designers to be aware that features such as road narrowing and speed cushions have the potential for creating additional conflict between cyclists and other road users. Those designing infrastructure for cyclists also need to ensure that it meets cyclists needs otherwise warns the report it risks making a problem worse not better That is true - I had no end of bother at a certain pinch point that I found another way around it. -- Simon Mason |
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