Another waste of effort

"There is a lot of inconsiderate cycling.................action group will
now work to educate cyclists on cycle safety."

Cyclists cannot be educated. They should be punished, FPN for first
offence, crushed bike for second and subsequent occurrences.

http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s...r_to_mot hers

On Sep 21, 8:12*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
"There is a lot of inconsiderate cycling.................action group will
now work to educate cyclists on cycle safety."

Cyclists cannot be educated. *They should be punished, FPN for first
offence, crushed bike for second and subsequent occurrences.

http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s...ate_cyclists_a...


"With kids rushing around on bikes, someone’s going to have an
accident."

And why are they on the pavement? Is it more fun than the road? No it
isn't (generally speaking). Pavement cycling is primarily the result
of the enormous growth in motor vehicle traffic over the last few
decades. It has been a reaction. It does not come out of nowhere, and
it is not the result of some innate evil. Now it has become accepted
behaviour for too many.

When I was young we did not do it. It was not acceptable, nor was it a
survival strategy. The only time that I ever did it was late one dark
evening when my front light failed. I rode home on the pavement with
care, and a sense of guilt.

On Sep 21, 9:51*am, Squashme wrote:
And why are they on the pavement? Is it more fun than the road? No it
isn't (generally speaking). Pavement cycling is primarily the result
of the enormous growth in motor vehicle traffic over the last few
decades. It has been a reaction. It does not come out of nowhere, and
it is not the result of some innate evil. Now it has become accepted
behaviour for too many.

When I was young we did not do it. It was not acceptable, nor was it a
survival strategy. The only time that I ever did it was late one dark
evening when my front light failed. I rode home on the pavement with
care, and a sense of guilt.

I have never ridden on the pavement in my entire life - no need and
much slower than the road. Good job that Cheerless never sees any
cyclists at all these days, so he will be 100% safe from a graze to
the ankle. At least caused by a cyclist.

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Simon Mason