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Old March 21st 06, 06:30 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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David Hansen wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:45:54 +0000 someone who may be Matt B
wrote this:-

The car driver will, as usual be spared no effort in an attempt to
convict him of the most serious offence possible,


Ha, ha.


Why "ha, ha"? Have you /ever/ heard of the police /not/ investigating
even the most minor of injury incidents involving a motorist?

If anyone is seriously injured the scene is closed and treated as a
potential crime scene (which, of course it is). The road will be closed
for hours whilst every stone is turned. If there is /any/ evidence
found to support a charge you can be absolutely certain that one will be
brought.

OTOH, if all attempts to find evidence fail, what would /you/ like to
happen? A kangaroo court? A lynching?

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Old March 21st 06, 06:34 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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"David Hansen" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:25:45 -0000 someone who may be "Clive George"
wrote this:-

Incorrect. That sentence refers to the rail crash - which is why HSE are
involved.


Incorrect. However, I see that the BBC have now changed their story
and removed the police attempt to excuse the motorist.


Not incorrect. I notice the change in the story, but as I said twice, I
think the sentence referred to the rail crash, not the car crash. The
proximity of the sentence to the one about the HSE indicates that this is
so.
Ok, slack English on their part, but it's pretty far from what you claimed.
Face it, you're just getting all self-righteoously wound up about plod
again - you do have a habit of doing this.

clive

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Old March 21st 06, 06:41 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Matt B wrote:

OTOH, if all attempts to find evidence fail, what would /you/ like to
happen? A kangaroo court? A lynching?


He probably would, yes. It was a driver therefore he must be guilty,

Ignore hansen, he is a nasty piece of work.

pk


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Old March 21st 06, 06:51 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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p.k. wrote:

Ignore hansen, he is a nasty piece of work.


As is everyone who dares to voice an opinion with which p.k. disagrees.

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Old March 21st 06, 06:58 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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I don't see why all footpaths are not turned into cycle paths. You still
have to give way to pedestrians on a cycle path, and so many cyclists
ride on them anyway surely it would be better to educate people on how to
share the space with peds instead of telling them they can't do it (which
doesn't seem to work)


Because it would lead to a rise in KSI rates per mile.
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Old March 21st 06, 07:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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All the funds that are squandered on rotting roadside "memorials"
should instead be collected and given to the surviving relatives to
help cover the (often quite steep) funeral expenses.


You mean the money that's spent on flowers should be given to the family to
buy more flowers?
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elyob wrote:

snip

trying to use it as an example whilst one schoolgirl is fighting for
her life in hospital is just wrong.


Why?
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Old March 21st 06, 08:26 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Tue, 21 Mar, Matt B wrote:

Why "ha, ha"? Have you /ever/ heard of the police /not/ investigating
even the most minor of injury incidents involving a motorist?


Yes. The time a motorist pulled out of a side road and catapulted me
across the bonnet of their car. I was injured (slightly) and had to
object loudly to get the police to even write down any details when I
reported it at my local police station. They investigated nothing,
and they pursued nothing, despite the driver failing to report the
accident in accordance with statutory requirements.

regards, Ian SMith
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