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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerable to the slightest road fault.
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote:
Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Quite. Typical cyclist attitude though; "Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added". He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any notice of dismount signs. -- 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, of Lancaster University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their lives, certainly on a regular basis." |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Quite. Typical cyclist attitude though; "Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added". He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any notice of dismount signs. So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it? |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerable to the slightest road fault.
JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote: On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Quite. Typical cyclist attitude though; "Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added". He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any notice of dismount signs. So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it? it was on his route to work, so he used it most days. |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 13:15, Mrcheerful wrote:
JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote: On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Quite. Typical cyclist attitude though; "Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added". He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any notice of dismount signs. So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it? it was on his route to work, so he used it most days. Unfortunately, the date of the incident is not given, meaning that one cannot know the answer to this, but given that "he returned three days later", it seems at least possible that he reported the defect late on a Friday and expected it to have been repaired by first thing Monday. And that he then rode over the defective area "confident" that the repairs had been made. |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 13:27, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 13:15, Mrcheerful wrote: JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 12:44, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote: On 25/08/2012 12:02, JNugent wrote: On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...ounty_Council/ Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Quite. Typical cyclist attitude though; "Mr Edmundson was particularly angry that after reporting the accident to the county council, nothing had been done when he returned three days later. “It’s as if they have not taken this seriously. Nothing has been done - there is not even a sign warning cyclist of the danger and advising people to dismount,” he added". He expects the council to react immediately to a defect in a little used cattle grid, because a tiny minority of people use it on unsuitable vehicles. Then he whinges about the lack of a sign. As if cyclists ever took any notice of dismount signs. So he *knew* about the "defect" and took no account of it? it was on his route to work, so he used it most days. Unfortunately, the date of the incident is not given, meaning that one cannot know the answer to this, but given that "he returned three days later", it seems at least possible that he reported the defect late on a Friday and expected it to have been repaired by first thing Monday. And that he then rode over the defective area "confident" that the repairs had been made. I can see his point. If you report something to our local council its mended before you can put the phone down. They have completely unlimited budgets & members of staff. Its the councils fault. -- 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, of Lancaster University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their lives, certainly on a regular basis." |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
Warning: graphic injury picture.
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy... I just call CalTrans and a week or 2 later it's fixed. Bret Cahill |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On Aug 25, 12:02*pm, JNugent wrote:
On 25/08/2012 10:36, Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy... Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Rubbish. |
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Bicycles are not suitable road transport, they are too vulnerableto the slightest road fault.
On 25/08/2012 15:38, M Wicks wrote:
JNugent wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: Warning: graphic injury picture. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9...be_alive____cy... Would anyone else ride over a cattle grid on a thin-wheeled bicycle and not expect trouble? Rubbish. Perhaps you would like to rephrase whatever you were trying to say, but in a way which makes some sort of sense. For the avoidance of doubt, your attempt at a comment (above) makes no sense of any sort |
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