Cycle club out on a run comes home one short

I thought it was claimed there is safety in numbers when cycling?

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home...r-24042012.htm

On Apr 24, 11:45*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
I thought it was claimed there is safety in numbers when cycling?

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home...killed-in-coll...

Are you an idiot? Do you really think anyone has ever claimed that
riding as part of a group makes you immune to being run over?

Go wave your shroud somewhere else.

PhilO wrote:
On Apr 24, 11:45 am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
I thought it was claimed there is safety in numbers when cycling?

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home...killed-in-coll...

Are you an idiot? Do you really think anyone has ever claimed that
riding as part of a group makes you immune to being run over?

Go wave your shroud somewhere else.

I understood that 'safety in numbers' was one of the rallying cries of
'Pitiful Mess' . Certainly Doug has said so.

On Apr 24, 1:46*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:


I understood that 'safety in numbers' was one of the rallying cries of
'Pitiful Mess' . *Certainly Doug has said so.

And you really thought that mean you were immune to being run over if
you were in a group?

I have a very low opinion of you, but it wasn't that low.

PhilO wrote:
On Apr 24, 1:46 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:


I understood that 'safety in numbers' was one of the rallying cries
of 'Pitiful Mess' . Certainly Doug has said so.

And you really thought that mean you were immune to being run over if
you were in a group?

I have a very low opinion of you, but it wasn't that low.

My fear was that cyclists would believe it, and their road sense would
decrease further.

On Apr 24, 3:33*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

My fear was that cyclists would believe it, and their road sense would
decrease further.

Believe what? That riding in a group makes you immue from being run
over?
Nobody (other than you) has ever claimed that.

If you are worried about cyclists believing it, don't say it!

On 24/04/2012 14:20, PhilO wrote:
On Apr 24, 1:46 pm, wrote:


I understood that 'safety in numbers' was one of the rallying cries of
'Pitiful Mess' . Certainly Doug has said so.

And you really thought that mean you were immune to being run over if
you were in a group?

That's almost exactly what we have been told...


I have a very low opinion of you, but it wasn't that low.

But you are a cyclists - so nobody gives a toss about your opinion
--
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 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:07:09 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 24/04/2012 14:20, PhilO wrote:
On Apr 24, 1:46 pm, wrote:


I understood that 'safety in numbers' was one of the rallying cries of
'Pitiful Mess' . Certainly Doug has said so.

And you really thought that mean you were immune to being run over if
you were in a group?

That's almost exactly what we have been told...


I have a very low opinion of you, but it wasn't that low.

But you are a cyclists - so nobody gives a toss about your opinion

You obviously do.



--
Life is a venereal disease with 100% mortality.

On Apr 24, 6:07*pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
..

And you really thought that mean you were immune to being run over if
you were in a group?

That's almost exactly what we have been told...

And you'll happily show who and where that was stated?

Nobody (apart from Cheerless) has ever claimed that riding in a group
makes you immune from being run over.

I'm happy to call you an idiot for stating that people have made that
claim.

Prove me wrong.

On Apr 24, 6:07*pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
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

A more up to date view from Dave Horton is:
"I believe cycling can be the most important and popular means of
mobility on our planet, accounting for well over half of all journeys
in all societies."
http://thinkingaboutcycling.wordpress.com/about/

Are you sure you're not mis-representing his views?