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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic. This is a group about cyclists in the UK If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists. Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 08/06/18 21:12, MrCheerful wrote:
On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic.Â* This is a group about cyclists in the UK If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists.Â* Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. Tell that to the Pounder idiot. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cycles away.
On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:12:45 GMT, MrCheerful
wrote: On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful g.odonnell35 @yahoo.co.uk wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic. This is a group about cyclists in the UK If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists. Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. You haven't been out much (on your bicycle to keep it on topic) lately then? And it doesn't take many bad drivers (but no-one admits they're less than "above average") to create an atmosphere of fear. -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug. |
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On 08/06/2018 10:39, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:12:45 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful g.odonnell35 @yahoo.co.uk wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic. This is a group about cyclists in the UK If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists. Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. You haven't been out much (on your bicycle to keep it on topic) lately then? And it doesn't take many bad drivers (but no-one admits they're less than "above average") to create an atmosphere of fear. So why does the 'atmosphere of fear' cause cyclists to behave irresponsibly? |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 08/06/18 00:17, JNugent wrote:
On 07/06/2018 20:47, TMS320 wrote: On 07/06/18 17:23, JNugent wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! No prejudice. It all arises out of experience and acquired information, much of it gained in this very NG. You and Cheerless clearly live a very sheltered existence. The exact opposite, I'm afraid. "acquired information, much of it gained in this very NG". I rest my case. I wish it weren't; I really do. I wish cyclists today were as law-abiding and sociable as cyclists were in the 1950s. Don't you? To people of a certain age and beyond the past is always a golden era. Culture has changed out of recognition since the 50's. Not that I was there and only have black & white films to go by. You take an occasional report about a "cyclist" doing something wrong (which invariably has nothing to do with actually riding the bike) and choose not to compare with the population at large. I really don't care about obedience to the law when what is important is the safety of others. It ought to be a given that, compared to a driver, a person on a bike cannot afford (on average) to be selfish. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 08/06/18 10:12, MrCheerful wrote:
On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? Most of your links describe criminal activities that have nothing to with riding a bike. It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic.Â* This is a group about cyclists in the UK Not at all. If you insist on sitting there and criticing, a comparison is essential. If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists.Â* Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. Drivers have many bad habits. They are so commonplace most are easily dealt with by experience and instances quickly forgotten. "Badness" only really matters when a repeated pattern of behaviour is something we can't adapt to and causes harm. Nugent mentioned the 50's... Written rules have hardly changed but can you imagine how a driver of those days would fare if time shifted into modern traffic? Of the sins you mention about cyclists (at least, the few that are actually to do with riding a bike) then the statistics tell us that if often repeated (as you claim), they are not significantly harmful or, if harmful, they can't be repeated as often as you think. But even if (it is a big IF) you are right about proportions, serious "badness" in a single driver does more harm than hundreds or even thousands of "bad" cyclists. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 08/06/18 12:54, MrCheerful wrote:
On 08/06/2018 10:39, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:12:45 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful g.odonnell35 @yahoo.co.uk wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? It would be against the charter of the group to go off topic.Â* This is a group about cyclists in the UK If you insist upon bringing drivers into your whatabouttery argument, then I would have to say that as a proportion of the totals, bad cyclists far outnumber good cyclists.Â* Whereas bad car drivers are far outnumbered by good ones. You haven't been out much (on your bicycle to keep it on topic) lately then? And it doesn't take many bad drivers (but no-one admits they're less than "above average") to create an atmosphere of fear. So why does the 'atmosphere of fear' cause cyclists to behave irresponsibly? Define "irresponsibly" |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cycles away.
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:36:34 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 08/06/18 00:17, JNugent wrote: On 07/06/2018 20:47, TMS320 wrote: On 07/06/18 17:23, JNugent wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! No prejudice. It all arises out of experience and acquired information, much of it gained in this very NG. You and Cheerless clearly live a very sheltered existence. The exact opposite, I'm afraid. "acquired information, much of it gained in this very NG". I rest my case. I wish it weren't; I really do. I wish cyclists today were as law-abiding and sociable as cyclists were in the 1950s. Don't you? To people of a certain age and beyond the past is always a golden era. Culture has changed out of recognition since the 50's. Not that I was there and only have black & white films to go by. Bear in mind Autohilcs Anonymous was formed solely to prevent 'law abiding' motorists from being caught speeding. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cycles away.
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:37:07 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 08/06/18 10:12, MrCheerful wrote: On 08/06/2018 09:49, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:27:31 GMT, MrCheerful wrote: On 07/06/2018 15:28, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:01:16 GMT, JNugent wrote: [] Well done; no unseemly hating of groups of people just because of where they live. Just prejudice based on mode of transport! no, it is prejudice based on the behaviour of users of said mode of transport. If the majority of the users were sensible, law abiding and behaved with normal manners and sensibilities then no-one would have any problem with them. Well, quite. Sadly there are many poor drivers in charge of large lumps of metal endangering other road users every minute of the day. And apologists who come here willing to blame all of societies ills on a minority. Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? Most of your links describe criminal activities that have nothing to with riding a bike. I believe cars are responsible for a lot of society's ills. In a car you are your own little world and other people are just in the way. In the past when people walked, cycled and used the bus they had to cooperate with their fellow man. Just look at the way drivers push into queues, behaviour that would not have been tolerated in the past. Now we see the same ME FIRST attitude everywhere. Then, of course, there is the Stamford Prison Experiment. |
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Cyclist mows down child, attacks lady witness and then cyclesaway.
On 09/06/18 11:16, Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:37:07 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: On 08/06/18 10:12, MrCheerful wrote: Can you point out where 'all society's ills' are blamed on cyclists? Most of your links describe criminal activities that have nothing to with riding a bike. I believe cars are responsible for a lot of society's ills. In a car you are your own little world and other people are just in the way. In a car, I feel hemmed in and constrained. A bike gives a very different view of the world. I believe I transfer some of the feeling of vulnerability, the spatial and defensive skills learned on a bike into driving. In the past when people walked, cycled and used the bus they had to cooperate with their fellow man. Just look at the way drivers push into queues, behaviour that would not have been tolerated in the past. Now we see the same ME FIRST attitude everywhere. There is a massive level of hypocrisy amongst people that only see the the world through the windscreen and mutter about various perceived faults of a person they see riding a bike. We've had an example recently. Nugent was berating me about a lack of respect for pedestrians (I am a cyclist, therefore I can't have any) and then went on to mention "silly pedestrians" getting in the way of him in his car. |
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