Another death by HGV.

Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html

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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

Simon Mason wrote:
Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html


And by the reports an otherwise safe and conscientious driver too.

Tony

"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html

Very sad.

On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:53:32 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html



What the **** was a 65 year old bloke doing cycling along the A1 for
fun?

Perhaps he was making a statement : "Because he could"

Many thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Would you say that cycling can be very dangerous?

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Stopping distances for bicycles do not appear in the HC ... and so
cannot be of any consequence.
(Simon Mason - who cycles at 25mph in 20 mph limits - and thinks it's clever)

On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:40:33 +0100, Tony Raven
wrote:

Simon Mason wrote:
Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html


And by the reports an otherwise safe and conscientious driver too.

Tony



Indeed - it just shows how dangerous recreational cycling can be (on
one of the primary trunk roads in the country)
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Per billion passenger kilometres

Car KSI 18
Cycle KSI 541
Pedestrian 358

(KSI : Killed or Seriously Injured)
Dft 2008 FIgures

Who says cycling is safer than walking?

"Tony Raven" wrote in message
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Simon Mason wrote:
Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html


And by the reports an otherwise safe and conscientious driver too.

Tony

The junction where he was killed doesn't look that bad either, I ride on
plenty of similar roads.

http://qurl.com/b8zbm


--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:43 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:


"Tony Raven" wrote in message
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Simon Mason wrote:
Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html


And by the reports an otherwise safe and conscientious driver too.

Tony

The junction where he was killed doesn't look that bad either, I ride on
plenty of similar roads.

http://qurl.com/b8zbm



I wonder if he had taken the lane or whatever the stupid phrase is.

After all - he is legally allowed to do so, in order to ensure that
people give him sufficient space as they overtake.


Oh .... hang on a minute .... what happened?


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"Primary position" the middle of a traffic lane. To take the "primary position" : to ride a bike in the middle of the lane in order to obstruct other road vehicles from overtaking.

A term invented by and used by psycholists and not recognised in the Highway Code.

Highway Code Rule 168 : "Never obstruct drivers who wish to pass."

"JMS" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:43 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:


"Tony Raven" wrote in message
...
Simon Mason wrote:
Sad story of the death of a 65 year old man.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...l/article.html


And by the reports an otherwise safe and conscientious driver too.

Tony

The junction where he was killed doesn't look that bad either, I ride on
plenty of similar roads.

http://qurl.com/b8zbm



I wonder if he had taken the lane or whatever the stupid phrase is.

Meanwhile, other vehicles which have mixed it with lorries recently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-11609359

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-10868580

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...way-crash.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-11158623

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-cen...borders-crash/

and so on.
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:39:18 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

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Meanwhile, other vehicles which have mixed it with lorries recently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-11609359

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-10868580

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...way-crash.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-11158623

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-cen...borders-crash/

and so on.



and the relevance to a cycling newsgroup?


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Stopping distances for bicycles do not appear in the HC ... and so
cannot be of any consequence.
(Simon Mason - who cycles at 25mph in 20 mph limits - and thinks it's clever)

"JMS" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:39:18 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

snip


Meanwhile, other vehicles which have mixed it with lorries recently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-11609359

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-10868580

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...way-crash.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-11158623

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-cen...borders-crash/

and so on.



and the relevance to a cycling newsgroup?

Work it out for yourself. Why do you have to be spoonfed by asking silly
questions all the time?

The danger of being killed by an HGV is not unique to cyclists, car drivers
get killed by them all the time, so should they not "swim with the sharks"
as your new hero has stated?


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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/