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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
First it was hug a hoodie - now Cameron's joined the Lycra louts
Last updated at 21:29pm on 21st July 2007 Comments (30) David Cameron has been accused of joining cycling's growing army of 'Lycra louts' who openly flout the rules of the road after he was snapped riding through a red light. The Tory leader, who sparked controversy last year with his 'hug a hoodie' speech, breached the Highway Code as he cycled home through London's Notting Hill. And although he had a helmet with him, Mr Cameron decided not to wear it - leaving it dangling from his handlebars. The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists and a hard core of cyclists who routinely ride on pavements, ignore lights and signs and weave dangerously through traffic. .... In pictures taken on Wednesday evening in Portobello Road, Mr Cameron approaches the crossroads at Westbourne Park Road with the lights signalling him to stop. Then he edges across the white line, despite the red light and, finally, crosses the yellow-box junction with the lights still on red. Hugh Bladon, of the Association of British Drivers, said: 'All cyclists must obey the rules of the road. It does not matter who they are.' But a Conservative spokesman commented: 'Mr Cameron was riding extremely carefully.' http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...n_page_id=1770 |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
On 23 Jul, 03:05, spindrift wrote:
The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists Don't see many law abiding motorists where I live. The majority speed and don't stop for red lights as long sas they can get past within a few seconds of it going red. Not that two wrongs make a right of course. Iain |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
spindrift wrote:
[snip] Are you suggesting that no London cyclists "openly flout" the rules of the road, or that flouting them is a lol matter??? -- Matt B |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
On 23 Jul, 11:16, iarocu wrote:
On 23 Jul, 03:05, spindrift wrote: The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists Don't see many law abiding motorists where I live. The majority speed and don't stop for red lights as long sas they can get past within a few seconds of it going red. Not that two wrongs make a right of course. Iain A black man joined the growing ranks of black criminals yesterday when blah blah blah. Acceptable? Nope, the whole premise is based on a lie. Cycling up 80% in London but accident rates have sharply declined. The more cyclists there are the safer the roads become. Lazy, dishonest reporting. |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
spindrift wrote:
Cycling up 80% in London but accident rates have sharply declined. Are you basing that "accident" assertion on the "official" police casualty statistics, have you made it up yourself, or do you actually have a /reliable/ source for it? -- Matt B |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
spindrift wrote:
On 23 Jul, 11:16, iarocu wrote: On 23 Jul, 03:05, spindrift wrote: The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists Don't see many law abiding motorists where I live. The majority speed and don't stop for red lights as long sas they can get past within a few seconds of it going red. Not that two wrongs make a right of course. Iain A black man joined the growing ranks of black criminals yesterday when blah blah blah. Acceptable? Nope, the whole premise is based on a lie. Cycling up 80% in London but accident rates have sharply declined. The more cyclists there are the safer the roads become. Lazy, dishonest reporting. it is the daily mail, mind you as a MP and a fairly imporant one at that red light jumping is hardly sending the right message across. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
spindrift said the following on 23/07/2007 11:05:
The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists and a hard core of cyclists who routinely ride on pavements, ignore lights and signs and weave dangerously through traffic. Law-abiding motorists? You have them in London, do you? I wonder why the rest of the country can't have them as well :-) -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
On Jul 23, 12:19 pm, Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet wrote:
Law-abiding motorists? You have them in London, do you? Not so as you'd notice, no. -- Dave... |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
On 23 Jul, 12:19, Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet wrote:
spindrift said the following on 23/07/2007 11:05: The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists and a hard core of cyclists who routinely ride on pavements, ignore lights and signs and weave dangerously through traffic. Law-abiding motorists? You have them in London, do you? I wonder why the rest of the country can't have them as well :-) -- Paul Boydhttp://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ A law-abiding driver: Driver sought after cyclist dies. A 26-year-old cyclist has died in a hit-and-run collision in East Sussex. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/6910033.stm Strange to ponder too that the number of uninsured cars in the UK outnumber the total sum of cycling commuters. (1.25 m v 1m). When the explosion in cycling in London (despite no infrastructure spending rather than because of any) was reported by The Mail's sister rag the Evading Standard, they made great play of the increased safety levels and more civilised road environment. City Cylists have more on this, interesting stuff. |
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Daily Mail twaddle. "Openly flouts" lol!
On 23 Jul, 11:05, spindrift wrote:
First it was hug a hoodie - now Cameron's joined the Lycra louts Last updated at 21:29pm on 21st July 2007 Comments (30) David Cameron has been accused of joining cycling's growing army of 'Lycra louts' who openly flout the rules of the road after he was snapped riding through a red light. The Tory leader, who sparked controversy last year with his 'hug a hoodie' speech, breached the Highway Code as he cycled home through London's Notting Hill. And although he had a helmet with him, Mr Cameron decided not to wear it - leaving it dangling from his handlebars. The episode comes amid growing tension on the capital's streets between law-abiding motorists and a hard core of cyclists who routinely ride on pavements, ignore lights and signs and weave dangerously through traffic. ... In pictures taken on Wednesday evening in Portobello Road, Mr Cameron approaches the crossroads at Westbourne Park Road with the lights signalling him to stop. Then he edges across the white line, despite the red light and, finally, crosses the yellow-box junction with the lights still on red. Hugh Bladon, of the Association of British Drivers, said: 'All cyclists must obey the rules of the road. It does not matter who they are.' But a Conservative spokesman commented: 'Mr Cameron was riding extremely carefully.' http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...news.html?in_a... I've always wondered why he carries a helmet dangling from his bars. Any clues? Peter. |
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