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Emergency Vehicles: A Disgrace
One of the most despicable effects of the deliberate congestion-causing
now practised by many local authorities is the fact that emergency vehicles are now being significantly and continuously hindered. The fact that this *must* be costing many lives is as obvious to any unblinkered, moderately intelligent person as it is with speed camera policy. It doesn't matter how many motoring deterrent* lanes ("bus lanes") are put in, the fact is that if normal traffic is being deliberately delayed at every opportunity then "privileged" traffic will also be delayed to one extent or another, and a few seconds can quite easily make all the difference in an emergency. This effect is amplified by red light cameras and the (C*apman-supported) refusal to stop prosecuting motorists who carefully make way for emergency vehicles at such junctions. Yet the car-haters' support for deliberate congestion-causing is as fervent as ever. It's this dogged and unwavering advocacy of anti-car measures, no matter *what* side effects are identified, which shows how truly callous and unreasonable the car-haters are. It doesn't matter to them if unnecessary congestion, speed cameras, obstacles in the middle of the road and all their other "achievements" against the motorist endanger the lives of drivers and "innocent" non-drivers alike in a huge number of different subtle and not-so-subtle ways. As long as the motorist is getting it in as many ways as possible, they simply *don't care*. They're not interested. It doesn't matter to them...*no* side effect is so bad that they will even consider giving up their persecution of drivers (we all know it's true). This lack of the slightest respect for others, the relentless negativity and backwardness and the almost constant dishonesty and sneakiness that the car-haters exhibit tells you all you need to know about them. -- * Simon Mason admitted that bus lanes are put in as a deterrent to motoring, so if you want to take it out on someone for daring to tell it how it is (Communists do like to censor those who expose their true aims, don't they?) then it really should be him. And there we all were genuinely thinking that deliberately keeping lots of perfectly good roadspace empty 90% of the time wasn't an anti-motorist measure at all. + (Oh dear Nob...struggling once again to actually demonstrate which specific part of the post is "crap"? Ah well, never mind, just use a generalised slur and then refuse to be drawn into detail...you know, the favourite tactic of you and your pathetic car-hating mates every time you're beaten, which is of course very often.) |
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Emergency Vehicles: A Disgrace
carburner wrote:
One of the most despicable effects of the deliberate congestion-causing now practised by many local authorities is the fact that emergency vehicles are now being significantly and continuously hindered. The fact that this *must* be costing many lives is as obvious to any unblinkered, moderately intelligent person as it is with speed camera policy. It doesn't matter how many motoring deterrent* lanes ("bus lanes") are put in, the fact is that if normal traffic is being deliberately delayed at every opportunity then "privileged" traffic will also be delayed to one extent or another, and a few seconds can quite easily make all the difference in an emergency. This effect is amplified by red light cameras and the (C*apman-supported) refusal to stop prosecuting motorists who carefully make way for emergency vehicles at such junctions. Yet the car-haters' support for deliberate congestion-causing is as fervent as ever. It's this dogged and unwavering advocacy of anti-car measures, no matter *what* side effects are identified, which shows how truly callous and unreasonable the car-haters are. It doesn't matter to them if unnecessary congestion, speed cameras, obstacles in the middle of the road and all their other "achievements" against the motorist endanger the lives of drivers and "innocent" non-drivers alike in a huge number of different subtle and not-so-subtle ways. As long as the motorist is getting it in as many ways as possible, they simply *don't care*. They're not interested. It doesn't matter to them...*no* side effect is so bad that they will even consider giving up their persecution of drivers (we all know it's true). This lack of the slightest respect for others, the relentless negativity and backwardness and the almost constant dishonesty and sneakiness that the car-haters exhibit tells you all you need to know about them. -- * Simon Mason admitted that bus lanes are put in as a deterrent to motoring, so if you want to take it out on someone for daring to tell it how it is (Communists do like to censor those who expose their true aims, don't they?) then it really should be him. And there we all were genuinely thinking that deliberately keeping lots of perfectly good roadspace empty 90% of the time wasn't an anti-motorist measure at all. + (Oh dear Nob...struggling once again to actually demonstrate which specific part of the post is "crap"? Ah well, never mind, just use a generalised slur and then refuse to be drawn into detail...you know, the favourite tactic of you and your pathetic car-hating mates every time you're beaten, which is of course very often.) You're wrong on so very many levels, but the irony in all this is it's often the cars which cause the injuries which need the emergency vehicles. Remove the cars and there are fewer fatal road accidents and less congestion to impede the arrival of the emergency services. btw, I do own a car. I prefer to cycle. On a bicycle congestion is rarely any impediment. -- www.slowbicyclemovement.org - enjoy the ride |
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Emergency Vehicles: A Disgrace
On 23 Feb, 23:30, Jim A wrote:
carburner wrote: One of the most despicable effects of the deliberate congestion-causing now practised by many local authorities is the fact that emergency vehicles are now being significantly and continuously hindered. *The fact that this *must* be costing many lives is as obvious to any unblinkered, moderately intelligent person as it is with speed camera policy. *It doesn't matter how many motoring deterrent* lanes ("bus lanes") are put in, the fact is that if normal traffic is being deliberately delayed at every opportunity then "privileged" traffic will also be delayed to one extent or another, and a few seconds can quite easily make all the difference in an emergency. *This effect is amplified by red light cameras and the (C*apman-supported) refusal to stop prosecuting motorists who carefully make way for emergency vehicles at such junctions. *Yet the car-haters' support for deliberate congestion-causing is as fervent as ever. It's this dogged and unwavering advocacy of anti-car measures, no matter *what* side effects are identified, which shows how truly callous and unreasonable the car-haters are. *It doesn't matter to them if unnecessary congestion, speed cameras, obstacles in the middle of the road and all their other "achievements" against the motorist endanger the lives of drivers and "innocent" non-drivers alike in a huge number of different subtle and not-so-subtle ways. *As long as the motorist is getting it in as many ways as possible, they simply *don't care*. * They're not interested. *It doesn't matter to them...*no* side effect is so bad that they will even consider giving up their persecution of drivers (we all know it's true). *This lack of the slightest respect for others, the relentless negativity and backwardness and the almost constant dishonesty and sneakiness that the car-haters exhibit tells you all you need to know about them. -- * Simon Mason admitted that bus lanes are put in as a deterrent to motoring, so if you want to take it out on someone for daring to tell it how it is (Communists do like to censor those who expose their true aims, don't they?) then it really should be him. *And there we all were genuinely thinking that deliberately keeping lots of perfectly good roadspace empty 90% of the time wasn't an anti-motorist measure at all.. + (Oh dear Nob...struggling once again to actually demonstrate which specific part of the post is "crap"? *Ah well, never mind, just use a generalised slur and then refuse to be drawn into detail...you know, the favourite tactic of you and your pathetic car-hating mates every time you're beaten, which is of course very often.) You're wrong on so very many levels, but the irony in all this is it's often the cars which cause the injuries which need the emergency vehicles.. Remove the cars and there are fewer fatal road accidents and less congestion to impede the arrival of the emergency services. btw, I do own a car. *I prefer to cycle. *On a bicycle congestion is rarely any impediment. --www.slowbicyclemovement.org- enjoy the ride- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ambulances and other emergency vehicles are more likely to be attending people who become ill or are injured in the home or at work than RT accidents. So don't automatically blame the motorist. It might be a drunken cyclist who has fallen off his bike. Where exactly are motorists being fined for entering bus or cycle lanes to let emergency vehicles through, so I can avoid doing so in those areas? Sounds like a typical TfL or local government tactic for generating revenue to me! DC |
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