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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I
came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
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Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- Guy Chapman, http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed to be worth at least what you paid for them. PGP public key at http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNZ463AAoJEJx9ogI8T+W/bEwH/0cMK8EHL3OUc2FX48KVF9vD hKvMk4oR7lpJ8LHLxE+Ys75owqbg2ASdDJif60hv3bKga80cj4 sIhDb0Rfg/30gQ 0MhYsWSSSSp9m4DSeSve5Z0FwAPdjGZReWHvbszqO0sm63LjY3 KqVZCGGfvlHOs9 CFmlFe/+Kne9iR82w94oCIXh8bqKJZ/HP2+GlraxuygMO5oWTsDi/z2SZXJYJuFC xdza89N6zpmLhzsAwlO0QDlSPcx97s9AP53sm3v1S0JVLwVJJY YWSBuKIH/bETyI AqiG0j3qYB5WymApRKEQRoKBfwEGtmRrDfx6G2Jbj/JpGPxIR54S0a18XokAHtY= =T4pU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On Feb 25, 11:12*am, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- Guy Chapman,http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed to be worth at least what you paid for them. PGP public key athttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNZ463AAoJEJx9ogI8T+W/bEwH/0cMK8EHL3OUc2FX48KVF9vD hKvMk4oR7lpJ8LHLxE+Ys75owqbg2ASdDJif60hv3bKga80cj4 sIhDb0Rfg/30gQ 0MhYsWSSSSp9m4DSeSve5Z0FwAPdjGZReWHvbszqO0sm63LjY3 KqVZCGGfvlHOs9 CFmlFe/+Kne9iR82w94oCIXh8bqKJZ/HP2+GlraxuygMO5oWTsDi/z2SZXJYJuFC xdza89N6zpmLhzsAwlO0QDlSPcx97s9AP53sm3v1S0JVLwVJJY YWSBuKIH/bETyI AqiG0j3qYB5WymApRKEQRoKBfwEGtmRrDfx6G2Jbj/JpGPxIR54S0a18XokAHtY= =T4pU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Thus proving the value of a cyclist without lights is the same as a wild deer, that's a shame as at least the deer is edible as roadkill. |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On Feb 25, 11:12*am, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- So cyclists are just another type of road kill then? |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On Feb 25, 11:40*am, NM wrote:
Thus proving the value of a cyclist without lights is the same as a wild deer, that's a shame as at least the deer is edible as roadkill.- Hide quoted text - By that logic, when parked, your car is worth one deer. Or alternatively, everything unlit is worth a big hloe in the road. Strange world you live in. |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On Feb 25, 11:50*am, PhilO wrote:
On Feb 25, 11:40*am, NM wrote: Thus proving the value of a cyclist without lights is the same as a wild deer, that's a shame as at least the deer is edible as roadkill.- Hide quoted text - By that logic, when parked, your car is worth one deer. Or alternatively, everything unlit is worth a big hloe in the road. Strange world you live in. Cyclists on time trials seem to be very good at killing or seriously injuring themselves by riding with their heads down straight into the back of parked vehicles. If I may quote Guy Chapman "Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that." - -- |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On 25/02/2011 11:12, Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- Guy Chapman, http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed to be worth at least what you paid for them. PGP public key at http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ Can you point out where the regulations are that require the deer to have lights? Can you point out where the deer could have purchased these lights? Or are you trying to say that the cyclist in question is about as intelligent as a deer? |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
On 25/02/2011 11:40, NM wrote:
On Feb 25, 11:12 am, "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- Guy Chapman,http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed to be worth at least what you paid for them. PGP public key athttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNZ463AAoJEJx9ogI8T+W/bEwH/0cMK8EHL3OUc2FX48KVF9vD hKvMk4oR7lpJ8LHLxE+Ys75owqbg2ASdDJif60hv3bKga80cj4 sIhDb0Rfg/30gQ 0MhYsWSSSSp9m4DSeSve5Z0FwAPdjGZReWHvbszqO0sm63LjY3 KqVZCGGfvlHOs9 CFmlFe/+Kne9iR82w94oCIXh8bqKJZ/HP2+GlraxuygMO5oWTsDi/z2SZXJYJuFC xdza89N6zpmLhzsAwlO0QDlSPcx97s9AP53sm3v1S0JVLwVJJY YWSBuKIH/bETyI AqiG0j3qYB5WymApRKEQRoKBfwEGtmRrDfx6G2Jbj/JpGPxIR54S0a18XokAHtY= =T4pU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Thus proving the value of a cyclist without lights is the same as a wild deer, that's a shame as at least the deer is edible as roadkill. Exactly how would you cook a Chapman? |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
Tony Dragon wrote:
On 25/02/2011 11:40, NM wrote: On Feb 25, 11:12 am, "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 25/02/2011 11:06, Derek C wrote: I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a deer with no rear lights. It wasn't even wearing a reflective sash or fitted with reflectors, so it didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing it in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the deer I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for it to see where he was going. Why do so many deer behave in this Lemming-like manner? Just as well I was driving at a speed where I could stop within the distance I could see to be clear, really. There should be a rule that people have to do that. - -- Guy Chapman,http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk The usenet price promise: all opinions are guaranteed to be worth at least what you paid for them. PGP public key athttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNZ463AAoJEJx9ogI8T+W/bEwH/0cMK8EHL3OUc2FX48KVF9vD hKvMk4oR7lpJ8LHLxE+Ys75owqbg2ASdDJif60hv3bKga80cj4 sIhDb0Rfg/30gQ 0MhYsWSSSSp9m4DSeSve5Z0FwAPdjGZReWHvbszqO0sm63LjY3 KqVZCGGfvlHOs9 CFmlFe/+Kne9iR82w94oCIXh8bqKJZ/HP2+GlraxuygMO5oWTsDi/z2SZXJYJuFC xdza89N6zpmLhzsAwlO0QDlSPcx97s9AP53sm3v1S0JVLwVJJY YWSBuKIH/bETyI AqiG0j3qYB5WymApRKEQRoKBfwEGtmRrDfx6G2Jbj/JpGPxIR54S0a18XokAHtY= =T4pU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Thus proving the value of a cyclist without lights is the same as a wild deer, that's a shame as at least the deer is edible as roadkill. Exactly how would you cook a Chapman? ask him, probably spit roast would be his favourite. |
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Another brave/foolish cyclist!
"Derek C" wrote in message ... I was driving my car down a very dark country lane last night, when I came up behind a cyclist with no rear lights. At least he was wearing a reflective sash and his bike was fitted with reflectors, but even so he didn't show up very well at all until he came within range of my dipped headlights. They were dipped because there was another car approaching in the opposite direction, and I could have easily missed seeing him in the associated glare from its headlights. As I overtook the cyclist I noticed that he didn't have a front light either, so it must have been quite difficult for him to see where he was going. Why do so many cyclists behave in this Lemming-like and illegal manner? When I was younger (!) I had a constant battle with cycle lights.Finding something that would (a) stay on the bike and (b) would work on demand and keep working whilst I was riding and (c) gave out light that others could see was almost impossible. I'm certain there were occasions when my rear light, in particular, failed. With the advent of LEDs which solved pretty well all of those problems I did think that the survival instinct would kick in and people who had had the same experience as me but given up rather than persevering would see the light (sorry). But now I've realised that there is a more basic instinct at work. People don't realise that lights on any road going vehicle serve two purposes - see and be seen. How many vehicles do you see in the gathering gloom with no lights on? People who seem to take a perverse pleasure in hiding their dark coloured vehicle and only turn their lights on at the moment when they can't see the road in front of them. I see far too many. The approaching rules about DRLs will go some way to resolving such issues for motorised vehicles. |
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