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Old July 18th 04, 03:19 PM
captainmaniscalco
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Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04

Idiots on two wheels

Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by
bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour
by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists.

Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at
speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against
the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red
lights are just part of their general bad behaviour.

A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no
lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets.
They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive.

Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no
respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing
about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are
making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act?

Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be
inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at
least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles
as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long
overdue.

Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16.
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Old July 18th 04, 04:38 PM
Alan Erskine
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"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om...
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04


Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward)
post from their server...

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Old July 18th 04, 04:58 PM
Al
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Alan Erskine wrote:

"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
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Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04



Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward)
post from their server...

Yup 172.190.78.41 an AOL luser to boot.
To be expected.
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Old July 18th 04, 07:31 PM
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"Alan Erskine" wrote in message

"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om...
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04


Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous
coward) post from their server...


Your point, caller?

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Old July 18th 04, 10:57 PM
John L
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Your point, troll ?

John L.

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS"
wrote:

"Alan Erskine" wrote in message

"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om...
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04


Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous
coward) post from their server...


Your point, caller?


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Old July 18th 04, 11:03 PM
Ray Peace
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What a ****wit. And I suppose she goes barging around in a two tonne
environment-destroying tank like everyone else.
Regards,
R.

captainmaniscalco wrote:

Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04

Idiots on two wheels

Am I alone in my alarm at the increase in reckless riding by
bicyclists? In busy, crowded inner-city streets, confronting behaviour
by cyclists is making life hell for both pedestrians and motorists.

Irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic, mounting the footpath at
speed in shopping centres and barging into pedestrians, riding against
the traffic, pushing through pedestrian crossings and through red
lights are just part of their general bad behaviour.

A huge proportion of the offending riders are in dark clothes, have no
lights, reflectors, warning bells and are usually not wearing helmets.
They are selfish, mean-spirited, dangerous and aggressive.

Far from being good for society, these terrorists of the road have no
respect for anyone. The police and the councils are doing nothing
about them, even though these riders are flouting many laws and are
making a nuisance of themselves everywhere. Why won't they act?

Bicycles should be registered, have all safety equipment fitted and be
inspected like motor vehicles. The cyclists should be licensed, or at
least have a competency certificate issued if they are to use bicycles
as commuter transport. A crackdown on the idiot element is long
overdue.

Jenny Ward, Erskineville, July 16.


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Old July 18th 04, 11:44 PM
DRS
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"John L" wrote in message

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:31:07 +1000, "DRS"
wrote:
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message

"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om...
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04

Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous
coward) post from their server...


Your point, caller?


Your point, troll ?


Don't employ rhetoric you don't understand, ****wit.

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Old July 19th 04, 12:23 AM
rickster
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"Alan Erskine" wrote in message ...
"captainmaniscalco" wrote in message
om...
Letter to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald 19/7/04


Don't you just love google? They'll let anyone (even an anonymous coward)
post from their server...


WTF ? Has he done something wrong to deserve this mini-spray ? He
just posted a letter from a news paper and offered no remarks to label
him a coward ? Or have you two got a prior thing going and are just
looking for a bit of flaming and trolling ?
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Old July 19th 04, 12:25 AM
kraut783
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I'm hoping the soccer mom in the H2 is talking about couriers on bikes
and not the regular road bikers. Those couriers are crazy, skilled but
crazy


Allen


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Old July 19th 04, 12:51 AM
DaveB
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Who cares. It's full of generalisations, devoid of any facts, and
appears to be written just to get a reaction. Oh wait a
minute, I just described usenet.

DaveB

 




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