Tut Tut...

The other view point said:

Lucas in London ????

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That really is retarded.

One day they will push it too far and get their ass handed to them. It is
[censored] like that that give cyclists a bad name.

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Does the 'Tut Tut" refer to the choice of music?

(For the record - the words 'organ donors' comes to mind.)

Adam Lea said:

That really is retarded.

One day they will push it too far and get their ass handed to them. It is
[censored] like that that give cyclists a bad name.

Agreed.

I gave up watching part way through. Is this some sort of macho
"event", or is this usual behaviour all the time?

PhilD

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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:49:10 -0700, "The other view point, there is one

you know... said:

It's kinda like watching a Chinese sweatshop worker making cheap
T-shirts.

This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

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This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

I recognised much of the route for the first couple of minutes as it's
the one I took from work to Spanish lessons (New Oxford Street, then
Oxford Street). I worked out that it's safer (and for me quicker) to
take a left on Berwick Street, wind through Soho (being courteous to all
peds and drivers, of course, and obeying signals) and go straight across
Mayfair to Hyde Park and onward on Bayswater Road.
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there is one you know... said:

Looks like a Darwin award waiting to happen!

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Quoted message said:

This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

They're in a race, so presumably don't ride to quite that appalling
standard when they're working.

Given the poor sight lines they can hardly claim they were only risking
themselves. Any chance of someone dancing nekkid round the willow tree to
send the p*ncture fairy their way?

Marc Brett said:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:49:10 -0700, "The other view point, there is one

you know... said:

It's kinda like watching a Chinese sweatshop worker making cheap
T-shirts.

This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

not just couriers, who dive for gaps, or shoot though lights. while i
suspect that Tony Raven is correct that more get killed by jumping cars
than from shooting though lights them selfs. it is a issue more of a
image than any thing else.

roger

The other view point said:

how come they are not all dead???

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:49:10 -0700, "The other view point, there is

one you know... said:

How not to do it. Very bad form.

Tony B said:

The other view point, there is one you know... wro>>

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how come they are not all dead???

Because cycling isn't very dangerous, even when you're as cavalier as
this!

Note that the traffic speeds in London are pretty low, so the penalty
for getting it wrong probably isn't as high as it might be if you
tried this kind of thing in other cities (or on London's faster roads
when they're quiet enough for the traffic to be moving for that
matter).

Phil

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The other view point said:

how come they are not all dead???

Because they are immortal like my mate 'Crasher Pete' who never let a series
of broken linbs and assorted bones stop him from behaving like a total
nutter on his RD400

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

They're in a race, so presumably don't ride to quite that appalling
standard when they're working.

Given the poor sight lines they can hardly claim they were only risking
themselves. Any chance of someone dancing nekkid round the willow tree to
send the p*ncture fairy their way?

I just don't understand why motorists feel obliged to let them through
when they're blatantly running red lights - if more of them ended up
embedded in the side of cars they might not think it was such a smart
thing to do.

Rob Morley said:

I just don't understand why motorists feel obliged to let them through
when they're blatantly running red lights

Would you really hit someone, injuring them and probably causing several
hundred quids worth of damage to your car, when you could just brake
and swear a lot instead?

Rob Morley said:

I just don't understand why motorists feel obliged to let them through
when they're blatantly running red lights - if more of them ended up
embedded in the side of cars they might not think it was such a smart
thing to do.

Because their cars mean more to them than anything else. They don't want
to risk a cosmetic scrape.

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Rob Morley said:

I just don't understand why motorists feel obliged to let them through
when they're blatantly running red lights

Would you really hit someone, injuring them and probably causing several
hundred quids worth of damage to your car, when you could just brake
and swear a lot instead?

I wouldn't hit them if I could help it, but I wouldn't mind them hitting
me if it was clearly their fault. My cars aren't worth several hundred
quid.

there is one you know... said:

Was that a police car coming out from under Centrepoint (1'27"😉?
Should have nicked them.

Marc Brett said:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:49:10 -0700, "The other view point, there is one

you know... said:

It's kinda like watching a Chinese sweatshop worker making cheap
T-shirts.

This is the dark underbelly nobody likes to think about when they phone
for a bike courier because their precious item /has/ to be on the other
side of town pronto.

It was an organised speed event...they did for fun and through
choice...