Cyclists protest in Kiev

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http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=ns&q=cyclist&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=d

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Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the streets of the Ukraine capital,
Kiev, in a protest over road safety.

The demonstration was prompted by the death of a man killed by a car
while riding his bike earlier this year.
Not a Critical Mass, I don't think.

And we think we've got it bad! There is something inhuman about those who
will let anyone lay injured in the road for three hours.

--
David Lloyd,
The pub is responsible for my opinions.

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Cool, video, top right corner:

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=ns&q=cyclist&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=d

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Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the streets of the Ukraine capital,
Kiev, in a protest over road safety.

The demonstration was prompted by the death of a man killed by a car
while riding his bike earlier this year.
Not a Critical Mass, I don't think.

And we think we've got it bad! There is something inhuman about those who
will let anyone lay injured in the road for three hours.

I thought the chalk outlines was a very effective visual statement.

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spindrift said:

Cool, video, top right corner:

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=ns&q=cyclist&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=d

Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the streets of the Ukraine capital,
Kiev, in a protest over road safety.

The demonstration was prompted by the death of a man killed by a car
while riding his bike earlier this year.
Not a Critical Mass, I don't think.

Bandwidth on that site is so poor as to make it unwatchable. :-(

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Cool, video, top right corner:

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=ns&q=cyclist&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=d

Quoted message said:

Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the streets of the Ukraine capital,
Kiev, in a protest over road safety.

The demonstration was prompted by the death of a man killed by a car
while riding his bike earlier this year.
Not a Critical Mass, I don't think.

And we think we've got it bad! There is something inhuman about those who
will let anyone lay injured in the road for three hours.

My wife was hit a year ago by a trailer pulled by a van, she
ended up lying on the road, three cars squeezed passed her
before she could crawl out of danger.
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Cheers
the.Mark

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Cool, video, top right corner:

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=ns&q=cyclist&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=d

Quoted message said:

Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the streets of the Ukraine capital,
Kiev, in a protest over road safety.

The demonstration was prompted by the death of a man killed by a car
while riding his bike earlier this year.
Not a Critical Mass, I don't think.

And we think we've got it bad! There is something inhuman about those who
will let anyone lay injured in the road for three hours.

I thought the chalk outlines was a very effective visual statement.

Will the benefits of making more drivers aware of the dangers
cyclists' face outweigh the detrimental affect of people's perception
of cycling as a dangerous activity?

The best advertisements for cyclists' road safety is positive images
of drivers and cyclists looking out for each other and sharing their
space in a polite and friendly manner - IMO.