Don't cycle in Greece? ;-)

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"Cyclist to stand trial for 'falling off bike'

An 11-year-old boy in Greece is to stand trial after falling off his bike during a race.

The boy on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios has been ordered to stand trial on October 13
for allegedly violating eight articles of the penal code and one traffic violation for falling off
his bicycle during an annual race.

The boy - identified only by his first name as Manolis - was taking part in last year's Chios
bicycle race when he suddenly fell off his bike. He was not injured in the accident, nor did he
cause any injuries to other riders taking part in the race, according to reports.

The island's prosecutor said the boy fell because he was "not driving carefully and with constant
rapt attention" and ordered him to appear in juvenile court.

© Associated Press

Story filed: 14:38 Saturday 30th August 2003"

I'll bet Tyler Hamilton will have second thoughts about ever cycling there ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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Nothing surprises me about the Greeks anymore.

You know in an attempt to crack down on gambling they simultaneously managed to ban computer games,
including handheld consoles.

Bunch of half wit goat herders if you ask me.

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Bunch of half wit goat herders if you ask me.

Of course. What other qualifications would the builders of the Acropolis, one of the world's great
civilisations and the owner's of the world's greatest merchant fleet need????

??????????????

I mean owners of course

Scrumpy Joe said:

Nothing surprises me about the Greeks anymore.

You know in an attempt to crack down on gambling they simultaneously managed to ban computer
games, including handheld consoles.

Worse that that - being in possession of any electronic game was an offence, thus rendering everyone
carrying a mobile phone a criminal.

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Ian Smith <[email hidden]> wrote: ( On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:03:02 +0100, Scrumpy Joe
<[email hidden]> wrote: ) > Nothing surprises me about the Greeks anymore. ( > ) > You know in an
attempt to crack down on gambling they simultaneously ( > managed to ban computer games, including
handheld consoles. ) ( Worse that that - being in possession of any electronic game was an )
offence, thus rendering everyone carrying a mobile phone a criminal.

Neither of these side-effects seems to be particularly undesirable to me.

My thoughts precisely. As has been pointed out, the Greeks were way ahead of the game 2,500 years
ago. Maybe they're edging ahead once more. tony R.

wafflyDIRTYcatLITTERhcsBOX said:

The island's prosecutor said the boy fell because he was "not driving carefully and with constant
rapt attention" and ordered him to appear in juvenile court.

Now if they apply that standard to motorized driving things would improve! A bit of constant rapt
attention is exactly what's needed when trying to pilot a four wheeled death greenhouse around the
crowded roads!

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"Cyclist to stand trial for 'falling off bike'

An 11-year-old boy in Greece is to stand trial after falling off his bike during a race.

The boy on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios has been ordered to stand trial on October 13 for
allegedly violating eight articles of the penal code and one traffic violation for falling off his
bicycle during an annual race.

The boy - identified only by his first name as Manolis - was taking part in last year's Chios
bicycle race when he suddenly fell off his bike. He was not injured in the accident, nor did he
cause any injuries to other riders taking part in the race, according to reports.

The island's prosecutor said the boy fell because he was "not driving carefully and with constant
rapt attention" and ordered him to appear in juvenile court.

© Associated Press

Story filed: 14:38 Saturday 30th August 2003"

I'll bet Tyler Hamilton will have second thoughts about ever cycling there ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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holy [censored] hes going to trial for it- but that woiuld have meant there being a policeman in greece- over the last few years ive spent about 2 months there and only seen 1 police car!

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holy [censored] hes going to trial for it- but that woiuld have meant there being a policeman in greece-
over the last few years ive spent about 2 months there and only seen 1 police car!

All around the airports on the lookout for plane-spotters no doubt.

Cheers, helen s ;-)

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news/story/sm_814635.html "Cyclist to stand trial for 'falling off bike' An 11-year-old boy in
Greece is to stand trial after falling off his bike during a race. The boy on the eastern
Aegean Sea island of Chios has been ordered to stand trial on October 13 for allegedly
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penal code and one traffic violation for falling off his bicycle

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an annual race. The boy - identified only by his first name as Manolis - was taking

part

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in last year's Chios bicycle race when he suddenly fell off his bike.

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was not injured in the accident, nor did he cause any injuries to

other

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riders taking part in the race, according to reports. The island's prosecutor said the boy
fell because he was "not driving carefully and with constant rapt attention" and ordered him
to appear

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juvenile court. © Associated Press Story filed: 14:38 Saturday 30th August 2003" I'll bet
Tyler Hamilton will have second thoughts about ever cycling there ;-) Cheers, helen s
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holy [censored] hes going to trial for it- but that woiuld have meant there being a policeman in greece-
over the last few years ive spent about 2 months there and only seen 1 police car!

Quite right too!!! and if they find him guilty they should take him outside and CUT HIS GOOLIES
OFF!!!!....oh...hang on a sec.....got that wrong.....

PATHETIC!!! - that's more like it ;-) Dave.

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Just to inject a little sanity into this discussion, Greece is actually an excellent country for
cycling. For further information and photos, see my cycling page (below).

AC

Liked the comment on the section about dogs and other hazards - "Greek dogs appear to understand
English swearing". Iain C