heart attacks?

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MartinM said:

* rabbit speak for cars from Watership Down; I do hope it's on this
Xmas want to watch it before the kids get too old

What is it with you and Watership Down, Martin? Have you got something you
want to share with us?

Careful, he might start asking if you want to see his carrot ;-)

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MartinM said:

* rabbit speak for cars from Watership Down; I do hope it's on this
Xmas want to watch it before the kids get too old

What is it with you and Watership Down, Martin? Have you got something you
want to share with us?

my interest in rabbits, on a public ng? wouldn't share my Cottontail with
anyone ;-)

half_wit said:

Actually I love traffic jams!!
I enjoy breezeing past hundreds of queueing cars.
If there is no room to pass on the left I pass on there right
(traffic jams are usually only on one side of the road).
Failing that I use the pavement.

If you are one of those cyclists who frown on cycling
on the pavement, jumping red lights etc... then maybe they
are more prone to stress. My advice is lighten up and
break the rules a bit.

I presume, then, that you would have no objection to my doing the same thing
while at the wheel of my motorcar?

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Tim Hall said:

And those other two monkeys. Who the hell are they? According to Mrs.
Hall the taller one is what Clarkson would look like if played by
Stephen Fry.

James May. Rides a brompton around town. Allegedly becasue he owns a
bently and the nearest garage big enough to put it in is 8 miles away and
the brompton is ideal to go in the boot. Regularly goes on about how you
must be mad to drive in the centre of London.

Richard Hammond, the little one. Did a good TV series on 'should I be
worried about..'. Included him selling his own tap water to punters in
Covent Garden.

Again, I think both of them are quite entertaining as presenters. They tend
to keep quoting horsepower figures etc of cars they're reviewing to a
minimum, which helps. James May definately has a touch of the Stephen
Fry about him, though...

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half_pint said:

Why shouldn't you cycle on the pavement when you are causing
no inconvienience to anyone except for some 'jobsworth'?
Prams and push chairs are allowed on pavements.

Because pedestrians, particuarly the old, less agile, and those in
charge of small children, are afraid of being hit when some prat like
you comes cycling along the pavement. You probably won't hit them, but
the perception is there. So, quite rightly, they get upset. (Small
children also move extremely unpredictably).

They are far more likely to be hit (and killed) by a car whilst on the
pavement.
I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.
I can clearly recall two recent incidents of pedestrians being killed (in my
home City) by cars whilst they were on the pavement.

It is hardly my fault pedestrians have false perceptions the solution is
to educate them not punish innocent cyclists.

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It also leads to the mentality "Well, if that cyclist is breaking the
law by cycling on the pavement, he/she can't object to me breaking the
law by driving in the cycle lane/speeding/etc."

Only an idiot (who should not be driving) would form that opinion.

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half_wit said:

Actually I love traffic jams!!
I enjoy breezeing past hundreds of queueing cars.
If there is no room to pass on the left I pass on there right
(traffic jams are usually only on one side of the road).
Failing that I use the pavement.

If you are one of those cyclists who frown on cycling
on the pavement, jumping red lights etc... then maybe they
are more prone to stress. My advice is lighten up and
break the rules a bit.

I presume, then, that you would have no objection to my doing the same

thing

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while at the wheel of my motorcar?

As long as you are not a danger to anyone no.
Thing is with cars is they break down, hence it is vastly more dangerous
for you to go through red lights because if you car stalls the situation
becomes a very dangerous one.
Futher more because of the vast weight of a car itis an inherently dangerous
vehicle.
Also due to protection offered to you by a car you know if you make
a mistake it will probably not terminate your own life, that is not
the case for cyclists.
There is no comparison between the two situation.
Caomparing car with bike not comparing like with like.
Cars are killing machines bicycles are not.

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half_wit said:

Actually I love traffic jams!!
I enjoy breezeing past hundreds of queueing cars.
If there is no room to pass on the left I pass on there right
(traffic jams are usually only on one side of the road).
Failing that I use the pavement.

If you are one of those cyclists who frown on cycling
on the pavement, jumping red lights etc... then maybe they
are more prone to stress. My advice is lighten up and
break the rules a bit.

I presume, then, that you would have no objection to my doing the same

thing

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while at the wheel of my motorcar?

As long as you are not a danger to anyone no.
Thing is with cars is they break down, hence it is vastly more dangerous
for you to go through red lights because if you car stalls the situation
becomes a very dangerous one.

And just what mechanism can you think of for a car stalling like that? It
suggests you rarely drive.

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Futher more because of the vast weight of a car itis an inherently dangerous
vehicle.
Also due to protection offered to you by a car you know if you make
a mistake it will probably not terminate your own life, that is not
the case for cyclists.

Risk of KSI in a car crash is greater than that of a cycle crash.

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There is no comparison between the two situation.
Caomparing car with bike not comparing like with like.
Cars are killing machines bicycles are not.

fear is fear, is it not? Assault (stretching the point here a bit)is not
just the causing of harm but the leading someone to believe they are likely
to be harmed.

Unless you are riding at walking pace then people will feel fear if you are
on the pavement.
ANd having ridden round Nottingham for a few days, I'd much rather be on
almost any of the roads.

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half_wit said:

Actually I love traffic jams!!
I enjoy breezeing past hundreds of queueing cars.
If there is no room to pass on the left I pass on there right
(traffic jams are usually only on one side of the road).
Failing that I use the pavement.

If you are one of those cyclists who frown on cycling
on the pavement, jumping red lights etc... then maybe they
are more prone to stress. My advice is lighten up and
break the rules a bit.

I presume, then, that you would have no objection to my doing the
same thing while at the wheel of my motorcar?

As long as you are not a danger to anyone no.
Thing is with cars is they break down, hence it is vastly more
dangerous for you to go through red lights because if you car stalls
the situation becomes a very dangerous one.
Futher more because of the vast weight of a car itis an inherently
dangerous vehicle.
Also due to protection offered to you by a car you know if you make
a mistake it will probably not terminate your own life, that is not
the case for cyclists.
There is no comparison between the two situation.
Caomparing car with bike not comparing like with like.
Cars are killing machines bicycles are not.

The next time I find myself stuck in traffic in my car, then, I shall take
to the pavement to get to the front of the queue. When stopped by the
dibbles, I shall say "But surely it's OK to drive on the pavement if no-one
gets hurt? Someone told me to lighten up and break the rules a bit!"

You are this: wrong.

And also this: dangerous.

We have traffic laws precisely because history has shown that left to their
own devices, people /cannot/ be trusted to Do The Right Thing.

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half_pint said:

They are far more likely to be hit (and killed) by a car whilst on the
pavement.
I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.

Nonetheless it happens.

The statistics on casualties in accidents between cyclist and
pedestrian on a footway between 1999 and 2002 (the latest figures) are
set out in the following table:

Casualties
Severity 1999 2000 2001 2002
Killed 1 0 0 0
Serious 25 17 16 14
Slight 61 48 38 37
All 87 65 54 51

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half_pint said:

They are far more likely to be hit (and killed) by a car whilst on the
pavement.
I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.

Nonetheless it happens.

The statistics on casualties in accidents between cyclist and
pedestrian on a footway between 1999 and 2002 (the latest figures) are
set out in the following table:

Casualties
Severity 1999 2000 2001 2002
Killed 1 0 0 0
Serious 25 17 16 14
Slight 61 48 38 37
All 87 65 54 51

Wow one fatality in 4 years, and that may have been the cyclist
not the pedestrian. Note all the figures are declining too.

Incidently how many cyclists avoided dead or seriously injury by
being on the pavement rather than the road?

My guess would be about 300.

Also;-
In 1999 - the last time nationally updated statistics were made available -
there were 200,000 DIY injuries in the UK and 70 deaths

So 40,000 ( *forty* *thousand* ) times more people are injured in DIY
accidents than by pavement cycling.

Time to introduce on the spot fines for DIYers?

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half_pint said:

They are far more likely to be hit (and killed) by a car whilst on the
pavement.
I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.

Nonetheless it happens.

The statistics on casualties in accidents between cyclist and
pedestrian on a footway between 1999 and 2002 (the latest figures) are
set out in the following table:

Casualties
Severity 1999 2000 2001 2002
Killed 1 0 0 0
Serious 25 17 16 14
Slight 61 48 38 37
All 87 65 54 51

Wow one fatality in 4 years, and that may have been the cyclist
not the pedestrian. Note all the figures are declining too.

Incidently how many cyclists avoided dead or seriously injury by
being on the pavement rather than the road?

My guess would be about 300.

What is your justification for that? You estimate that if the number of
pavement cyclists (no more than 25% of cyclist miles) were on the road then
casualties would go up by 300%?

Why? Are pavement cyclists really that incompetent?

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Also;-
In 1999 - the last time nationally updated statistics were made available -
there were 200,000 DIY injuries in the UK and 70 deaths

So 40,000 ( *forty* *thousand* ) times more people are injured in DIY
accidents than by pavement cycling.

Time to introduce on the spot fines for DIYers?

Are the DIYers harming others? I'd guess that most of those 200,000 are self
inflicted.

And therefore irrelevant.

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I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.

But aren't you a hopeless pedant who scours the internet for the
remotest bit of evidence to back up whatever hole you've dug yourself
into?

from a quick google

<snip>

Mrs Fisher said: "Although he maybe shouldn't have run across the
pavement,
the cyclist should not have been there at all.
"It is something that has bothered me since I started taking him to
school
in September because you often see parents and other adults riding on
the
pavement.
"But I never thought that my son would be a victim of my pet hate."
The woman cyclist, who came off her bike in the accident, was shaken
but
uninjured.
Medical staff at Hull Royal Infirmary have recommended Oliver stay
home from
school for a couple of days.
Mrs Fisher, a teddy bear restorer, said: "It is not just children who
could
be injured – there are a lot of elderly people around here.
"I know the police have better things to do but I have seen them
watching

<snip>

And I do remember a thread on here following a ped's death by a
cyclist.

half_pint said:

Quoted message said:

The statistics on casualties in accidents between cyclist and
pedestrian on a footway between 1999 and 2002 (the latest figures) are
set out in the following table:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Casualties
Severity 1999 2000 2001 2002
Killed 1 0 0 0
Serious 25 17 16 14
Slight 61 48 38 37
All 87 65 54 51

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Wow one fatality in 4 years, and that may have been the cyclist
not the pedestrian. Note all the figures are declining too.

It was the pedestrian, I think you'll find. The rate runs at one
every few years.

The point stands: pavement cycling is not risk-free, either for the
cyclist or for the pedestrians.

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Incidently how many cyclists avoided dead or seriously injury by
being on the pavement rather than the road?

It's much more likely to be the other way around, according to the
research evidence.

Pavement cycling is illegal, inconsiderate and puts you and the people
around you at risk. Oh, and it gives cyclists a bad name.

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My guess would be about 300.

They must be seriously incompetent then.

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Just zis Guy said:

Pavement cycling is illegal, inconsiderate and puts you and the people
around you at risk. Oh, and it gives cyclists a bad name.

And pedestrians are fearful of an accident, which is the strongest
reason for me. In just the same way that it's illegal to go around
throwing punches or kicks that just miss, because it makes people
fearful of actually being hit.

R.

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Time to introduce on the spot fines for DIYers?

Are the DIYers harming others? I'd guess that most of those 200,000 are

self

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inflicted.

Maybe 80% who knows, that still leaves 40,000 innocent victims.

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And therefore irrelevant.

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I cannot recall any incidents *whatsoever* of anyone being injured
by a bike on the pavement.

But aren't you a hopeless pedant who scours the internet for the
remotest bit of evidence to back up whatever hole you've dug yourself
into?

from a quick google

<snip>

Mrs Fisher said: "Although he maybe shouldn't have run across the
pavement,
the cyclist should not have been there at all.
"It is something that has bothered me since I started taking him to
school
in September because you often see parents and other adults riding on
the
pavement.
"But I never thought that my son would be a victim of my pet hate."
The woman cyclist, who came off her bike in the accident, was shaken
but
uninjured.
Medical staff at Hull Royal Infirmary have recommended Oliver stay
home from
school for a couple of days.
Mrs Fisher, a teddy bear restorer, said: "It is not just children who
could
be injured - there are a lot of elderly people around here.
"I know the police have better things to do but I have seen them
watching

Yes those hald blind elderly folk who are mowing down child cyclists
with their cars on a daily basis, oh yes those poor sweet souls.

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<snip>

And I do remember a thread on here following a ped's death by a
cyclist.

half_pint said:

Yes those hald blind elderly folk who are mowing down child cyclists
with their cars on a daily basis, oh yes those poor sweet souls.

Out of the 20 or so child deaths last year while cycling, how many were
killed by collision with a vehicle driven by such a person, when it was not
the cyclist's fault?

Oh, once again you have no evidence to support that allegation.

...d

half_pint said:

Why make laws to please people who are retarded?

Because we have to keep you happy.

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Just zis Guy said:

Pavement cycling is illegal, inconsiderate and puts you and the people
around you at risk. Oh, and it gives cyclists a bad name.

And pedestrians are fearful of an accident, which is the strongest
reason for me. In just the same way that it's illegal to go around
throwing punches or kicks that just miss, because it makes people
fearful of actually being hit.

Why make laws to please people who are retarded?

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R.

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half_pint said:

Yes those hald blind elderly folk who are mowing down child cyclists
with their cars on a daily basis, oh yes those poor sweet souls.

Out of the 20 or so child deaths last year while cycling, how many were
killed by collision with a vehicle driven by such a person, when it was

not

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the cyclist's fault?

How many old folk were killed by child cyclist last year? Answer zero.

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Oh, once again you have no evidence to support that allegation.

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