It's not just the cyclists

"wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast along
narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Oct%202005%2008%3A22%3A09%3A240

Of course, if this carries on it won't be too long before a motorist gets
half-a-tonne of equine steak through his/her windscreen... which will have
a slowing down effect, as well as a possible immediate shortening of life
for man/woman and beast alike 🙁

My Physics teacher had her Jenson Interceptor written off when a horse
collaped on top of it. Both humans OK fotunately.

wafflycat said:

that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast along
narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Oct%202005%2008%3A22%3A09%3A240

Closest call I ever had with a horse while driving a car (coincidentally
in Norfolk) was when I decided that stopping was the safest option. The
horse approached slowly, then bolted and narrowly missed falling on top
of the car.

Moral (applying common cycle helmet logic, esp. extrapolating from
single incident): it is safest to pass horses at speed, most dangerous
when stationary.

Biggles

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 20:34:06 +0100 someone who may be "wafflycat"
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that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast along
narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

Though stereotypes like, “When you get people from away who do not
understand country life, they do not realise that they have to slow
down. Everyone knows you shouldn't beep a horn at a horse,” he
said.', are probably best avoided if people want to be taken
seriously.

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I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

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"It is common sense not to go round a blind corner too quickly ..."

thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of the term "common sense",
because one mans common sense etc. Occams Razor too for similar
reasons, one mans simplest explaination ....

Phil Clarke said:

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"It is common sense not to go round a blind corner too quickly ..."

thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of the term "common
sense", because one mans common sense etc. Occams Razor too for
similar reasons, one mans simplest explaination ....

It certainly would be common sense to get rid of it.

I once complained to my tutor that whatever could be learned from
psychology seemed to be no more than a few common sense statements. His
reply was that psychology was largely about discovering which common
sense statements were correct and which weren't.

--
Dave...

Phil Clarke said:

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"It is common sense not to go round a blind corner too quickly ..."

thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of the term "common sense",
because one mans common sense etc. Occams Razor too for similar
reasons, one mans simplest explaination ....

Thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of campaigns. One man's
issue..... ;-)

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

wafflycat said:

that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast along
narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Oct%202005%2008%3A22%3A09%3A240

Of course, if this carries on it won't be too long before a motorist gets
half-a-tonne of equine steak through his/her windscreen... which will have a
slowing down effect, as well as a possible immediate shortening of life for
man/woman and beast alike 🙁

It is interesting to see the reporter/editor managed to mangle the
descriptions as well as reporters do when reporting cycling accidents

"ten year old filly Smartie, a grey welsh pony" A TEN YEAR OLD filly??
And the caption : Smartie - the _horse_ which had to be put down.

I take it horses are fairly rare in Norfolk?

John Kane
Kingston ON

"John_Kane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I take it horses are fairly rare in Norfolk?

Good grief, no. Often come across horse & rider whilst out on my bike.

Cheers, helen s

Tony Raven said:

Thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of campaigns.
One man's issue..... ;-)

That too. Anyone who disagrees with me, basicly. 😉

Response to Tony Raven:

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Thinking of starting a campaign to rid us of campaigns. One man's
issue..... ;-)

To be chanted while marching along the route of a Mobius Strip:

"What Do We Want?"

"An End To Ironically Self-Referential Sloganeering!"

"When Do We Want It?"

"Before This Demo!"

[*Definitely* not feeling well today...]

--
Mark, UK

"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity."

John_Kane said:

wafflycat said:

that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast along
narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Oct%202005%2008%3A22%3A09%3A240

Of course, if this carries on it won't be too long before a motorist gets
half-a-tonne of equine steak through his/her windscreen... which will have a
slowing down effect, as well as a possible immediate shortening of life for
man/woman and beast alike 🙁

It is interesting to see the reporter/editor managed to mangle the
descriptions as well as reporters do when reporting cycling accidents

"ten year old filly Smartie, a grey welsh pony" A TEN YEAR OLD filly??
And the caption : Smartie - the _horse_ which had to be put down.

I take it horses are fairly rare in Norfolk?

One could always learn from the Swedish reporters on elk strike where
half a tonne of elk meat slides up your Volvo bonnet and re-engineers
the passenger cabin for you.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

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Of course, if this carries on it won't be too long before a motorist gets
half-a-tonne of equine steak through his/her windscreen... which will have a

About 10 years ago near Codnor, Derbys. a young lady was riding her
horse when a car rounded the bend and rammed it at speed from behind.
She ended up sitting on the roof of the car.The poor horse had to wait
for a vet with a gun.There was a blood stain all over the road until it
was resurfaced.
I never did hear whether any penalty was applied to the driver.

TerryJ

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About 10 years ago near Codnor, Derbys. a young lady was riding her
horse when a car rounded the bend and rammed it at speed from behind.
She ended up sitting on the roof of the car.The poor horse had to wait
for a vet with a gun.There was a blood stain all over the road until it
was resurfaced.
I never did hear whether any penalty was applied to the driver.

TerryJ

Many years ago whilst living in the NE, a local headline was how a horse got
on to a road (dual carriageway) and was hit by a car doing 60mph. The driver
of the car was killed - as was the horse.

helen s

wafflycat said:

that get the attentions of inconsiderate motorists going too fast
along narrow, winding country lanes. Seems horses are fair game too..

some time ago on a shared footpath/bridleway/cycletrack (by the Beverly
Brook at the bottom of Wimbledon Common near the pavilion) our usual Sunday
social ride of about 5 of us on mountain bikes was overtaken by a group of
horses (with riders!) at the canter with the lead rider shouting "Get out of
the way. This is a bridleway".

Lack of consideration and excess speed along narrow tracks is not the sole
preserve of motorists!

pk

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Lack of consideration and excess speed along narrow tracks is not the sole
preserve of motorists!

pk

Indeed that is true - you can get tosspots on any form of transport.

Cheers, helen s