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Robin9 · August 1st 13, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by

On Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:44:15 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:12:11AM +0000, d wrote:

You must have cloth ears then. Every other week there's some shrieking
crustie
on the TV or local radio saying "something must be done!" about cycling
deaths in London. I know - how about cyclists learn to use their ****ing
eyes and common sense and don't go up the inside of a truck or bus turning
left! You never know, it might just work.

Or up the right of a vehicle signalling to turn right. That's what
happened the only time I ran a cyclist over. Thankfully, he did it right
in front of a nice gentleman from the Met who was waiting to cross the
road on foot. If he hadn't then it would, of course, have been found to
be my fault.

I've got a good one - some dumb **** on a bike riding ON hanger lane
gyratory. For those who don't know its 4 - 7 lane wide roundabout in west
london. It also has subways running all the way underneath it that include
clearer marked and segregated cycle paths. The guy either was a complete fool
or was just being bloody minded for the sake of it, take your pick.

NJR

That kind of suicidal insanity is not unusual in London. It's a major reason
people like me are not surprised when we hear news reports that a cyclist
has been knocked of his or her bike.