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An exhibition of stupidity
On 27/09/2011 13:43, Bruce wrote:
wrote: This fashion is more Kensington and Chelsea than all of London but I'm all in favour of getting rid of railings. They are usually a real danger to cyclists. Kerbs are another matter though. Without them motorists drive all over the pavements. We learnt that in Cambridge 20 years ago and ended up with a load of bollards. Presumably the evil motorists now knock down the bollards. Are the bollards any better for cyclists than railings? In Cambridge the bollards used to sneak up (literally) on the motorists and take them by surprise. -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
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An exhibition of stupidity
On 2011\09\27 21:39, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 27/09/2011 13:43, Bruce wrote: wrote: This fashion is more Kensington and Chelsea than all of London but I'm all in favour of getting rid of railings. They are usually a real danger to cyclists. Kerbs are another matter though. Without them motorists drive all over the pavements. We learnt that in Cambridge 20 years ago and ended up with a load of bollards. Presumably the evil motorists now knock down the bollards. Are the bollards any better for cyclists than railings? In Cambridge the bollards used to sneak up (literally) on the motorists and take them by surprise. You're talking bollards. |
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An exhibition of stupidity
You're talking bollards.
Or for some drivers "up yours" - eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyihogeiyH0? -- Robin PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com |
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An exhibition of stupidity
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(Basil Jet) wrote: On 2011\09\27 22:31, wrote: In , (Robin) wrote: You're talking bollards. Or for some drivers "up yours" - eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyihogeiyH0? I find it very hard to have any sympathy for drivers who can't read. Maybe they just can't read English. I can read a fair amount of French, German, Dutch and Swedish, but I wouldn't necessarily understand a sign that said "rising bollard" in any of them, and I wouldn't even understand "buses only" in Finnish or Albanian. It's the "No Entry" or "No motor Vehicles" international signs they can't read. I've seen the signs they ignore to hit the bollards in Cambridge. They are unbelievably stupid. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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An exhibition of stupidity
In article ,
(Basil Jet) wrote: On 2011\09\27 21:39, Arthur Figgis wrote: On 27/09/2011 13:43, Bruce wrote: wrote: This fashion is more Kensington and Chelsea than all of London but I'm all in favour of getting rid of railings. They are usually a real danger to cyclists. Kerbs are another matter though. Without them motorists drive all over the pavements. We learnt that in Cambridge 20 years ago and ended up with a load of bollards. Presumably the evil motorists now knock down the bollards. Are the bollards any better for cyclists than railings? In Cambridge the bollards used to sneak up (literally) on the motorists and take them by surprise. You're talking bollards. Now there's an idea! Perhaps they would tell motorists they're about to hit them? -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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An exhibition of stupidity
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 27/09/2011 13:43, Bruce wrote: wrote: This fashion is more Kensington and Chelsea than all of London but I'm all in favour of getting rid of railings. They are usually a real danger to cyclists. Kerbs are another matter though. Without them motorists drive all over the pavements. We learnt that in Cambridge 20 years ago and ended up with a load of bollards. Presumably the evil motorists now knock down the bollards. Are the bollards any better for cyclists than railings? In Cambridge the bollards used to sneak up (literally) on the motorists and take them by surprise. We have some of those in Aylesbury. An installation in Manchester is the subject of several YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyihogeiyH0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpkGvr2q3xw&NR=1 |
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