"Dan Gravell" wrote in message
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I wouldn't go anywhere near as far as the poster you were replying to,

I would. Once you've cycled around central London, you'd never use any form
of public transport again. King's Cross Suburban station to Aldwych, 8
mins - literally door-to-door.

David Splett wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 25 Oct 2004:

I would. Once you've cycled around central London, you'd never use any form
of public transport again.

Probably because you are now dead.

Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 26 September 2004

Mrs Redboots typed


David Splett wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 25 Oct 2004:

I would. Once you've cycled around central London, you'd never use any form
of public transport again.

I wish! Actually I'm fairly happy with the buses, though some drivers do
seem to treat their job like something out of 'Wacky Races'!

Probably because you are now dead.

No I'm not! Nor is my partner!

I don't cycle anywhere now cos of my MS.
My partner cycles everywhere.
Neither of us has been injured cycling.

Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.

Even though there are more deaths and injuries per mile in the countryside...

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

Mrs Redboots wrote:

Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.

And one of my dearest friends was killed driving a car, so I would
advise you not to set foot in one again. People also die in buses and
airplanes so you should really knock that off as well.
--
Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 25 Oct 2004:

Mrs Redboots wrote:

Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.

And one of my dearest friends was killed driving a car, so I would
advise you not to set foot in one again. People also die in buses and
airplanes so you should really knock that off as well.

Rarely, in planes - safest form of travel there is. And I know that
after we had a minor shunt in our car, it was a very long time before I
could relax in one - as one of my friends now cannot, since she, too,
had a shunt.
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 26 September 2004

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:51:12 +0100, Michael Hoffman
wrote:


And one of my dearest friends was killed driving a car, so I would
advise you not to set foot in one again. People also die in buses and
airplanes so you should really knock that off as well.

As for going to bed, don't even think about it...
--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.
Someone you loved could equally have been killed just crossing the road,
I've cycled around for a living for the past 2 years and am
conspicuously not dead. It may have hurt, but your attitude doesn't make
sense, she could equally have been killed crossing the road ... would
you never do that again?

JamJar wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 31 Oct 2004:


Sorry, but someone I loved was knocked off her bicycle and killed - I
hate it that my husband continues to cycle, and I will not do so in
London again.
Someone you loved could equally have been killed just crossing the
road, I've cycled around for a living for the past 2 years and am
conspicuously not dead. It may have hurt, but your attitude doesn't
make sense, she could equally have been killed crossing the road ...
would you never do that again?

A heck of a lot less likely. When you are crossing the road, you make
absolutely sure - at least, I do - that no cars are coming at you from
any direction (the odd bike is occasionally missed!). But on a bicycle,
you can't stop at every side-street to look whether some pillock is
going to pull out into your path without noticing you. At least you
could, but I've never seen a cyclist do so - some of them even fail to
stop when they *don't* have the right of way, never mind when they do.
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 31 October 2004

David Splett wrote:

"Dan Gravell" wrote in message
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I wouldn't go anywhere near as far as the poster you were replying to,


I would. Once you've cycled around central London, you'd never use any form
of public transport again. King's Cross Suburban station to Aldwych, 8
mins - literally door-to-door.

That's fine and something I've considered for myself (alas, in my case
I'm slightly too far for my liking). The thing is, we aren't talking
about central London transport in this case.

In article , (David
Splett) wrote:

"Dan Gravell" wrote in message
...
I wouldn't go anywhere near as far as the poster you were replying to,

I would. Once you've cycled around central London, you'd never use any
form of public transport again. King's Cross Suburban station to
Aldwych, 8 mins - literally door-to-door.

Indeed. King's Cross to Westminster, 20 minutes on a bike, unbeatable by
tube. Westminster to Putney, 35-40 minutes by bike, hard to beat, even if
I get a direct train from St James's Park to East Putney.

--
Colin Rosenstiel