"Chris Tolley" wrote in message
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Colin McKenzie wrote:

Should anyone wish, despite this, to cycle, it is made clear to
them
that they are being suicidally reckless and are unlikely to
survive
long

Some cyclists are, without doubt, reckless, and are a danger not
only to
themselves but to others. When I were a lad, such people were the
exception. Perhaps they still are, but it seems to be less of an
exception than it was.

If cycling has recently doubled, as it has, then half the cyclists on
the road are novices.

If they have only recently taken cycling up, they must be idiots, for
not having done so earlier.

Jeremy Parker