In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:


But that's not the point. It's their collateral damage which people are
worried about.

No - it's just pathetic political posturing .

E.

On 27 July, 22:07, eastender wrote:
In article ,
*Roland Perry wrote:

But that's not the point. It's their collateral damage which people are
worried about.

No - it's just pathetic political posturing .


Politics is only brought into it to dismiss any genuine preferences
people have for one type of bus or another.

For godsake, can't we give that one a rest? The discussion started
long before the idiot Boris picked up on it, and bendy buses will
probably be around longer than he is.

In message
, at
22:07:00 on Mon, 27 Jul 2009, eastender
remarked:
But that's not the point. It's their collateral damage which people are
worried about.

No - it's just pathetic political posturing .

I object to the collateral damage, so that's one person who isn't doing
any political posturing. I expect most people trying to cross the road,
but are blocked by a bendy-bus, are also more interested in the
practical objections.
--
Roland Perry

On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:56:18 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:


In message
, at
22:07:00 on Mon, 27 Jul 2009, eastender
remarked:
But that's not the point. It's their collateral damage which people are
worried about.

No - it's just pathetic political posturing .

I object to the collateral damage, so that's one person who isn't doing
any political posturing. I expect most people trying to cross the road,
but are blocked by a bendy-bus, are also more interested in the
practical objections.

Yes , we should ban HGVs too because they can occasionally block pedestrian
crossings and squish cyclists. 7.5 tonners are the way forward!

B2003

On 28 July, 11:46, wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:56:18 +0100





Roland Perry wrote:

In message
, at
22:07:00 on Mon, 27 Jul 2009, eastender
remarked:
But that's not the point. It's their collateral damage which people are
worried about.

No - it's just pathetic political posturing .

I object to the collateral damage, so that's one person who isn't doing
any political posturing. I expect most people trying to cross the road,
but are blocked by a bendy-bus, are also more interested in the
practical objections.

Yes , we should ban HGVs too because they can occasionally block pedestrian
crossings and squish cyclists. 7.5 tonners are the way forward!

B2003-

HGVs and bendy buses are intended for different types of road. HGVs
aren't allowed in all the places that bendy buses are, and I don't see
many bendy buses at Felixtowe.

On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:03:50 -0700 (PDT)
MIG wrote:
HGVs and bendy buses are intended for different types of road. HGVs

Really? What types of roads would these be?

aren't allowed in all the places that bendy buses are, and I don't see
many bendy buses at Felixtowe.

I've seen HGVs in my narrow local high street trying to reverse into the
supermarket to do a delivery , but I've never seen a bendy bus there.

Point is , if a cyclist can't cope with a bendy bus they obviously can't
cope with HGVs either so perhaps they should leave their bike for w/e rides
in the park and find another way to commute.

B2003

wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:03:50 -0700 (PDT)
MIG wrote:
HGVs and bendy buses are intended for different types of road. HGVs

Really? What types of roads would these be?

aren't allowed in all the places that bendy buses are, and I don't see
many bendy buses at Felixtowe.

I've seen HGVs in my narrow local high street trying to reverse into the
supermarket to do a delivery , but I've never seen a bendy bus there.


I was held up on a backstreet this morning by an HGV trying to turn
round by reversing into a residential cul-de-sac. Lost, evidently.
Shall we ban it?

Tom

In message , at 10:46:39 on Tue, 28 Jul 2009,
remarked:
I object to the collateral damage, so that's one person who isn't doing
any political posturing. I expect most people trying to cross the road,
but are blocked by a bendy-bus, are also more interested in the
practical objections.

Yes , we should ban HGVs too because they can occasionally block pedestrian
crossings and squish cyclists. 7.5 tonners are the way forward!

I don't see many HGVs in central London, as it happens. So it's not so
much of a problem. Changing them into smaller trucks is more difficult
too, because the cargo isn't self-loading like it is for buses.
--
Roland Perry