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Cyclists invent new form of suicide
Ray_Smith
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In the past suicides were realized by acts of hanging, jumping off tall buildings, drug overdose, listening to Jive Bunny's back catalogue of music but cyclists have invented a new form of suicide. It's called
Cycle riding in London.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-killed-in-collision-with-lorry-at-bow-roundabout-8936566.html
Cycle riding in London.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-killed-in-collision-with-lorry-at-bow-roundabout-8936566.html
The woman, who has not been identified, collided with a lorry at about 8.45am, becoming the fourth cyclist in eight days to be killed riding in London and the 12th this year.
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Cycling is fine in quite rural villages or in the countryside (as long as it's not busy county lanes with blind corners!) but elsewhere, heck, it's got so bad and dangerous, perhaps it should be made illegal to cycle in towns or cities.
You have to have a screw loose to cycle in London, regardless of whether you are using cycle lanes or not.
And soon, outlawing running and walking in towns and cities! You want it to be like America where you take your car if you are going 50 yards?
It must be at least two weeks since the last anti cyclist thread! :rolleyes:
Banning cycling in towns cities and rural areas where there are blind bends...give me a break!!! :rolleyes:
What do we reckon this time? 20 pages of anti-cycling bile?
If 2013 is anything like 2012 that's about 14 cyclists killed in London per annum.
It doesn't seem that dangerous to be honest.
Well, there's no Chandelier/Dbar this time, only Evo so maybe a bit less! Unless, of course, this will bring out Chandy/Dbar's current persona!
There will be another dealth in a few weeks time untill riding on the road is banned.
Hello! it's DANGEROUS!
Ban bikes on road.
Yet still Boris promotes it.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3307660.ece
If everyone followed the rules of the road, it would be a much safer place. Sadly, I can't see that happening any time soon.
Bicyclist overtaking a large motor vehicle on the inside, again?
If cyclists see one in front of them, stop straight away. Just jump off your bike or jump on to the pavement & keep out of its way. You can stop much quicker then they can & you should be able to see it easier then they can see you!
When you've paused to reflect on what her family are suffering at this very moment, perhaps you could advise cyclists on their best course of action when a large vehicle swoops alongside and turns left across the cyclist's path, at road speeds. I'm sure you can offer good advice, when you've finished being satisfied at someone's death because they use a transport option that you don't approve of.
No ta. I like riding in cities. Thanks for your concern though
Overtaking on the inside? Or being left-hooked? The report states that the victim was dragged under the wheels. That sounds more like the opposite to your viewpoints, but obviously it's more important to get the smug anti-cycle views in rather than bother with understanding why it happened. And maybe she was undertaking and misjudged it, or something changed during the situation; in which case the death penalty is quite clearly the best thing that can happen. These cyclists need to understand geometry and keeping out of other people's ways, clearly.