Re: I have been CHALLENGED. . .

On 2008-06-07, Robert Sneddon (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
In message <ncll441jod6832k928roabp0eeu388gf6e@xxxxxxx>, "Just zis Guy,
you know?" <guy.chapman@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:57:30 +0100, Robert Sneddon
<fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said in
<kaBuUZOKwsSIFwPD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Cars don't drive through pedestrians crossing the road while the driver
punches them out of his way, as one numbnut novelty condom type did to
me recently.

You think. Actually in the UK, according to the last numbers I saw
anyway, you are something like 100 times more likely to be killed or
seriously injured on the footway by a motorist than by a cyclist.

Lots more motor vehicles than bicycles in use in major cities which is
where pedestrians and cyclists come into contact the most. That skews
the statistics.

There's not 100 times more cars than bikes in London. In *Australian*
car-friendly cities, there's still only 20-50 times more car-km made
than bike-km.

How many of those motor vehicle incidents you mention are likely to
result in the perpetrator being tracked down and prosecuted, or having a
civil case made against them?

Ha!

--
TimC
When I'M trying to get somebody fired, I always walk a mile in their
shoes first. That way, when I get them fired and they get all angry
with me, I'm a mile away, and I'VE GOT THEIR SHOES! HAW HAW!
--Beable van Polasm, alt.religion.kibology
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