Re: Cyclist hit and runs - what is the answer?

Matt B <matt.bourke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Here you go again, using the fact that more people are injured in
> collisions involving motor vehicles, and particularly /cars/, than with
> pedal cycles, in an attempt to sweep away the actual topic of this
> thread - that of t

As it happens I am at my mother's computer right now, which does not
have the killfile from home, so I saw this reply.

So: the *fact* as documented by Howard and others is that the "problem"
as you put it is actually *decreasing*, not increasing, despite the
number of pavements designated as shared use in the last decade. So
your assertion is in direct opposition to the verifiable facts of the
case, and your continued use of that asseriton amounts to wilful
ignorance since not only have the correct figures been quoted, the
source for verification has also been cited.

The *fact* that the risk is massively higher from motor vehicles,
despite the widely-publicised tendency of cyclists to habitually ride on
the pavement, indicates that your suggestion that the "problem" be fixed
using a solution similar to that aplied to the danger posed by motor
vehicles is equally false. Again, you have been shown mamy times where
to find the figures which show that bicycles *do not* pose an unusual
risk to others, while motor vehicles do.

To post a false asseriton is simply clueless, most of us have done so at
least once. To continue to post this false assertion long after its
falsehood has been pointed out to you and reputable authorities cited,
is trolling.

The jury is in: you are a convicted troll. As to how individual group
members respond to this fact, that is up to the individuals concerned.
Poking trolls with a stick is a popular form of internet sport, if you
don't want to be poked with a stick you can either stop trolling or piss
off. I don't really care which.

--
Guy
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