Re: Cycling can be dangerous

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:14:00 +0100, Colin McKenzie
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

t.costen@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Aug 2, 10:02 am, Helen Deborah Vecht <helenve...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Registration is essential apparently.

Indeed. And the website also says:
"It's free and anyone can be part of it - so sign up now."

I don't understand why there is a requirement to 'sign up' to ride on
a public road.

Quite.

The mayor of Bogota just closes a raft of roads to motor vehicles -
every week - and people ride on them, or not, as they please. Why do
we have to make everything so complicated?

Colin McKenzie

My email to them:

====================
I would like my children's cycling club to register for the Hovis
Freewheel event, but there doesn't seem to be any means for
registering such a group. Could you please send registration details?

Thanks,

Tom Crispin
www.johnballcycling.org.uk
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And their reply:

====================
Tom

I'm afraid that we are not registering groups. 1 adult can register
with up to 4 under 16's but no more than that. You would need to get
enough adults to register on behalf of the children.

Regards
Dáire


The Hovis London Freewheel - be part of an extraordinary event! Click
www.londonfreewheel.com to find out more.
====================

Now, I am sure that I would have an adult child ratio of at least 1:2
for the ride, but why the devil can't they accept a group
registration. Do they really expect me to fill in their registration
form 20 times to take 20 parents and 40 children to ride a there and
back again route!?

What would be really good is the London Marathon route by bike, but
returning to Blackheath along the Old Kent Road.
.

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