Re: Welcome crackdown.

On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 10:48:01 +0100, "Simon Mason"
<simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>


I never run a red light, so agree.
I even lay down my bike on the sensors at 0530 to trip lights which don't
detect me.



What about speed - do you think it clever to exceed the speed limit
because you can and it does not apply to cyclists?

I think that cyclists who do that are inconsiderate fools who give
other cyclists a bad name.

What do you think?


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Per billion passenger kilometres

Car KSI 18
Cycle KSI 541
Pedestrian 358

(KSI : Killed or Seriously Injured)
Dft 2008 FIgures

Who says cycling is safer than walking?
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