Re: More on disabled cycling and discrimination.

On 19 Oct, 07:16, "mileburner" <milebur...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Doug" <smi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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This is especially for those motorists here who like to pretend that
disabled people cannot use a bicycle and therefore should be
discriminated against, unlike wheelchair users.

Shown last night on BBC 2's Horizon 'Is seeing believing' was a man
who became completely blind as a young child but who is now able to
cycle by making clicking noises like a bat. The equally amazing thing
is that he can also balance on two wheels.

So, obviously, some disabled people are quite capable of using a
bicycle but still continue to be discriminated against.

Doug

You are not a real cyclist. You are some kind of eco-zealot who has latched
on to cycling and want to use it for your own aims.

Thanks for letting me know. You must have ESP or second sight or a
vivid imagination. I do hope it is not disabling in any way. When
driving do you see things that are not there or worse still not see
things in your way that are there?

Doug.
.

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