Another pavement motorist kills
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From: BrianW on 4 Apr 2010 09:24 On Apr 4, 12:34�pm, Derek Geldard <d...(a)miniac.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:18:03 -0700 (PDT), Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> > wrote: > > > > >"Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter > > >A pedestrian was killed when a car crashed into a bus shelter in > >Birmingham. > > Doug says - �"Everybody Party, Party, Party ! Doug says "ooh, aah, aaaaaah, uuuuuurgh, Jeeeeezuz .... where's the Kleenex?". I guess it's about the most fun the old turd gets nowadays.
From: Ian Dalziel on 4 Apr 2010 10:48 On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:30:06 +0100, Tony Dragon <tony.dragon(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >Ret. wrote: >> Doug wrote: >>> And the motorists here have the barefaced cheek to keep banging on >>> about cyclists on pavements! >>> >>> "Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter >> >> A schoolgirl was killed in a coach crash the other day. Do you want >> public transport banned as well Doug? >> >> I can also remember a pedestrian being killed by a horse drawing a cart >> bolting. So that's horse-drawn transport out of the way. >> >> We know that any number of people have been killed in cycling accidents >> - so bikes are out. >> >> Looks like it's just Shanks's Pony in your Brave New World eh? >> >> Problem is that people have been known to die from just tripping and >> falling over... Oh my god, we can't go anywhere now. We'll just have to >> sit at home wrapped in cotton wool. >> > >You forget how many people are killed in the home. Or by ingesting cotton wool. -- Ian D
From: Mr Pounder on 4 Apr 2010 11:00 "Derek C" <del.copeland(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:658f35c0-02ca-4cd1-8fdf-b4132674876c(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... On Apr 4, 8:53 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: > On 4 Apr, 08:46, Tony Dragon <tony.dra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > Doug wrote: > > > And the motorists here have the barefaced cheek to keep banging on > > > about cyclists on pavements! > > > > "Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter > > > > A pedestrian was killed when a car crashed into a bus shelter in > > > Birmingham. > > > > Emergency services were called to the scene in Stratford Road, Hall > > > Green, on Friday morning. > > > > West Midlands Ambulance Service said a car appeared to have hit the > > > bus shelter and also hit another car. The dead man was found in the > > > shelter. > > > > A spokeswoman said the man was declared dead at the scene. Two women, > > > both motorists, were unhurt." > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8600977.stm > > > > And in what way was this a deliberate action Doug, unlike footway > > cycling. > > > Oh I must have missed your report about your Christmas bin collection, > > could you repost it. > > On the exceedingly rare occasions when a cyclist kills on a pavement > that is not deliberate either. > > -- Point of order. The motorist(s) left the road and mounted the pavement after some sort of accident, so they were not deliberating driving on the pavement. Many cyclists routinely and deliberately ride on the pavement, often at quite high speed and in a manner that is risky to vulnerable pedestrians. There is a difference! Derek C Yes. Is this Doug a bit of a pillock? Mr Pounder
From: Ret. on 4 Apr 2010 11:47 Mr Pounder wrote: > "Derek C" <del.copeland(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:658f35c0-02ca-4cd1-8fdf-b4132674876c(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 4, 8:53 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> On 4 Apr, 08:46, Tony Dragon <tony.dra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > >>> Doug wrote: >>>> And the motorists here have the barefaced cheek to keep banging on >>>> about cyclists on pavements! >> >>>> "Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter >> >>>> A pedestrian was killed when a car crashed into a bus shelter in >>>> Birmingham. >> >>>> Emergency services were called to the scene in Stratford Road, Hall >>>> Green, on Friday morning. >> >>>> West Midlands Ambulance Service said a car appeared to have hit the >>>> bus shelter and also hit another car. The dead man was found in the >>>> shelter. >> >>>> A spokeswoman said the man was declared dead at the scene. Two >>>> women, both motorists, were unhurt." >> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8600977.stm >> >> >>> And in what way was this a deliberate action Doug, unlike footway >>> cycling. >> >>> Oh I must have missed your report about your Christmas bin >>> collection, could you repost it. >> >> On the exceedingly rare occasions when a cyclist kills on a pavement >> that is not deliberate either. >> >> -- > Point of order. The motorist(s) left the road and mounted the pavement > after some sort of accident, so they were not deliberating driving on > the pavement. Many cyclists routinely and deliberately ride on the > pavement, often at quite high speed and in a manner that is risky to > vulnerable pedestrians. There is a difference! > > Derek C > > Yes. > Is this Doug a bit of a pillock? Not just a 'bit'... Kev
From: The Medway Handyman on 4 Apr 2010 11:50
Ret. wrote: > Mr Pounder wrote: >> "Derek C" <del.copeland(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:658f35c0-02ca-4cd1-8fdf-b4132674876c(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... >> On Apr 4, 8:53 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: >>> On 4 Apr, 08:46, Tony Dragon <tony.dra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>> Doug wrote: >>>>> And the motorists here have the barefaced cheek to keep banging on >>>>> about cyclists on pavements! >>> >>>>> "Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter >>> >>>>> A pedestrian was killed when a car crashed into a bus shelter in >>>>> Birmingham. >>> >>>>> Emergency services were called to the scene in Stratford Road, >>>>> Hall Green, on Friday morning. >>> >>>>> West Midlands Ambulance Service said a car appeared to have hit >>>>> the bus shelter and also hit another car. The dead man was found >>>>> in the shelter. >>> >>>>> A spokeswoman said the man was declared dead at the scene. Two >>>>> women, both motorists, were unhurt." >>> >>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8600977.stm >>> >>> >>>> And in what way was this a deliberate action Doug, unlike footway >>>> cycling. >>> >>>> Oh I must have missed your report about your Christmas bin >>>> collection, could you repost it. >>> >>> On the exceedingly rare occasions when a cyclist kills on a pavement >>> that is not deliberate either. >>> >>> -- >> Point of order. The motorist(s) left the road and mounted the >> pavement after some sort of accident, so they were not deliberating >> driving on the pavement. Many cyclists routinely and deliberately >> ride on the pavement, often at quite high speed and in a manner that >> is risky to vulnerable pedestrians. There is a difference! >> >> Derek C >> >> Yes. >> Is this Doug a bit of a pillock? > > Not just a 'bit'... Stop being mean to pillocks... -- Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport. |