Are mobility scooters and bicycles worse than Toyotas?
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From: Tony Dragon on 7 Apr 2010 13:02 Doug wrote: > On 7 Apr, 11:30, Anthony Cunningham <anthony.j.cunning...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Apr 7, 7:50 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> >>> what do you think should be done about this threat to life and limb from >>> mobility scooters? >> Ban them from pavements: >> >> "A 90-year-old woman has died in hospital two days after she was hit >> by a mobility scooter while on holiday on the Isle of Wight. >> >> Lillian Macey, of Harlow, Essex, was hit on the pavement as she walked >> along High Street, Sandown, on Tuesday. " >> >> Same goes for cyclists as they can reach much higher speeds than >> mobility scooters. >> > Cars should be banned from pavements too. You often see them parked > there and they also crash and kill people on pavements. Nowhere is > safe from them. > > -- > UK Radical Campaigns > www.zing.icom43.net > A driving licence is a licence to kill. Yes we should have a law to stop cars crashing. -- Tony Dragon
From: McKevvy on 7 Apr 2010 13:43 On 7 Apr, 17:44, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: > On 7 Apr, 11:30, Anthony Cunningham <anthony.j.cunning...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Apr 7, 7:50 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > > >what do you think should be done about this threat to life and limb from > > > mobility scooters? > > > Ban them from pavements: > > > "A 90-year-old woman has died in hospital two days after she was hit > > by a mobility scooter while on holiday on the Isle of Wight. > > > Lillian Macey, of Harlow, Essex, was hit on the pavement as she walked > > along High Street, Sandown, on Tuesday. " > > > Same goes for cyclists as they can reach much higher speeds than > > mobility scooters. > > Cars should be banned from pavements too. You often see them parked > there and they also crash and kill people on pavements. Nowhere is > safe from them. > cycles should be forbidden from zebra/pelican crossings when they're not meant to be there. Oh hang on, they are forbidden already. McK.
From: Adrian on 7 Apr 2010 14:28 Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> > what do you think should be done about this threat to life and limb >> > from mobility scooters? >> Ban them from pavements: > How would the disabled do their shopping? Oooh! I know this one! They'd cycle. Obviously.
From: Adrian on 7 Apr 2010 14:29 Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Cars should be banned from pavements too. You're right, Duhg. They should. Oh, wait a mo. They already are.
From: Elder on 7 Apr 2010 15:03
In article <402025fa-2a0b-4135-b574- b8577918567a(a)h27g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, jagmad(a)riseup.net says... > How would the disabled do their shopping? > Take the car like everyone else does. Duh, god Doug you can be simple sometimes. -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553 |