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From: Keitht on 1 Dec 2009 04:43 Steve Firth wrote: > Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>> See previous comment about "tu quoque" it really does draw you like a >>> moth to a candle, doesn't it? >> I repeat, I didn't attempt to justify either of them being there, and >> never have. > > Still struggling with that "tu quoque" business I see. Still using that false legal bollocks I see. "Oooh, it's in Latin, it must be important" -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: Keitht on 1 Dec 2009 04:49 The Medway Handyman wrote: > > Cyclists are the problem, they & their poxy cycle lanes cause delays & > traffic jams for motorists who put their hands in their pockets. > > Grow up, bikes are for kids, not adults. > > Ah right, so bike races that last for a couple of weeks and cover a huge distance are for kids while car races that last a couple of hours are for groan-ups? Oh, and cycle lanes are not usually there due to cyclists but motorists who have never been on a bike. motorists put their hands in their pockets to scratch their balls - nowt else -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: Keitht on 1 Dec 2009 04:52 The Medway Handyman wrote: > Phil W Lee wrote: >> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> considered >> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:02:52 GMT the perfect time to write: >> >>> Peter Grange wrote: >>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve >>>> Firth) wrote: >>>> >>>>> Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Here's something you could try to test the theory. Stop the next >>>>>>> pavement cyclist that you see and ask them to ride where they >>>>>>> belong. >>>>>> Try telling the next motorist parked on the pavement to get his >>>>>> hulking great car off the pavement and on the street where it >>>>>> belongs. >>>>> When I see a driver driving down the pavement at 25mph I shall tell >>>>> them off. >>>> Good luck with stopping him. >>> Wouldn't need to. Cars have registration plates & can be easily >>> identified if they break the law. Cyclists don't, because they >>> don't pay to use the roads. They break the law with impunity & get >>> away with it because they can't be identified. >> Just like pedestrians you mean? >> And have you ever tried reporting a driver who is breaking the law? >> Clearly not, if you believe that being able to give the registration >> number will have any effect at all. > > Then why do you imagine we have number plates? For fun? Idiot. > > Back to this one again - it's not the driver identified by the plates but the vehicle. This is frequently demonstrated by the use of false plates. It is also frequently demonstrated in court when an offence is committed by the actual driver cannot be identified and the case thrown out. Idiot. -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: Adrian on 1 Dec 2009 04:54 Keitht <KeithT> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > It is also frequently demonstrated in court when an offence is > committed by the actual driver cannot be identified and the case thrown > out. ITYF that that particular "loophole" has long been closed, and there's now a legal responsibility on the registered keeper to identify the driver. > Idiot. Another one whose sig-sep is broken.
From: Peter Grange on 1 Dec 2009 05:06
On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:34:34 GMT, "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >SW wrote: >> On 30 Nov, 01:02, "The Medway Handyman" >> <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>> Peter Grange wrote: >>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve >>>> Firth) wrote: >>> >>>>> Peter Grange <pe...(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> Here's something you could try to test the theory. Stop the next >>>>>>> pavement cyclist that you see and ask them to ride where they >>>>>>> belong. >>> >>>>>> Try telling the next motorist parked on the pavement to get his >>>>>> hulking great car off the pavement and on the street where it >>>>>> belongs. >>> >>>>> When I see a driver driving down the pavement at 25mph I shall tell >>>>> them off. >>> >>>> Good luck with stopping him. >>> >>> Wouldn't need to. Cars have registration plates & can be easily >>> identified if they break the law. Cyclists don't, because they don't >>> pay to use the roads. >> >> Unless they pay council tax. > >Motorists also pay council tax - and road tax. You must be older than you sound. |