From: Christopher Bowlas on
On Feb 11, 7:44 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
> I took up cycling again for medical/health reasons and my driving
> licence was not pulled.

Was it ripped up, or cancelled?

Or did your dog eat it?
From: Doug on
On 11 Feb, 12:03, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
>
> news:b1fc2b1a-109b-4a17-862a-83c71b575ad2(a)f15g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On 10 Feb, 20:10, NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote:
> >> On 10 Feb, 17:28, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam-
>
> >> blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >> > Doug wrote:
> >> > >> Another interesting aspect is that the majority of people are never
> >> > >> injured in a road traffic collision in their lives and yet Doug
> >> > >> manages at least two, possibly more.
>
> >> > > There was one more where I was driven off the road while cycling and
> >> > > suffered hospitalising injuries when I struck an earth/stones/bushes
> >> > > bank. Of course there have been a multitude of near misses including
> >> > > a
> >> > > deliberate ramming by a taxi driver recently.
>
> >> > Has it occurred to you that cycling isn't for you?
>
> >> > --
> >> > Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the
> >> > armpit.
>
> >> It's his only alternative to driving, I suspect his D/L has been
> >> pulled hence the hatred of drivers.
>
> > You are wrong yet again.
>
> > I took up cycling again for medical/health reasons and my driving
> > licence was not pulled. My dislike of motorists is largely due to
> > their behaviour, driving too fast, putting lives at risk, polluting
> > the air we breathe, leaving their machines lying about all over the
> > place, road rage, and worst of all their sheer numbers. I see them as
> > a blight on mankind and the environment. It wouldn't be so bad if
> > there weren't so many of them.
>
> What damages your credibility is that you only adopted this attitude after
> you stopped driving cars.
>
It was mainly the reason for my stopping. I felt guilty about
poisoning children on pavements with my emissions. I felt threatened
by road rage. Then there were the many hassles of car ownership. It
was not easy, kicking my car habit, it was as difficult as giving up
smoking but I managed it in the end. Of course, doing without a car
and having to put up with those of others did put an extra perspective
on it and the sheer numbers of cars surrounding me and choking me
reminds me of it everyday.

--
World Carfree Network
http://www.worldcarfree.net/
Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.
From: Christopher Bowlas on
On Feb 12, 9:33 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
> It was mainly the reason for my stopping. I felt guilty about
> poisoning children on pavements with my emissions.

Was that why you gave up driving or why you subsequently stopped
eating beans? Or doesn't farting into the faces of children bother
you?

> I felt threatened by road rage.

That could certainly be a problem. Not many drivers will gladly
tolerate someone driving like you now ride a bike.

From: BrianW on
On 11 Feb, 12:03, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
>
> news:b1fc2b1a-109b-4a17-862a-83c71b575ad2(a)f15g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On 10 Feb, 20:10, NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote:
> >> On 10 Feb, 17:28, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam-
>
> >> blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >> > Doug wrote:
> >> > >> Another interesting aspect is that the majority of people are never
> >> > >> injured in a road traffic collision in their lives and yet Doug
> >> > >> manages at least two, possibly more.
>
> >> > > There was one more where I was driven off the road while cycling and
> >> > > suffered hospitalising injuries when I struck an earth/stones/bushes
> >> > > bank. Of course there have been a multitude of near misses including
> >> > > a
> >> > > deliberate ramming by a taxi driver recently.
>
> >> > Has it occurred to you that cycling isn't for you?
>
> >> > --
> >> > Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the
> >> > armpit.
>
> >> It's his only alternative to driving, I suspect his D/L has been
> >> pulled hence the hatred of drivers.
>
> > You are wrong yet again.
>
> > I took up cycling again for medical/health reasons and my driving
> > licence was not pulled. My dislike of motorists is largely due to
> > their behaviour, driving too fast, putting lives at risk, polluting
> > the air we breathe, leaving their machines lying about all over the
> > place, road rage, and worst of all their sheer numbers. I see them as
> > a blight on mankind and the environment. It wouldn't be so bad if
> > there weren't so many of them.
>
> What damages your credibility is that you only adopted this attitude after
> you stopped driving cars.

Odd, isn't it? Mr Bollen's hatred of cars stems from a childhood
incident in which he was run over whilst attempting to "rescue" a dead
bird. Yet this hatred only manifested itself *after* a lifetime of
driving, including driving a 14 mpg Landrover. I wonder whether there
is a medical term for this curious phenomenon?
From: Christopher Bowlas on
On Feb 12, 10:32 pm, BrianW <brianwhiteh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 11 Feb, 12:03, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> > What damages your credibility is that you only adopted this attitude after
> > you stopped driving cars.
>
> Odd, isn't it?  Mr Bollen's hatred of cars stems from a childhood
> incident in which he was run over whilst attempting to "rescue" a dead
> bird.  Yet this hatred only manifested itself *after* a lifetime of
> driving, including driving a 14 mpg Landrover.  I wonder whether there
> is a medical term for this curious phenomenon?

Slow onset delusions of adequacy?