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From: Chris Bartram on 19 Jun 2010 05:09 On 19/06/10 08:03, Adrian wrote: > > Or, p'raps, he needs training in how people live their lives, if the > school run and POETS came as a surprise to him...? I think we all know how tenuous Doug's grip on reality is.
From: Halmyre on 19 Jun 2010 05:48 In article <5ab94480-b155-44bd-9c18-9bb112e4b7c7(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, jagmad(a)riseup.net says... > Big mistake! Not to be recommended. It just didn't occur to me when I > set off and never ever to be repeated. Three examples of motoring > madness combined to provide a hostile and highly dangerous > environment. They are... > > a) The school run > b) An early rush-hour home. > c) The weekend getaway. > > The roads were atrocious, with jams and impenetrable queues of fast > cars which made turning right virtually impossible. Of course many of > the car multitude came dangerously close to my bicycle, which was > wobbling from fear. > > Add to all that hordes of schoolchildren, who were quite rightly > exercising their right to use public roads as well as pavements, and > you have what might be described as a cyclist's nightmare. > I think you should give up cycling. You're obviously incompetent enough to be a danger to other road users. -- Halmyre This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your head clean off.
From: Brimstone on 19 Jun 2010 06:09 "Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message news:5ab94480-b155-44bd-9c18-9bb112e4b7c7(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > Big mistake! Not to be recommended. It just didn't occur to me when I > set off and never ever to be repeated. Three examples of motoring > madness combined to provide a hostile and highly dangerous > environment. They are... > > a) The school run > b) An early rush-hour home. > c) The weekend getaway. > > The roads were atrocious, with jams and impenetrable queues of fast > cars which made turning right virtually impossible. Of course many of > the car multitude came dangerously close to my bicycle, which was > wobbling from fear. > > Add to all that hordes of schoolchildren, who were quite rightly > exercising their right to use public roads as well as pavements, and > you have what might be described as a cyclist's nightmare. > Yet again Doug tries to blame other people for his own incompetence.
From: Jim A on 19 Jun 2010 06:29 On 06/19/2010 06:16 AM, Doug wrote: > Big mistake! Not to be recommended. It just didn't occur to me when I > set off and never ever to be repeated. Three examples of motoring > madness combined to provide a hostile and highly dangerous > environment. They are... > > a) The school run > b) An early rush-hour home. > c) The weekend getaway. > > The roads were atrocious, with jams and impenetrable queues of fast > cars which made turning right virtually impossible. Of course many of > the car multitude came dangerously close to my bicycle, which was > wobbling from fear. > > Add to all that hordes of schoolchildren, who were quite rightly > exercising their right to use public roads as well as pavements, and > you have what might be described as a cyclist's nightmare. > > Doug. Thing is Doug, are you ever going to enjoy cycling? If not, maybe you need to look for another pastime. -- www.slowbicyclemovement.org - enjoy the ride
From: Derek C on 19 Jun 2010 09:24
On Jun 19, 11:29 am, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote: > On 06/19/2010 06:16 AM, Doug wrote: > > > > > > > Big mistake! Not to be recommended. It just didn't occur to me when I > > set off and never ever to be repeated. Three examples of motoring > > madness combined to provide a hostile and highly dangerous > > environment. They are... > > > a) The school run > > b) An early rush-hour home. > > c) The weekend getaway. > > > The roads were atrocious, with jams and impenetrable queues of fast > > cars which made turning right virtually impossible. Of course many of > > the car multitude came dangerously close to my bicycle, which was > > wobbling from fear. > > > Add to all that hordes of schoolchildren, who were quite rightly > > exercising their right to use public roads as well as pavements, and > > you have what might be described as a cyclist's nightmare. > > > Doug. > > Thing is Doug, are you ever going to enjoy cycling? If not, maybe you > need to look for another pastime. > How about Russian Roulette? In Doug's case it might be safer than wobbling all over the road on his electric bike, confrontng all those killer drivers in runaway Toyota and Kia cars with faulty brakes, who are deliberately trying to ram him off the road. And who can blame them? |