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From: NM on 3 Mar 2010 06:19 On 3 Mar, 08:58, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > So if I am held up by a traffic jam due to too any cars it is the > drivers who are at fault, particularly when I am trying to emerge from > a side turning? No. You wait for a suitable opening. The drivers are not deliberatly blocking your way they are using the highway in a normal manner.
From: Christopher Bowlas on 3 Mar 2010 06:28 On Mar 2, 10:50 pm, "Steve Walker" <spam-t...(a)beeb.net> wrote: > Doug wrote: > > To be honest, you would probably have a more sensible conversation > > with a mugger. > > Thankyou for acknowledging that, it does you credit. Perhaps he had suffered from a bout of temporary sanity?
From: Christopher Bowlas on 3 Mar 2010 06:38 On Mar 2, 6:11 pm, Huge <H...(a)nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > > Doug wrote: > >> On 2 Mar, 16:15, Huge <H...(a)nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > >>> On 2010-03-02, Pedt <"\"@ @\""@some.oddities-etc.co.uk> wrote: > > >>>> Whilst two wrongs, if the second is true, don't make a right perhaps you > >>>> could clarify once and for all as you usually wriggle. A simple yes or > >>>> no will suffice. > >>>> A) Do you approve of cyclists blocking junctions to other road users? > >>>> B) Do you approve of cyclists ignoring red lights? > >>> I care about off-topic cross-postings. Does that count? > > >>> (Hint: This is completely off-topic in u.r.d.) > > >> What, a driver physically threatening a cyclist with a car-weapon, as > >> often happens in the UK, and on a newsgroup that frequently demonises > >> cyclists? It is difficult to imagine anything more on-topic. > > *None* of the postings in this 'debate' are on-topic in uk.rec.driving > since they have nothing to do with recreational driving. Really? Do some drivers knock down or run over Dougs for a living and, if so, how much do they usually charge?
From: Christopher Bowlas on 3 Mar 2010 06:41 On Mar 2, 8:25 pm, "Steve Walker" <spam-t...(a)beeb.net> wrote: > I own approximately 3 bicycles, 1 pram and a zimmer frame (well, they're all > tangled on my bull-bars anyway). Did you remember to claim double points for the pram?
From: Ophelia on 3 Mar 2010 07:01
"Steve Walker" <spam-trap(a)beeb.net> wrote in message news:7v5ai0Fo3qU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Peter Grange wrote: >> On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:18:40 -0000, "Mr Benn" <nospam(a)invalid.invalid> >>> "Peter Grange" <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> Hang on! Doug started this rant about motorists. The motorist faction >>>> comes in and complains about cyclists. A cyclist responds complaining >>>> about motorists, the motorist faction comes back with "tu quoque". >>> >>> I'm a cyclist who also owns a car. I'm not the "motorist faction" >>> whatever that is. >>> >> I too am a cyclist who drives a car, I apologise for including you >> with the motorist faction. > > I own approximately 3 bicycles, 1 pram and a zimmer frame (well, they're > all tangled on my bull-bars anyway). > > Does that count me in? lol not too sure about the pram though:) -- -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |