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From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Dec 2009 12:51 Happi Monday wrote: > On 28/12/2009 20:37, The Medway Handyman wrote: >> Happi Monday wrote: >>> On 27/12/2009 13:43, The Medway Handyman wrote: >>> >>>> Thats fairly obvious. If only cyclists were as adept at avoiding >>>> collisions as they are at avoiding questions, they would be >>>> perfectly safe. >>> >>> Not with cnuts like you on the road, they aren't. >> >> But I've never hit a cyclist. I've been hit by one, in Amsterdam. > > > I'm not surprised - I'd clock you one too if I had the chance. If you think you're hard enough.... -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: Bod on 29 Dec 2009 12:52 The Medway Handyman wrote: > Mike Sales wrote: > <SNIP> > (Living with a smoker increases mortality by 1.7%.) > > Depends entirely on which research you read. The majority of studies show > the opposite. > > Remember that French woman a few years back? she gave up smoking at 117 yrs old and died aged 120. Bod
From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Dec 2009 12:55 MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > On 28 Dec, 20:35, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> I assume from this avoidance that you can't supply the figures for >> killer cyclists? >> >> -- >> Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the >> armpit. > > If you insist. > 23 million bicycles in the UK . Nice try. How many are owned by kids? > 3000 miles per year average (about half what I do) Source? > Zero to 1 road death caused per annum in 69, 000, 000, 000 miles. Errm no. 3 on average. > Nearly 600 to infinity times less than drivers then. If you include the kids possibly. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: Bod on 29 Dec 2009 13:00 Bod wrote: > The Medway Handyman wrote: >> Mike Sales wrote: >> <SNIP> >> (Living with a smoker increases mortality by 1.7%.) >> >> Depends entirely on which research you read. The majority of studies >> show the opposite. >> >> > Remember that French woman a few years back? she gave up smoking at 117 > yrs old and died aged 120. > > Bod > > Her name was Jeanne Calment and she lived untill the age of 122 not 120. But she definitely smoked untill she was a 117 yrs old. Makes a mockery of those that claim that passive smoking kills people. Bod
From: Conor on 29 Dec 2009 13:20
In article <por_m.19930$Ym4.15819(a)text.news.virginmedia.com>, The Medway Handyman says... > > MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > > On 28 Dec, 20:35, "The Medway Handyman" > > <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> I assume from this avoidance that you can't supply the figures for > >> killer cyclists? > >> > >> -- > >> Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the > >> armpit. > > > > If you insist. > > 23 million bicycles in the UK . > > Nice try. How many are owned by kids? > I think its bullshit For there to be 23 million, ownership would have to be 1 in 3. Between the four houses in my small row, there's 11 people. There's only 2 bicycles. I wonder how many are in active use. At least with cars you can count the number with a tax disc/MOT. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |