Paul Smith
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From: raisethe on 20 Dec 2007 18:24 x-no-archive:Brimstone wrote: > > Can you offer a scenario in which someone gets crushed in which they are not > even faintly responsible? > > Yes. In my recent post I explained my near miss on the A4. If the mad trucker had have crushed me, I would not have been even faintly responsible.
From: DavidR on 20 Dec 2007 17:44 "raisethe" <raisethe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote > > How can you 'keep clear of lorries' when there is one passing you, and > one approaching your rear? You can't, and that, I presume, is his point. You have a speed control in your car. If you're boxed in front, slow down to let the first past. Then match lorry speed. When your way ahead is blocked again, slow down until second is past. Repeat as necessary.
From: DavidR on 20 Dec 2007 18:37 "Clive George" <clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote > "DavidR" <curedham(a)4bidden.org.uk> wrote >> "MrBitsy" <ray(a)nowhere.com> wrote >>> DavidR wrote: >>>> "MrBitsy" <ray(a)nowhere.com> wrote >>>> Tell me, how >>>> long since you last got on a bike? >>> >>> Until 18 months ago, I cycled to work and back for eight years. >> >> OK. If you are going to offer advice/opinion it seems a bit strange to >> evade questions about your qualifications. It would be easier to answer >> straight away. > > IIRC he cycled along the bike paths, tending to avoid the roads. I did wonder whether to challenge him further but his defensiveness more or less gave this away. But he has responded to your assertion without denial. I get the impression that, although he is quite articulate, he just repackages what he reads or hears rather than trying to do much of his own analysis. > His bike got nicked, and he didn't bother replacing it.
From: DavidR on 20 Dec 2007 18:32 "Huge" <Huge(a)nowhere.much.invalid> wrote > Your opinion is of no consequence. You do not get to choose which laws to > obey. Did you join the Thought Police because you get to wear a nice black uniform?
From: Clive George on 20 Dec 2007 20:05
"Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:f46dnXJAEpmUaffanZ2dnUVZ8uidnZ2d(a)bt.com... > Can you offer a scenario in which someone gets crushed in which they are > not even faintly responsible? Lorry comes up to traffic queue at speed, doesn't brake eg due to playing with mobile or being asleep, crushes cars in front. It's happened more than once. clive |