Banned

[Colin Blackburn]

"Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
- or even ride a pedal cycle."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm

Colin
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[Frobnitz]

"Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:opr2sk7xasm7pzdf@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
>
> "Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
> - or even ride a pedal cycle."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm

Hilarious - it also prevents them from travelling in "an unlicensed or untaxed car". Am I missing
the obvious here, but isn't that normally true for everyone?

Would they be okay if they switched to handcycles?

E

[\ Dave]

"Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:opr2sk7xasm7pzdf@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
>
> "Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
> - or even ride a pedal cycle."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm
>
> Colin
> --

Ah well, there goes another 4 cyclists, <sigh!!> (wonder if they wore lycra ?? ;-) Dave.

[Burt]

"Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:opr2sk7xasm7pzdf@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
>
> "Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
> - or even ride a pedal cycle."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm
>
> Colin
> --

Even if they wear helmets?

[Ian Smith]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:31:06 -0000, burt <burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> "Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:opr2sk7xasm7pzdf@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
> >
> > "Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
> > - or even ride a pedal cycle."
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm
>
> Even if they wear helmets?

Do helmets count as body armour? Have BHIT been informed that teh power-that-be are making it
compulsory for (some) young people NOT to wear helmets?

regards, Ian SMith
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[Just Zis Guy]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:53:27 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith
<ian@astounding.org.uk> wrote:

>Do helmets count as body armour?

Can't see why not. According to BeHIT's favourite research they certainly prevent torso injuries.

Guy
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[Peter Storey]

Ian Smith <ian@astounding.org.uk> wrote in message news:<slrnc1vuvo.1a9.ian@phlegethon.smithnet>...
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:31:06 -0000, burt <burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > "Colin Blackburn" <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
> > news:opr2sk7xasm7pzdf@nntphost.dur.ac.uk...
> > >
> > > "Four men face five years in jail if they carry weapons, wear body armour
> > > - or even ride a pedal cycle."
> > >
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3440919.stm
> >
> > Even if they wear helmets?
>
> Do helmets count as body armour? Have BHIT been informed that teh power-that-be are making it
> compulsory for (some) young people NOT to wear helmets?
>
> regards, Ian SMith

It's much more elegant than that. They're older than 16, so the Bill wouldn't "protect" them anyway.
But the ASBO means that their bikes are now available to be borrowed by their un-helmeted little
siblings, with the resulting fines falling on these four. Of course, the little siblings might want
to get hold of some body armour before big brother comes after them . . .

Peter Storey