David Hansen wrote:
>
> Indeed.
>
> If a police officer is killed while in a car or walking would they
> not send them out? If the answer to this question is no then they
> have jerked their knee in relation to bikes.
>
>
No. Urban cycle plods (as opposed to 1960s country plod on a
sit-up-and-beg) are a relatively new thing, certainly compared to
foot/car plods. Inevitably police forces will still be learning about
the kind of training cycle plods require.
As for the influence of (a lack of) training on the fate of the PCSO
killed in the RTA: is it possible to tell from a news report? No, of
course not! Therefore GMP (probably with the assistance of the HSE as it
was a fatal accident at work) are investigating the matter and will
no-doubt have access to a great deal more evidence than said news report
with a view to improving the safety of it's employees.
This is not evidence of the great anti-cycling conspiracy or
anti-cycling ignorance.
Ian
