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Colin McKenzie
Guest
boulder wrote:
> She may not have hit the
> cyclist had she not been texting,
I thought that it was established that she did hit the cyclist?
Oh, you mean MIGHT not. Sorry, may for might is my current red rag.
> but surely you cant ignore, completely,
> the law breaking cyclist....had he stopped, as he
> should, he's still alive.
Not completely, no. But he'd also, probably, still be alive if he'd
not stopped and hit or been hit by a pedestrian or another cyclist.
It's the difference between a small fine and a jail sentence - or
should be.
Colin McKenzie
--
No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at
the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as
walking.
Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org.
> She may not have hit the
> cyclist had she not been texting,
I thought that it was established that she did hit the cyclist?
Oh, you mean MIGHT not. Sorry, may for might is my current red rag.
> but surely you cant ignore, completely,
> the law breaking cyclist....had he stopped, as he
> should, he's still alive.
Not completely, no. But he'd also, probably, still be alive if he'd
not stopped and hit or been hit by a pedestrian or another cyclist.
It's the difference between a small fine and a jail sentence - or
should be.
Colin McKenzie
--
No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at
the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as
walking.
Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org.