Author Topic: Cities fit for cycling  (Read 19169 times)

mattc

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Re: Cities fit for cycling
« Reply #125 on: 15 December, 2012, 04:37:55 pm »
When legislators, police, prosecutors, defenders, judges and juries are drivers, there is bound to be a bias in the system.
Shouldn't the Man on the Clapham Omnibus get a say? :(
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hellymedic

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Re: Cities fit for cycling
« Reply #126 on: 15 December, 2012, 04:44:06 pm »
The people on the Clapham omnibus have just acquitted a driver who opened his door into a cyclist's path of manslaughter.

Flynn

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Re: Cities fit for cycling
« Reply #127 on: 21 December, 2012, 09:20:40 am »
Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for "sixty per cent of cyclists responsible for collisions…" comment, and demands Jenny Jones apologises for saying cycling in London is "getting more dangerous (for cyclists)".

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clarion

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Re: Cities fit for cycling
« Reply #128 on: 21 December, 2012, 09:21:20 am »
Boorish Johnson?
Getting there...

David Martin

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Re: Cities fit for cycling
« Reply #129 on: 21 December, 2012, 09:39:42 am »
, and demands Jenny Jones apologises for saying cycling in London is "getting more dangerous (for cyclists)".

And so she should - the accident rate per mile or per hour cycled has been dropping year on year. Boris should man up and say sorry too.
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