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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by CAMRAMan on Today at 04:49:11 pm »

Pinball Wizard - The Who

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On The Road / Re: Cyclist who knocked down and killed pensioner

« Last post by jwo on Today at 04:45:30 pm »

• The law already allows people to be prosecuted for riding a bicycle dangerously or without due care and attention.
• Bicycles are not usually equipped with speedometers, nor are they obliged to be equipped, so enforcing some absolute speed limit is not practical
• The number of people injured or killed because of excessive motor vehicle speed is a factor of thousands greater than those from bicycles. A combination of physics, opportunity and general vulnerability of people on bicycles.

Almost any media coverage of this, when prompted by an individual incident, will drown out these core facts.

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On The Road / Re: Cyclist who knocked down and killed pensioner

« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 04:41:54 pm »

An independent witness said the cyclist was not at fault.  That will have been a non-cyclist.  That's why he wasn't charged.

He was incredibly lucky that witness was there.

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The Pub / Re: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant.

« Last post by T42 on Today at 04:34:23 pm »

Not getting on with the pedals on the Trek, decided to swap them with those on the Ti Warhorse.  Took them off the Trek with no problems, ditto one of the Warhorse's, but the RH one will not shift, even under the influence of my 1.5 hammer.  And yes, I was trying to unscrew it the right way.

Right, sez I, Decathlon tomorrow, new SPDs.  You'll be lucky, sez MrsT: tomorrow's a holiday, Thursday's Ascension.  And here's me wanting to ride on Friday. Arse.

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On The Road / Re: Cyclist who knocked down and killed pensioner

« Last post by De Sisti on Today at 04:30:26 pm »

The message some will take from this totally avoidable tragedy is that cyclists know they are above the law and act irresponsibly which has potential to generate further animosity towards cyclists. There is a danger that all cyclists, particularly the 'lycra brigade', will be seen through the same lense that Brian Fitzgerald and Muswell Hill Peloton are viewed.

On radio four just after 6am today, Mishal Husain said there would be an item on the programme
about irresponsible cycling. I immediately chose to switch to a different radio station. I wonder
if she was referring the incident upthread?

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On The Road / Re: Cyclist who knocked down and killed pensioner

« Last post by MartinC on Today at 04:30:19 pm »

The correct response to anyone quoting the Daily Mail is 'Oh, that's the paper that supported Hitler'.

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The Pub / Re: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own.

« Last post by Mrs Pingu on Today at 04:27:21 pm »

Was sunny and warming on Friday so I finally turned the heating off. Was sat under a fleecy blanket last night but today capitulated and told the heating to come on for a couple of hours.
This weather isn't helping me stop being torpid and doing stuff...

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OT Gallery / Re: Readers' Instruments

« Last post by andytheflyer on Today at 04:26:30 pm »

Ooooo..  Nice.  My music teacher has a soprano which I've played.  I lust after a bari sax but I think the discs in my neck will disagree - they already complain about my tenor.

You can get harnesses that save your neck.

I have one for my Tenor - it loops over each shoulder and connects to my trouser belt.  Works fine, but even then my neck knows about it.  A bari would be too much I think - but teach says floor stands are available, must have a shoof.

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by Robh on Today at 04:04:39 pm »

Mony Mony - Tommy James and the Shondells

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On The Road / Re: Cyclist who knocked down and killed pensioner

« Last post by Regulator on Today at 03:56:30 pm »

An independent witness said the cyclist was not at fault.  That will have been a non-cyclist.  That's why he wasn't charged.