Re: Sydney Bicycle accident

Noddy wrote:
> "Trevor Wilson" <trevor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:68vfklF2uid5dU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>> **I have no problems with harsh penalties being handed out to ALL road 
>> users when they break the law. Particularly idiots who ride without
lights 
>> (during the dark). I know if I ran one down, I'd lose a lot of sleep.
And 
>> that ain't fair to me.
> 
> I'd feel no different to knocking down some idiot who ran across the
street 
> in the dark. In other words it would be *his* actions that got him
killed 
> not mine, and I wouldn't lose any sleep at all.
> 
>> **Well, I know a few cyclists who wear that ****. They're straight 
>> (AFAIK). Perhaps they're less afraid of ebing different. Perhaps the
bold 
>> colours enhance their visibility to other road users.
> 
> You can be visible without having to look like float at the gay &
lesbian 
> Mardi-gra :)
> 
>> **Nope. I'm a motorist and an occasional cyclist who respects other
road 
>> users.
> 
> Sure.
> 
>> **Nope. I smell a bull**** story. Are seriously telling me that you 
>> believe the **** that the motorist told the cops?
> 
> There's part of you're problem right there.
> 
> You're assuming that the guy who called in *was* the motorist, and we
have 
> no idea if he was or wasn't. We *also* have no idea if the bike riders
are 
> telling the truth and just sticking to a story *they* made up to cover
their 
> own actions which may have been illegal. In short, we have no idea what 
> happened other than what was printed in the media, and media re****ts
about 
> "events" can be anything they want them to be.
> 
> In answer to your question specifically, I don't believe *either* side
as I 
> wasn't there and there is no video evidence to sup****t one side or the 
> other. As I said previously if the cops charge the car driver with
something 
> relating to the cause of the accident then I'll believe he most likely
was 
> responsible for it, but until then I'll withhold my judgement. The fact
that 
> they haven't charged him with anything other than leaving the scene of
an 
> accident suggests to me that there were faults on both sides.
> 
>> We have the word of ONE motorist, who left the scene of an accident (of

>> his own making) and the words of at least one cyclist which conflict
each 
>> other. What will you say when (or if) 5, 10, 15 or 50 cyclists rebuke
the 
>> claim of the motorist?
> 
> As I said, I'm happy to leave the decision of laying blame up to the
cops.


    HO HO ****in ho..............

> 
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy. 
> 
> 

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