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by Ellieb
2 Jul 2010, 6:32pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists
Replies: 88
Views: 6536

Re: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists

Well I think it shows, if you rotate the view 90 degrees clockwise, someone who has squeezed past the lorry driver (standing in the road next to a double parked lorry) just as the Google streetcar goes by. Are you advocating this as good riding?
by Ellieb
2 Jul 2010, 6:04pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists
Replies: 88
Views: 6536

Re: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists

I didn't realize that Copenhagen was a New Town?
by Ellieb
2 Jul 2010, 12:07am
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists
Replies: 88
Views: 6536

Re: Copengaenize.com & Vehicular Cyclists

Oh dear. There might be a few people on this board who recognise themselves in this article
by Ellieb
29 Jun 2010, 12:31pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cyclesheme & HMRC
Replies: 13
Views: 1297

Cyclesheme & HMRC

On another board (cyclechat) there is a lot of talk that the tax authorities appera to be taking a tougher line on the cycle to work sceme. In particular they are insisting that there is an assessmnt at the end of the year to determine the 'full market value' of the bike which could mean people having to pay a lot more at the end of the year. Does anyone know if this is the case & if it is shouldn't the CTC be on the case? I haven't used the scheme myself, but it seems to be counter-productive fot the IR to crack down on this given the tiny amount of extra revenue this represents. Let's face it: the point of the sceme is to encourage people to cycle to work.
by Ellieb
17 Jun 2010, 10:39pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Helmet - recent accident
Replies: 212
Views: 10094

Re: Helmet - recent accident

Suprise suprise. A study in the parts of the USA that have introduced child helmet laws finds they caused a reduction in cycling of 4 or 5%.



& a reduction in fatalities by 19%
by Ellieb
14 Jun 2010, 2:36pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Helmet - recent accident
Replies: 212
Views: 10094

Re: Helmet - recent accident

My friend who is a neurosurgeon frequently cites some Australian research that cycling helmets only help prevent surface injury to the skull and do nothing to prevent your brain smashing into the inside of your skulll which is apparently when the real damage is done.


Apprently this tends to be more significant if the brain has shrunk slightly due to alcohol abuse. This probably explains why the research comes from Austrailia.
by Ellieb
20 Dec 2009, 10:02pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: The uselessness of cycle lanes illustrated...
Replies: 17
Views: 2794

Re: The uselessness of cycle lanes illustrated...

Shouldn't this thread be entitled ' The uselessness of policeman illustrated...' ?
by Ellieb
22 Oct 2009, 10:38pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Road markings
Replies: 15
Views: 1380

Re: Road markings

I rather think that Jens came off because of a bump & not because of the road surfacing material
by Ellieb
16 Oct 2009, 9:20pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes
Replies: 149
Views: 7886

Re: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes

It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with recklessness. It is about being aware of your surroundings. If I am on a shared use cycle path I take note that there are people on bikes around and act accordingly. If I'm on a bike on a cyclepath I allow for pedestrains, dogs and other cyclists. You can still have an accident without people being reckless. They can merely be failing to pay proper attention to what they are doing. By definition, nobody has a right to behave recklessly, but if you are in a place where you are aware that people may act in a reckless manner I would argue you are being negligent if you don't take that fact into account. Many years of motoring and cycling mean that I don't give much sympathy to people who get hurt while not driving/riding defensively.
by Ellieb
14 Oct 2009, 3:14pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Sue heads for Court, helmets case, down under
Replies: 62
Views: 7541

Re: Sue heads for Court, helmets case, down under

I'm sorry. You think this thread isn't about the case for or against helmets :shock:
by Ellieb
10 Oct 2009, 6:00pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Sue heads for Court, helmets case, down under
Replies: 62
Views: 7541

Re: Sue heads for Court, helmets case, down under

she lost...no surprise there then
by Ellieb
26 Sep 2009, 8:56am
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes
Replies: 149
Views: 7886

Re: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes

Hmmm. It was a third party quote I'm afraid :roll: I'll see if I can find it again.. No luck so far
by Ellieb
25 Sep 2009, 5:31pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes
Replies: 149
Views: 7886

Re: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes

Here's a thought experiment

My view is both. When I am walking on a cycle path, I take note of the fact and act accordingly. If I got smacked by a bike when doing something stupid I would blame myself. Why should other people be different? This doesn't mean that I think that I shouldn't take care on a shared use path. Shared use is just that: Shared use & shared responsibilty for safety.
by Ellieb
25 Sep 2009, 2:58pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes
Replies: 149
Views: 7886

Re: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes

From the Soilicitors Journal ;

"The duty of care that road-users owe is a two-way street. Pedestrians not only owe a duty to other road-users but arguably, in a broader sense, to themselves as well."
Sorry guys, but the fact that it is the pedestrian (or cyclist) comes off worse does not mean that the car driver (or cyclist) is the only one who has duty of care in an incident. Yes, you have to anticipate other road users actions but if a pedestrian acts in a wholly unreasonable fashion, then the drivers liaibilty is limited. A pedestrian cannot just treat a road as an area of tarmac they can ignore, and which happens to have vehicles on it. They have a duty to behave responsibly and to take note of the danger that vehicles on it represent.
by Ellieb
21 Sep 2009, 9:53pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes
Replies: 149
Views: 7886

Re: Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes

Mmmm. I'm struggling with these analogies.. No offense but could you be a little less opaque