anyone know this cyclist?

[Michael86]

Yeah...because some cuts and bruises to a child totally justifies tearing a man "limb from limb" in some medieval vengeance concept....

She could if died.

 

[Michael86]

At the risk of sounding like I'm defending the cyclist, how many times have we read posts on this forum from people that are too scared to ride on the road, alternatively how many times have we read and indeed experienced being told to "Get off the road", by drivers that feel we have no right to be there? Again, the cyclist shouldn't have been there, but we are not all robust enough to ignore the dogs abuse which we can sometimes receive.

If you ride on the pavement, you need to go at a slow speed.

 

[NormanD]

I believe you are reacting to what the media want you to react too, maybe some truths are hidden in this, so I'll reserve my judgement on this.

 

[glenn forger]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stopkillingcyclists/permalink/1607098669541039/

Last July I was attacked by a driver in a road rage assault. I had done absolutely nothing to provoke him, but he was angry at my taking primary position in the road.
He threatened to kill me, chased me through the streets and deliberately ran me over with his car.
He was sentenced to two years in prison (served 9 months) and banned from driving for four years.
At the time of this assault he was already serving a suspended sentence for a similar road rage assault on two pedestrians. I feel let down by the justice system, I fail to see why a driver who deliberately uses his car to attempt to kill someone should ever be allowed to drive again.
If he had tried to kill me with a gun would he be allowed a gun licence again?
Given the fact that cyclists are subjected to vile abuse almost daily, you would think that as a group they must cause absolute mayhem on the streets to cause such a reaction? But no, the facts and figures are available for you to Google should you choose to do so in order to present a balanced story.
Cyclists rarely kill anyone, they are responsible for very few injuries.
Whilst the story of the little girl being knocked over by a cyclist was upsetting, it was thankfully a very rare event.
On any average day numerous people are killed by drivers, many more sustain serious injuries caused by drivers. We need to get some perspective about who is presenting the risk on our roads and ask why the media present such an ill informed and biased picture.
I believe media outlets such as yours and the hatred and bigotry against cyclists that they perpetuate against cyclists have some responsibility for the daily hatred that I encounter when riding my bike on the road, and for the assault that I was subjected to.
I do hope that you will not use this little girls unfortunate incident as an excuse to further vilify those of us who are just trying to get from a - b.

 

[User6179]

I needed some motivation to go about working out what I need to do to stop paying the license fee, since I can do without the 5 mins a week of broadcast TV I watch. I think you just found it for me...

I would wait another week before you cancel as they have a doc on how the Jews persecuted the Nazis on next week .

 

[anothersam]

I needed some motivation to go about working out what I need to do to stop paying the license fee...

Bonus: it helps keep the postman employed.

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[Tin Pot]

Why is noone able to see prejudice and stereotype for what it is.

 

[cd365]

If you ride on the pavement, you need to go at a slow speed.

You shouldn't ride on the pavement fullstop.

 

[Mugshot]

If you ride on the pavement, you need to go at a slow speed.

I said as much in my two previous posts which you didn't quote.

 

[midlife]

On a slightly different tack I wonder what the outcry would have been had the child been hit by a fast moving motability scooter?

Shaun

PS I think the cyclist us at fault here

 

[Mugshot]

You shouldn't ride on the pavement fullstop.

I can understand why some people would want to ride on the pavement rather than the road, given the choice I'd rather see someone riding carefully on the pavement than have another car on the road.

 

[MarkF]

I can understand why some people would want to ride on the pavement rather than the road, given the choice I'd rather see someone riding carefully on the pavement than have another car on the road.

I ride on the pavement occasionally, to avoid seriously busy/scary junctions, but these are wide pavements in commercial areas, I've never and never would cycle on a narrow suburban pavement like in the video. The rider missed the danger signals, unguarded exit, woman by the car, these would have have set alarm bells ringing for me, not that I'd be daft enough to be there anyway. He was a useless and dangerous rider and luckily he learned that with the girl not being badly injured.

 

[Hip Priest]

Nobody should be riding that fast on the pavement. I see people do it all the time in front of my own house.

 

[Michael86]

On a slightly different tack I wonder what the outcry would have been had the child been hit by a fast moving motability scooter?

Shaun

PS I think the cyclist us at fault here[/
Yes, it should be.

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 3708416, member: 45"]I don't think so. Next time the mom will be more careful leaving her house with her daughter. And the risk of a repeat is reduced. This would not be possible if the mother wasn't allowed to think about what she could have done to avoid the incident.

That's not victim blaming.[/QUOTE]

well it bloody well sounds like victim blaming. Poor kid shouldn't have been allowed out on the pavement - surely you're not suggesting that are you?