Driver tries to kill cyclist, hits building.

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cd365

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Coventry, uk
But is what you have read the truth of the matter?

What have you read by way of fact as opposed to speculation and unthinking tribalism?

That is why I asked the question and stated "from what I have read".
 

Cycleops

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Accra, Ghana
[QUOTE 3132645, member: 1314"]Cor blimey, I cycle past there regulars, and went past the scene of devastation on Thurs. I live in Kingston (in the posh Zone 5 part of course, not the chavvy bit near the Park) and got the Kingston Guardian through the post today.

It's front-page news and the only new bit of info on there, not already posted here, is that the cyclist is autistic, and rode with a badge notifying road-users that he was autistic.

As far as the casual snobbery on here is concerned, some of the poshos in Kingston are really thick, up themselves and car-centric.

And most new parents do tend to be in their late 30s when their sprog bounces out all bloodies and shinnied. The most socially-status insecure (too posh to push as well) ones live in North Kingston as they really want to live in RP and looked there first but were pushed into Kingston. And there aren't many schools so the kids go private if they don't get into Tiffins or Kingston Grammar, or move to Basingstoke or Bucks. And they have nowhere to park their cars. They're all in a constant state of stress.

I don't like them - I was Chair at Kingston Rugby Club for a bit and we always struggled for numbers in the minis/Juniors section as the posher parents would always/still join the over-subscribed Teddington Club for kudos. They have no soul.

God I hate it here. Wish I could afford to move to Tooting.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like Kingston is more divided than Syria.
 
I've given up trying to join bike radar, they have the hardest spell the word thing ever.
A person over there said:
"His concern for the way the driver is being portrayed in the media is greater than I'd have expected for someone reportedly wearing a badge proclaiming autism."

I am confused as to why someone thinks just because I am autistic I don't have a high level of concern for others?
My actual problem is a too high a level of concern for others, and for the species as a whole.

I worked out about Theory of Mind in my 20s, curtsy of Star Trek:TNG.
And it turns out that I developed my own version of CBT, also allowing me to live in your world.

I'd love to chat to him about his preconceptions of autism, not that I am looking to do anything other than correct misinformation, which is worse than no information, not that I am accusing him of misinformation; see how hard my world is yet?

Do remember that Sheldon Cooper, from the Big Band Theory is the best example of being autistic on TV.
What is so very nice of him, and moves me to tears, is that he is taking my statement at face value and not accusing me of something like sarcasm, which is what would normally happen to me.

The reason I came to post was to ask for whether anyone could recommend a lawyer for me, else I have to take extra ADD meds and go for a walkabout around kingston...

I still see it when I close my eyes, it replays like a show on Dave. My head was inches from the wheel.
And a big thank you to the emergency services, they looked after me so well, their concern was beyond touching.

and if we are going to make jokes about me nearly being killed, am I the one who's allowed to say that frack it was a woman driving :smile:
 
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