Should I respond to anti cyclist rant letter in our local paper.
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You could simply ask about perspective?
In the same web page:
Drunk uninsured driver left head-on crash victim with horrific injuries then tried to blame them
If only this driver had been required to take a test, pay road tax and be insured?
In the same web page:
Drunk uninsured driver left head-on crash victim with horrific injuries then tried to blame them
If only this driver had been required to take a test, pay road tax and be insured?
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Perhaps he lost his deposit.Misarable sod.
3rdworldcyclinginGB says:
September 25, 2012 at 5:56 pm
You mean like this…
People like Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button and my old favourite Jeremy Clarkson are great role models and an inspiration to all drivers. With the resulting upsurge in interest in driving in Britain following their success and infrastructure improvements strongly campaigned for by organizations such as Transport for London, it is a shame that some drivers are unwilling to respect other road users. Everyone has stories of how these petrol louts break the law or thoughtlessly indulge in other anti-social practices: red light jumping, speeding, not-signalling overtaking in the most ridiculous places, using their mobile phones while eating and reading the newspaper, and worst of all, killing and maiming everybody else. We build perfectly good facilities for them, but what do they do – park on pavements and block cycle lanes. They seem wilfully ignorant of the numerous studies that show that most deaths and casualties due to driving result from the driver not looking and the main cause of deaths and casualties is due to head injuries. But how many drivers drive brightly coloured cars or wear the helmets that any sensible person can see would significantly improve their chances of avoiding injury? Ninja motorists are not just a figment of a manga artists imagination, I can tell you. And if you confront them about this disgraceful behaviour, all you get is unreasoning knee-jerk profanity. Now call me reactionary but why should there be funding for new driving infrastructure if they behave like this?
Anyone with any experience of drivers can see the sense in this. Just look at how self-righteously angry these sensitive souls can be. Don’t get me wrong, some of my best friends are drivers and I’ve driven myself, so I know what it’s like. it changes you. My friends told me I was an idiot to do it. After a few streets of driving I was so boiling with rage, shouting at everone in unseeing fury, that I drove onto the pavement, hit a bollard, staggered to the nearest bike shop, bought a bike and cycled home. I’ve never driven since.
Genius....
September 25, 2012 at 5:56 pm
You mean like this…
People like Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button and my old favourite Jeremy Clarkson are great role models and an inspiration to all drivers. With the resulting upsurge in interest in driving in Britain following their success and infrastructure improvements strongly campaigned for by organizations such as Transport for London, it is a shame that some drivers are unwilling to respect other road users. Everyone has stories of how these petrol louts break the law or thoughtlessly indulge in other anti-social practices: red light jumping, speeding, not-signalling overtaking in the most ridiculous places, using their mobile phones while eating and reading the newspaper, and worst of all, killing and maiming everybody else. We build perfectly good facilities for them, but what do they do – park on pavements and block cycle lanes. They seem wilfully ignorant of the numerous studies that show that most deaths and casualties due to driving result from the driver not looking and the main cause of deaths and casualties is due to head injuries. But how many drivers drive brightly coloured cars or wear the helmets that any sensible person can see would significantly improve their chances of avoiding injury? Ninja motorists are not just a figment of a manga artists imagination, I can tell you. And if you confront them about this disgraceful behaviour, all you get is unreasoning knee-jerk profanity. Now call me reactionary but why should there be funding for new driving infrastructure if they behave like this?
Anyone with any experience of drivers can see the sense in this. Just look at how self-righteously angry these sensitive souls can be. Don’t get me wrong, some of my best friends are drivers and I’ve driven myself, so I know what it’s like. it changes you. My friends told me I was an idiot to do it. After a few streets of driving I was so boiling with rage, shouting at everone in unseeing fury, that I drove onto the pavement, hit a bollard, staggered to the nearest bike shop, bought a bike and cycled home. I’ve never driven since.
Genius....
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Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Writing indignant letters to local newspapers is one of life's pleasures.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
There was a letter in my local paper sent in by a guy who lives quite close to me. His topic had been the need to own a car and the ever increasing costs involved. I wondered if I should respond and eventually composed a letter exposing the idiocy of every point he had made, it wasn't difficult. I considered sending it to the newspaper but eventually put it in the senders letterbox.
A few days elapsed until I saw him making his way along the road towards me, as he came closer I prepared myself for lively debate when he said "That was an excellent letter you wrote, you should send it in to the paper " and strolled away leaving me quite deflated
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A few days elapsed until I saw him making his way along the road towards me, as he came closer I prepared myself for lively debate when he said "That was an excellent letter you wrote, you should send it in to the paper " and strolled away leaving me quite deflated
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jefmcg
Guru
This makes me so happy. Everyone behaved well. You didn't publicly shame your neighbour, and he listened to what you said and learnt something from it.A few days elapsed until I saw him making his way along the road towards me, as he came closer I prepared myself for lively debate when he said "That was an excellent letter you wrote, you should send it in to the paper " and strolled away leaving me quite deflated
Did you then send it to the paper?
jefmcg
Guru
Word's can't express how sad I was to realise that this was way longer than 140 characters.
You've got to commit to the bit!
winjim
Smash the cistern
jefmcg
Guru
winjim
Smash the cistern
We could always delete and hope nobody was watching.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
No, but I have retold the story to friends whenever his letters to the press crop up in conversation
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
One could even email the editor with this info - a major scoop of a local Walt. Fibs, politics, they'll be all over it like Eric Pickles at a free buffet.
