tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post6007656524635963805..comments2023-04-14T07:44:43.860-07:00Comments on Drive East Midlands & Drivers' Union www.driversunion.co: Twitter Trolls need not apply.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-75960080927104282042013-07-16T12:18:37.417-07:002013-07-16T12:18:37.417-07:00Thanks for clearing that up.
For your info, I cou...Thanks for clearing that up.<br /><br />For your info, I could take trains to Oban and Weymouth for the ferries to the respective islands... But it is so slow having to change trains multiple times and take slow trains, much as I enjoy rail travel. Besides, west of Scotland is actually a nice place to take your car.<br /><br />I personally don't think cycling is all that dangerous myself. It&James Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946489396800365570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-33931222286459826412013-07-13T03:38:37.376-07:002013-07-13T03:38:37.376-07:00Dishonesty again. So you now admit that in some ci...Dishonesty again. So you now admit that in some circumstances one foot is fine, and it is quite frequent and normal too! But not admitting you were wrong, you then tell me what I was referring to? I wasn't talking about passing at speed at all. That was your mistake.<br /><br />Keep it simple. Cars & driver are essential for the survival of society, cyclists are not and in fact are a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-67517160541872579452013-07-13T03:26:17.578-07:002013-07-13T03:26:17.578-07:00You are making the mistake of focussing too much o...You are making the mistake of focussing too much on personal usage and not 'essential for the survival of society'. I accept society doesn't depend on all car journeys but it does depend on cars & drivers but not cyclists. The case you cite is classic. So to get to your hard earned holiday, and to spend your money for local economy, you need your car. But not only that, you need Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-76777077054384037392013-07-13T02:23:24.032-07:002013-07-13T02:23:24.032-07:00Ah but just because one has a reason to be on the ...Ah but just because one has a reason to be on the road it does not make that journey any more essential. I am driving to Isle of Mull and Jersey next month with my bike in the boot of the car, so I can enjoy two lovely stress free holidays. Are these journeys essential? I bet society could survive if I didn't make these journeys.<br /><br />Choosing between my car and my bike(s) is not a James Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946489396800365570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-64621063710382164452013-07-01T06:08:47.858-07:002013-07-01T06:08:47.858-07:00No. I need to remind everyone in the cycling debat...No. I need to remind everyone in the cycling debate that it's not essential because, up to now, cyclists have wrongly been able to get away with an equal playing field stance. You may not like the reality but the only way to get it spread is to say it often and everywhere. Is that OK?<br /><br />Do we allow football, rugby & darts and dig swimming pools in the road? So what's your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-20414118914697182332013-07-01T05:52:53.216-07:002013-07-01T05:52:53.216-07:00You like to remind us that cycling is not essentia...You like to remind us that cycling is not essential. I accept that but then again, is football? Rugby? Darts? Swimming? No but people like to do them and I would never argue that people who do these activities and get injured be denied hospital treatment.<br /><br />Plus, don't forget, not all car journies are essential, if I replaced my cycle journies with my car then they would not be James Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946489396800365570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-44935300289217113872013-06-07T04:52:40.742-07:002013-06-07T04:52:40.742-07:00(I've amended this comment without the bit you...(I've amended this comment without the bit you thought dishonest, and which I accept was a misinterpretation...)<br /><br />1) "Attitude to people who are not doing anything deliberately" <br /><br />It doesn't really matter whether bad driving is deliberate or not, it will still be annoying. You say:<br /><br />"Believe me I have been knocked off bikes & motorbikes by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-58438999448699135662013-06-03T11:35:51.170-07:002013-06-03T11:35:51.170-07:001) But that's the point. Attitude to people wh...1) But that's the point. Attitude to people who are not doing anything deliberately does lead to confrontation and unfair attacks on drivers either there or on media. It all seems worse because cyclists feel vulnerable. They feel vulnerable because they are. It really is that simple!<br /><br />2)Yes & drivers have the right to be annoyed with cyclists. That is what Cycle Hatred turns Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-85025268921514945492013-06-03T08:02:53.741-07:002013-06-03T08:02:53.741-07:00"However just read your own rhetoric about dr..."However just read your own rhetoric about drivers who 'drive too close'. It is really aggressive and talking about idiots and goodness knows what."<br /><br />Sorry, but I do think people who take unnecessary risks on the road are 'idiots'. I'm not remotely aggressive in my own driving and cycling and it doesn't "lead to confrontation". For what it'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-23365029867983640042013-06-03T07:15:53.710-07:002013-06-03T07:15:53.710-07:00Hi thanks for coming in this way. However from you...Hi thanks for coming in this way. However from your comments I can tell that you haven't read my extensive responses covering most of your points already. <br /><br />However just read your own rhetoric about drivers who 'drive too close'. It is really aggressive and talking about idiots and goodness knows what. Believe me I have been knocked off bikes & motorbikes by drivers on Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-15098922775340343632013-06-03T05:58:23.095-07:002013-06-03T05:58:23.095-07:00Hi,
Just to take up a few points, following on fr...Hi,<br /><br />Just to take up a few points, following on from Twitter comments...<br /><br />"What a cyclist feels too close, is often not close from the drivers' perspective."<br /><br />I find this line of argument a real concern - it feels way too close to justifying dangerous passing manoeuvres. I get passed maybe a couple of hundred times on my journey to work. There is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-16574140786147599782013-05-22T02:41:47.492-07:002013-05-22T02:41:47.492-07:00Hi James, first of all can I say how nice to get s...Hi James, first of all can I say how nice to get such a nice polite and genuine post without bitter content.<br /><br />The context of my observations is in a scenario where cyclists are demanding more and more very costly changes which can only be a disadvantage to drivers but in addition the cycle lobby is also demanding more punishment and jail time for drivers too. So therefor it is right to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-87200759917119935422013-05-21T17:30:00.460-07:002013-05-21T17:30:00.460-07:00Keith, one of your recent tweets says that cycling...Keith, one of your recent tweets says that cycling is an unnecessary and unfair liability for drivers. Why? When I get behind the wheel of my car I accept that I must drive in a manner that does not endanger other road users. A car, after all, can be a dangerous thing; with the freedom to drive comes responsibilities, in the same way that a freedom to go and do archery down at my local club comesJames Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946489396800365570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-4607787993034392052013-05-12T11:30:55.736-07:002013-05-12T11:30:55.736-07:00I have three cycles and we have two cars. No most ...I have three cycles and we have two cars. No most people don't cycle, even if they did once, only a tiny minority cycle. Although about 35 million drive it's not most people either. But what's the problem? Speaking up for drivers is a sin to some cyclists? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-17305496506152830622013-05-12T10:50:20.629-07:002013-05-12T10:50:20.629-07:00"Now of course cyclists don't want anyone..."Now of course cyclists don't want anyone to do that."<br /><br />I have three cycles and one car.<br /><br />You make our that people either cycle or drive. Most do both.<br /><br />tallpaul45https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938202226355367191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-29160278498204104212013-05-10T07:25:36.265-07:002013-05-10T07:25:36.265-07:00Well that's because I refuse to accept wrongfu...Well that's because I refuse to accept wrongful opinions and false ones. What's the point of accepting a non factual position? You start off from the wrong premise yourself and thus invalidate the rest of your comment. At no time do I deny that cycling is often a preference or lifestyle choice so you are wrong. It's cyclists who keep returning to that in answer to the fact that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-52899685211961355402013-05-10T06:17:46.211-07:002013-05-10T06:17:46.211-07:00Keith, what is hugely frustrating about your twitt...Keith, what is hugely frustrating about your twitter activity and to a similar extent you blog, is your point blank refusal to accept any other view point. Yes, cars are important and vans/ lorries are definitely essential to society but the point you often over look or deride as a personal choice is that bike riding is equally important to those that ride the bikes. Yes, i could drive to work. andy keetchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506366773785181612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-9158818181263927672013-05-03T05:40:09.295-07:002013-05-03T05:40:09.295-07:00At long last. Point by point. I do not keep houndi...At long last. Point by point. I do not keep hounding other twitter accounts never accepting reasoned arguements or insulting people. They constantly do that to me & those that persist in aimless interrogation often stupidly & rudely, can expect to be given rough treatment by me. They are in a mminority. They are three different twitter accounts, all with their own history. One is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-62257905816502559502013-05-03T04:13:58.351-07:002013-05-03T04:13:58.351-07:00" Twitter however does attract the trolls who..." Twitter however does attract the trolls who's only aim is to taunt, ridicule, abuse and bully; usually hiding behind a pseudonyms". Your words, not mine. Since you indulge in re-tweeting your own tweets under 3 pseudonyms, maybe you should heal thyself first. Oh, and it should be "whose", not who's.<br /><br />So, why do you attract the "trolls"? Because AS-Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871818679837037730noreply@blogger.com