tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post6238005770907009864..comments2023-04-14T07:44:43.860-07:00Comments on Drive East Midlands & Drivers' Union www.driversunion.co: Why Drivers nearly don't miss cyclistsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-27737298815324730422014-02-12T01:28:51.821-08:002014-02-12T01:28:51.821-08:00MA. I have no mandate or like any form of drivers ...MA. I have no mandate or like any form of drivers distraction. The explanation however is assuming that the situation is the normal one and not with some other unacceptable circumstance as you describe. But your not really interested in the mechanics of passing bikes safely at all. You are anti driver in that drivers are automatically to blame for your chosen danger.<br /><br />I can say that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-76498961279243098942014-02-11T10:27:50.345-08:002014-02-11T10:27:50.345-08:00Saw several drivers using the phone while driving ...Saw several drivers using the phone while driving today and even with a frightfully strong head wind, I was still able to travel 4 miles in the same amount of time as a car would take because all the drivers I saw, were holding each other up and I decided to use the shared path to avoid the traffic, I rejoined the road near the end of the shared facility because carrying on along the next bit of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964848841400828561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-42346076203021172492014-02-03T09:14:39.055-08:002014-02-03T09:14:39.055-08:00I think 'so many' is a very wild exaggerat...I think 'so many' is a very wild exaggeration. I don't see it very often so that when I do it is very noticeable and noteworthy. But in most of those activities I am not sure why they wouldn't still be looking ahead? Reading books and maps? I have yet to see that. But you seem to be looking more at drivers than the road and where you are going. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-74640412611070481912014-02-03T08:49:15.742-08:002014-02-03T08:49:15.742-08:00Oh, if drivers ALWAYS looked far ahead of them whe...Oh, if drivers ALWAYS looked far ahead of them when driving, why do I see so many distracting themselves by using the phone, reading books, reading maps, eating, drinking, etc while they're driving?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964848841400828561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-10435477041725804842014-02-01T13:31:11.309-08:002014-02-01T13:31:11.309-08:00You are citing the idiot Carlton Reid and his '...You are citing the idiot Carlton Reid and his 'Roads weren't built for cars' lunacy.<br />They certainly weren't built for cyclists either. But the Crown Wheel and pinion, goes back to windmills and the wheels and spokes thousands of years. The first smooth roads were the railroads, oh who's drivers were engine drivers. And no society was built thousands of years ago by fast, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-91752654474707976892014-02-01T13:00:56.580-08:002014-02-01T13:00:56.580-08:00You're wrong, the ball bearings used in your c...You're wrong, the ball bearings used in your car were first made for BICYCLES, the pneumatic tyres on your car were first developed by Mr. Dunlop for his son's BICYCLE, the light weight yet strong, tubular steel used for your car's chassis was first inveted for BICYCLES, the differential drive was first inveted by a CYCLIST, mass production was first used to make BICYCLES 30 YEARS Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964848841400828561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-34355983325128714852014-02-01T12:05:21.216-08:002014-02-01T12:05:21.216-08:00What utter Carlton Reid rubbish you've been re...What utter Carlton Reid rubbish you've been reading. Cars developed from carriages and coaches, their predecessors. Society wasn't built on cycles or by cyclists either. But what's all the anger and rudeness about? I am only advancing the case of drivers and not attacking cyclists. It seems that being pro driver attracts much hostility. Do I go on cycle blogs being personal and rude?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-84484999581714174522014-02-01T08:42:47.064-08:002014-02-01T08:42:47.064-08:00Without bicycles, your precious car probably would...Without bicycles, your precious car probably wouldn't exist though, or it would be the most horrendously diabolical thing to operate with zero comfort, difficult to turn and prone to breaking down through friction, also, here in Southampton, most public transport drivers, don't drive to work, they CYCLE, mostly because, driving is their job and to drive even more before and after work, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964848841400828561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-26149946062878175202013-11-01T09:02:47.731-07:002013-11-01T09:02:47.731-07:00It seems that your hatred of drivers is such that ...It seems that your hatred of drivers is such that a reasonable explanation of the mechanics of it brings out the worst in you. At low speeds, 5/8/10/12 mph, drivers do pass things closely quite safely. It's cyclists demanding more clearance because they feel unsafe. And yes why not? You are placing yourself in a dangerous place so the feeling is quite natural. Don't get angry about it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-58599642352211902052013-11-01T08:36:53.574-07:002013-11-01T08:36:53.574-07:00Basically, you're saying a cyclist has no righ...Basically, you're saying a cyclist has no right to be safe on the road. The driver's need to get past at all costs trumps cyclists safety. You hateful, nasty piece of work.Jackarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477130724830922566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-43267868212259031772013-05-21T10:28:23.500-07:002013-05-21T10:28:23.500-07:00Devine Pimp. The answers are already contained in ...Devine Pimp. The answers are already contained in lengthy previous replies. Read it all there.<br /><br />I do not say cyclists are a danger to drivers but a liability. And do you think Tesco can run staffed by cyclists? That their IT is totally staffed by cyclists? That their delivery driver cycles to work? Their goods are brought to them by people who cycle to their lorries? Let me guess your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-56886807952491158772013-05-21T09:49:48.004-07:002013-05-21T09:49:48.004-07:00"You still do not accept that all your vital ..."You still do not accept that all your vital services depend on private car use."<br /><br />How, exactly?<br /><br />"Cycling is no more crucial than mountain climbing is. Mountain climbers threaten no-one with their activity in terms of liability & jail but cyclist are a threat to drivers."<br /><br />Cycling is affected by a people-controlled element (other vehicles) The most divine Pimp, master of the jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331023288699855266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-60305101219485615842013-05-04T04:04:29.395-07:002013-05-04T04:04:29.395-07:004
My only interest is fairness for drivers and fo...4<br /><br />My only interest is fairness for drivers and for genuine profit free expert based road safety. Those that I expose, and ridicule openly, I am able to prove and do so are actually on the make. Some very big names are on the site including royalty. Have I been sued yet? No. Has any organisation, police or otherwise challenged or sought to alter any of my statements? No. So what you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-68060665598644805662013-05-04T04:03:14.440-07:002013-05-04T04:03:14.440-07:003
Motor transport isn't a luxury it's a ...3 <br /><br />Motor transport isn't a luxury it's a necessity and a massive drain and struggle for most people. You talk of developing a dependency on the private motor vehicle. Society has done that in its expansion. In my young day we all lived and worked in one area. Yes cycling distance if you like. Now our economy is based on travelling longer distances to work and to get bulk Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-56637559059629952802013-05-04T03:58:22.804-07:002013-05-04T03:58:22.804-07:002
My site is full of fact, evidence, stats and ex...2<br /><br />My site is full of fact, evidence, stats and expertise. What isn't those, is fair questioning. You seem to think the world revolves around academics. It doesn't. Does a boss go to a professor about his lathe operator's- who hasn't even passed an eleven plus- work or listen to the lathe worker who has to do the job and has done the job all his life? But typically of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-81066593734003432992013-05-04T03:57:49.252-07:002013-05-04T03:57:49.252-07:00Reply: 1
But it doesn't matter if a question ...Reply: 1<br /><br />But it doesn't matter if a question is valid. Are you suggesting no-one should question anything and accept every proposal & statement without query unless being called ridiculous, idiotic, a c-nt, & other comments I fend off? I only revert to 'idiot' 'fool' 'troll' after perpetual twitter goading & a refusal to stick to a point or worseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-83550962744815869082013-05-03T14:08:42.067-07:002013-05-03T14:08:42.067-07:00Your questions are really thinly veiled Keith, it&...Your questions are really thinly veiled Keith, it's very clear what your opinion is on the matter and you would like to make out as though anyone who disagrees with the conclusion you expect is "a fool" or "an idiot". You also fail to provide evidence for so many claims of fact that it is virtually impossible to accept any actual well researched perspective that you may Theshortlist_tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519400134409564643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-59141341130527194782013-05-03T06:08:49.882-07:002013-05-03T06:08:49.882-07:00You will find that on here and at Drivers Union we...You will find that on here and at Drivers Union we either publish fact or if not ask a series of questions based on fact where any sensible personal will reach an inevitable conclusion. I am prepared to debate but what I cannot do is to accept an alteration to fact or an entire change of premise. Really it's often because the other party cannot come to terms with the inevitable conclusion Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-34956619460732652452013-05-02T23:50:34.869-07:002013-05-02T23:50:34.869-07:00The main issue with your attitude is evident in th...The main issue with your attitude is evident in that reply. "...As long as they are correct..." surely, in a debate it is not up to one party or the other to decide who is right, but is down to independent parties to conclude?<br /><br />You are concerned by the vested interests of others, don't you feel it is a little hypocritical? Even if The Drivers protest Union is an educated Theshortlist_tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519400134409564643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-32069560821360151692013-04-24T11:55:49.580-07:002013-04-24T11:55:49.580-07:00I don't mind who talks road safety providing t...I don't mind who talks road safety providing they are correct and am very concerned that many who do, are not only incorrect but can be shown to have a vested, often a financial interest. It's part of my CV that I don't get paid or earn from it and it's entirely voluntary.<br /><br />So I am likewise able to comment on any other aspect providing I am correct and will bow to any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-90859815057737914192013-04-24T11:28:35.869-07:002013-04-24T11:28:35.869-07:00No I don't hate cyclists. Why is defending dri...No I don't hate cyclists. Why is defending drivers & responding to cyclists complaints blown up into a hatred of them? <br /><br />I suggest that you look at the two pages of cycling casualties, especially top cyclists, at www.youdrive.co before youi try to claim that being exposed and unprotected in the road is safer than being enclosed in metal. The casualty rate for that is low Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-51014778070143213672013-04-24T11:02:32.099-07:002013-04-24T11:02:32.099-07:00But Keith, you are a road safey expert, yes? It...But Keith, you are a road safey expert, yes? It's not your place to decide economically or sociologically what is right for the road system. You are qualified to comment on the infrastructure and the law-breaking behaviour of the users, you may even be qualified to comment on how to improve things for the road users of the UK.<br /><br />This is the major downfall in your argument, you claim Theshortlist_tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519400134409564643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-87549121583198036832013-03-06T10:39:43.628-08:002013-03-06T10:39:43.628-08:00Well I could first look at all my brilliant points...Well I could first look at all my brilliant points that you have ignored and failed to provide a good answer to.<br /><br />The comment you have focused on -because it's the best you can do- ended 'You choose this dangerous activity no-one else does'. Which is very pertinent to your moan. I have said on many occasions that it is unfair to put drivers in the position where there is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-11168905888729753992013-03-06T08:21:32.320-08:002013-03-06T08:21:32.320-08:00Still nothing about the difference between an aval...Still nothing about the difference between an avalanche as a natural event and a car driven by a person Keith? Oh dear.prj45https://www.blogger.com/profile/00577925032338977435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-40704813699613982622013-03-02T16:17:23.390-08:002013-03-02T16:17:23.390-08:00No most of the 35 million drivers, as with the 65 ...No most of the 35 million drivers, as with the 65 million inhabitants, don't cycle and have no wish to. Of course there are benefits to cyclists as I cycle too, however it is foolish to trust in a lot of unknown people who are operating heavy machinery. At least I acknowledge that.<br /><br />Re the necessity of the private vehicle I have proved that ad nauseum on twitter & web. But for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.com