tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post7174186839424162138..comments2024-03-15T07:44:55.087+00:00Comments on The Cycling Lawyer: Why am I hopeful?Martin Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802050121734667593noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-76653518367289117402013-11-13T17:25:55.993+00:002013-11-13T17:25:55.993+00:00"I am hopeful because my chances of getting t..."I am hopeful because my chances of getting to 85 without stroke, heart attack, diabetes and other ailments connected to inactivity are substantially increased by my riding"<br /><br />Have ridden more this summer than ever before and on Sunday suffered a heart attack after a bike ride of only 500 yards, happily with help from the NHS survived it and only 66 2/4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-7787295546217888592013-10-18T00:21:11.101+01:002013-10-18T00:21:11.101+01:00Two very heartfelt articles. Many of my sentiment...Two very heartfelt articles. Many of my sentiments, too, though you usefully add detailed & informative knowledge I lack, so thanks for that.<br /><br />Have missed your blogs of late...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-82625649008304451952013-10-14T12:06:52.020+01:002013-10-14T12:06:52.020+01:00Its good to hear more from you Martin and I share ...Its good to hear more from you Martin and I share all of the same anger from your earlier post.<br /><br />As it happens, I live in the same county (Gloucestershire) where the ACPO lead on traffic policing is Chief Constable. Its good that 20mph limits may be taken more seriously, but at the same time our CC. is apparently cutting Gloucestershire's traffic police by 50%. The situation seems the same nationally.<br /><br />I do wonder if the words will really translate into action.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-27727112339686989772013-10-12T14:32:24.401+01:002013-10-12T14:32:24.401+01:00Now get a bike, stand outside your house fuelled o...Now get a bike, stand outside your house fuelled on a couple of bananas and autumnal sunshine breaking through prior tomorrows rain clouds and ride somewhere, take in the views, wind in your hair, stares of kids trapped in the back seats of cars and confused looks from triathletes you loudly wish good day to and remember the pleasure in just riding a bicycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-18621368061795394992013-10-05T19:19:47.969+01:002013-10-05T19:19:47.969+01:00Martin,
Thanks for the hats off to www.rdrf.org.u...Martin,<br /><br />Thanks for the hats off to www.rdrf.org.uk - we do try to do our bit. <br />I think you get it exactly right - we have a PARADOX here, not a contradiction. (A paradox is an APPARENT contradiction).<br /><br />On the one hand you have all the s..t described in the first of these two posts, on the other the reasons to keep on cycling.<br /><br />That;s what it is all about.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Dr Robert Davis,<br />Chair Road Danger Reduction ForumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-76418130828919568402013-10-03T23:29:10.595+01:002013-10-03T23:29:10.595+01:00I do wish people other than committed cyclists cou...I do wish people other than committed cyclists could bring themselves to read things like this, what a difference that would make. We are gaining ground but oh, so, slowly.Terry Duckmantonhttp://www.duckmanton.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-34860642792478439942013-10-03T01:52:35.804+01:002013-10-03T01:52:35.804+01:00Im not hopeful as its clear that killing cyclists ...Im not hopeful as its clear that killing cyclists is still acceptable and will often go unpunsihed <br /><br />https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVmp_3KIMAATQaJ.jpg:large<br /><br />Its no wonder we have so many KSI cyclists as there is little (or in this case no) penalty for killing if you use a car.<br /><br /><br />Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-41427049325535901192013-10-02T17:17:04.474+01:002013-10-02T17:17:04.474+01:00I would also be interested in having the provenanc...I would also be interested in having the provenance of the Judge's remark, as the same thought goes through my head every time the subject of banging on the side of a van - supposedly startling the driver into doing something dangerous - comes up. <br /><br />It strikes me also that the same observation could be made of the recent Telegraph fuss about sports cycling around the Surrey Hills - if the old lady got spittle on her car as she overtook some cyclists, she must have been too close because I have yet to meet anyone who could spit more than a metre or so.Paul Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929808238663838155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-41246288005001524732013-10-02T15:30:59.306+01:002013-10-02T15:30:59.306+01:00Frankly, the only thing that makes me hopeful is ...Frankly, the only thing that makes me hopeful is when you say:<br /><br />"I am hopeful that I can continue to do my bit through my profession to assist both individual cyclists and the interests of cyclists collectively."<br /><br />Ultimately, things are this bad because we let the idiots decide.<br /><br />Only when you and us take charge, will conditions improve. It is up to us.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898014560359608505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-22020133616916370862013-10-02T13:47:24.103+01:002013-10-02T13:47:24.103+01:00You and me both (again) ;-)
..although my (curre...You and me both (again) ;-) <br /><br />..although my (current) profession does not give me the same opportunities as yours does you! <br /><br />It is to your great credit that you create and make the most of those opportunities.<br /><br />I sat listening to the Get Britain Cycling Debate with Daisy (16) she was hopeful. We owe it to her and her generation to live up to that hope.AnalogueAndynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-49273918407105180452013-10-02T07:16:54.943+01:002013-10-02T07:16:54.943+01:00Very nice piece m8, I feel you have alighted somet...Very nice piece m8, I feel you have alighted something which all cyclist feel & hope for :)Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762603967831970441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-84497132156911192222013-10-01T19:00:51.500+01:002013-10-01T19:00:51.500+01:00PS I enjoy your blog and it is good to see you in ...PS I enjoy your blog and it is good to see you in a cheery mood compared to yesterday. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651597981151570147.post-34518914633603501282013-10-01T18:59:06.289+01:002013-10-01T18:59:06.289+01:00" a Judge recently said when sentencing a man..." a Judge recently said when sentencing a man for dangerous driving, "If he [cyclist] could bang on the side of your van, you were too close"."<br /><br />Do you have a link to that judgement? I'm having trouble getting the Police to even consider an apparently similar event as Careless Driving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com