“Don’t drive so close to me!”

Hirsute wrote:

I see the resident moron spammed the westleedsdispatch.

If you are reading adam sutton then you should take a look

“Yes there are fools in cars but not anywhere near the % on bikes that’s 99.9%”

It doesn’t matter what percentage of bike riders are fools as they’re not killing and maiming people (apart from the very few exceptions), but the fools in cars are destroying lives.

I’ve always thought there

I’ve always thought there would be a market for a jersey with the slogan, “For Health and Safety (mine) reasons, your driving may be recorded.”

I bought a fluorescent jersey

I bought a fluorescent jersey from Pedalpower.co.za with the logo “Stay wider of the rider. It’s very good and raises comments when I’m not on my bike. I also have a camera and live on the border of 3 different police forces – having submitted close passes to all of them I’d say Thames Valley actually take submissions seriously.

Have you thought about using

Have you thought about using a camera so you can report close passers to the police for careless driving?

Without a camera, the campaign is doomed from the start. With a camera, it’s probably still doomed, depending on the attitude of the police. You would have some hope, according to information on here, in the Sheffield NW area or Northamptonshire. You would have no hope whatsoever here, or in Scotland.

I recommend a theme tune –

I recommend a theme tune – how about a slightly reworded version of the Police’s hit e.g. “Don’t Drive So Close To Me”?