Respect for cyclists

i watched the Tour on SBS , free to air and all you need is a vpn. Commentary was a bit crap though, they rabbit on and never tell you who is in the break, what is going on etc

RIP Mayer Hillman. Excellent obituary in the Guardian, apparently the only medium to notice his passing, but neither it nor the article here mentions one of his most important publications, at least for cycling. I refer of course to 'Cycling Towards Health and Safety' (BMA, 1992) a seminal work which demonstrated the overwhelming health benefits of regular bike riding. I treasure my copy. He also authored 'Cycle helmets: the case for and against' (Policy Studies Institute, 1993) which helped prevent the UK from getting a disastrous helmet law. Goodbye Mayer Hillman, and thank you for all the ammunition us cycle campaigners needed so badly.

@Rendel Harris That is probably the worst motorist kills cyclist case I have read. But in mitigation, the driver was crying and driving erratically, so clearly showed remorse. Presumably he will claim that he is considering never driving again.

I would happily tattoo “thieving scum” across the foreheads of this pair.

@Rendel Harris that was a hard read. Not often am I stuck for words but I can't even begin to comprehend how someone can be so callous. I also wonder how there isn't something the passenger could be charged with. Even though it would have unlikely changed the outcome (but she wouldn't have known at that point), the fact she delayed so long in reporting it shows she is just as scummy as the driver.

Halfords in Milton Keynes has space to lock up a grand total of two bicycles outside it's shop. That's how committed they are. I looked at stuff there, at a time it wasn't busy, then went to Decathlon's cycling department and that was heaving with customers. They seem to focus on car stuff these days, they may be better off dropping cycling.

@shufflingb I agree. I switched off the voice control on my GoPro when it’s on the bike. It would randomly switch on and off when I was talking to my riding buddy. Who needs voice control on the bike, in wind and traffic?

@Rendel Harris If was the passenger, I'd have got out at the petrol station, taken the keys (if possible) walked away and phoned the police.

surely the shopping carrying dilemma at Oxford Street is no worse than at places like Bluewater?

@Rendel Harris absolute scum..no other words