[Mungecrundle]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-63608090

Police motorcyclist saved by inflatable clothing. How long before not wearing something similar, possibly in hi-viz and bearing a unique identity plate, is seen as a self inflicted failure of cyclists to protect themselves?

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[NOtotheEU]

chrisonatrike wrote:

Although I’d be constantly twichy that it would go off at some unhelpful time like when dismounting, or in the middle of a date *…

(* Making this bit up)

Or even worse, when dismounting in the middle of a date.*

* Sadly I’m also making this bit up

[chrisonabike]

What I was thinking in
What I was thinking in general but startling in the particular.

I’m unable to stop thinking of obvious puns so I’ll just … not. It’s clearly not what they would have wanted.

[Eton Rifle]

chrisonatrike wrote:

chrisonatrike wrote:

Argh!  You know where you can put your squirrels!?

[mattw]

In my experiece Squirrel

In my experiece Squirrel Nutkin wants to store all the Nutkins in my loft.

[David9694]

This news outlet Faceooked

This news outlet Faceooked this story locally, which give me the none too joyous task of pushing back on the they should have helmet and hi viz comments from my fellow villagers oh, and use the cycle path (all 18″ of it – easily rubbished with a photo).

I don’t know if this poor man had a helmet or not, but it does now appears no car involved – potentially the 1 in 100 situations where it might have made a difference. 

https://www.newvalleynews.co.uk/news/elderly-cyclist-dies-of-head-injury-update/

[hawkinspeter]

chrisonatrike wrote:

Argh!  You know where you can put your squirrels!?

When storing squirrels, I find it best to keep them segregated as the greys tend to bully the reds

[chrisonabike]

Argh!  You know where you can

Argh!  You know where you can put your squirrels!?

[hawkinspeter]

bobbinogs wrote:

If I have to wear an inflatable, can I have a dinosaur one please!

We’re gonna need them in a variety of designs

[chrisonabike]

The Hovding cycling airbags

The Hovding cycling airbags sort of look like you’re being attacked by a critter from a sci-fi movie, if that helps?

Although I’d be constantly twichy that it would go off at some unhelpful time like when dismounting, or in the middle of a date *…

(* Making this bit up)

[bobbinogs]

If I have to wear an

If I have to wear an inflatable, can I have a dinosaur one please!

 

 

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