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Safety campaign after crash involving cyclists and horse
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2018-08-27/safety-campaign-after-crash-...
The ITV news description of this, whatever it is, seems to miss the simple point about calling out “bike behind” or whatever (kept horses are used to the human voice).
Let’s not make enemies in the horsey camp - there is a far greater common for fior all of us.
i hope the two cyclists pictured doing the inside pass (“crash” is a bit of an over- statement?) are proud of their seminal, starring role in this.
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I'm the fake-police police that's who I am!
And no wearing Team Sky clothes either!
*checks credentials*
Ok, righty-o, carry on as you were.
Actually if I recall correctly they close passed to an even greater degree. Reasons not covered by the research (pretty difficult to do I assume) but my guess would be punishment passing once the drivers realised their mistake.
Wasn't a hi-vis with POLITE on the back included in Dr Ian Walker's research? Drivers weren't fooled and close passed to same degree.
Doubt it changes driver behaviour any more when tabard is on a horsey type.
The 'polite' thing annoys me for some reason. Saw a bunch of BMW riding wankers ( don't also forget pan european wankers)fully stickered up like coppers and with the polite jackets on the other day. Made me want pull past them on the back wheelie and kick them into a hedge. It's got an air of perceived road superiority about it imo.
If you want to be a traffic cop, join the police. Leave dressing up like one for kids.
Grumpy? Who are you, the appropriate clothing police?
There seems to be far greater awareness among car drivers anout how to behave when passing horses or livestock. Time and time again around here I'll see a driver slow their car to walking pace, go the other side the road, and accelerate away slowly when encountering a horse, only for moments later to pull an insane close pass on a cyclist at 40mph+
We're a nation of animal lovers after all, and I do wonder if there's some hereditary deference and forelock tugging to the lord of the manor riding his horse by the serfs in their cars.
Or is it due to the fact that hitting a ton+ of horseflesh at 40mph is likely to write your car off?
I'll go for option 2, please.
Option c?
Was there a safety campaign after this one ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAs5HQ8S5dc
So a couple of people coming off horses makes it onto the telly, now? Because 'bike'?
Perspective, bitches!
Two people die on bikes per week.
Most of those involve collision with a vehicle.
Most of *those* are the fault of the vehicle operator.
So we're into the ballpark of one-two people on bikes per week dying due to the fault of drivers.
Fuck this 'I fell off a horse' noise while people are dying due to other people driving into them. Where's the TV coverage about the various campaigns to call that out?