[Gllug] Cyclists (off topic)

[Christopher Hunter]

On Monday 11 Aug 2003 5:49 pm, Matthew King wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 17:34, Xander D Harkness wrote:
> > Christopher Hunter wrote:
> > >... or going the wrong way up one-way streets, or racing along
> > > pedestrian only footpaths, or hurtling arbitrarily into traffic without
> > > signalling....
>
> These people do my head in. They shouldn't be licensed, taxed or
> insured. They should have their legs taken away from them until they
> learn to behave.

//snip\\

> I do all of these. Unlike other pedestrians, though, I tend to look
> where I'm going, understanding that a) I don't want to be hit by a car
> because I may end up dead and b) I don't want to be hit by a cyclist
> because I may end up hurt.
>
> I also cycle, but then I follow the rules and stick to the roads (minor
> exceptions, but never when its busy, and always with eyes wide open)
>
> Matthew

That's just the way it should be!  If, as the driver of a car, you are in 
collision with a cyclist, the Law assumes that you are at fault - the cyclist 
is "blameless".

Licence, Tax, Insurance!

Chris


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