tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post3396684277386449943..comments2024-03-17T18:53:05.139-07:00Comments on CycaLogical: Boxer Gary Mason Dies in Cycle Crashcrossriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896858165635612158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-61240599629603141022011-01-10T06:37:38.722-08:002011-01-10T06:37:38.722-08:00ThxThxStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850164036427971265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-16188838951093701992011-01-10T04:44:56.906-08:002011-01-10T04:44:56.906-08:00@Steve -
Number of cyclists is significantly incre...@Steve -<br />Number of cyclists is significantly increasing in London year-on-year. How much of the increase is due to the CSHs is unclear: TfL claim a 25%+ increase on the CSH routes.aaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142330825237376723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-10944364029521463042011-01-09T11:34:55.380-08:002011-01-09T11:34:55.380-08:00It would be interesting to know what the Dept of T...It would be interesting to know what the Dept of Transport estimates will be the increase in mean speed and the consequent impact on the number of cyclists involved in RTAs?<br />Can i ask if the superhighways is increasing the number of cyclists or not making any difference from your experience ?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850164036427971265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-73752614031587201802011-01-08T10:32:15.781-08:002011-01-08T10:32:15.781-08:00'The people dying in this war are the victims ...'The people dying in this war are the victims of criminal motorists'<br /><br />There is an unjustifiable imbalance in the excessively lenient penalties for killing cyclists and pedestrians, when compared with taking human life by any other means. Plus the victims are often held responsible to some extent.<br />'The cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet.'<br />There is research that supports this anomaly in the law:<br />“....Nationally four times as many RTA fatalities occur as homicides in Britain, yet there are less convictions for lethal motoring offences than homicide offences. Convicted drivers typically receive a lesser sentences than other comparable criminals, and often receive a monetary fine with no detention sentence at all. ...”<br />....What has come to light may be summarised as follows. Drivers who kill 'merely' through carelessness are regarded by the judiciary as unlucky but often blameless: an implicit empathy – “There, but for the Grace of God, go I” – is evident. However, driving offenders who are also implicated in vehicle theft or drink and drug abuse are likely to be condemned by judges and magistrates as 'real' criminals, even if their standard of driving was no lower. Meanwhile vulnerable road users may be held unfairly responsible for their fate: cyclists have been blamed for wearing dark clothing or no helmet despite it being the car and not the cycle which creates the danger, just as rape victims are blamed for wearing revealing clothing despite it being the attacker and not the victim who commits the assault....<br /><br />Source: A Critical Review of the Legal Penalties for Drivers Who Kill Cyclists or Pedestrians<br />J Voelcker School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol (April 2007) <br />http://www.jake-v.co.uk/content/cycling.phpamoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-56777830705533415112011-01-07T08:11:13.806-08:002011-01-07T08:11:13.806-08:00Sad, really sad.
War on the motorist? People die ...Sad, really sad.<br /><br /><i>War on the motorist? People die in wars. The people dying in this war are the victims of criminal motorists</i><br /><br />Couldn't agree more. Phillip Hammond has a lot to answer for, as does his employer for putting the tit in a position of responsibility.Isla...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09569097700652272494noreply@blogger.com