[bikeqld] Coro Drive - oh goody

[Peter Whittle]

Whichever group (ped, cyclist, motorist), they are samples of the same population – from the same families, schools, occupations, ethnic groups etc. – with the same capacity for stupidity, bloody-mindedness and criminality.

 

... unless you can prove a difference or even have some real reason to hypothesise that.

 

Pete

 

From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au] On Behalf Of Anthony Lee
Sent: Monday, 4 May 2009 5:55 PM
To: bikeqld
Subject: Re: [bikeqld] Coro Drive - oh goody

 

I think it is hard to say if there are more bad cyclists than bad pedestrians. Unfortunately, bad cyclists seems to get more press. I remember one morning heading
to work to find a girl knock of her bike because of some pedestrian changing direction without checking whether there was anyone behind her. I still see joggers who 
make U-turn without warning. Even if you riding at 10kph, you can't stop on a dime.

 

Anthony Lee
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From: Mick Fanning <cameraperson at bigpond.com>
To: Yani <akayani at aapt.net.au>
Cc: bikeqld <bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au>
Sent: Monday, 4 May, 2009 4:28:18 PM
Subject: Re: [bikeqld] Coro Drive - oh goody

Sorry Yani but I must differ. I only occasionally see bad pedestrian behaviour there but see silly cyclists on that path every day. But I feel that it is mostly just boorish behaviour rather than downright dangerous. You do encounter the odd bloody-minded pedestrian. There are very few actual incidents when you consider how much traffic there is. 


Mick Fanning


On 05/05/2009, at 4:30, "Yani" <akayani at aapt.net.au> wrote:

I took a swipe at them ;)

 

Arr Hello it's the BIKEWAY PROJECT not the brain dead dumb arse I won't move over ignorant pedestrian and here is a funny look project. Maybe things without wheels should use the footpath on Coronation Drive .

 

I've seen a hell of a lot more ignorant pedestrian than ignorant cyclist. Cyclist aren't looking to come off the bike trust me. It's high time pedestrian behavior was addressed as totally sub standard and the Courier Mail stopped inferring some right of stupidity to them. I can tell you for a fact that pedestrian behavior is completely ignorant and the only good pedestrians are those that are cyclist. Likewise the best drivers on the road who don't try to go out of their way to knock off cyclists are those with bike racks attached to the car. 

 

High time the Courier Mail stopped beating up cyclists and took on the real idiots.

 

Yani

 

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