winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
In fact I see that they've now hidden all the replies to their tweets about the alleged cyclists. I wonder why...
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
They've never heard of the Streisand effect?
Someone sings a song about it?
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
The Streisand effect only means that far more people will read that they hid tweets than would have ever read the original messages.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
I've been rereading this and the above is missing one possibility: what if the cyclists were heading along the left hand side of the road towards the cycle path? Is "swerved to avoid cyclists" code for failing to overtake them properly in time to line the bus up for the entrance to the tracks?
LCpl Boiled Egg
Three word soundbite
Quite possibly. I wouldn't trust the bus drivers not to try it if they think they can get away with it. Personally I stay well to the right hand side of the left lane coming up to that part and get there as early as I can.
jefmcg
Guru
Honestly, I don't think there were any cyclists. I think the driver was going too fast and lost control. He got out of the bus and said "bloody cyclists"
Notes:
- I used to have a book of excuses - a work of humour. One I remember was that after a car crash, the advice was to get out of the car and say "bloody dog", then check the bumper for dog hairs.
- This obviously rules me out of serving on a jury in relation to this case.
Alien8
Senior Moment
- Location
- (A little bit north of) Cambridge
Councillor buys speed gun to monitor Cambridge guided busway
A councillor bought her own speed gun after being concerned that buses on Cambridge's guided busway were going too fast.
City councillor Zoe O'Connell, Liberal Democrat, said she found a large percentage of buses were going faster than the 15mph limit near Cambridge Railway Station.
There have been a number of crashes on the guided busway in recent months, at least one of which was caused by excessive speed.
Stagecoach said the speed gun was "not a credible source of data".
A councillor bought her own speed gun after being concerned that buses on Cambridge's guided busway were going too fast.
City councillor Zoe O'Connell, Liberal Democrat, said she found a large percentage of buses were going faster than the 15mph limit near Cambridge Railway Station.
There have been a number of crashes on the guided busway in recent months, at least one of which was caused by excessive speed.
Stagecoach said the speed gun was "not a credible source of data".
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Don't they say attacking the evidence rather than denying the accusation often indicates guilt?
The driver has been sacked for speeding, "driving above 20mph in a 15mph zone".
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/guided-busway-driver-who-crashed-13312473
http://www.go-whippet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Statement-for-Accident.pdf
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/guided-busway-driver-who-crashed-13312473
http://www.go-whippet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Statement-for-Accident.pdf
OP
OP
toffee
Guru
Interesting, the newspaper still mentions cyclists,
LCpl Boiled Egg
Three word soundbite
That's because the CEN is a rag that has an anti-cycling agenda.
