Emma on Way to court

[Nigel-YZ1]

Lean on a car by all means. But remember you're placing trust in a person who may want you dead for just breathing.
I'm sure this tangent will start on about car owners being 'precious', but in the end it's about placing faith in a stranger.
I'll never trust anyone behind a wheel that much.

 

[glenn forger]

http://road.cc/content/news/90389-t...arge-california-teen-involved-fatal-collision

 

[Cyclopathic]

Well if the the police officer is talking to you then there's no problem, I've lent on friends cars whilst talking to them and vise versa,

So say for argument sake you drive to the chippy for your tea and decide to eat them in your car outside the shop, then another patron of the shop decides to eat his leaning up against your vehicle, you would be happy to let this fly

Er, as much as it might surprise you, yes. I would totally let it fly. I have been in almost this very situation. Arriving back at my car I find a person leant against my car in a semi sitting fashion talking to a friend. I pretty much ignored him and got into my car. The chap said oops sorry sort of thing and looked a bit embarrassed and I said "that's ok". My car wasn't damaged in the slightest by this. I had done it myself many times so I knew very well that the chances of damage were slight and certianly not worth getting upset over or as some here seem to advocate, violent.
My hypothetical point about the police man is that is is just another person whom you do not know touching your stuff with exactly the same results as if it were a cyclist you didn't know. The decision to get upset by one and not the other is completely arbitrary and not at all rational. It means one has actively chosen to be upset or offended by by a certain behaviour in one incidence but not in another that is ostensibly the same. So no, I have very little respect for this thought process as it seems irrational and not thought through. It is getting offended for its own sake and surely life is too short for that. Unless of course one likes to be offended. Some do apparently.

 

[Cyclopathic]

Just don't touch other people's stuff without asking. It's simple. Why would you want to offend people that have done nothing to you? Some people don't like being touched and they don't want their posessions being touched by strangers. Why is it so difficult to respect that?

Also, you do touch other peoples stuff without asking, everyday. We all do. It's just that where some things are concerned people get irrationally uperty about it.

 

[Cyclopathic]

So, is anyone going to the hearing today? Unfortunately, I have to work today otherwise I'd be tempted to go along.

Don't worry. You can have the day off to go to the hearing. If they give you any gip at work about it just tell them I said it was ok. You can refer them to me here if they need confirmation but your say so should be enough if you mention my forum name. Do remember to tell them that this is not holiday or sick leave but an additional paid discretionary day off on the grounds that you'd quite like it.
Cheers.

 

[glenn forger]

just been down the court, she's up before the beak at 2-15, there are two paparazzi scum outside. I may go back and jeer, throw fruit, I dunno.

 

[glenn forger]

I gave them some gyp too, the knobbers ,half twelve they were down there with their stupid big lenses.

YOU KILLED DIANA

 

[Frood42]

just been down the court, she's up before the beak at 2-15, there are two paparazzi scum outside. I may go back and jeer, throw fruit, I dunno.

On a bike theme, do you not want to go down and throw bike oil and baby wipes?
Perhaps flash the paps with a Cree T6 light?

 

[simon the viking]

She's denied 3 charges and its going to trial in November!!!

 

[DCLane]

She's denied 3 charges and its going to trial in November!!!

That should be interesting! Somehow I think she should have just admitted it.

 

[Markymark]

Well, at least if they find her guilty there won't be any leniancy for going to trial.

 

[BSRU]

That's a gamble, she'll probably change her plea to guilty the day before the trial date.

 

[Milzy]

My hate grows stronger for this silly bitch! I hope she gets lynch mobbed & her life made to be hell after this.

 

[glenn forger]

This could be interesting.

 

[martinclive]

How do you deny 'failure to stop' when you have already admitted (via twitter) that you knocked a cyclist off and you did not stop?