Motorists should be allowed to eliminate cyclists. R Henshaw, Liskeard.

[glenn forger]

https://twitter.com/PlymouthCTC/status/455704408912068610/photo/1

 

[welsh dragon]

Wow. Is that person for real? What a horrible person.

 

[glenn forger]

I'm struggling with a comparative, a letter to the press saying we should be allowed to heave bricks at drivers on the phone?

 

[jarlrmai]

1st paragraph, we already are subject to the laws of the road.
2nd Badly phrased, but seems to realise that its a minority...
3rd We are liable for fines, bike registrations is not needed and would be impossible to enforce.
4th WTF..... oh but its "just a joke" (like on Top Gear) (also incorrect use of AKA, I think you meant à la)

5/10

Replace cyclists with <another minority group> and see how the same letter reads.

 

[Dmcd33]

I'm imagining he's not the happiest bunny in the world?

I started a thread a while back asking "why do some people hate cyclists so much (or disproportionately)

This is exactly what I mean.

 

[bengdis]

What happened to Mr Henshaw on the day he thought it would be a good idea to write this kind of letter and ALSO send it in to the local press.....

Sad lives......

 

[ianrauk]

Best ignored. Just craving publicity and a reaction.

 

[Glow worm]

It's a good job you never see drivers speeding, on phones, stuffing their fat faces, dribbling etc (oh and killing/ injuring thousands of people a year) otherwise Mr/Mrs Henshaw's letter might been seen as cobblers!

 

[jarlrmai]

Probably someone in primary.

 

[Dmcd33]

On second thought, the Herald newspapers website will get a lot more hits for this. Makes sense now.

 

[Globalti]

It's clearly tongue in cheek but he's right; any cyclist who uses the public road should consider themselves a road user and abide by the Highway Code. Go somewhere like Lagos to see the anarchy and death that results when individuals think they are above the law.

I stop at lights, signal and obey the same rules on my bike as I do in my car; why should there be any difference?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Reads like a piece of (fabricated?) clickbait from a local rag needing higher visitor numbers. Doesn't merit the oxygen of further publicity.

GC

 

[glenn forger]

It's not on their website, so not click bait.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

It's not on their website, so not click bait.

do you have to click onto their website to find it isn't there?

 

[400bhp]

It's clearly tongue in cheek but he's right; any cyclist who uses the public road should consider themselves a road user and abide by the Highway Code. Go somewhere like Lagos to see the anarchy and death that results when individuals think they are above the law.

I stop at lights, signal and obey the same rules on my bike as I do in my car; why should there be any difference?

You never do more than 30 in a 30, or 20 in a 20 on the bike then?