punch him in the face and then say "Sorry Mate I Didn't See You"
Quality.
punch him in the face and then say "Sorry Mate I Didn't See You"
He has succeded in his aim, I had never heard of Exeter FM until this evening.Paul Nero, the Managing Director of Exeter FM:
"SO I'm driving through the ridiculous 20 mile-an-hour system that's been designed to stop people going to Topsham when there's a decision to make. Should I knock this ignorant cyclist off his bike, blast my horn so that he is in no doubt about my displeasure, or slow down further so that the tailback that's built up between the rugby ground and the roundabout becomes longer still?"
Care to read on?
... and we like it that way ....I'd barely heard of Exeter, to be honest...
It seems Alan Partridge has moved from Norwich to Exeter FM. Aha!
Dear Councillor Hughes,
The following article might have been brought to your attention:
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/riders-refuse-use-cycle-paths/story-14333677-detail/story.html
I'm glad to say that the comments are almost universally critical of the unpleasant sentiment expressed by Mr Nero (e.g. "Should I knock this ignorant cyclist off his bike, blast my horn so that he is in no doubt about my displeasure, or slow down further so that the tailback that's built up between the rugby ground and the roundabout becomes longer still?") Perhaps Mr Nero feels this passes as humour, though I'm not sure who will be amused by this - certainly not those who have been knocked off their bikes by a car, or those of us who find ourselves the targets of the occasional bullying motorist (of whom Mr Nero appears to be one). Such articles quickly gain national coverage - maybe that's what Mr Nero was hoping to achieve, but in doing so he is obviously prepared to sacrifice Exeter's image a a cycle-friendly city.
Anyway, I thought I should write to you for two reasons: firstly, I think it would be helpful if you could point Mr Nero in the direction of where he might find help to understand how roads can be safely shared by both cyclists and motorists. And secondly, I think it would be helpful if you could persuade the E&E to include a balancing piece to try to show that not all drivers are as intemperate and unreasonable as Mr. Nero, and that Exeter is a place where cyclists should not feel threatened by ignorant drivers.
Marvellous!Well, I decided to write to the county councillor who takes a great interest in promoting Devon and Exeter as a cycling-friendly city. Oh, and I seem to have copied in the new editor of the Express and Echo and Mr Nero himself.
I'll keep you a breast. No, sorry, I'll keep you abreast.
As a responsible citizen I slow down. I fume. And I add fumes. Slow-moving traffic wastes fuel and adds to carbon emissions. Idiots who ignore cycle paths should appreciate that future generations of children will drown as global warming wipes out Lympstone. And it's their fault.
Surely it would be rude not to?I shall be having breakfast with him next week. Should I broach the subject?