People driving cars above the speed limit are breaking the law

And also killing people day after day after day.

The question is why there’s so much less ‘irritation’ (and newspaper trolling, internet ranting etc) about drivers speeding (and killing) than cyclists riding on pavements (and not killing).

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on January 9th 2020 at 21:28:28

Message Thread

15,000 killed annually. Jeeeeeze... (General Chat) - jackamo, Jan 9, 20:12:53
- I wonder if it was engine failure 🤔 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 9, 22:54:37
- In the UK, in the year to June 2019 (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 9, 20:17:41
  - It’s the cyclecunts with no insurance and no number plate that piss me off (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 9, 21:33:56
    - Yeah, because every cunt in a car has insurance (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 9, 23:04:49
    - Your posh car damaged my bike (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 9, 21:35:09
  - Ban cars....its clearly the cars fault... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 9, 20:43:42
    - Cars dont kill people, cyclists do (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 9, 21:13:08
  - It’s the ones on the pavements that bother me. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 9, 20:24:39
    - Who kill roughly, er, zero people (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 9, 20:28:46
      - It’s not harmless and it’s illegal. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 9, 20:51:54
        
        To repeat. Drivers kill thousands of people here every year (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 9, 21:06:30
        
        Though you have to factor in you need cars in the country. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jan 9, 21:21:43
        
        Well, cars kills thousands directly every year (in the UK alone) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 9, 21:33:10
        
        People on bikes on pavements breaking the law. Not so much angry as irritated. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 9, 21:18:36
        
        So why don't you focus on the cause of your problem? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 9, 23:08:12
        
        People driving cars above the speed limit are breaking the law (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 9, 21:28:28
        
        No idea. Best ask a non-cyclist, I guess. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 9, 21:33:15
      - This (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 9, 20:44:04
        
        This. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 9, 21:35:49
        
        Lycra makes them feel confused erotically (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 9, 20:55:27
        
        And absolutely this.No doubt. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 9, 21:36:11
      - Anyone causing a car accident should be banned (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 9, 20:44:02
      - It averages circa 3 a year but mostly because the pedestrian is not paying attention to (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 9, 20:37:51
      - Never, ever, read below the line on any EDP article on cycling. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 9, 20:32:23
        
        ^Athletic Pedal Basher (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 9, 20:38:36
        
        Come round (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 9, 20:44:28
        
        I defo would (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 9, 20:49:46
        
        That was only bantz (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 9, 20:53:26
        
        GARRY (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Jan 9, 21:18:57
    - Hanging is too good for them (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 9, 20:27:08
      - What if they’re sexting? Surely that’s ok? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 9, 20:45:14
        
        You desperate little man! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 9, 22:25:11

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