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    From Spike@aero.spike@mail.com to uk.rec.cycling on Sun Apr 7 16:06:41 2024
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.cycling

    JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
    On 07/04/2024 09:39 am, Spike wrote:

    This should be compulsory reading for all cyclists.

    <https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2024csoh39.pdf>

    Perhaps one thing that comes out of this dismal account is that aerobars
    should be banned for use on bicycles used in public spaces. See, for
    example:

    <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpls1pxGOA>

    Another might be that when approaching an unsigned junction, treat it as a >> Give Way.

    What effect would that have on chavs on bikes?

    It wouldn't matter even if it had traffic lights!

    One can only live in (ever-receding) hoperCa;-)

    The Highway Code, as it regards cyclists, needs some amendments. Cycling on >> a footway should, in any legal proceedings, automatically count as failing >> to acknowledge the rights of pedestrians.
    --
    Spike
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