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Steve1200S wrote:But shorts and t-shirt on a motorway..... come on! While yes, you can do it and not brake any laws (and I wouldn't want any laws to that affect), I'd expect any decent copper to pull them over and give them some words of wisdom.....

Boxermed69 wrote:Re. cyclists' gear: a few lads from work got back on Sunday from following some of Le Tour. They also had a crack at the Alpe D'Huez (2 of the daft buggers did it twice!) - relatively quiet as it's not on this year's route. One of them was trying to catch the faster climbers on the descent and binned it at around 40mph. Headbutted a steel fence (erected to stop cyclists diving into the valley) which split his helmet into 3 pieces, then slid and tumbled down the road. He too can vouch for the abrasion resistant qualities of Lycra . Lost a serious amount of bark. Amazingly no broken bones or internal damage. £1500 pushbike totalled too. His abrasions make you wince to look at them, and he's still walking like C3PO with rheumatoid arthritis. Oh, he highly recommends removal of gravel from abraded skin using a nail brush in hospital as an effective way to forget about your pounding headache...

Mike.

pbikerharry wrote:I remember being blow off on the back of a bike (fs1e i think) with not a lot to cover me up

dave the german wrote:on the topic of a lecture from the boys in blue, one of Cumbria's finest pulled a Ford Ka(c) over late last night for driving in the middle lane. Empty motorway, the Kac had just passed me then the Polis passed me, flashed the Kac, Kac didn't move, he overtook it pulled into the inside lane and still the Kac didn't take the hint. Next thing I was overtaking both of them while Polis is pointing vigourously at the inside lane. Well done that cop!!

cornishflat wrote:Alpe D,Huez was part of todays stage. They climbed it twice, with upward of 300,000 crazed fans to scream them up.

Merecat wrote:

pbikerharry wrote:I remember being blow off on the back of a bike (fs1e i think) with not a lot to cover me up

If youre going to get blown of the back of a bike, minimum cover is best

bikesnbones wrote:

Steve1200S wrote:But shorts and t-shirt on a motorway..... come on! While yes, you can do it and not brake any laws (and I wouldn't want any laws to that affect), I'd expect any decent copper to pull them over and give them some words of wisdom.....

Words of wisdom.

So if you see someone innocently enjoying a cigarette in a beer garden, would you see it as anyone's right to plonk themselves down next to this total stranger and lecture them about the irreparable and fatal damage they are doing to themselves ?
Of course you wouldn't.
I smoke.
It's a terrible filthy habit that could kill me but if a total stranger started on me about it, I'd tell them to f**k off.
I'm not stupid.
I know the risks and it's up to me and no one else.

Steve1200S wrote: I think It's a sad day when you can't try and help someone with friendly advice because being told to fuck off and mind your own business is the default response....

slparry wrote:It becomes a sad society when we can't care for our fellows though?

Blackal wrote:

slparry wrote:It becomes a sad society when we can't care for our fellows though?

Quite right!


Who here, can put themselves in the position of being the father of a teenage girl, who has the world ahead of her- but ends up with a permanent limp, skin grafts, possible breast removal from a spill from a bike while wearing no protection........... And can honestly say : "she shouldn't have to listen to some twat telling her about wearing appropriate clothing."

If you can, then you have failed as a father, in the most fundemental of responsibilities.



But, somehow I don't think your "principles of free choice" will stretch that far...........

You'll need to blame someone ( probably the rider/boyfriend - never yourself)

Who will your wife blame? Do you dare voice your "principles of free choice" to her?

You could conceivably end up with a daughter with a life which is (to her) not worth living, a marriage on the rocks, and God knows what else.........

But- at least you have some sort of "moral high ground".......


Al

(I've had a couple of beers )