Cyclist falls into canal

[mrs quoad]

I nearly spilt my coffee today. That's a great idea for a story.

*silently weeps*

 

[maomao]

*silently weeps*

Fret ye not. I doubt it was a freshly ground espresso.

 

[mrs quoad]

Fret ye not. I doubt it was a freshly ground espresso.

I'll gladly worship a non-espresso extraction

*weeps some more*

 

[sir.clip]

Stuart Jeffries was born in Wolverhampton in 1962. He used to edit the Walsall Observer's children's page under the pseudonym Uncle Tom. Later he was the jazz critic of the Morning Star under the pseudonym Lew Lewis.


Well, he has come along way.

 

[co-op]

Seems like he was just going too fast - his own stupid fault........

Excessive speed causing an accident? Impossible!

I know this because every carhead on Urban tells me so.

 

[cybertect]

Excessive speed causing an accident? Impossible!

I know this because every carhead on Urban tells me so.

You've misunderstood. You're confusing excessive speed for the conditions with breaking the speed limit, which even Ministers for Transport often do in their public pronouncements.

 

[Cobbles]

You've misunderstood. You're confusing excessive speed for the conditions with breaking the speed limit, which even Ministers for Transport often do in their public pronouncements.

Indeed - even if a speed limit is 60, if visibility is too poor to allow you to drive at that speed or there are hazards ahead (e.g. a blind bend or a junction where you can't whether or not there are any approaching vehicles), then you need to adjust your speed to allow you to pull up safely within the limits of your vision/tyre adhesion, rather than just blundering along at the max, expecting everyone else to get out of your way.

Similarly, a peremptory *ting* on a bell simply warns other users of your presence but doesn't mean that they should immediately fling themselves into the brambles to clear the path.

 

[London_Calling]

I thought you were going to suggest filling in the canals and turning them into exclusive commuter lanes for single occupancy 4x4's.

 

[mattie]

I thought you were going to suggest filling in the canals and turning them into exclusive commuter lanes for single occupancy 4x4's.

Not sure they'd be wide enough. Perhaps take the towpaths as well?

 

[Cobbles]

I thought you were going to suggest filling in the canals and turning them into exclusive commuter lanes for single occupancy 4x4's.

Only for vehicles displaying an "I pay the tax that provides your Social Worker with Inclusiveness Training so get out of my way you Prole" badge.

 

[chieftain]

I once jumped a bike into a swimming pool and am now off to rightfully claim my Pulitzer Prize