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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!news.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!xlned.com!feeder3.xlned.com!feeder.news-service.com!cyclone02.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe25.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: _  Newsgroups: uk.legal,uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Cyclists going through red traffic lights Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:09:47 +0000 References: <72h0pkFpshmdU1@mid.individual.net> <81da1a72-951c-4473-99db-d16f48840e19@s20g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>  Lines: 15 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 86.12.82.202 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe25.ams2 1237597813 86.12.82.202 (Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:10:13 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:10:13 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 1818 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:690383

Alasdair wrote: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:20:25 -0700 (PDT), Doug  > wrote: > >> In London cars can frequently be observed going through red lights too >> and they are much more dangerous than cycles. So, your point? > > The point is simple. If a car or truck goes through on green and > flattens a cyclist who goes through on red, who's to blame? > > Any cyclist who goes through on red is a total mug. After all, he's > softer and more vulnerable than a car. > Well, yes, but in fairness he does make a satisfying squishy noise as he goes underneath :)