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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.germany.com!feeder.news-service.com!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe29.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID: <4Xknl.3786$OT2.1385@newsfe29.ams2> From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: On my head be it if I don't wear a helmet Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:32 +0000 References:  <87y6w3k4pu.fsf@toy.config>  <87iqn7k2g7.fsf@toy.config>  <87ab8jk0h3.fsf@toy.config>  <87r61vikyz.fsf@toy.config>    <4fbpp4dsugm07c52t4tis87rjrkcbeoet8@4ax.com> <5yknl.3744$qy7.2845@newsfe30.ams2> Lines: 28 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <5yknl.3744$qy7.2845@newsfe30.ams2> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.23.23.138 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe29.ams2 1235082048 82.23.23.138 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:48 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:48 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 2822 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:686426

burtthebike wrote: > > "Phil W Lee"  wrote in message > news:4fbpp4dsugm07c52t4tis87rjrkcbeoet8@4ax.com... >> JNugent  considered Thu, 19 Feb 2009 >> 00:23:57 +0000 the perfect time to write: >> >> Mandatory bans (not suspensions, as at present allowed but not >> mandated) for any driver involved in a collision would go a long way >> to avoid that. >> It would be great for drivers too, as it would reduce congestion >> enormously. >> >> I see no valid reason why anyone who has proved by their actions that >> they are unsafe to control a motor vehicle should be allowed to be in >> control of one. > > Completely agree. A motor vehicle is a very dangerous machine, and we > should only allow people who consistently prove that they are fully able > to control it, without risking the lives of others. Thousands of people > are killed by careless drivers every year, with the drivers keeping > their licence. If they carelessly killed someone with a shotgun, they'd > never see a gun licence again. > > Let's remove a letter from "careless" and make them "carless".

A drill is a potential killer too - do we need to consistently prove we are safe in charge of it? Certainly be the end of most DIY'ers I know.