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Path: num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!d23g2000vbm.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: Nuxx Bar  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Song for Guy Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:29:43 -0700 (PDT) References:   <2548ffa0-2590-41bf-9163-2a5ff834b614@n2g2000vba.googlegroups.com> Lines: 45 Organization: http://groups.google.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.156.193.13 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1249925383 2900 127.0.0.1 (10 Aug 2009 17:29:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:29:43 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: d23g2000vbm.googlegroups.com; posting-host=81.156.193.13; posting-account=7_6kYAkAAABD6HrjM0VxehwvZOKMxm4g User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.13) Gecko/2009073022 Firefox/3.0.13 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Bytes: 3007 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:723863

On Aug 10, 9:31=A0am, spindrift  wrote: > On Aug 10, 9:15=A0am, Keitht  wrote: > > > > > Phil Knight wrote: > > > Guy Chapman, please answer this question: Do you think motorists > > > should be prosecuted when going through red lights to make way for > > > emergency vehicles which would otherwise have to wait behind them? > > > > I'm sure you wouldn't want this to become yet another question that > > > you refuse to answer, as that would make your hatred of motorists eve= n > > > more obvious than it already is. > > > > Spindrift, please answer the same question (although whether or not > > > you provide an answer, everyone knows that your real answer is "Yes")= . > > > And actually, Doug, could you please answer too? =A0I know you're hon= est > > > about hating motorists (unlike the aforementioned), but I'd be > > > interested to see whether that extends to wanting motorists to be > > > punished for helping the emergency services. =A0What takes precedence > > > here in your mind: the wish to make things unpleasant for motorists, > > > or the wish for emergency services to save as many lives as possible > > > by getting there as quickly as possible? > > > Gawd 'elp us! > > > I wish the tune would change. > > > -- > > > Come to Dave & Boris - your cycle security experts. > > That driver who was fined said: > > 'I can't afford to be fined again. Next time I'll stay put'. > > Saves a thirty quid fine, although the poor sod in the ambulance may > die.

So: do you think drivers should be prosecuted for moving out of the way, or not? Here's your chance to demonstrate that you don't hate motorists. I'm not holding my breath.