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On Jun 12, 10:42=A0pm, _  wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:17:11 +0100, Martin wrote: > > I had a lovely ride into work this morning, a reasonable day at work, > > followed by a lovely ride home this evening (until the last mile). > > > For about the last three months there have been one or two sets of > > temporary traffic lights. As I don't consider there is enough room to > > safely be overtaken, I always take the primary pos. through these, and > > on the way home revert back to the secondary when there is room to be > > overtaken. > > > Tonight as I approached, there was another cyclists kerb hugging in > > front of me, and a car or two squeezed past him with little room. > > The car (W481BFC) driver behind me then started honking his horn. When I=

> > looked behind the passenger started pointing at the kerb. I carried on > > an the driver lent on his horn. I then stopped to see what the problem > > was and he started yelling that I should be on the left. > > > Anyway this was repeated through the second set of lights, and after > > W481BFC passed me he started yelling "Do you want to be run over." > > > One group of idiots spoilt the whole day. > > Camera, with flash, tends to shut them up.

Yeah. Taking photos is the solution to all our road safety problems (not that there really was a safety problem there in the first place...a bit like the speeding "problem" really).

I bet you'd hate it if someone followed *you* with a camera, especially if bicycles had to have registration plates. Wouldn't you just hate actually having to STOP (*gasp*) at red lights? What about all that "direct action" that you've taken over the years against motorists and their cars? You're quite happy with the idea of motorists being photographed for anything and everything but you wouldn't like it happening to you. Goodness me you trolls are hypocrites.