Assassination Attempts

A video from the ever prolific Lewis Dediare, a.k.a. Traffic Droid: As Lewis admits in his own commentary, “I was on the inside lane on the red route lines and shortly after the boxed junctions. As I was riding I suddenly noticed this truck veering slowly into my lane,…he left his indication somewhat too late but I...
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First there was this on the front page of The Independent last April: Then today, this in The Times (do visit their page and sign up): So now we eagerly wait to see if the other opinion-forming newspapers will fall into line. Rumour has it that The Daily Mail will be next - here’s an advanced...
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Apparently, he was riding a bike and struck from behind by a pickup truck. It seems that he wasn’t wearing a helmet, and as one observer commented, “If Gene Hackman had been wearing a helmet he would be alive today…” Bicycle helmets are well-known for their magical properties in deflecting several tons of fast-moving metal. But...
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I found this video on Youtube this morning. I’d seen it before, but not the rear footage, which is nothing short of scary: When the police contacted the owner of the vehicle, he refused to give the name of who was driving it at the time. In the absence of the driver’s name, the police...
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A few weeks ago I got a new a front light. It’s one of those SSC-P7 LED units that turns night into day when you’re riding out in the country, and has a strobe setting that I use in town, and defy any driver to claim he hadn’t seen. From about a mile away. Even...
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So yesterday in London another cyclist was killed. That makes fifteen so far this year, and it happened on the same roundabout, on the same Cycling Superhighway as the fourteenth - just three weeks ago. photo by Diamond Geezer The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is calling for the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson to immediately have this roundabout...
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Remember a few days ago, I posted a photo of one of our local police cyclists. Brad questioned the hi-viz that the rider was wearing: What do you think about Hi-viz? Does that deter would-be cyclists who are afraid of looking outlandish? I wonder about that sometimes. So here’s what I think… According to the Highway Code,...
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Yep. That sort of crazy, weird, extreme sport, hunted by psychotic wildlife, messed-up stuff happens to me. Every. Single. Day. Alternatively, your ride might be more civilised, in which case a polystyrene psychotic wildlife deflector might seem a little superfluous: Hat-tip to @Eclair55 on the Twitter for the dangerous wildlife vid & this post’s title!
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There must be something in the water. Or maybe that picture of Philip Hammond that’s hanging over my desk is starting to have an affect on me. You’ve got to admit, it’s very persuasive, isn’t it: Whatever. Take a look at this: You’d probably think that this is another one in the long list of helmet...
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Picture the scene - you’re driving along the motorway at 70 mph when as you crest a hill, you suddenly notice a constellation of red brake lights ahead. There’s been some sort of incident, and the traffic has come to a complete stop. You stand on the brakes and do everything you can to stop...
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