Assassination Attempts

This via a comment by Scubamatt on today’s Yehuda Moon strip: Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run Friday, October 30, 2009 By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Mercedes driver testified he didn’t see the 6-foot-tall orange rabbit driving a pedicab because he was fumbling for a dropped cell phone. Pedicab driver Kate Altermatt...
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Here’s a curious thing in British law - at road junctions, pedestrians have right of way over all other road users. No, really - click on the picture to go to the Highway Code pages about this. Anyway, over the last few months, I’ve started acting as if this were true. When cars are approaching...
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You’ve heard of "happy slapping"? Well how about "Happy Splashing"? We’re going to need a bigger wall.
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This from the front page of today’s Whitley Bay News Guardian: Hit and rund driver held on remand A man charged in connection with a hit and run which left a Whitley Bay father fighting for his life has been remanded in custody. Peter Rowell is accused of driving the car which collided with cyclist Alistair Barnett...
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This is a road safety video, showing the impacts of driving while distracted. In this case it’s texting, but it could just as easily be driving while talking on the phone - hand-held or hads-free - don’t kid yourself that there’s a difference: I came across the video via Andy Cline’s Carbon Trace , and...
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This via Carbon Trace - a video that appeared on the Commute Orlando Blog , that shows in clear terms how far from a parked car is safe for overtaking. This was a real eye-opener for me, because I think that I generally overtake parked cars somewhere between the first and second position shown, and...
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Sometimes I dispair. I was working late in the office last week, when the only other guy left with me answered his phone: Hi. Yeah. I’m just leaving. I’ll call you from the car. Maybe I live in a particularly sheltered La-La Land, but I was actually shocked at this. So I asked if he was REALLY...
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So if I’m going to be riding wearing non-regular clothes, I thought I’d better take a look at my wardrobe. Remember just over a week ago, when I was wondering about muggle-repelling cycling jerseys ? Well I eventually decided on a design that I liked, and doesn’t use any recognised UK police devices, thereby not...
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Sometimes when riding on the road, I wish I were carrying some sort of motor vehicle repellent. Or maybe wearing some sort of muggle-repelling pheromone spray. muggle (n.) one who would rather drive the four miles to work than get on a bike and ride it. See also delusional and denial It’s one thing passing another...
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The UK isn’t actually the most dangerous place in the world to ride your bike, and some local councils do make efforts to create a better cycling environment. But in general, what we have is tokenism, where the facilities are created with the money left once the "real" work’s been done by the transport...
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