Wakefield Trinity • Poisoning O/T
bren2k wrote:
Probably because in a pyramid of harms, they have much more serious matters to attend to when it comes to policing road users - such as drivers using their phones, speeding, driving under the influence, driving without insurance etc etc
My attitude, both pre cycling career and now, has been that cyclists are not the ones in possession of a 1 tonne death box, capable of 100+ miles an hour, and so the duty of care is naturally reduced; yes there have been tragic exceptions - but for the most part, cyclists are victims of poor behaviour on the road, rather than perpertrators. Ironic really, given that cyclists, horses and pedestrians are the ones entitled to use the road - car drivers are only allowed there by licence.
I realise it's annoying when someone doing something ticks you off - but it's also annoying when a cyclist ticks someone off, and by the time they get home, the story has been transposed to 'cyclists' instead of 'a cyclist.' Hence my plan to blow up all cars - I have had enough encounters with car driving idiots to justify that, if I use the same faulty reasoning as that which is applied to cyclists on a daily basis.
Hit the nail on the head there, Bren......Until 12 months ago I was one of those tasked with dealing with these individuals on a daily basis and whilst I'm not going to go into specific numbers, most people would be shocked as to just how few traffic officers are actually out there patrolling our streets and trying to catch these moronic drivers who flout the law. Hence the reason that cyclists are generally left to their own devices.
The "response" (beat) officers who drive around in the Peugeots and vans are absolutely run ragged, very rarely getting a meal break, so generally do not have the time to deal with "traffic" matters.
Having retired from the Force (no Luke Skywalker jokes please !!!!), I now deliver car parts around the city but really do wish I still had a blue light, as like everyone else, I am sick of seeing people driving around talking/texting on their mobiles and flagrantly flouting the rules of the road...
Statistics: Posted by FIL — Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:39 pm — Replies 36 — Views 2438