http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: boris headphones - Recent Posts en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:02:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-136562 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:01:59 +0000 chdot 136562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/11323575394_04c6357024.jpg"></p> <p>Private Eye </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133659 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:13:43 +0000 Focus 133659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, I recognised Bobo but I didn't realise the whole circus was there! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133654 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:00:35 +0000 crowriver 133654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Focus, the real irony is that the cyclists were Boris Johnson, Lord Adonis, and mayoral/ministerial advisers scoping a route for a cycle superhighway...</p> <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/may/23/boris-cycling">Grauniad story</a> gives context. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133613 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:42:09 +0000 Focus 133613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <strong>crowriver</strong></p> <p>Good grief, the number of people who could have died in that one!</p> <p>Talking of which, I see Boris has been this week's premature RIP: <a href="http://en.mediamass.net/people/boris-johnson/deathhoax.html">“Boris Johnson dead 2013” : mayor of London killed by internet death hoax</a></p> <p>"<em>News of politician Boris Johnson’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the November 2013 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.</em>"</p> <p>Co-incidence, or influenced by what's been going on this week? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133552 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:19:30 +0000 SRD 133552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@nelly @charlethepar</p> <p>And this one <a href="https://twitter.com/adamtranter/status/402767072608153600" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/adamtranter/status/402767072608153600</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133551 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:18:16 +0000 crowriver 133551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Swedgers? Never had wfb down as a raver.</p> <p>Watch this: <a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4221699001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAPudZCE~,XX4gHkw25zG_knssFzs6sufBUYtOfbCa&amp;bctid=24043468001">clearly an irresposnsible cyclist wearing headphones while RLJing</a>. Really ought to have taken more responsibility for his own safety. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133538 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:43:23 +0000 PS 133538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mrs PS had a BMW as a company car for a couple of years. When she got shot of that I got an Audi. Lease on that ended 3 years or so ago. We now have a 8 year old Discovery. I am Beelzebub. &gt;:-D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133525 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:22:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 133525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Technically a BMW, but not badged as such, so I claim it not to be...</p> <p>Anyone a private hire cab driver? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133523 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:20:42 +0000 Nelly 133523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"On the subject of stereotypes....</p> <p>does anyone on here drive an Audi? BMW?"</p> <p>Family car is currently an Audi, previous was a BMW.</p> <p>Dont think I fit the stereotypical german car driver profile though.......mainly on the basis I rarely drive ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133510 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:52:29 +0000 Min 133510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bozza has no trouble cycling round London, or at least it doesn't affect him. So he doesn't care about anyone else - it is their problem. It is a fairly common attitude and not limited to politicians. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133505 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:41:23 +0000 Charlethepar 133505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NcnXx5MHsUQ/T6YwA_mWqDI/AAAAAAAAAmE/wkt8eHw1BkQ/s320/enhanced-buzz-31648-1335979494-27.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133504 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:33:56 +0000 fimm 133504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the subject of stereotypes....</p> <p>does anyone on here drive an Audi? BMW? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133503 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:32:29 +0000 Charlethepar 133503@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://t.co/rizjVFCsXU">@Nelly Like this one.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133500 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:18:57 +0000 Nelly 133500@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some excellent pictures doing the rounds on twitter of good old boris variously cycling up the inside of HGVs, cycling while on the phone etc.</p> <p>Hypocrytical?</p> <p>Nah, just a politician. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133497 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:22:23 +0000 gembo 133497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Possibly true story of a trial where the witness who was a young woman took the stand. She was giving a great deal of detail about what had happened prior to the crime and she at one point stated, in broad scots so might not work on here</p> <p>an' then a went tae ma bedroom wi' Crisps 'n' Ginger</p> <p>The judge interrupted as this was a new detail - Who is this man Crispin Ginger? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133492 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:45:06 +0000 wee folding bike 133492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry.</p> <p>Over night driving is one of the smallish number of times I drink Coke because it has caffeine and it's easy to get in gas stations.</p> <p>If it helps redress the balance the memsahib sometimes has a supply of pieces. Generally it's mature cheddar and dates for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667&page=2#post-133490 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:34:29 +0000 Instography 133490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Swedgers. If only you'd had ginger as well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133488 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:31:38 +0000 wee folding bike 133488@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kids are getting too big for the play area at Tebay but the food is good.</p> <p>It's half way to the memsahib's brother in Wales.</p> <p>It now has two strikes against it in my book. In 1974 my dad's '71 Opel Rekord 1900 wagon ignition key wouldn't work there and we had to be AA Relayed back to Ayrshire. This summer my car started to red line after we left Tebay and the heater control valve dumped all the coolant in the driver footwell a few miles further south. Big bronzy 940 2.3 turbo had to be AA Relayed back to Airdrie. Coincidence? I think not.</p> <p>I prefer to drive to England at night and not stop to feed kids. Memsahib doesn't really like music on in the car. These days boys have DVDs or iPads in the back seat. Once she falls asleep I have to find my own swedgers and Coke. Navigation is Tomtom's thing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133487 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:16:10 +0000 Instography 133487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I totally agree - JK needs an editor. It's what happens when writers get too famous and people are afraid to tell them. If she gives me a ring I'll tell her where to prune.</p> <p>Boris? Does anyone pay any attention to Boris any more? He was an idiot when he was elected but people still seem to be unable to see through his desperate floundering. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133484 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:52:25 +0000 Focus 133484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whilst I wasn't aiming for a reaction, I wasn't surprised to get one. I was intentionally sarcastic. Whether it was <em>good</em> sarcasm or not is definitely open to debate, but please keep that particular opinion to yourselves for the sake of this thread staying on topic ;-)</p> <p><em>I</em> wasn't saying it was right that we should all be judged by another's actions either, of course we shouldn't. But in many people's eyes, way too many, we <em>are</em>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133479 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:33:18 +0000 gembo 133479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did not know that about issigonis.</p> <p>We usually have a story from Stephen Fry of a Harry potter nature. think JK Rowling could have had editorial advice re pruning but hey she is a billionaire.</p> <p>Tried goodnight Mister Tom once and was deeply scarred. Sown into his underpants poor wee soul. Narrated by Patrick malahide. Very good actor IMO</p> <p>My job navigation, changing of CDs and dishing out sweeties and buying the chips at tebay. Regardless of where we are going we always go via tebay. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133477 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:25:59 +0000 wee folding bike 133477@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Alec Issigonis agreed. </p> <p>I find long trips (London) are easier with the radio or iPod to listen to. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133476 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:20:57 +0000 gembo 133476@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Watched a ped today with massive cans walk right in front of a car, fortunately the driver slowed down to make the open arms WTF gesture. Boris should ban wearing of headphones across the board, also when I used to try to drive I found the radio off putting, I think radios CD players etc should be banned in cars. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133468 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:46:30 +0000 Dave 133468@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Oh well, since my actions have no effect on the perception of cyclists as a whole, I'll just start running all the red light I see, using pavements whether they are shared use or not, knock a few peds down and ride around the city bypass while I'm at it.</em></p> <p>Oh well, since my actions have no effect on the perception of black people as a whole, I'll just start robbing all the shops I see, beating women whether they are white or not, sell a few drugs on street corners and do a few drive-by shootings while I'm at it.</p> <p>... to which you expect people to say what?</p> <p>You're right, it's pretty annoying when ignorant people clutch at collective punishment to legitimise their bad driving behaviour or general hate of cyclists as a group - but not half as annoying as when other cyclists try to argue that collective punishment and group hatred is justified.</p> <p>Black people aren't responsible for the actions of all other black people, the behaviour of people who own bikes <strong>does not reflect on other bike owners in any way</strong>. At least not to a semi-sane citizen of present day society...</p> <p>Bigots. Let's challenge them, not legitimise them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133461 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:15:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 133461@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Oh well, since my actions have no effect on the perception of cyclists as a whole, I'll just start running all the red light I see, using pavements whether they are shared use or not, knock a few peds down and ride around the city bypass while I'm at it.</em>"</p> <p>Now no-one has actually said that have they? But rather that I shouldn't personally be held responsible for the actions of other cyclists (I don't RLJ, pavement cycle etc.).</p> <p>"<em>I must admit, a lot of the complaints I see from cyclists about things they are told not to do smack of being annoyed that it's spoiling their "freedom" to do what they want</em>"</p> <p>I don't use headphones. I don't think headphones should be banned. Not sure where I fit in to that demographic.</p> <p>"<em>I know the above won't prove universally popular (it's clear from some of the preceding comments), but why should I care? Apparently.</em>"</p> <p>Different opinions. It's allowed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133452 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:43:15 +0000 Focus 133452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh well, since my actions have no effect on the perception of cyclists as a whole, I'll just start running all the red light I see, using pavements whether they are shared use or not, knock a few peds down and ride around the city bypass while I'm at it.</p> <p>I've had assumptions made about my cycling when I've had issues with motorists even though I've done nothing wrong when said motorists have seen me.</p> <p>On the specific case of headphones (and separating it from moaning about Boris's use of the subject), I think it is poor road craft to reduce your ability to hear on the road, and that definitely goes for loud music in motor vehicles. At least most of them do it without something plugged into or on top of their ears.</p> <p>I must admit, a lot of the complaints I see from cyclists about things they are told not to do smack of being annoyed that it's spoiling their "freedom" to do what they want. Kind of like when motorists were first forced to wear seatbelts (but I'm <em>not</em> directly equating that to things like headphones, just the reaction resulting from it).</p> <p>I know the above won't prove universally popular (it's clear from some of the preceding comments), but why should I care? Apparently. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133451 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:29:26 +0000 slowcoach 133451@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>in case there's any unnecessary confusion my comments above after those from WC and Dave were written before seeing those posts (we were probably all writing at same time). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133450 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:24:03 +0000 wee folding bike 133450@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another Radio 4 cyclist. TFTD at 0745 hrs can be a bit annoying when Anne Atkins is on it but it's easy enough to pop the earphones off when they announce her. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133449 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:21:59 +0000 custard 133449@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Until my ipod was nicked from the car,i used to have my left earbud in with the radio or a podcast on low<br /> if there was a bit of a wind then I couldnt hear it,so pretty low </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11667#post-133435 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:29:26 +0000 Dave 133435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't have headphones just now. I tend to go for six months at a time when I miss it, buy some, then they eventually break.</p> <p>Surely there will be some impact on crash rates, but I wouldn't like to stake my life on whether they go up or down. Every driver who's afraid to knock down someone they see wearing headphones is counterbalancing a notional rider who's not paying attention, if that effect is indeed real. You'd need to offset it against the impact of radio use in cars to understand it in context.</p> <p>The real statistic is pretty stark, and it's the one that Boris seems desperate to distract us from:</p> <p>- HGVs make up 4% of vehicle movements in London.<br /> - 5 out of 7 recent deaths (71%) involved HGV drivers (the long term trend is over 50%)</p> <p>The remaining two (29%) involved bus drivers.</p> <p>Headphones aren't even a footnote here. </p>