http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Chipwrapper blows its anti-cyclist dogwhistle again en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:44:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242598 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:47:29 +0000 ih 242598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Astonishing the EEN still prints this guff. For a more positive view see regular and respected journalist for London Evening Standard.</p> <p><a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/rosamund-urwin-our-new-cycling-czar-needs-to-get-drivers-to-behave-a3462801.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/rosamund-urwin-our-new-cycling-czar-needs-to-get-drivers-to-behave-a3462801.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242593 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:03:06 +0000 cosmok 242593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Its pretty incredible they've published an article like that. As others have said, its game over in the first two sentences.</p> <p>And as jonty says, there's maybe a more collective common enemy of all road users here, commonly known as "idiots". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242586 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:48:44 +0000 jonty 242586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No, I think they just hate pedestrians enough to side with their <em>other</em> mortal enemy on this occasion. </p> <p>Or maybe it was the suggestion that road users should go at 20mph that did it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242584 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:27:17 +0000 neddie 242584@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like she taken a roasting in the comments section.</p> <p>Do the usual commenteers take the day off on a Friday? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242569 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:59:49 +0000 Frenchy 242569@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was she wearing a helmet? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242567 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:56:23 +0000 crowriver 242567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So Ms Duff is basically admitting she didn't look before crossing the road. The cyclist shouted a warning, but going downhill at some pace clearly couldn't brake or avoid her in time. </p> <p>As others have said had it been a car she'd be unable to write her column.</p> <p>Alternative headline: "Green cross code applies to drivers and newspaper columnists too". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242566 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:44:07 +0000 Min 242566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>She walked into the road without looking. How could she possibly have known how fast the cyclist was travelling? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242565 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:38:41 +0000 Ed1 242565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Firstly was this person speeding if so although no speed device in my bike, I think could tell if was nearer 20 or 30mph. I had 2 speed reading things as initially had no idea what speed bike does but having got a feel would think would know within 5 mph if though going 20 don’t think would be going 30 mph. Although could not be prosecuted for speeding could be careless cycling. More than prosecution possibly does not look good if people speed excessively like running red lights it creates a bad perception may be. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242564 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:36:47 +0000 minus six 242564@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i'm not clicking on that without a rabies vaccination </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242557 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:35:59 +0000 Morningsider 242557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just as well it was a bike she stepped out in front of - doubt she would be writing anything soon (or ever again) if it had been a car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242555 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:28:58 +0000 LivM 242555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How is a cyclist meant to know how fast they are travelling? Perhaps we need a MOT-approved speed measuring device to be installed on all steeds and tested and calibrated annually, </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242554 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:21:23 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 242554@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Duff by name and duff by nature!</p> <p>Also, Broughton St's outside the implemented 20mph Zone 1 (it's in zone 2) and wasn't 20mph already, so its (motor vehicle) limit is still 30mph until 28/02/17 anyway.</p> <p>All that's leaving aside the non-applicability of limits to cycles, of course. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17432#post-242553 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:09:21 +0000 Boff 242553@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/fiona-duff-20mph-speed-limit-applies-to-cyclists-too-1-4362607" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/fiona-duff-20mph-speed-limit-applies-to-cyclists-too-1-4362607</a></p> <p>Some tripe from our chums at the EEN to agitate the motoring mouthbreathers. The obvious point in the article is that the writer has no sense of personal responsibility. </p>