http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: This headline is just Rule #2 Offensive en Tue, 19 May 2026 19:35:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292200 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:53:13 +0000 paddyirish 292200@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@davey2wheels,</p> <p>AFAIK, Mike Hall was rear-ended by someone driving on the correct side of the road. 3rd and, I believe, final day of hearing tomorrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292198 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:36:52 +0000 davey2wheels 292198@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Am I missing something here? This was a head-on collision, what's a rear reflective strip got to do with it. Hall was on the correct side of the road - so the driver must have been on the wrong side? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292151 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:20:02 +0000 threefromleith 292151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The BBC was still using it as their headline half-an-hour ago, but I see they've now changed it too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292124 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:49:05 +0000 crowriver 292124@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, it's a systemic failure. Australia getting more dangerous for all road users, but especially for cyclists:</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/08/australian-cyclist-deaths-surge-and-road-safety-strategy-failing" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/08/australian-cyclist-deaths-surge-and-road-safety-strategy-failing</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292112 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:12:28 +0000 I were right about that saddle 292112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/25/mike-hall-inquest-two-other-drivers-almost-hit-ultra-endurance-cyclist-court-hears">“It was very odd to see a cyclist on the road and particularly at that time of day,” she said.</a></p> <p>Perhaps this is the core of this grim tale? Human beings struggle to see things they don't expect to see, and Australians just don't expect to see cyclists and don't see them.</p> <p>Journalists also struggle to find metaphors to explain the sufferings of ultra-endurance sport to us mortals. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292063 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:14:14 +0000 ARobComp 292063@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Senior Constable Adam Potts was questioned about a saddle bag with a reflective strip on the back of Hall’s bicycle. Potts said he would not describe the strip as illuminating but agreed the bag had been on the bike" </p> <p>Well it wouldn't be illuminating - it's a reflective bit of a tape that is bright and shiny when you shine any light at it from behind at a distance. </p> <p>Absolutely horrifying situation for the mother and partner. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292056 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:32:27 +0000 chdot 292056@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It’s a quote, but probable better not in headline.</p> <p>“</p> <p>Counsel assisting the coroner Ken Archer said the race had been described as a gruelling test and likened to the “Hunger Games on wheels”.</p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292054 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:27:38 +0000 dougal 292054@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The dirty secret is still plain to see in the URL</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/24/mike-hall-british-distance-cyclist-in-hunger-games-on-wheels-when-killed" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/24/mike-hall-british-distance-cyclist-in-hunger-games-on-wheels-when-killed</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292053 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:24:15 +0000 PS 292053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The headline has changed now. It was "British ultra-endurance cyclist in 'Hunger Games on heels', inquest told"; now it's "British ultra-endurance cyclist Mike Hall killed almost instantly, inquest told". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19142#post-292046 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:26:38 +0000 paddyirish 292046@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/24/mike-hall-british-distance-cyclist-in-hunger-games-on-wheels-when-killed">And the article isn't much better</a> </p>