'Cyclists in Aberdeen have been warned to take care on the roads after two serious accidents on the same day this week'.
Err... I think its the drivers who should be being warned to take more care when driving, and look out of other road users.
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Grampian Police warm wrong group
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Posted 13 years ago #
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Couldn't agree more Dave! The response is completely back to front.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Picture (Riverside Drive) and report details Exit from Golf Club suggest both crashes as a result of drivers moving out from side turning into main traffic flow.
Message should be drivers look before pulling out of side turning, but also that cyclists should be alert to the apparent trend of Aberdeen's drivers to pull out from side turnings without checking for a bike. Advice for all make eye contact where you can and give cars at junctions a wide berth, in case the driver decides to move off in front of you
Posted 13 years ago # -
In fairness the police advice is to both groups, but the newspaper headline writers know how to twist these things. In fact the cyclist advice from the police is almost ancillary (with the typical belief that a helmet could help sort a broken leg perhaps); the initial advice is directed at drivers looking out for cyclists and taking care that we might be able to travel more quickly than they think.
Posted 13 years ago # -
STV are obviously massively biased since the sub-headline and picture caption on one of the incidents is the old time honoured "cyclist collided with..". They know who is really to blame. Even if they are not to blame.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Well the correspondant from STV has responded to my email and changed the headline. Well done Danny Law.
Dave C
Posted 13 years ago # -
well done dave crampton!
Posted 13 years ago # -
That's a cracking result - well done Dave!
Posted 13 years ago #
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