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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 15:33
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| My last word on this one. I now have a fairly decent sized dint in the top my helmet, caused by sudden deceleration of the bike, going over the handlebars and my head contacting the ground. If I had not been wearing said piece of foam I believe I would have been a twitching mess on the ground! I ad... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:39
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| My last word on this one. I now have a fairly decent sized dint in the top my helmet, caused by sudden deceleration of the bike, going over the handlebars and my head contacting the ground. If I had not been wearing said piece of foam I believe I would have been a twitching mess on the ground! I adm... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Making myself look Stupid! |
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 13:09
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Making myself look Stupid! |
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:28
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Can somebody please explain COAST?
Can't find an explanation of it anywhere and you lot keep talking about it.
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:59
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A Line: Drawn under it! |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 08:43
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| You're being ridiculous now. Its time to stop clinging to your untenable position. Incidents where blame is attached and compensation sought are not uncommon, and wearing a helmet when undertaking an activity with an elevated risk of head injury is not an "elaborate precaution". Got to ag... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Call to dispand ACPO plc |
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 08:34
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| Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) a "self-perpetuating oligarchy" of senior police officers who would soon gain even more power under the Policing and Crime Bill. Excerpt from a report on Policing in the UK. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090226/tuk-police-force-structure-obsolete... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:06
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| In another forum I use.....nothing road or cycling related, this is known as HUFTY STOMP OFF. You are allowed 3 HSO's before beign banned from the thread! Well, if simple abuse is your preferred form of argument here goes:- It does seem that most of the helmet proponents, especially Vike, are incom... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 16:43
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| however if you really think that not wearing a helmet is safer than wearing a helmet there probably isn't anything inside theat head worth protecting anyway. That ad-hominen attack, which rather epitomises the level of debate offered by the pro-helmet camp, is why I am taking no more part in the ar... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Do you ride Fixie? |
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 07:58
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Many years ago in Nottingham I tried one at the Army Cycling Champs, scared me enough I could see the Valkyries hanging about trackside.
However I wouldnt mind a single speed bike for work....The flat lands of the borough don't need anymore than one gear! |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: an interesting precedent on helmets... |
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 07:55
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| This argument always amazes me! From what I can tell most of it stems from people not liking being told what to do. There is still the "It's NOT cool" brigade out there who seem to come up with every concievable excuse for not wearing a helmet. The "Wearing a helmet makes drivers pass... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Right you bunch of arrogant........ |
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 07:28
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| [quote="SafeSpeedv2"]It went BANG ! :D Welcome Vikeonabike, :welcome: What is your type of bike preference? quote] I like all Bikes, I use a mountain bike for work (5 year old Claude Butler Rock that I spend more time fettling than riding), have an old VItus framed road bike for commuting ... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Right you bunch of arrogant........ |
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 15:42
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Ah, umm........over users of Smileys!!!
Well I came in expecting everyone to be a bunch of anti cycling petrol headed self pleasures. After reading the posts, I am pleasently suprised, I shall now leave quietly and apologetically! |
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