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Why do we (people in general but especially the press) describe collisions as "cyclist vs car/lorry/bus/van/truck"? Why apportion humanity to one and not the other? Every time I read it it sounds like it is the vehicle itself that is responsible/affected rather than the sentient being behind the wheel. Why not say "a bicycle and a car collided" or "a cyclist and the driver of a car collided" and then describe how either party is affected. The former being more accurate as the latter could have happened while they were both out walking somewhere.
Genuine question.
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I recall there was a long discussion on another topic about this, in fact I think it's an entire topic about this, @Oliver Schick probably know what I'm rambling on about.
On another note, do anyone know which Belgian style winter cap that have a massive flap to cover your ear?
At the moment I got the LMNH one and it just about cover my ear, Rapha's own barely, the bearing aids take up quite a considerable amount of room.
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This is the thread Ed just mentioned: http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/258761/
IMO it's because drivers have an applied social privilege that means any wrongdoing they might commit isn't really their fault. The default road user is the driver of a vehicle, therefore it'd be preposterous to say 'all car drivers run over people", so their agency is conveniently removed in instances where they do. Because saying "this car driver drove over a cyclist" is exactly the same as saying "all car drivers drive over cyclists", obviously.
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A simpler explanation is that the collision is nearly always between the motor vehicle and the cyclist, usually the bicycle as well, but hardly ever the driver.
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What is the recommended way to blacken out a machined sidewall on a black rim?
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On another note, do anyone know which Belgian style winter cap that have a massive flap to cover your ear?
At the moment I got the LMNH one and it just about cover my ear, Rapha's own barely, the bearing aids take up quite a considerable amount of room.
Quite like this Prendas one.
http://www.prendas.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Prendas+Ciclismo+Belgian-style+Winter+Hat+
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A decent cheap place to eat in Ealing? (Santa Maria is closed for a refurb).
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On another note, do anyone know which Belgian style winter cap that have a massive flap to cover your ear?
Maybe not as stylish as the traditional options, but I use one of these and rate it highly. It suffers from wind noise a bit, but I think most variations on the theme suffer the same problem.
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I have a 10 year old Trek road bike which I'm strangely fond of and hate it getting trashed on my slightly rural commute (even though this is the only action it sees).
I've toyed with getting a second, "winter" bike, but don't have the room or need for a second bike.
I have seen that Planet X are promising to bring out a version of their Titanium framed, SRAM Rival Hydraulic braked Cyclocross Pickenflick bike with mudguard and rack mounts. This seems ideal but...
Are there other options in the £1,600 bracket I should be considering?
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Am I the only one who is getting mad server errors here?
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me too
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Problems with the Cloudflare servers I think, other bits of the internet seem a bit broken too
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Seems to be better now, the cloudflare sensed my growing rage I'll warrant.
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What is this device called?
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