Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

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spindrift

Maria Sutton,
Cholsey, United Kingdom.

https://www.change.org/p/public-make-it-law-for-a-cyclist-to-wear-a-helmet

I think it should be a legal requirement for a cyclist to wear a helmet and fluorescent clothing! As a driver it's illegal not to wear a seatbelt and receive a fine. Cyclists should have the same responsibility. I have been involved in an accident with a cyclist and he unfortunately died. He wasn't wearing a helmet or reflective clothing and had flashing lights.

http://road.cc/content/news/180161-woman-hit-and-killed-cyclist-%E2%80%93-then-told-police-her-car-had-been-stolen

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gbj_tester in reply to @spindrift

I have been involved in an accident with a cyclist

Masterly use of the passive voice.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @gbj_tester

I have been involved in an accident with a cyclist

Masterly use of the passive voice.

That's active voice (the auxiliary verb form 'been' is part of the present perfect, not the passive), but it is certainly borderline ambiguous and she is also dissociating herself from what happened by means of the formulation. Proper passive here would be something like 'I was forced to be in a crash' or 'I have been made to crash into cyclists on at least two occasions'.

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