2008-11-08 - Rider Down, Oxford Street

with all the best will in the world, i hope she's ok. but with all due respect i think this is exactly the time to remind people to be safe.

Now that we know Amy is ok I will explain. You use the term RLJ so you must be familiar with the debate. One point, often made, is that jumping red lights is not necessarily the same as dangerous riding. It seemed to me that, while people were still waiting to hear if someone they know was in a bad way, it was not the time to start the RLJ discussion going again. And if this had proved to be a case where jumping a light had been dangerous (and we still don't know that) what is the point of implying, within a few minutes of the thread starting, that the rider was at fault? Had Amy been seriously injured, or worse, your contribution would have been quite offensively ill judged. It just sounded tactless, insensitive and out of place.
Also I don't really think any of us need 'reminding' to ride safe.
When accidents are reported on here I think it's best not to enter in to any speculation or discussion of general safety issues until the facts are known.
Iam sure you meant well and are sincere in your concern but I stand by what I said.