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I accept that we all have a tendancy to want to brush "raspberries" under the carpet and to hide them from view and not to let the kids see them but since I've met some people with missing limbs who cycle, I have to say that the sight of them inspires me rather than horrifies me. There is one chap in RP who lost his leg when he was "articked". Apparently became very depressed as one can understand, until his wife told him to get out on his bike. And now he does. We could, each one of us, lose a limb tomorrow, out on the roads. It is good to know that there might be hope after that happened. Strangely, knowing that gives me more confidence when cycling.