ITV request for drivers...

Anyone seen this? Nice work ITV.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/forums/p/9087/69077.aspx

Motorists vs Cyclists
Oct 07, 2009 3:39 PM
Fed up of cyclists who think that they rule the road?

Are you a motorist who has had an incident with a cyclist? Perhaps you had an accident that was not your fault but you almost faced taking the blame? Do you feel unfairly judged just for being a driver?

If you have been in a situation like this, ITV would like to hear from you.
Please call Rebecca on 0207 156 6018 or email: Rebecca.Hoggarth@itv.com

Where's their request for injured cyclists to balance the story?

To be fair she does address that later:

Re: Motorists vs Cyclists
Oct 07, 2009 4:34 PM
Thank you very much for the feedback.

And yes you are correct - we are also looking for cyclists who have been involved in incidents with motorists and who are sick of some thoughtless motorists who put their lives in danger. As we know, this is something that is reported on frequently. I will reword the above note to make sure that this is clear.

Your views on either side, or both, are of course welcome.

Which means "ooh that didn't go to plan.. my cyclist bashing show was swamped by these bastards.. gonna have to even it out now.. damn"

ha! She's even getting a kicking on the Autocar forum. They remind me of us!

it did look like a back pedal..
@mongrel, yes i thought the same.. weird.

I'm holding out for Celebrity Motorists vs Cyclists, with Kate Thornton.

it did look like a back pedal..

That was a TOTAL panicked u-turn and no mistake.

They give her the cold shoulder treatment and are ripping ITV to pieces, quite a few seem to be cyclists themselves. I think we could get along with that bunch.

We should send an emissary

There's one cunt who reckons we should cycle at 5mph. Let's find him and kill him.

it did look like a back pedal..

A swift change of gears there, yeah...

That messenger race video make me so fucking angry! I wish i could ride like that.

I think this is my friend's show. It has bugger all to do with cyclists being responsible or irresponsible - it's just a show about the shit that happens on the roads, and so should be very watchable. It will be a mix of actuality and sync/archive, if you are interested in wanky telly jargon.

I misread that as wanky jelly. Definitely not what I'm interested in.

It will be a mix of actuality and sync/archive

Does this mean pointing and gawping at fights on telly?

Does this mean pointing and gawping at fights on telly?

Yes. Plus rubber-necking at crashes.

this made me lol

Hey Rebecca, fancy a ride? I've got a 19 incher - frame size.

how juvenille

He's got a point, though.

We should send an emissary

bearing a traffic light air freshener from afar?

This kind made me 'lol'

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                                                                                                                                                              Hey Rebecca, fancy a ride? I've got a 19 incher - frame size.

There's one cunt who reckons we should cycle at 5mph. Let's find him and kill him.

yeah, lets kill the bastard for trying to make us cycle faster!

ohh, just me then…

bearing a traffic light air freshener from afar?

Yes.

If they don't reciprocate with a waved quill stem and 18t cog we must fall upon them and fight to the death.

If they DO, then we should cautiously sniff each others' arses.

Yes.

If they don't reciprocate with a waved quill stem and 18t cog we must fall upon them and fight to the death.

If they DO, then we should cautiously sniff each others' arses.

Mongrel just volunteered to be the ambassador for the cyclists.

I can't help thinking that we should try to turn this around and see if they'd rather do a piece on the terrible state of the nation's HGVs and how they are killing cyclists in London.
Surely that's a story worth pursuing?