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@kotsm
Could not believe the guy on the footpath who hit the ped.... at that speed where was the anticipation of hazard, where was the ring on the bell (oops, sorry.... toot on the whistle... memo to self...)?! I regularly ride (yup a fixie), on a similar shared-use path, 'cos the roundabout I avoid by doing so nearly claimed my life twice- but whatever speed you just have to expect the joggers / dog walkers to be ear-phoned up / unattentive or just capricious....
Thought Gareth didn't come out too well, the old cabbie was a right 'un, PC Alleycat must be on Edgar, Droid dude needs to find something else to put the passion into, and WTF was that alleycat shit? I already knew Cynthia's story- having two grown daughters I can only imagine the pain of her loss and admire her ability to drag something positive from what must have been a deep dark place- left me moist-eyed....