Blood on the streets

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Boris is a fucking idiot.

Now I'm not a fan of headphones myself (my hearing sensitivity is shot) but for him to come out with stuff like this at this time is pretty insensitive. We don't know whether any of the issues that he's on about have been a contributing factor to the deaths.

Hateful arse. With any luck he's offended enough people to be voted out next time round. I never liked him in the first place - I don't want an occasionally amusing posh and over-privileged oaf from the telly representing me in any way, shape or form - and am disappointed that he's lived down to my expectations.

Couldn't believe that Boris is beating the anti-cyclist drum again, with the headphone ban. I couldn't cycle wearing headphones but plenty do, all the points Fox makes are bang on. It's obvious Boris is trying to throw out as many red herrings as he can at the moment, to take the heat off the woeful infrastructure on the roads.

Fairs fair- as long as all electric vehicles are banned along with headphones, due to their silence at London-traffic speeds.

All bikes, by law, to be fitted with playing cards attached by clothes pegs to the seatstays in order to make motor-cycle noises as the spokes hit said cards.

Pedestrians to shout "BEEP! PEDESTRIAN WALKING!" whenever they leave the pavement.

Pedestrians to shout "BEEP! PEDESTRIAN WALKING!" whenever they leave the pavement.

I'd sign a petition for this.

ARRRGGGHHH : Headphone Ban. What a waste of sodding time?

Boris?!!?!?!?! Arenchasickofhim!??! The floppy-haired fool a-moanin and a-groanin about headphones and helmets instead of fixing the roads so people don't get squashed?! Take a tip from Auntie Glenda, BoJo - it's your shiny helmet that keeps getting you into trouble!! GEDDIT?!!?!?!!?

If anyone was listening to BBC London I've just been on (about 10.40am) as my pseudonym of 'Dave from Canary Wharf' :)

Made the point that headphones are a massive distraction and Boris should be worrying about HGVs, made the point that road positioning has much more effect than high viz/helmets, made the point that looking over your shoulder is far more important than hearing and gave Scoble a mention (something along the lines of my deaf friend who cycles around London perfectly safely because he can look at the traffic, he doesn't need to hear it). Also made the point that HGV drivers are victims of the system too.

Vanessa was actually very reasonable and gave me more time than I thought I would, so hopefully I've evened out the debate a bit.

Was listening and thought/considered it being scoble , how did you get on though ?

Have any details from any of these cases been made available yet or is it all just hearsay?

I think we all need to consider that his middle names are "de Pfeffel " so he was put at a major disadvantage in terms of sensibility from a early age

Have any details from any of these cases been made available yet or is it all just hearsay?

Hearsay as far as I know the coroners reports won't be released for a while yet

Pedestrians to shout "BEEP! PEDESTRIAN WALKING!" whenever they leave the pavement.

Seems reasonable. I was thinking maybe we could split London into several different cities, one mode of transport each. You don't hear of pedestrians getting run over and trapped underneath other peds, or the same with HGV's.

meanwhile...

All bikes, by law, to be fitted with playing cards attached by clothes pegs to the seatstays in order to make motor-cycle noises as the spokes hit said cards.

Presumably a carbon-fibre clothes peg with titanium spring and pivot, and a kevlar playing card? All wind-tunnel tested, of course.

^ You're kidding.... :-/

In better news, Chris Boardman = good lad

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/541274/chris-boardman-appeals-to-boris-johnson-to-improve-hgv-safety-for-cyclists.html

well now i just don't know what to think!

Good work 'Dave of Canary Wharf'.

Boris?!!?!?!?! Arenchasickofhim!??! The floppy-haired fool a-moanin and a-groanin about headphones and helmets instead of fixing the roads so people don't get squashed?! Take a tip from Auntie Glenda, BoJo - it's your shiny helmet that keeps getting you into trouble!! GEDDIT?!!?!?!!?

Lolz

All bikes, by law, to be fitted with playing cards attached by clothes pegs to the seatstays in order to make motor-cycle noises as the spokes hit said cards.

Really want this on my bike. Brrrrm!

An hour on the radio has convinced him, obviously.

aaaand reports now in of a pedestrian/HGV RTI in lewisham. on a pedestrian crossing.

http://www.turbospoke.com/

meanwhile...

Thank Mary Portas for that.

Reducing the amount of public space that car owners are allowed to use to warehouse their cars should be a top priority in London.

more fear. that's what's needed.

Moar gunz