Addison Lee drivers told to defy bus lane law (and to just say SMIDSY)

Hi is still a hughnormous bell end

what's it called when in an argument you say what the other party has said or thinks, which may or may not be true, in order to undermine them?

He almost certainly didn't write that too.

Since John now see us as an inferior, I'll defintely won't be using them, nor recommending them to other.

what's it called when in an argument you say what the other party has said or thinks, which may or may not be true, in order to undermine them?

Straw man.

I wouldn't say they are 'murdering Cyclists' in all honesty that is ludicrous

ie. the C'sC is a self-righteous and indignant response to that first sentence. which is intended to provoke just ^that reaction.

Named after Jack Straw the egregious former Home Secretary.

^^^ yeah that

^ not that

what the fuck is with all the capital letters? they need a new subeditor.

Imagine how I feel. It's almost enough for me to take pity on them and offer my services in-house then riding my bike to work each day and sending them off to jobs with fictitious but sexually suggestive contact names.

So basically, he's telling his couriers to ditch their bicycles as well.

Did he not think this through?

Isn't it possible he's just going for the Ryan Air 'free publicity by saying something controversial' trick?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/19/tory-donor-addison-lee-bus-lanes

Imagine how I feel. It's almost enough for me to take pity on them and offer my services in-house then riding my bike to work each day and sending them off to jobs with fictitious but sexually suggestive contact names.

You can be one of their gang, but you'll be their sub.

Gary Glitter pretty much ruined any of the appeal that joining a gang might ever have had really.

I'm pretty sure he sold me that dodgy motor some eight years ago in Laughton. 1996 Granada Scorpio estate with a blown gasket.

Or he just looks like any other Arthur Daley cunt.

I think if this were played correctly it could open up a reconsideration of SMIDSY.

If he is advocating it as a line of defense, even before an accident, then clearly it should not be allowed.

I liked the Art Editors name... Miss S******

Wonder how she got the job... with such a nice man at the helm.

From Facebook event: (organised by Beth Anderson)

http://www.facebook.com/events/392495397451954/

"Most London cyclists will have probably heard about John Griffin, boss of minicab firm Addison Lee, instructing his drivers to use the bus lanes and that he will personally indemnify them against prosecution [http://itv.co/IqON26]. Minicabs can not legally use the bus lanes and, although a testament to the poor standard of provision for cyclists in London, this is one place where a cyclist can get some respite from the often mind-bogglingly awful driving seen from many Addison Lee drivers.

Also in a further move, John Griffin has also published a factually inaccurate and victim-blaming rant about cyclists that Dr. Robert Davis, Chair of the Road Danger Reduction Forum, dubbed a "display of self-pitying bigotry and victim-blaming" and that "above all, [this is] the kind of incendiary message that exacerbates rule and law breaking behaviour by motorists." [http://bit.ly/IqDxmj]

In a time where cyclists are fighting to be heard and warning of the dangers of the roads John Griffin has decided to instead focus on his own profit above the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.

Please join us for a mass 'die-in' at 6pm on Monday the 23rd April outside of Addison Lee's London offices. We will meet at the junction of Stanhope Street/William Road then head to their office to deliver a letter to John Griffin of Addison Lee and stage a 'die-in' by lying down outside the office to highlight the real danger his drivers pose to cyclists and pedestrians. It's short notice, but this is an event that's happening now, so acting quickly is important!

Make-up and fake blood welcome!"

Not my kind of protest but maybe some on here will want to go...

A monday at 6pm? Seems like an awkward day and time for a protest.

Only 10 people going. I dont think Beth is very popular

Or more of a smug cunt.

Or more right. 100% of public services are paid for by politicians' stealing money from private businesses, one way or another.

^^ Now 9. Oh dear.

Interesting

Imagine how I feel. It's almost enough for me to take pity on them and offer my services in-house then riding my bike to work each day and sending them off to jobs with fictitious but sexually suggestive contact names.

Mr G String