WE RIDE BIKES ! ALLOW US TO ENJOY THE RIDE IN SAFETY !

WE RIDE BIKES ! ALLOW US TO ENJOY THE RIDE IN SAFETY !
There are NO " RIGHTS "! THERE IS MUTUAL RESPECT !

Thursday, February 9, 2012

WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE !

Saw this " title " in Fatcyclist.com who was blogging about how grateful he is to the people involved in the Cycle Industry supply chain for all the products that we are able to choose .

Italy is at present trying to Establish a new law , " Vehicular Manslaughter " ! Recently the prosecutors in a death case there , on appeal had the original sentence for the death of a 24yo woman increased from 4 years to 14 years ! Italy has twice the number of Deaths compared to that of the UK . An " Act of Parliament " has been introduced and it is hoped will become law in the near future !




" The Thunderer " has in a few days done more for Cyclists’ safety than many other campaigns! Just about a week ago I blogged about their “ Cities for Cycling Campaign “ and between times nearly 4800 people have related their cycling experiences to the Times .
Thanks to the Times this campaign’s impact as been significant already , with the matter being tabled for discussion in the House of Commons as early as the 23rd February ! “ We (will )live in the Future “ could be the title of part of the Campaign , because anything that impacts on the “ War on the Roads “ , will save lives and there will be more taking up Cycling as a result of their feeling “ Safer “!

Amy Gillett a Cyclist I met all too briefly with her team mates at the “ Tour de Romandie “ was an Olympian Rower in the Australian Squad but converted to racing bikes before her untimely death in a training accident when Six of the AIS team were skittled by a young German Girl in Eastern Germany as they were on a training ride for the Tour of Thuringen . One of the stories related in The Times today is narrated by Rebecca Romero , also an Olympian Rower , who described the loss of a fellow rower , who was riding to rowing training ! Regrettably there is no comment facility on that story to advise of the common link , particularly since the UK and Oz are the Premier Cycle Racing Nations these days . I feel sure that Amy and Rebecca would have met in their rowing careers .

Link to the Times article : http://t.co/gzL71FYf




When you look at the photo in the article you will see the tab for the second part of the article , it is the interactive graphic , which has boxes to click on thus transferring you to the individual tips .

In the bottom LHS of the box you click to return to the main page , thus you are able to go around the wheel . Not sure if I can put up All 13 boxes but will try !

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