Another balanced article on cycling from London's Standard

prj45
prj45 Posts: 2,208
edited June 2009 in Commuting chat
I'll sum it up first:

"CYCLISTS ARE F****G NUTTERS AND CYCLING IS TOO DANGEROUS!"

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... article.do

Is it me or does Boris sound like a right numpty cyclist?
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Stephen Robinson wrote:
    I am a cyclist only in the strictly limited sense that I happen to own a bicycle, a clunking Raleigh which I very occasionally pedal around Regent's Park.

    as far as i know you are not allowed to cycle in Regents Park - naughty man :evil:

    Stephen Robinson wrote:
    Since becoming Mayor, Boris has developed an acute interest in a field to which previously he had seemed indifferent.

    That'll be anything to do with local politics in London then.

    Really crap article - typical standard b*ll*cks
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    While I realise this doesn't really add much, S. Robinson is an idiot.
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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Porgy wrote:
    Stephen Robinson wrote:
    I am a cyclist only in the strictly limited sense that I happen to own a bicycle, a clunking Raleigh which I very occasionally pedal around Regent's Park.

    as far as i know you are not allowed to cycle in Regents Park - naughty man :evil:

    Stephen Robinson wrote:
    Since becoming Mayor, Boris has developed an acute interest in a field to which previously he had seemed indifferent.

    That'll be anything to do with local politics in London then.

    Really crap article - typical standard b*ll*cks

    Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it is round the Outer Circle. It is an awful article though.
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    el_presidente wrote:

    Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it is round the Outer Circle. It is an awful article though.


    i have to ask - does this hack deserve our benefit of the doubt?
    I don't just give it out to anyone you know.
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Porgy wrote:
    el_presidente wrote:

    Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it is round the Outer Circle. It is an awful article though.


    i have to ask - does this hack deserve our benefit of the doubt?
    I don't just give it out to anyone you know.

    fair point well made sir
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  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    Porgy wrote:
    Stephen Robinson wrote:
    I am a cyclist only in the strictly limited sense that I happen to own a bicycle, a clunking Raleigh which I very occasionally pedal around Regent's Park.

    as far as i know you are not allowed to cycle in Regents Park - naughty man :evil:
    Riding a bike allowed on the main path that runs down through the park. Speed limit is something stupid, like 5mph. Seems wrong to refer to that as cycling.
  • LDN-Flyer
    LDN-Flyer Posts: 97
    Boris is a Class A Knob
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I think it was only class B, wasn't it?
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    He's still better than Ken in my book, at least he's started to trim some of the flab @ city hall.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I've now actually bothered to read the article and it does sound balanced! Boris sounds like an archetypal London rider; Isabel and, perhaps, the author sound like rather more circumspect cyclists. It doesn't damn or make snide remarks about riders.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    biondino wrote:
    I've now actually bothered to read the article and it does sound balanced! Boris sounds like an archetypal London rider; Isabel and, perhaps, the author sound like rather more circumspect cyclists. It doesn't damn or make snide remarks about riders.

    +1 I think the authors view of Boris as a cyclist is reflective of how many non cyclists see us in London.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    prj45 wrote:
    I'll sum it up first:

    "CYCLISTS ARE F****G NUTTERS AND CYCLING IS TOO DANGEROUS!"

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... article.do

    Is it me or does Boris sound like a right numpty cyclist?

    I just read this article. It does cast doubts on the sanity of Boris but doesnt seem like it's having a particular go at cyclists in general.
  • bluesacs
    bluesacs Posts: 95
    Also, do we have a photo of boris' fit assistant?
  • timestar
    timestar Posts: 226
    Misleading title to this thread as it's not really an article about cycling/cyclists. I was expecting an anti-cycling tirade typical of say that usually found in the Daily Mail or Jeremy Clarkson. As a non-Londoner interesting to see how the "new" Standard is going under its new editor after its re-launch promise of serving the capital better.
  • risi
    risi Posts: 231
    bluesacs wrote:
    Also, do we have a photo of boris' fit assistant?

    Yes. But don't get too excited
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  • bluesacs
    bluesacs Posts: 95
    :oops:

    err right. I'm off to give the bike a polish.

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