BIkes save lives FACT

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 18,928
edited August 2009 in Commuting chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/fivelivebreakfast/


Paramedics are using bikes to get to emergencies in and around Heathrow
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Saw one of these guys in action in the departure lounge a couple of months ago - weird seeing someone cycling indoors but he was very quick
  • gb155
    gb155 Posts: 2,048
    Add to that (as most of you know) my bikes have WITHOUT question saved my life.
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  • hells
    hells Posts: 175
    They have cycle medics in central London as well, the bikes weigh 70kg when fully loaded.
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  • AndyManc
    AndyManc Posts: 1,393
    Surely it's not safe riding in pedestianised areas .... he much have killed loads of people .... the b******* :roll:

    BTW , why doesn't 'MS word' recognise the word 'pedestrianised'.

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  • Dazzza
    Dazzza Posts: 2,364
    Ooh he has lumicycles. :D
    The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
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