The religious wars continue…
The Daily Volk has been whingeing about bicycles a lot recently but their latest moan is about speed bumps to slow down bicyclists on a back alley in Islington. Apparently local pedestrians have complained about the danger posed by “speeding cyclists rampaging” down the street. Apparently.
from The Daily Mail, 25th Sept 2009
Hells teeth…! Just look at them, would you? Pedestrians and cyclists battling for space on a thronging suburban thoroughfare… LOOK! Look at those “rampaging” cyclists!
Can “throng” be used as a verb?
r:B
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September 25, 2009 at 5:51 pm
disgruntled
Anybody else thinking – hmm, with one of those little bmx bikes – going full speed – that might be quite fun…
Move all those wheely bins to form a slalom course, and you’ve got yourself a sport.
September 25, 2009 at 6:05 pm
thom
If I was going to rampage anywhere, it would be here, I can assure you.
September 25, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Andy in Germany
Why do they need that many speed bumps? Surely one or teo would be enough.
September 29, 2009 at 10:03 am
Nick
Strange that the Daily Mail couldn’t actually find any speeding cyclists to feature in their picture – or were they going so fast that the camera couldn’t actually catch them?
September 29, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Calum Cashley
Doesn’t that photo show that the speed bumps are working?
*Walks away whistling casually* ….
September 30, 2009 at 1:11 pm
R::B
@Cashley: They certainly seem to be keeping the pedestrians away too! Much cheaper to paint traffic segregation lines on the ground. Personally, I would be more concerned about the health and environmental issues of having all those “wheely bins” standing around on the path. No wonder there is a growing problem with rats and “urban” foxes in London…
October 3, 2009 at 8:57 am
John in NH
those dang cyclists taking over our back alleys, a menace I tell you! ok seriously what about the bin men? you try pulling a wheely bin over what 10 humps? see how ling it takes before you get pissed at it. I agree with disgruntled up there though, that looks like a sweet spot for ze kids on their bmx bikes, I could see it going over really well actually