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Yup…been there.
r:B
“Not only is the gain to the bicyclist himself unquestioned, but it is even feared that all mankind will soon appear on two wheels…
“Bicyclists are become a power…
“It is so great a gain to a man if he can ride to his office on a bicycle, make a trip on it, or even a tour if he has the time, make calls, or simply indulge in the sense of rapid locomotion, that we are bound to give him the benefit of the general rule, and put up with the chance of a few accidents. The bicyclist will have to submit to the same rules as all others enjoying some advantage over foot passengers. He will have to use bells when required… He will have to use his eyes.
“Above all, he will have to bear in mind that in every thoroughfare, at almost every hour of the day, there will be a large proportion of stupid people, and not a very small proportion of people a little the worse for drink…”
Leader column in The Times, Thursday September 5th, 1878
David Cameron – leader of the Tory Party – poster-boy of middle England – wants to run Britain. Locks his bicycle to a skinny 3′ high bollard that a hobbit could vault over – it gets stolen! Naturally…
Sorry – laughing – can’t stop!
Please – oh please – don’t give him the keys to anything valuable – or dangerous – like 10 Downing St.
Bicycle theft is a bad thing. No, really, it is!
rb
