Cyclist - Texting

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Wed 4 May 2005 21:44
Cyclist - Texting - tack
Saw a cyclist coming towards me this evening, no hands, head bowed. As I got closer, I could see he was texting! Either that, or playing a game gear type thingy. Way to go!!!!
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Wed 4 May 2005 21:47
Cyclist - Texting - Bromptonaut
Darwin award with chaplet and oak leaves!!
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Wed 4 May 2005 21:59
Cyclist - Texting - SjB {P}
Doesn't quite beat the yoof on a learner trail bike that a colleague saw remove his helmet to then take a phone call, all without pausing or slowing appreciably down, and at the same time filtering up the bus lane in heavy rush hour traffic.

Looks like by now it'll be Darwin award with chaplet and oak leaves (P)

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Wed 4 May 2005 22:10
Cyclist - Texting - frazerjp
Remember Rio Ferdinand sent a text whilst driving his Bentley!!
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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Wed 4 May 2005 22:41
Cyclist - Texting - Sofa Spud
Yesterday I saw a lorry belonging to a firm called deleted clip and bounce off a kerb on a roundabout, while turning right alongside another lorry going straight ahead. Why did driver clip kerb? Because he was talking on his mobile.

Cheers, SS

{Firms name deleted. DD.}
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Thu 5 May 2005 00:47
Cyclist - Texting - runboy
Cyclist using a mobile? You know what that is-he's using it to look on the internet, look up the highway code webiste and check what a 'red' light means he should do, as the last 5 he just went were rather hairy, people and cars hooting and shouting and diving for cover.

Do it all the time in Norwich!

Best one today was a cyclist going through red, then diving across the oncoming traffic and up the pedestrian ramp, scattering people. He must have got at least 5000 points for that!

I digress, sorry. Motorists are the same, like nodding dogs-head down to text-better make sure I don't hit car in front so head up-no i'm ok-head down to text-better make sure I don't hit car in front so head up-etc etc etc
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