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That’s enough now (From York Press)
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That’s enough now
9:42am Tuesday 5th February 2013 in Letters By Reader's letter
WILL Paul Hepworth please give it a rest writing about cyclists.
I am 75 and had bikes for a number of years I even worked at at Claude Butler Cycles when I was 17. I passed my test on motorcycles at 17 and have driven motorbikes and sidecars, but have been driving cars since the late 1960s.
There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open.
Mr W Poole, Falcon Close, York.
Comments(11)
Marc77
says...
11:51am Tue 5 Feb 13
Paul Hepworth
says...
1:07pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well.
I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it.
That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users.
But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.
Big Bad Wolf
says...
2:50pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Paul Hepworth wrote:I don't think it is your road sense that he is refering to Paul.... it is the way that you turn every subject on the forum into a cycling reference.
"....There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open."
Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well.
I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it.
That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users.
But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.
capt spaulding
says...
3:23pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Yorkborneinbse
says...
4:18pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Paul Hepworth wrote:Tut
"....There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open."
Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well.
I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it.
That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users.
But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.
Mr Udigawa
says...
9:26pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Paul Hepworth wrote:I think what Mr Poole might be trying to say a little more politely is that you are a self interested, blathering, pompous, cyclist alienating, out of touch windbag
"....There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open."
Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well.
I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it.
That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users.
But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.
Magicman!
says...
3:18am Wed 6 Feb 13
NEXT
Yorkborneinbse
says...
7:29am Wed 6 Feb 13
Mr Udigawa wrote:Without doubt, the most odious man I have thankfully never met. Single handedly, and blindly doing more to alienate the Cyclists of York in his quest to massage his own egotistical tendency. He is the most nauseating poster on here, a detestable character, and if he really wanted to improve the imagine of Cyclists should refrain from contributing on any subject if he can't leave cycling out of it. A real to** pot!
Paul Hepworth wrote:I think what Mr Poole might be trying to say a little more politely is that you are a self interested, blathering, pompous, cyclist alienating, out of touch windbag
"....There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open."
Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well.
I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it.
That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users.
But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.
keepitshut
says...
9:52am Wed 6 Feb 13
Yorkborneinbse wrote:Dont beat around the bush do you!
Mr Udigawa wrote:Without doubt, the most odious man I have thankfully never met. Single handedly, and blindly doing more to alienate the Cyclists of York in his quest to massage his own egotistical tendency. He is the most nauseating poster on here, a detestable character, and if he really wanted to improve the imagine of Cyclists should refrain from contributing on any subject if he can't leave cycling out of it. A real to** pot!Paul Hepworth wrote: "....There are bad cyclists, also motorcyclists, also quite a few car drivers, but we are all on the road together and just have to be alert and keep our eyes open." Mr Poole eloquently makes the point that I have repeatedly preached in these columns. He could have added that there are a few silly pedestrians about as well. I already follow his advice by remaining alert when on my bike. Keeping my eyes and ears open, AND looking over my shoulder when appropriate, helps me to assess potential danger to myself and respond to it. That response may be a measured respositioning from secondary to primary position, to deter a dangerous overtake by one of our few bad road users. But I usually both give and receive courtesy when using the roads.I think what Mr Poole might be trying to say a little more politely is that you are a self interested, blathering, pompous, cyclist alienating, out of touch windbag
yorkiemum
says...
9:53am Wed 6 Feb 13
NoNewsIsGoodNews says...
10:37am Tue 5 Feb 13