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US states considering laws forbidding the harassment of cyclists

22-12-2009 10:07pm

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http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/us-states-could-make-it-illegal-to-harass-cyclists-24439

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#2 22-12-2009 11:14pm

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is it not already , no wonder we get abuse on the roads!!
throwing something [battary charge], acting the micky with a car [intended assault with a deadly weapon]

they should just make it illegal to be a di*khead and be done with it !

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#3 22-12-2009 11:21pm

Chips Lovell

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me@ucd wrote: »

they should just make it illegal to be a di*khead and be done with it !

Boards rules should be law:

Be Civil (Don't be a dick)

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#4 23-12-2009 8:10am

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I was in new york recently and noticed old bicycles painted white and locked to light poles at crossings etc. Turns out they mark the spot where a cyclist was killed. There's quite a few of them too.

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#5 23-12-2009 8:14am

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paddyduc wrote: »

I was in new york recently and noticed old bicycles painted white and locked to light poles at crossings etc. Turns out they mark the spot where a cyclist was killed. There's quite a few of them too.

We have them in Dublin too. It's a pity nobody knows too much about them.

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#6 23-12-2009 8:22am

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Sure i'm in the wesht here, haven't been to dublin in years.

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