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Cyclist in his 60s killed in Killarney collision

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  • #2
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,819 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    Yes very sad, what a horrible way to go. I've noticed drivers to be driving like lunatics with less traffic on the roads

    https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-dies-in-killarney-crash-5084756-Apr2020/

    Comments building up on the journal already. There were a good few deaths on the roads since this lockdown started, especially at the start, a couple of teenagers in separate incidents. You get 3 or 4 comments going RIP Bless de angles on those articles but anything to do with a cyclist and people are fuming about how dangerous they are. Give me strength.


  • #3
    triggermortis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭triggermortis


    Sad news

    RIP


  • #4
    ridelikeaturtle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭ridelikeaturtle


    I'm always annoyed with the framing of these stories.

    "Cyclist Dies In Collision With Car".

    How about: "Cyclist Killed By *Driver Of Car*" ???


  • #5
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    You'd swear the car was self-driving the way media outlets phrase their headlines.

    RIP.


  • #6
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,004 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    In fairness they can't imply fault lies with the driver if they don't know fault lies with the driver. And they don't know that and neither do ye, so getting angry that they aren't saying something that might not be true is a bad faith argument.


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  • #7
    ridelikeaturtle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭ridelikeaturtle


    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    In fairness they can't imply fault lies with the driver if they don't know fault lies with the driver. And they don't know that and neither do ye, so getting angry that they aren't saying something that might not be true is a bad faith argument.

    It "might not be true" that someone was driving the car? Can you say that again?

    Saying someone was driving the car implies nothing other than there was someone driving the car.

    It is actually more fault-based to say the cyclist collided with the car.

    But hey, the cyclist is dead, and couldn't be reached for comment.

    Yeah, we should be angry about this. We need to upend the car-based world we live in.

    Just watch, the driver will probably only lose their license.


  • #8
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    all - this is not the time for this argument.
    any posts continuing the debate, have been and will be deleted. if you want the debate, the journalism thread is the place.


  • #9
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,531 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Condolences to his friends and family, a tough time for all.


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