That's the kind of sentiment I've been getting close to but keep missing!
This afternoon I needed to nip to Tesco's Express to get some pasta.
Le Tour was at the 40 kms to go mark, I reckoned we could be there and back before the race hotted up.
We bundled into the car, I drove the 3 mile round...
It's very easy to point the finger at the car, after all they are the ones primarily doing the killing.
But that isn't the only problem.
In an ideal world I'd rip up the entire urban and suburban infrastructure and start again.
Clearly that's not happening, but we need new initiatives, new ways...
I guess in simplest and broadest terms we ought to take into account a lack of care and consideration.
The selfish gene goes through all walks of life, or in this case modes of transport.
You only have to look at the other thread to see me, me, me, them, them, them.
I'm sure mother of 2 Claire Hitier-Abadie's family were comforted by the thought that although she'll never return to her family it was probably her own fault.
UK CYCLING FATALITIES 2015
NB: fatalities marked with a dagger (†) involved no motor vehicles; those marked with a double dagger (‡) involved no other vehicles or involved a stationary vehicle.
Jamie Murray, 1 January, St Leonards, East Sussex.
James Stephenson, 1 January, Bramshott...
For those enjoying vilifying people for going about their day
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/370826/quarterly-estimates-apr-to-jun-2014.pdf
There were 24,580 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties in the year ending June 2014, a 4 per cent...