dennis@home wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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John Williamson wrote:
charles wrote:
In article , ARWadsworth
wrote:
Dave Liquorice wrote:

(*) Around seven people *a day* are killed in UK road
"accidents". If virtually anything else under the control
of people killed that many there would be an out cry.

How many of those 7 are killed by speeding motorists in a
village?

I had a friend who was killed by a motorist who knocked him off
his bike. I had multiple fractures in one arm when I was
knocked off my bike.

Were the motorists speeding as your post implies? And if so, were
they prosecuted for it as well as dangerous driving?

Forty years ago, a friend of mine was killed while he was cycling
to school. The car hit him from behind at *below the speed
limit*, and he was hit so hard that his skull came through his
face. /Irony As the car wasn't speeding, the driver must have been
driving safely, yes? Irony/

I witnessed a fatal accident as a kid when a rather senile old dear
walked straight in front of a car. Doing less than 30mph.

Hmm..
I have had a couple of senile old dears walk out in front of me while
I was doing 40 mph.
However I saw them and took avoiding action.
Senile old dears don't usually move very fast so you have plenty of
time to see them and do something about it.
They aren't like the cyclists that shoot across the road from
walkways and places like that.

It does take a bit of practice to his the cyclists.

--
Adam