| Topic: | Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | |
| Posted by: | Charlotte Kasner | |
| Date/Time: | 28/08/14 10:19:00 |
| Agree, spurious stats may seem like crying wolf but it is a serious problem for all pedestrians (and dog owners). If I as a reasonably agile person feel intimidated when cyclists whizz past or weave in and out, how much worse for someone who has limited sight or mobility? I have been screamed at by cyclists to get put of the way on pavements and underpasses when of course, one's instinct is to turn towards the sound and thus step into the path of the on-rushing cycle. My dog and I were nearly hit yesterday by a cyclist riding at speed down Devonshire Passage and emerging suddenly onto the side of the A4. Never mind the cost of a replacement dog for the visually impaired, it is not a simple question of finding another dog and sending it off with the owner while the original dog recovers. Owners and dogs need to be trained together. Additionally the traumatised dog may no longer be fit for work and will in any case require re-training leaving the owner less mobile and independent in the meantime. If cyclists are too scared to ride on roads, they should pay for training until they are confident or find an alternative method of travel. Parents who would one hopes otherwise not dream of teaching their children to break the law, ride with them on pavements, run red lights and travel the wrong way down one way streets (I've seen all three in the past week). No wonder that they grow up to think that the law does not apply to them. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| 25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 27/08/14 18:33:00 | Andy Pease |
| Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 27/08/14 19:03:00 | Xanthe West |
| Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 27/08/14 19:22:00 | David Sindall |
| Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 27/08/14 20:30:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 27/08/14 21:00:00 | Maggie Dodge |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists | 27/08/14 21:08:00 | Russell Pearson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists | 28/08/14 09:55:00 | Ian Douglas |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists | 28/08/14 10:15:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists | 28/08/14 11:28:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 10:19:00 | Charlotte Kasner |
| Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 11:44:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 12:06:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 12:35:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 13:05:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 13:09:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 28/08/14 13:34:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 29/08/14 08:51:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists | 29/08/14 07:45:00 | Kim Rugg |
| Guide dog stats were fabricated | 29/08/14 17:40:00 | Ed Yelland |
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| Re:Re:Bells on cycles | 28/08/14 14:45:00 | Dave Robertson |
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| Re:Re: Elvis | 28/08/14 20:44:00 | Vanessa Smith |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 07:52:00 | Kim Rugg |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 08:58:00 | Russell Pearson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 09:15:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 10:05:00 | Jonathan Bingham |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 10:31:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 10:43:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 10:45:00 | Michael Robinson |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis | 29/08/14 09:55:00 | Vanessa Smith |
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| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles | 29/08/14 10:49:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles | 29/08/14 11:02:00 | Dave Robertson |
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