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RIP Dan $ Stephenson
Betty:
Very sad news :'(
RIP Dan
Taipan:
Sad sad news condolences to all the family.
ED209:
I'm not trying to be controversal at this difficult time but wearing a helmet won't stop accidents.
8 cyclists have been killed this year ... all wearing helmets.
I have only been on one of these rides in London ... years back for Great Ormond Street ... and one point that is coming out is very true ... there is strength in numbers. When the people on the ride rode together then they ruled the road ... traffic had to wait and that was that ... so sticking together and making sure the fastest and the slowest are all in the same group is something that MUST happen. When the pack spread out and I was riding single file with my daughter and her friend in front then buses took the piss and got too close ... theres even statistics that show that drivers are LESS inclined to be careful near cyclists wearing helmets BECAUSE they are wearing them... what kind of madness is that.
I had never met Dan but we chatted recently as he bought some stuff off me ... this is a tragic accident ... but its not the fault of riding a bike or not wearing a helmet ... look at the numbers of pedestrian deaths on London roads... obviously, as Stu has explained as he witnessed it, a helmet could have helped Dan ... but what's much more important is the lesson that if we head out to have a fun day ... the streets are a dangerous place... and we are safer sticking together in groups on these rides ... organisers can only do so much ... it comes down to each and every rider to choose to do whats right.
Its just such a shame that a tragedy like this is needed to bring the message home.
RIP Dan ... I hope your passing is the catalyst to make things better and safer for everyone... which is something I'm sure you would be proud of.
Jono:
Bang on ED
dancetothedrummersbeat:
--- Quote from: Jono on June 06, 2016, 11:31 PM ---Bang on ED
--- End quote ---
Spot on. Every time we step outside our homes, and in everything we do, we take calculated risks. All we can do in the future is to try and minimise those risks, whilst still doing the things we love, be it BMX or whatever
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