Possibly the worst piece of journalism since Routledge

[Nufkamp]

Why let facts get in the way of a good piece of sensationalism eh?

https://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/865340/Hell-on-wheels.html
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[arry]

[Nai]

To be fair... Its the News of the World.... Think of the IQ's of their demographic... Much more informational and they would just stop reading on principle...

[Nai]

High enough to know they can sell this pap to the unwashed masses or summit

[ajbsmirnoff]

Statistics can be used to say anything. I'd be really interested in the sample size of that survey.

[steppen22]

to be fair, some bikers do ride like tossers. i'd say maybe 1 in every 5 i have seen this summer, for example, have been wearing trainers and no gloves etc.
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[Nufkamp]

They haven't had the balls to print my comment, and there wasn't a single swear word in it!
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Digitalize]

I do ride in trainers most of the time (Boots and 4 flights of stairs, no thanks) as i am commuting, i do filter, pull in to gaps perhaps a little too small at weird angles, and overtake slower cars. But i never feel unsafe, and never feel like i am being unsafe or causing other road users or pedestrians any danger. I slow down when i see any potential hazard, including those bloody cars parked in driveways that are actually parked over the pavement, looks like a car reversing.

Bikers take a lot more notice of the surroundings than a car driver, as the risks are higher, and you arent in a warm snuggly cage sat down with the radio on too loud.

I seriously think the Car test needs to be far harsher, and the attitude needs to be taken seriously!
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Digitalize]

[Carl_steveo]

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[paulcdb]

[arry]

[Davie J]

Couldn't get an email address for her, but you can leave a message here https://blogs.notw.co.uk/politics/2008/07/sophy-ridge.html
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[Fortuna]

Those stats I believe include those taken from stolen bikes and joyriders as well.
Someone steals a bike and crashes trying to escape= bike statistic.
Some scrote pissed up on an uninsured bike = bike statistic.

It doesn't paint a very good picture for the rest of us.

[steppen22]

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[hondapartsman]

I have two things to say:
There are 3 kinds of lies, lies, damned lies and statistics
and
yesterdays news is to-days chip wrappings.

The only real problem is that there are people who read this crap and believe it. Some will never realise that you should never believe what you read in the papers, my father in law was like that, read three papers and believe everything he read. He'd have loved this one so maybe a good thing he can't read them any more and have a go at me.
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[tahrey]

News of the Screws mate, were you actually taking it seriously? They already lost the argument when they captioned the picture "Bike's have 6,000 accidents a day". It's like being offended by a tourette's sufferer.