"Pedal, wave and speak: It is not as hard as it sounds.
Scotland Cycling Accident
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Anatomy of a crash
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 1:41pm
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 2:19pm
#1
Anatomy of yellow journalism
Pedal, wave and speak while in turning at speed, on wet roads and in cold weather is really easy as it sounds even for ex-footballers.
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 9:15pm
#2
What do you expect
"Well, what do you expect coming from a Republican??? Who says ""thanks, you guys, for coming?"" to cops anyway? duh.
The report goes on: ""[At] about 1800 hours the President approached the junction at speed on the bicycle. The road was damp at the time. As the President passed the junction at speed he raised his left arm from the handlebars to wave to the police officers present while shouting 'thanks, you guys, for coming'.
Cheney: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Dubya: Ideal student for a remedial C-SIG"
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 7:06am
#3
"If he were started cycling coming from a sedentary lifestyle then frequent crashes would be alarming, although less so for someone who rides a MTB. The President recently took up cycling after running many years. It's not surprising that his cycling skills are not on par with his physical fitness. It's not unreasonable to expect one in his situation to crash alot. This is true much like the NYCC rider who decides take up CRCA races in the park or strong runners new to cycling that do A Rides.
Can we please leave the political ""discussions"" offline? Thank you."
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 7:59am
#4
The wheels fell off awhile ago
"Peter - The article says nothing about ""turning at speed."" It just says: ""As the President passed the junction at speed..."" he raised his left arm to wave and thank the police. It also says nothing about cold, although we can presume it was not warm.
So here you add facts to make the accident seem more understandable. Could you be spinning for your boy?! The guy crashed and has no excuses, and he does not need your invented ones. As Rumsfeld says, stuff happens - no problem.
I find it quite funny that he crashed his bike into a line of police officers and put one out of duty for 14 weeks. Try that at critical mass and see what happens.
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Tue, 02/28/2006 - 8:53am
#5
Ok, so maybe he did not turn. I wasn't there, nor was the reporter of the story whom is reporting the facts 7 months later. If you did read other stories, it was reported as being a cold day. That's probably a common detail assumed by regular Scotsman readers.
But these are all petty arguments (including other threads) full of rank and vitriol, and of little substance, in particular related to a bike club.
The President rides a bike and is pretty hardcore. How many former Presidents can claim such? If you choose to ridicule his bike handling skills why not stop there and do the same with B and C riders or even those whom have trouble letting go of handshakes in Central Park?
Before you click the reply button, I'm not looking to argue with someone who finds running into a cop and shooting someone funny. If that's your premise then maybe such posts are more appropriate elsewhere.
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 9:20am
#6
You obviously ARE looking for such an argument so don't pretend not to be, Mr. Rank and Vitriol.
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 9:25am
#7
Riddle
Q: What does the war in Iraq have in common with a bicycle?
A: President Bush has no idea how to stop either one of them.
