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  Since moving my office and having a 10 minute walk to and from work plus spending my weekends largely over in the Canterbury direction, I have become increasingly aware of the menace cyclists are to life and limb.
  
  Last week some moron who clearly substituted one of those idiotic looking crash hats for his brain was powering his bike between cars stopped at the traffic lights on York Street straight through the lights without a pause.
  
  Then this morning another such prat powered past me on a bike, on the footpath, close enough so I felt him brush me as he passed.
  
  At least the first idiot was on the road. These bikes, specially being ridden at speed have no place on a footpath and, what is more, they are not exempted from the traffic laws.
  
  At least those riding along country lanes as if they own the road are on the road....
  
  What is even more annoying is their self-rightousness. Yes they are getting exercise and that is good, green - so what, walking is also green.
  
  They may ride along immersed in some Tour de France or Olympic fantasy, in their lycra and dumb hats, but they are a menace to all other road and path users and need to be dealt with.
  
  Oh - I read not long ago that some LibDem (yes it had to be a Limpdem) said that in an accident between a car and cyclist there should be a presumption in law against the car driver..... That is the last thing we need....

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