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Wrong Fixed Penalty - Red Light

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    #92
    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    I just want to know if the OP has admitted they were the culprit yet?


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    #93
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    There's No Danger to Motorists from people cycling, because motorists are in a metal box
    This can be refuted by providing evidence of motorists injured by people cycling.

    Incorrect

    A Couple of years ago my mate was driving and we were waiting for a chance to go at a small t-junction in cabra,lights to the right were red and pedestrians walking across the road, cyclist came flying down the road from the navan road, hit a pedestrian by clipping her foot, he flew over th handlebars about 6 feet and head landed through the glass of my mates window, wallop of the guys head and glass every, he had his helmet on which saved his life but also help smash the window in it enitrity so the glass didnt cut his neck.

    My friend needed stiches in his face and we both had glass cuts all over us. Not sure how the cyclists got on after ambulance but he survived and caused serious injuries so its not unheard off, rare of course and needs the stars to line up but still happens


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    #94
    Lumen
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    lifeandtimes wrote: »
    he flew over th handlebars about 6 feet and head landed through the glass of my mates window, wallop of the guys head and glass every, he had his helmet on which saved his life but also help smash the window in it enitrity so the glass didnt cut his neck.
    Speculative.


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    #95
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    Lumen wrote: »
    Speculative.

    Unless he was a member of jackass im pretty sure the helmet saved his life and made sure he didnt have an awful brain injury but hey im not a doctor or head trauma researcher


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    #96
    AndrewJRenko
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    lifeandtimes wrote: »
    but hey im not a doctor or head trauma researcher

    Just like the vast majority of people who make definitive statements about the life-saving effects of bike helmets.


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    #97
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    Just like the vast majority of people who make definitive statements about the life-saving effects of bike helmets.

    Shall we do an experiement and get a volunteer to fly head first into a car window without a helmet to see if they live?:D


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    #98
    Reati
    Registered Users Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭Reati


    lifeandtimes wrote: »
    Shall we do an experiement and get a volunteer to fly head first into a car window without a helmet to see if they live?:D

    AndrewJRenko does seem like someone who wants to prove it definitively either way.


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    #99
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 29,068 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    lifeandtimes wrote: »
    Shall we do an experiement and get a volunteer to fly head first into a car window without a helmet to see if they live?:D
    If we want to do experiments, we might be better off focusing on effects of head injuries on motorists and passengers, given that the vast majority of head injuries are for motorists, not cyclists.


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    #100
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    If we want to do experiments, we might be better off focusing on effects of head injuries on motorists and passengers, given that the vast majority of head injuries are for motorists, not cyclists.

    this seems like that whataboutery i read about earlier in the thread.:pac:


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    #101
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Take the helmet talk to the helmet thread please.

    If you're done talking about the original topic, I can lock this up.


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    #102
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    Baron de Charlus wrote: »
    Take the helmet talk to the helmet thread please.

    If you're done talking about the original topic, I can lock this up.

    Well op in a legal sense it seems slam dunk

    You can be charged with a porpelled metal vehicle motoring offense when you were driving a a bycycle, call the office to clear it up, if they dont belive you then show up to court on the day and tell the truth and the judge will ive the guard a telling off for wasting everyones time by not doing their job properly.

    They can only hear the case in front of them so the judge cant apply a new fine too you


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    #103
    km991148
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    Wheety wrote: »
    I just want to know if the OP has admitted they were the culprit yet?

    My friend said they are offended by this comment!


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    #104
    km991148
    Registered Users Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭km991148


    The appeal was processed and the FCN was removed. In the query letter the admittance of the offence was mentioned so my cycling friend will wait to see if there is another 40euro FCN on the way..


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