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Cyclists without lights

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  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    interstellaflyer wrote: »
    I meant at the time of impact, the arrest etc was procedure, IIRC they were very sympathetic in the way they treated her.
    I wasn't disagreeing with you. I've never been arrested, nor have most people, so it would terrify me no matter how nice the police were!
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    interstellaflyer wrote: »
    I meant at the time of impact, the arrest etc was procedure, IIRC they were very sympathetic in the way they treated her.

    And so they should of been as the accident wasn't her fault.
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  • interstellaflyer
    interstellaflyer Posts: 2,065 Forumite
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    Tilt wrote: »
    And so they should of been as the accident wasn't her fault.

    Exactly

    @ Rev Henry, I know you weren't.
    I hate football and do wish people wouldn't keep talking about it like it's the most important thing in the world
  • Sgt_Pepper_2
    Sgt_Pepper_2 Posts: 3,644 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    And so they should of been as the accident wasn't her fault.

    That wasn't know at the time.
  • Naf
    Naf Posts: 3,183 Forumite
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    Sgt_Pepper wrote: »
    That wasn't know at the time.

    Which makes this a wonderful example of why the police should treat all suspects with respect & courtesy. Innocent until proven guilty, remember.
    Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
    - Mark Twain
    Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon: no matter how good you are at chess, its just going to knock over the pieces and strut around like its victorious.
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    Sgt_Pepper wrote: »
    That wasn't know at the time.

    Err, obviously! I doubt the police 'know at the time' who is at fault at any accident they deal with!
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  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
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    joshmammoth wrote: »
    You just don't know when its going to be your time.

    Although you probably have a better idea than most if you ride your bike, drunk, without lights on a dual carriageway...
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    Idiophreak wrote: »
    Although you probably have a better idea than most if you ride your bike, drunk, without lights on a dual carriageway...

    No that's really having no clue when your time is coming, must have thought he was bulletproof.
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  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    adouglasmhor wrote: »
    No that's really having no clue when your time is coming, must have thought he was bulletproof.

    Judging by the amount of cyclists I see at night without lights, he's not the only one who thinks they are bulletproof.
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  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    Naf wrote: »
    Which makes this a wonderful example of why the police should treat all suspects with respect & courtesy. Innocent until proven guilty, remember.
    However, on the other hand, they spend most of their time arresting general wastemen who then get off due to lack of evidence or whatever. I take some comfort in the fact that at least their day was inconvenienced by being arrested. I generalise in a daily mailish fashion of course...
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