Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Its not that complex:
Is there a completely safe way for a cyclist to run into an object without incurring injury to himself? You make it appear as if the cyclist wouldn't do everything possible to avoid an a collision.
Really, sir, you should try harder to understand before you try so hard to refute.
There have been several incidents in great Britain where a brakeless fixie rider killed a pedestrian.
The cyclist did Not do everything possible to avoid the accident ... because by running an illegal, brakeless bike the rider made the accident vastly more likely.
Brakeless fixies CANNNOT stop as quickly as a bike with brakes. If you can Disprove that, go ahead.
So ... a person riding a brakeless fixie should only ride A.) very slowly, so as to be able to avoid accidents in situations where obstructions might appear suddenly or B.) on a track.
Since the fixie riders did NOT ride at a low enough speed as to avoid the pedestrians, the fixie riders did Not do everything possible to avoid accidents.
None of that has anything to do with the earlier post about "
Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Unlike motorists, what happens to a pedestrian happens to a cyclist. You might want to think again about that one.
The cases in England prove that you are wrong, because the pedestrians died and the cyclists were uninjured.
Sorry to be using facts and logic. I will try to restrain myself in future.