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what do u think?

i hate it when the village vehicles speed by when children are off school and elders are going to the main street. bikers (and holiday bikers) do the same, even with the weekend crowds. do we need an accident before they would slow down?

[bbchris]

And what about this '10 mins' before and after ferry departs where they should be staying away from ferry pier. DIdn't last long did it? Can LammaNetPolice please comment?

[webdog]

I hate it when bikers trying to bypass me walking from the ferry terminal to the village. I always try to block them than giving way. The bikers should be whipped by Lamma Net Police. That should please him....

[bbchris]

Webdog - you seem er obsessed with 'whipping' and 'LammaNetPolice'?

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i really don't mind giving way to the bikers as long as they ask politely with a "ng-goi" or "pls". i definitely would not give way to those that come 30 yards away with their "DING! DING! DING!" or sometimes even more annoying sounds.

[LammaNetPolice]

It is always difficult for peacekeepers to strike an equitable balance between the needs of various community members. It should be remembered that if no laws have been broken, the police are powerless to act.

It may be annoying, but emitting a 'ding ding' noise contravenes no regulations. If it were illegal to go 'ding ding' you would not be permitted to use your telephone unless perhaps it featured a vibrating alert mechanism as many modern phones indeed do.

Perhaps the answer to the needs of the concerned citizens in this community is to equip themselves with bicycles or perhaps counter-village vehicles designed along the lines of the 'monster trucks" that have emerged in the United States for a similar purpose.

Hope this helps.

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[malcolm]

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point taken, malcolm. yes, people do have different preferences and anything that is polite would be good enough.

anyone cares to comment on speeding vehicles? acutally, i have lost a kitten to one that was speeding down the slopes. poor kitty just didn't have a chance to escape.

[webdog]

[Norseman]

As another polite and civil cyclist, I get pissed with the VV drivers who storm up and down the paths knocking people out of the way. The other day I was forced into knocking a pedestrian as the VV sweved out of the way of a tiny pothole and forced the rest of the path users into the verge. Another area is at the top of the incline past Skorpio and the laundrette where the paths halves it's width (any reason why?) and the VV's want to drive on the cement, forcing pedestrians into the dirt and, often, puddles alongside. People should stand their ground and make the VV's go past on the dirt. Also, if you see a VV coming toward you at pace, if you have time step into the middle of the path and make it slow. Nervous stuff but the look on their faces is well worth it- particularly the bastard on the badly sprayed black one.

[Alan]

[zep]

Alan wrote:

Who makes money from laying concrete on Lamma?*

*(Rhetorical question.)

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I don't hink it should be a rhetorical question. Exact details of who benefits from these constructions and proposed developments would make very interesting reading.

As Private Eye says, I think we should be told.

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[malcolm]

What you need is the HK ostrich tactic.

Thats where people head towards a collision and suddenly look at their feet, or their phone or whatever - Anything except at you. The logic is that if they cant see you its your problem to get out of their way.

I occasionaly react to really blatant examples of this by stopping with one hand out in front of me - Most people suddenly recover their eyesight, and the few who dont get really upset or embarassed at walking into a stationary object. A good place to practice this is on the walkway in Central from the GPo to Swire House.

Once you've practiced on people its time to move on to VVs which takes a little more dedication.

Another tactic that really pisses off cyclists (and would work for VV's too is to plant yourself solidly in one place. Make it obvious that you've seen the oncoming, an decided to stop so you dont step into their path. The people who do this to me always manage to stop on a narrow point of the path, and in such a position that I have to slow to a crawl or stop to pass them.

Please try it with VV's , and I'll come and visit you in hospital if it doesnt work right first time...

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[malcolm]

What you need is the HK ostrich tactic.

Thats where people head towards a collision and suddenly look at their feet, or their phone or whatever - Anything except at you. The logic is that if they cant see you its your problem to get out of their way.

I occasionaly react to really blatant examples of this by stopping with one hand out in front of me - Most people suddenly recover their eyesight, and the few who dont get really upset or embarassed at walking into a stationary object. A good place to practice this is on the walkway in Central from the GPo to Swire House.

Once you've practiced on people its time to move on to VVs which takes a little more dedication.

Another tactic that really pisses off cyclists (and would work for VV's too) is to plant yourself solidly in one place. Make it obvious that you've seen the oncoming, an decided to stop so you dont step into their path. The people who do this to me always manage to stop on a narrow point of the path, and in such a position that I have to slow to a crawl or stop to pass them.

Please try it with VV's , and I'll come and visit you in hospital if it doesnt work right first time...

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[Spliffany]

Dear Malcolm,
I totally agree what you says!! most of the time the people just pretended didn't hear the bell and start walking slowly, like webdog love blocking the way.............

[malcolm]

[yaffle]

The best way to avoid these situations is to weigh more than 200lbs and grow a beard, you'd be surprised how polite people can be (and if not polite, they look silly falling over) A big heavy rucksack is also an advantage (Mass++)

yaffle