tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post88647452708645348..comments2024-03-25T07:15:16.752+00:00Comments on white rabbit: The cycling Schonrocks....white rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-65690950309887893952010-07-09T16:01:31.486+01:002010-07-09T16:01:31.486+01:00I don't know about the kids cycling to school,...I don't know about the kids cycling to school, but Boris Johnson is a dipshit. Clearly, he is a true politician and has perfected the art of speaking and saying nothing at all.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-47675273293615369542010-07-08T14:51:15.511+01:002010-07-08T14:51:15.511+01:00Well we only want the upper classes on our pavemen...Well we only want the upper classes on our pavements.Had they been oinks we would have needed the services of Jeremy Kyletonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-80883849547898347082010-07-08T11:55:57.143+01:002010-07-08T11:55:57.143+01:00Mrs Hall - It's about a mile. Dulwich is a pro...Mrs Hall - It's about a mile. Dulwich is a prosperous but pretty busy south London suburb. I post an aerial map when I have time.<br /><br />JoJo - recognise the description exactly. It's not so much that so many cyclists are antisocial gits but that they are so self righteous with it.<br /><br />SW - Quite so. The problem is not really Mr P. Dophile lurking behind every bush - which he isn't.white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-83249485021261226212010-07-08T00:51:13.157+01:002010-07-08T00:51:13.157+01:00just for the record, it was the scary traffic issu...just for the record, it was the scary traffic issues i was concerned with, not the 'SCARY SCARY PEEEDOS!'(Copyright daily male et al)simply wonderedhttp://www.simplywondered.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-73591752040592560582010-07-07T18:45:43.529+01:002010-07-07T18:45:43.529+01:00"Why should pedestrians have to fight for spa..."Why should pedestrians have to fight for space with cyclists?" I cracked up at that. Don't ever visit the Bay Area then. The cyclists there are bastards. They run you down on the sidewalks (esp. the bike messengers), they ride in the middle of roads so that cars can't pass, they blow thru stop signs and red lights, they will mow you down on multiuse trails.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-51595797617039021572010-07-07T18:39:14.519+01:002010-07-07T18:39:14.519+01:00wait, how busy is the streets?
and how far is th...wait, how busy is the streets? <br /><br />and how far is the school? <br /><br />my seven year was just granted the priviledge of cycling two blocks away in a very residential (IE NOT EVEN REMOTELY BUSY) street. <br /><br />but, again, how busy and how far becomes the deciding factor.Mrs. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360433416733092249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-43171275977624727442010-07-07T16:38:08.408+01:002010-07-07T16:38:08.408+01:00Hmmmm....
Little Flower/Catchy - I think the evil...Hmmmm....<br /><br />Little Flower/Catchy - I think the evil paedophile lurking behind every bush is overplayed but...<br /><br />Maven - Me too! :D<br /><br />SW - agreed. A bit of a transatlantic divide here!<br /><br />JoJo/Catchy - Dulwich is a busy crowded suburb of south London with - among other things - a major arterial road, the South Circular passing through it. Cycling on sidewalks/pavements is a criminal offence which would usually attract a fixed penalty for an offender over 10. It's an offence because it's downright antisocial. Why should pedestrians have to fight for space with cyclists? Plus accidents can easy happen in the competition for limited space and the pedestrian comes off worse usually.white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-5535786611796868132010-07-06T20:36:23.392+01:002010-07-06T20:36:23.392+01:00If the parents are comfortable with the decision, ...If the parents are comfortable with the decision, no one should be interfering, unless there are laws that prohibit cycling on the sidewalks. (My town has a law forbidding cycling on sidewalks in commercial areas, but not in residential areas.) In my community it is not uncommon to see 5 and 8 year olds walk or cycle alone to schools, stores, and friends' homes, but I'm not in a large city.<br /><br />It seems to me that many people in your country feel it is their moral duty to run to the authorities and tattle on neighbors. Also there seems to be an hysteria about child kidnapping.<br /><br />I always blow bubbles from other orifices than the one shown.Catch Her in the Wryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-21866361661276471732010-07-06T19:40:03.556+01:002010-07-06T19:40:03.556+01:00Well I suppose it depends upon how far or close th...Well I suppose it depends upon how far or close the school is to the children's home. Plenty of 'town kids' biked to our elementary school b/c it was so close to everything. But then again, times were different and kids didn't have to worry about being kidnapped, back in the 1970's. I think 5 is a bit young to allow a kid to cycle to school though.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-40635030123297311822010-07-06T19:30:17.426+01:002010-07-06T19:30:17.426+01:00my kids will turn 5 and 8 respectively this year. ...my kids will turn 5 and 8 respectively this year. there is no power on earth that would make me let the older one cycle anywhere without me just yet, let alone the younger one. the name tells you the schonrocks are feckin insane.simply wonderedhttp://www.simplywondered.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-19620814744967300982010-07-06T18:56:23.850+01:002010-07-06T18:56:23.850+01:00The Maven could think of several other ways to tea...The Maven could think of several other ways to teach children self-confidence and responsibility.The Dental Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901307714698063274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-83055767896211879582010-07-06T18:53:18.968+01:002010-07-06T18:53:18.968+01:00Love the bubble gum bouncers!
I agree, if there...Love the bubble gum bouncers! <br /><br />I agree, if there is no bike path or bike lane, it is even MORE insane to let your young child ride to school alone.... let's not even get into all the freakish kidnappers in the world that like nothing better than an unsupervised child.Petit fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626110471501778855noreply@blogger.com