How to gid rid of a nagging pillion...

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I'm not sure that's particularly accurate. I have appalling dress sense,
very little attention to detail and I look more and more like a wrinkled
foetus by the day.

Yes... like when you get your bikes out the garage to enjoy riding them
again and venture Westwards.[1]

[1] assuming I have a bike.

 

That's the one.

No she wasn't. SHe was ok, but that's all

 

You obviously have never been to Enfield..

Phil

 

dwb wrote:

<casts mind back> nope, full leathers that weekend.

 

Not once ever. but it just goes to proove, you really don't know what's
going to happen on your next journey.

 

The Stephen Pinker one as mentioned above.

 

Only 'cos that's where the vehicles are. Duh!

 

oh, I've lent that to someone else. I can let you have, say,
Ouspensky's "The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution", which has
something in common with the Pinker book[1].

[1] it uses the words "psychology" and "evolution" a lot.

 

Er yes something like that. Saw them again in HG today for £99

 

YTC

 

Maybe I've been whooshed. I've seen statistics like yours before, and
the implication (which I took you to share in) is that you are somehow
more likely to crash while you're near your house than further from
it.

In fact, were it to transpire that, say, 75% of the time people are on
the road they are within 5 miles of home , but only 69% of crashes
occur during that time, then you'd actually be less likely to crash
nearer your house than away from it. Are there any studies that
actually separate the two relevant statistics?

 

I know that 100% of all crashes on the road involve some sort of
vehicle. Does that help?

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Not really - but well done anyway!

 

I'm most comfortable in jeans and a leather jacket, so that's always my
first choice. The weather forecast dictates if I wear more than that.

Show me where I've ever fucking said that. If you're going to pre-empt
me, please get it right.

I've said that leather won't stop you breaking bones. If you have a
serious off, a bit of gravel rash is going to be the least of your
worries (just ask Steve Hislop) and if it's a minor off, then the gravel
rash isn't all that serious, so **** it.

Accidents are rare. That's a fact.

 

I was getting cunted in Dubai.

 

I thought you said you were getting trousered. Those Arab tailors, eh?

 

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:48:35 +0100, Colin Irvine

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The assumption of implication is a reasonable one on your behalf, but
as I understand it, this particular number refers to journeys of more
than 5 miles. The obvious object is to eliminate local journeys from
the statistics ( and why they pick an arbitrary figure of 5 miles, I
can't explain)

There is anecdotal evidence to support the theory that statistically
speaking you or I are more likely to have an accident closer to home,
either coming or going. Something about the concentration levels
either waxing or waning in anticipation of arrival or not yet spooled
up on departure. Sounds reasonable. I will try to dig up a reference
for you to have a look at if you wish.[snip]

In the UK, motorcyclists are 46 times more likely to die in a road
accident, compared to cage drivers.

url:http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D5178.xls