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Originally Posted by Xaccers
If you'd read what I'd said (snip) (are you sure you were reading my post?)
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Yes, actually I was. I do my best to read posts very carefully.
I suggest you go back and re-read your *own* post, #33 which was the one I was responding to in that message and realise that, in it you *did not* say any of the things you mentioned.
You *subsequently* wrote more and clarified your position in your post #36 (in response to Basa's message #34), however that was *not* the message I was responding to because I hadn't read it at the time I wrote that message, so please, do me the favour of taking a little more care in checking your references.
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The point I was responding to was that if the weather conditions are such that cyclists cannot ride safely with control of their vehicle (and remember, the weather will affect a light cyclist long before it affects heavier vehicles) then they should not go out cycling!
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And *WHO DECIDES*?? Just *when* are conditions so bad that a cyclist "should not" go out? And *why* is it that they "cannot ride safely"? Is it because inconsiderate drivers don't allow for the conditions and drive too close/ fail to give way/ fail to allow sufficient space?? Perish the thought...!
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A protest against congestion which causes more congestion.... seems ironic to me, why not you?
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Whooosh! (That's the sound of the point going over someone's head!)
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It's all very well them saying things like "if you all cycled there wouldn't be any of this congestion" well frankly, if cyclists were banned from brighton on those days there wouldn't be any congestion either! ( no I am not calling for them to be banned  )
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It is *not* the cyclists who are *causing* the congestion, it is the motorists who are using large amounts of space for a *single* person. How many bikes can you fit in the space of a car? How many bikes can be parked in a slot that one car parks in?
It's all very well saying "now you be good little boys and girls and use your nice little cycle lanes and everyone will be happy", but the idea is to demonstrate that there *IS* an alternative to environmentally unfriendly, road hogging motorcars.
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And talking of cycle lights, can I just say, these new ultra bright LED lights are great, but I know I'm not the only one who actually finds it difficult to judge the distance when it's blinking and moving (when there's no other illumination and the cyclist is wearing dark clothes), if you've got one, can you hust set it to solid red? Cheers 
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No, because that flashing gives me just a little bit extra advantage.
Yes, I know that, technically, it's illegal and, yes, I know why (after all, if *everyone* had flickering lights it would be a nightmare), but I'll trade that against the increased visibility it actually gives.
Having said that, there are some of those lights which I agree are a problem. Some brands have a slower flash with a distinct "off" phase instead of, like mine, having a rapid flash that means that persistance of vision results in the observer never actually losing sight of it. But the fact of the matter is that, if the driver suddenly loses sight of/ gets confused by the flashing, they should slow down and take greater care! It's not difficult.
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So Graham, hopefully you've read all that I've put above. Now, go have a cup of tea, take a deep breath, calm down, and with a clear head read it again (I'm not being patronising here, although I know it probably sounds it, and I appologise for that)
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Apologising like that is like saying "no offence" just after saying something offensive. It lacks sincerity and isn't convincing. If you really felt you'd need to apologise for comments like that you shouldn't have made them in the first place.