The Daily Mail and The Telegraph have today published opinion pieces slamming the incoming Highway Code changes, and launching outspoken attacks on cycling in Britain.

Florida resident and Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn's work (link is external) is headlined: 'Bike lane Britain...the Great Leap Backwards. Under cover of Covid, officials have turned our city centres into crazy golf courses giving priority to Lycra-clad lunatics on racing bikes'.

In which he blasts the "mutton-headed communists" and "Genghis [Sadiq] Khan" for supporting cycle infrastructure, while also ripping into cycle lanes built during the pandemic, "Lycra-clad lunatics", "suicide jockeys", two abreast riding, the new 'Hierarchy of Road Users' and the regularly mythbusted road tax.

> "If you're a competent driver it shouldn't cause any issues": Cyclists react to Highway Code change outrage

The Guardian's political correspondent Peter Walker called the column "unhinged, error-strewn and downright weird [...] which adds in elements of racist banter for good measure. All involved should feel deeply ashamed," and awarded Littlejohn the "cycling myth media bingo contest for all-time".

The writer drew analogy between Britain's cycling infrastructure and Chairman Mao's 'kingdom of bicycles', and accused UK transport policy of ruining 21st-century Britain.

Littlejohn claimed city centres are now "crazy golf courses, intended to frustrate freedom of movement by giving priority to Lycra-clad lunatics on racing bikes and suicide jockeys on e-scooters."

> Expect carnage and more danger...Mr Loophole rants about Highway Code changes to talkRadio's Mike Graham

Commenting on the Highway Code changes coming into effect this week, he wrote: "Bikers are encouraged to ride two or three abreast in the middle of the road, deliberately to slow traffic to a crawl. Motorists will be expected to cede to both bikes and pedestrians when turning left."

The Code actually states riding two abreast "can be safer to do so", but that cyclists should "allow them [drivers] to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so"..

Walker also disputed the claim, amongst many, that "pro-bike extremists were given a blank sheet of paper to write their own rules."

It is not the first time the Mail has been accused of misrepresenting Highway Code changes.

Last week, a MailOnline story told readers that one new rule "tells cyclists to pedal in the middle of the road" when in fact it provides advice about road positioning in certain situations such as on quiet roads or in slow-moving traffic, and riding in primary position has been encouraged by cycling instructors for decades.

> Press misrepresents Highway Code changes – just days before they come into force

The Telegraph too published a provocative opinion piece (link is external) this morning, titled 'Pedal-pushers have taken over British roads – even as a cyclist, I think it’s time to rein them in'.

The introduction read, "The Highway Code’s new hierarchy of road use (sic) is taking things a bit too far in favour of the smug 'bikeltons' who manage to annoy everyone."

Last week, the Evening Standard (link is external) was accused of running a misleading headline on a story titled, 'New Highway Code rule will fine drivers £1,000 for opening door with wrong hand'.

The Express (link is external) went for 'POLL: Do you support new fine for opening car with wrong hand as cyclists given priority?'

Duncan Dollimore, head of campaigns at the national cycling charity, told road.cc: "A government led public awareness campaign should have started by now, with simple, accurate and memorable messages.

"Instead, less than a week before major Highway Code changes are being introduced, too many people are hearing about them through inaccurate news reports like this from the Evening Standard."

https://road.cc/content/news/national-newspapers-continue-anti-cycling-attacks-289795

swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> The Daily Mail and The Telegraph have today published opinion pieces
> slamming the incoming Highway Code changes, and launching outspoken
> attacks on cycling in Britain.
>
> -attacks-289795

As always, not an original thought in his empty head.
What a boring cunt!

On 25/01/2022 12:24 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> The Daily Mail and The Telegraph have today published opinion pieces slamming the incoming Highway Code changes, and launching outspoken attacks on fairy-cycling in Britain.
>
> Florida resident and Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn's work (link is external) is headlined: 'Fairy-Bike lane Britain...the Great Leap Backwards. Under cover of Covid, officials have turned our city centres into crazy golf courses giving priority to Lycra-clad lunatics on racing fairy-bikes'.
>
> In which he blasts the "mutton-headed communists" and "Genghis [Sadiq] Khan" for supporting fairy-cycle infrastructure, while also ripping into fairy-cycle lanes built during the pandemic, "Lycra-clad lunatics", "suicide jockeys", two abreast riding, the new 'Hierarchy of Road Users' and the regularly mythbusted road tax.
>
>> "If you're a competent driver it shouldn't cause any issues": Cyclists react to Highway Code change outrage
>
> The Guardian's political correspondent Peter Walker called the column "unhinged, error-strewn and downright weird [...] which adds in elements of racist banter for good measure. All involved should feel deeply ashamed," and awarded Littlejohn the "fairy-cycling myth media bingo contest for all-time".
>
> The writer drew analogy between Britain's fairy-cycling infrastructure and Chairman Mao's 'kingdom of fairy-bicycles', and accused UK transport policy of ruining 21st-century Britain.
>
> Littlejohn claimed city centres are now "crazy golf courses, intended to frustrate freedom of movement by giving priority to Lycra-clad lunatics on racing fairy-bikes and suicide jockeys on e-scooters."
>
>> Expect carnage and more danger...Mr Loophole rants about Highway Code changes to talkRadio's Mike Graham
>
> Commenting on the Highway Code changes coming into effect this week, he wrote: "Fairy-bikers are encouraged to ride two or three abreast in the middle of the road, deliberately to slow traffic to a crawl. Motorists will be expected to cede to both fairy-bikes and pedestrians when turning left."
>
> The Code actually states riding two abreast "can be safer to do so", but that fairy-cyclists should "allow them [drivers] to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so".
>
> Walker also disputed the claim, amongst many, that "pro-fairy-bike extremists were given a blank sheet of paper to write their own rules."
>
> It is not the first time the Mail has been accused of misrepresenting Highway Code changes.
>
> Last week, a MailOnline story told readers that one new rule "tells fairy-cyclists to pedal in the middle of the road" when in fact it provides advice about road positioning in certain situations such as on quiet roads or in slow-moving traffic, and riding in primary position has been encouraged by fairy-cycling instructors for decades.
>
>> Press misrepresents Highway Code changes – just days before they come into force
>
> The Telegraph too published a provocative opinion piece (link is external) this morning, titled 'Fairy-pedal-pushers have taken over British roads – even as a fairy-cyclist, I think it’s time to rein them in'.
>
> The introduction read, "The Highway Code’s new hierarchy of road use (sic) is taking things a bit too far in favour of the smug 'fairy-bikeltons' who manage to annoy everyone."
>
> Last week, the Evening Standard (link is external) was accused of running a misleading headline on a story titled, 'New Highway Code rule will fine drivers £1,000 for opening door with wrong hand'.
>
> The Express (link is external) went for 'POLL: Do you support new fine for opening car with wrong hand as fairy-cyclists given priority?'
>
> Duncan Dollimore, head of campaigns at the national fairy-cycling charity, told road.cc: "A government led public awareness campaign should have started by now, with simple, accurate and memorable messages.
>
> "Instead, less than a week before major Highway Code changes are being introduced, too many people are hearing about them through inaccurate news reports like this from the Evening Standard."
>
> https://road.cc/content/news/national-newspapers-continue-anti-cycling-attacks-289795

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On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 2:03:25 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
> swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> > The Daily Mail and The Telegraph have today published opinion pieces
> > slamming the incoming Highway Code changes, and launching outspoken
> > attacks on cycling in Britain.
> >
> > -attacks-289795
>
> As always, not an original thought in his empty head.

How's the chisel these days? Ready to use on teenagers still?

On 26/01/22 03:03, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
> As always, not an original thought in his empty head.
> What a boring cunt!

Thanks for the compliment.

Although Pounder's eating habits seem disgusting, he helps clean and
recycle dead animals from the seafloor. He also serves as a food source
for fish, seabirds and seals—at least those that can make it through the
slime.

On 26/01/22 23:19, Peeler wrote:
> Well, great to see that you felt personally addressed when Mr Pounder
> mentioned "boring cunt", you boring dumb gay masochistic little cyclist.

Yes I do. Pounder is ecstatic at personally addressing me.

Pounder doesn't have jaws but does has a special way of defending
himself - by letting out slime!