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lots of annoyed cabbies and scooters on the Mall. Shows the problem of getting the point across.

No sign of my rear light, either. Still, enjoyed the ride.

here's the crowd at the taxi bump near Cambridge Circus:

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1800 according to http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk/main.html. Unless they take two hours to get going, which is not impossible.

i'm out :( it is unfortunate as i was really looking forward to this, i'm glad the sentiment has changed towards going to cm this friday and that people will be using it for a good cause rather than a just leisurely jaunt around central london. i'm also hoping the hgv protest will spark life into the cm again so that it can used in future for what it was originally intended as well as a platform for road cycling awareness and environmental issues.

+1. Should be there.

I don't know if this has been said? It would be great if the final design is approved by either a survivor or a relative of someone who has been lost. This would give it a bit more weight if the media took hold of it.

I wonder if the relatives of Lisa Pontecorvo might able to approve it? She was a real campaigner it seems.

http://www.thecnj.co.uk/islington/2008/091908/inews091908_02.html
or Simo:
http://www.thecnj.co.uk/islington/2008/091908/inews091908_02b.html

Deadline: distribute at BFF, 3 Oct Fri pm.?
Approve final graphic tomorrow. Get cash over weekend. Is that enought time to print and distribute?

great work Jol; and thanks for the offer Clefty!
Prefer the non-drop - a bit more universal.
Radio/local tv a good idea, too, if the cards get out quickly enough. Means the message can be more +ve about riding, as well as the more focussed, but scarier, spoke cards.
So: vote on domain name and design tomorrow, decide on a paypal address (like for the T-shirts) and away we go.
(Erm, and hide the drunk riding thread.)

agree on the domain name (poll with the final designs?) and I'll stump up the cash for it (that said, insidesuicide.info is just 99p for a year). We can park whatever info is settled on at a free site like google domains. Quick and easy.

VB+Ved +1. Should put a website link on the cards (www.insidesuicide.com, www.dfwt.org.uk and www.undertake.org.uk are free), too, unless going very viral.
Other stuff may make sense, too, but this should be the core of the campaign and closest to what the forum does. LCC and CTC can coordinate lobbying
Liked the city hall circle, too.

Roller Racing at 3'38"

Miranda Sawyer rides a fixiebike?

don't think so; she's pretty roadie, I think. Was thinking more who could work as presenter. The thought of Cavendish or Wiggins droning out of the radio is not pleasant.

Miranda Sawyer.
Robert Elms=roadie scum?

that's great. It was a good day.

purple Dolan creaming it around Freewheel course this pm, with black Dolan in tow

nice idea. Although surely GCHQ has got wind of this now?

rear brake as well.

1. Avoid overtaking lorries on their left.
   
2. Check behind you before changing position on the road (e.g passing parked cars).
   
3. Make eye contact with other road users, visibility is the only thing
   
4. Position yourself where everyone can see you,
   
5. Get in front of trucks and buses enough so the drivers see you
   
6. Position yourself out of the gutter so oncoming (right turning) traffic sees you
   
7. Even behind a van/truck/bus....MAKE yourself seen, thats your responsibility.
   
8. Put a bell
   
9. Put a brake on your bike.
   
10. [from moving target]
    http://www.movingtargetzine.com/foru...r-life/#Item_0
    
11. Vocally make pedestrians aware of your movements
    
12. Do not switch lanes or cut between traffic without looking for other cyclist/motorcyclist filtering down the gaps.
    
13. When passing parked cars. Check your shoulder and pull out with plenty of time. Too many people do it at the last minute.
    14.Over exaggerate hand signals . so the thickos get the message
    
14. Look for the fucker about to open the car door. Even better, always give them a wide berth, but see 13.
    
15. keep an eye on the opposite lane. That man in the white van wants to turn right, right across you. Taximan is desparate to do a U-Turn.
    
    

Plus what whatfriends said above (esp. 15)

most crashes happen from the front, so guy opening his car door (or whatever) might spot the lightenger, but not the stealthenger

There is a very Montgomery Burns-eque painting of him above the waterfall/stairs at the entrance to his Wapping Palace. Or at least there was, 8 years ago when I went for a job and got warned I might find that the newsroom swore too much for me. True story.

'cos he's sexy?

see, it was worth staying up for

"My flat (dorm or whatever) is in Kensington": nearest green space?
Could have a great mosh in that fountain thing.

That's one of the most fucking ridiculous things I've seen..

That's not going to look good in Kensington Gardens.

Now I've put my hands down, Google tells me this:

hands up who else didn't know what hxc was?