{"id":101670179,"date":"2008-03-22T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2008-03-22T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=101670179"},"modified":"2008-03-22T17:42:59","modified_gmt":"2008-03-22T17:42:59","slug":"cyclists-battle-for-road-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=101670179","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists battle for road survival"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mario Cacciottolo BBC News
\nCyclists will tell you it’s a jungle out there, especially on the busy, car-choked streets of our major cities.
\nMotorists and pedestrians, on the other hand, will gripe about those who have got on their bikes, complaining that they don’t stick to the rules – or paths – designated to them.
\nNow Conservative leader David Cameron has pedalled into the argument, after being photographed by the Daily Mirror jumping red lights and cycling the wrong way up a one-way street.
\n…
\nMr Cahill, who says he has been hit by cars three times, is dismissive of the claims made against Mr Cameron.
\n"I’ve jumped the lights before, but I’m not a crook. There’s a negative attitude towards cyclists from motorists.
\n"Cars park on cycle lanes, so we can’t use them, but no-one does anything about it. And if you followed anyone around with a camera, then they’d eventually do something wrong."
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\nhttps:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/7308895.stm<\/a>
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By Mario Cacciottolo BBC News Cyclists will tell you it’s a jungle out there, especially on the busy, car-choked streets of our major cities. Motorists and pedestrians, on the other hand, will gripe about those who have got on their bikes, complaining that they don’t stick to the rules – or paths – designated to … <\/p>\n

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