[Closed] Another twatty article from a motoring journalist

Oh well at least he's getting a good flaming in the comments.

Seems unable to comprehend that the hill he talks about cresting is just a corner in the vertical plane. So he has poor road sense as he has not adjusted his speed to account for the reduced visibility. He isn't as good a driver as he seems to think he is...

I have no idea who he is only he writes rubbish in some car magazine,thankfully i never have the need to read about cars.

It's like he is baiting people. Via a link.

Should be a name for that.

What a cock womble.

I suspect they might not publish my comment with a link to http://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/the-terrible-journalists-guide-to-writing-an-article-about-bicycles/

Jamie, chain maggot, perhaps?

[quote=Jamie ]It's like he is baiting people. Via a link.
Should be a name for that.

I have to admit "found the gap between them and the truck coming the other way" did make me wonder whether it is actually a deliberate troll, and he's going to pull out the Edinburgh defence, but sadly I suspect that just like most Jezza wannabes he's deadly serious in his total ignorance.

what a silly fellow.

aracer - posted your link @ 20:10, want to see how long it lasts?

Jamie, chain maggot, perhaps?

No thanks. Just had my tea.

That's really wound me up - I've left a comment, but if he actually believes that £&@? Then it's really scary.

So according to a bbc chap, Top Gear is on its way out, clarkson is now being chased for his "n" comment, and also now by ofcom about the slope on the bridge comment, his wife is also supposed to be divorcing him.

So now is the time for any person who drives a car to write silly billy articles just to get noticed , waves arms in air and hope they get the job on a new bbc car programe.

James May started on autocar.

Don't want to read the link, but could someone post a pic of the bloke's face, so I can add it to my list (James Martin etc) of who to hate. Ta.

Comment - MattA, 12:34. Respect.

I always thought he was a shit writer - it's not always nice to be proven correct. 🙁

aracer - posted your link @ 20:10, want to see how long it lasts?

I've reposted the link at 21:46

(See post by BLMac)

I wonder if this will get past the moderators:

“other circumstances”. I assume you mean a closed road, track or place where not being able to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear is acceptable (half the distance you can see to be clear on narrow roads obviously).

If you, Sir, ever kill a cyclist under the circumstance you suggest this article is enough to demonstrate premeditated murder.

My perfectly reasonable contribution has been removed.

Mine gone too

I think the fact they're refusing to publish that link says it all really. Not abusive, simply pointing out what the article is, and they don't particularly like that.

Also available here...

i just left a comment will see if it still stays up after an hour mine is adam cunningham btw.

I doubt mine will survive moderation.

I think the fact they're refusing to publish that link says it all really. Not abusive, simply pointing out what the article is, and they don't particularly like that.

Thanks for the original link anyway. Excellent read.

I have a mate who works in local news in the SW. We were chatting about this kind of thing the other day. He mentioned that "...if ever [the paper] needs traffic on the website! just post a motorist's rant about cycling..." 😐

My comment has gone too.

However I have commented on their FB wanting GPS car trackers and a lower national speed limit.

That should scare the dimwits - annoy enough cyclists and we'll be getting their speeds reduced.

Pretty noble of me seeing as I want one of these 🙂

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so has mine,spooky eh 😉

He appears to have lost the argument 😀

It disappeared, so I wrote another, now they're both back waiting to be moderated.

"How about getting someone who spends as much time “aboard a device fashioned from metal, rubber and carbon fibre” as in a bucket seat to write on cyclists and cycling, Walter Röhrl."

Completely pwned. It's not even as if the comments are from cyclists rather than drivers - latest published one "I hold a National A race licence, but keep the speed for the track, not the road."

I see the writer has asked for picture contributions

"Alex Harmer

Carlton,

The selection of pictures available to us that even vaguely illustrate what Andrew is talking about was limited to the two we used. The image from the Volvo video was not stolen as some have insinuated, but due to user complaints we have taken it down.

If you or anyone else has access to license-free images that demonstrate both proper and improper road use by cyclists, feel free to email them to me at alex.harmer@motorsportmagazine.com and we will include them in the article.

Thanks,

ACH"

I just emailed him this video link with our local chief of police explaining how to drive safely near cyclists

[url] http://http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ken-lay-supports-cyclists-right-to-be-on-road-20140227-33itx.html [/url]

....."maybe you could use it as the basis for an article explaining to your readers that with a little driving skill and a bit of consideration cyclists and drivers can happily share the road."

Are we absolutely sure this isn't a piss take?

It does read like one.

No, he is a REALLY bad writer. I've suffered his bobbins articles before.

Edukator - Troll
It disappeared, so I wrote another, now they're both back waiting to be moderated.

Mine has reappeared too.

deleted, can't be bothered

Published without the link.

Passed the link on to an old friend who's the Chairman of the Guild of Motoring Writers

Shaun

Stop in the distance you can see.

You degenerate arse of a baboon. You shouldn’t need to slam on the anchors, you should be prepared for anything to be just out of sight. There could be a baby robin injured in the road.

You ******* pleb.

superb! Someone got a 'baby robin' on there. Well done Shaun 😆

If people stop linking to these, they'll stop writing them.

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When will they go away?
How many do we have to ignore?

Cycling is currently popular amongst the affluent - that's not going to last, they'll all be into Centrifugal Bumble Puppy next year.

Might as well make hay and try and improve attitudes whilst we have the support.

This must be link bait, no? No-one can actually be that hypocritical and internally inconsistent and be eking out a living as a professional journalist, surely?

Regardless of the content (which we've all read a hundred times), the whole thing is basically "there I was enjoying myself, driving purely for the fun of driving, when I encountered a couple of cyclists enjoying themselves, clearly cycling for the fun of cycling. HOW VERY DARE THEY!!"

He's either intentionally trolling, or he's an enterprise-grade cretin. Not being familiar with either the author or the publication, it's difficult for me to be sure which is the case.

No-one can actually be that hypocritical and internally inconsistent and be eking out a living as a professional journalist, surely?

He could simply be so shit, he can't get readers any other way.

I don't the Journalist was trolling, I think he was probably struggling with what to come up with that is new/he hasn't done recently and decided on a stereotype. Dangerous as people read such tripe. I like motorsport magazine. They did an excellent article on all time top Ferrari drivers recently. Pity that such immature/basic journalism is put to their name by this person. Does anyone have the Editors email addy?