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I’ve been unwell – much more unwell than I should have been, dammit – and have now been Severely Banned from internet use at work. Some form of service shall be resumed shortly, however it may be heavily curtailed for a while. Sorry about that, folks.<\/p>\n

While I’m here, however, has anyone got any idea what is going through the heads of these morons I see riding bikes on the pavement, in the dark, fully kitted out in lid and proper clothes and everything, but completely without lights? “Duh, don’t have any lights but I’ll ride on the pavement and I’ve got a helmet on so must be safe.”<\/p>\n

I overtook one such numpty as he hopped back up onto the pavement having just ridden down the dual carriageway section of Countess Wear, without lights, on a black bike, with black clothes (no reflective piping) and black panniers. He gave me such a filthy look when I suggested that he might want to try some illumination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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