Cyclists left with punctures as drawing pins scattered on prom (From Thisisdorset)
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Cyclists left with punctures as drawing pins scattered on prom
8:33am Friday 25th January 2013 in Latest By Paula Roberts
Cyclists left with punctures as drawning pins scattered on prom
CYCLISTS have criticised “idiots” who dropped drawing pins on the promenade at Poole.
The bronze pins have been found scattered along the busy prom at Branksome, with a number of riders reporting punctures.
Others have reported experiencing punctures from drawing pins at Sandbanks.
Cyclist Pat Gough was travelling from Oakdale to Bournemouth on Tuesday when he fell victim.
He said: “While a puncture is annoying, I worry about the injuries that the drawing pins can inflict on dogs and the feet of beachgoers in the summer.
“I’ve always found there’s a friendly atmosphere amongst cyclists, dog walkers and pedestrians walking along the promenade in the morning. I feel let down that someone has felt they needed to do this.
“I rode past five or six cyclists repairing punctures on Monday and then realised why, as a pin pierced my tyre.
“I didn’t remove it and was luckily able to complete my journey to work.”
Fellow cyclist Andrew Hooper, 54, from Corfe Mullen, said: “I do cycle along this route but not regularly. If they have been put there deliberately then that’s the worst thing that can happen, especially if it’s bad weather.”
A dog walker, who did not wish to be named, picked up his pet as he approached the pins and added: “If someone has dropped them by accident then that’s one thing but it probably is someone being an idiot.”
A spokesman for the Borough of Poole said officers in beach services were not aware of the incident but had gone out to investigate.
Dorset Police said they had also not been informed.
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Comments(39)
suzigirl
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8:55am Fri 25 Jan 13
jeebuscripes
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9:09am Fri 25 Jan 13
Stay tuned for next weeks copy: a boiler stops working, someone can't find their car keys and someone forgot to take their 'Bag for Life' to the supermarket.
THE HORROR.
bbird
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9:39am Fri 25 Jan 13
really?? seriously??
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9:55am Fri 25 Jan 13
Tig
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10:16am Fri 25 Jan 13
jeebuscripes wrote:As a cyclist who sometimes rides along the promenade, I'm glad this story has been reported. It means I am now aware of this.
One of the Echo employees got a puncture so it ends up in the paper.
Stay tuned for next weeks copy: a boiler stops working, someone can't find their car keys and someone forgot to take their 'Bag for Life' to the supermarket.
THE HORROR.
.
However, to the person/s that did this, it's not going to stop me cycling there.
speedy231278
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10:39am Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True
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10:41am Fri 25 Jan 13
However, what angers me more are cyclists without lights at night, cyclists with no helmet and cyclists who use pedestrian footpaths.....
.....and smokers (I just threw that one in)!
suzigirl
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10:56am Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True wrote:I agree with you. I had a cyclist pass me on the pavement this morning on his mobile phone. That it wrong on so many levels! May I add that motorists who drive with their fog lights on when it is not foggy is very irritating and also dog owners who do not pick their dog poo up!
I'm an avid long distance cyclist, so reading this really angers me. However, what angers me more are cyclists without lights at night, cyclists with no helmet and cyclists who use pedestrian footpaths..... .....and smokers (I just threw that one in)!
Isosceles
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11:24am Fri 25 Jan 13
I never realised before that mobile phones had wheels!
ekimnoslen
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12:07pm Fri 25 Jan 13
retry69
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12:31pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True
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12:45pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Bournemouth, on the other hand would need to hire a sketch artist to enhance their CCTV footage, then send a bus load of fast response trained PCSO's to deal with the anti-social behaviour! Better still, Specials!
MikeFrench
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1:07pm Fri 25 Jan 13
downmoor-ch
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1:34pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Tig wrote:IT MAY NOT STOP YOU TIG, BUT I HOPE THAT IT WILL SLOW DOWN, NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALL THE OTHERS, THAT USE IT AS A SPEED TRACK !.
jeebuscripes wrote:As a cyclist who sometimes rides along the promenade, I'm glad this story has been reported. It means I am now aware of this.
One of the Echo employees got a puncture so it ends up in the paper.
Stay tuned for next weeks copy: a boiler stops working, someone can't find their car keys and someone forgot to take their 'Bag for Life' to the supermarket.
THE HORROR.
.
However, to the person/s that did this, it's not going to stop me cycling there.
suzigirl
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2:22pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Isosceles wrote:Your reading is not great is it the key word here is "cyclist" and what would a cyclist be riding - you' ve guessed it - a bicycle!
suzigirl says 'I had a cyclist pass me on the pavement this morning on his mobile phone' I never realised before that mobile phones had wheels!
nosuchluck54
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2:37pm Fri 25 Jan 13
suzigirl wrote:I would have thought the keyword was humour!
Isosceles wrote:Your reading is not great is it the key word here is "cyclist" and what would a cyclist be riding - you' ve guessed it - a bicycle!
suzigirl says 'I had a cyclist pass me on the pavement this morning on his mobile phone' I never realised before that mobile phones had wheels!
l'anglais
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2:38pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Just explain a container of Rolex watches was washed ashore.
Isosceles
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2:50pm Fri 25 Jan 13
I am afraid that some people reading this paper have had their 'humerus' removed.
suzigirl
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3:05pm Fri 25 Jan 13
old git 2
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3:53pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True wrote:and why exactly are 'Specials' worse than PCOSs or any other uniformed officer???
I hope Poole council will trudge through the CCTV. These pillocks surely must be on there! Criminal damage IS criminal damage and it needs to be detected!! Bournemouth, on the other hand would need to hire a sketch artist to enhance their CCTV footage, then send a bus load of fast response trained PCSO's to deal with the anti-social behaviour! Better still, Specials!
they hold the power of a constable, wear the same uniform, carry the same equipment and give up their own time to work for the community for free!
Some may say its stupid to not get paid but i think they do a fantastic job and without them most forces would be in a lot of trouble!
sadly for you on this occaasion your name is incorrect - you may be contraversial but what you have said is certainsly NOT true!
polblagger
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4:03pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Secondly, and more worryingly is how this shows up the lack of awareness and concentration of the average cyclist.
I'm a cyclist myself and am constantly vigilant for diesel, pot holes, broken glass and anything else that might cause an accident.
If you can't spot bright brass coloured objects in your path you either need to wake up or stop riding, your a danger to yourself and others.
Controversial But True
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5:19pm Fri 25 Jan 13
old git 2 wrote:And the fact that Dorset Police has the 4th worst crime detection in England and Wales backs up my point. True and Not controversial. Sorry!
Controversial But True wrote:and why exactly are 'Specials' worse than PCOSs or any other uniformed officer???
I hope Poole council will trudge through the CCTV. These pillocks surely must be on there! Criminal damage IS criminal damage and it needs to be detected!! Bournemouth, on the other hand would need to hire a sketch artist to enhance their CCTV footage, then send a bus load of fast response trained PCSO's to deal with the anti-social behaviour! Better still, Specials!
they hold the power of a constable, wear the same uniform, carry the same equipment and give up their own time to work for the community for free!
Some may say its stupid to not get paid but i think they do a fantastic job and without them most forces would be in a lot of trouble!
sadly for you on this occaasion your name is incorrect - you may be contraversial but what you have said is certainsly NOT true!
http://www.bournemou
thecho.co.uk/news/98
57534.Dorset_Police_
clear_up_rate_one_of
_worst_in_UK/
Controversial But True
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5:21pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True wrote:....oh, and I did say "Better still, Specials"!
old git 2 wrote:And the fact that Dorset Police has the 4th worst crime detection in England and Wales backs up my point. True and Not controversial. Sorry!
Controversial But True wrote:and why exactly are 'Specials' worse than PCOSs or any other uniformed officer???
I hope Poole council will trudge through the CCTV. These pillocks surely must be on there! Criminal damage IS criminal damage and it needs to be detected!! Bournemouth, on the other hand would need to hire a sketch artist to enhance their CCTV footage, then send a bus load of fast response trained PCSO's to deal with the anti-social behaviour! Better still, Specials!
they hold the power of a constable, wear the same uniform, carry the same equipment and give up their own time to work for the community for free!
Some may say its stupid to not get paid but i think they do a fantastic job and without them most forces would be in a lot of trouble!
sadly for you on this occaasion your name is incorrect - you may be contraversial but what you have said is certainsly NOT true!
http://www.bournemou
thecho.co.uk/news/98
57534.Dorset_Police_
clear_up_rate_one_of
_worst_in_UK/
Tig
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6:20pm Fri 25 Jan 13
downmoor-ch wrote:THANKS, but I don't cycle fast anywhere where there are pedestrians and certainly don't use the prom as a "speed track."
Tig wrote:IT MAY NOT STOP YOU TIG, BUT I HOPE THAT IT WILL SLOW DOWN, NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALL THE OTHERS, THAT USE IT AS A SPEED TRACK !.
jeebuscripes wrote:As a cyclist who sometimes rides along the promenade, I'm glad this story has been reported. It means I am now aware of this.
One of the Echo employees got a puncture so it ends up in the paper.
Stay tuned for next weeks copy: a boiler stops working, someone can't find their car keys and someone forgot to take their 'Bag for Life' to the supermarket.
THE HORROR.
.
However, to the person/s that did this, it's not going to stop me cycling there.
Letcommonsenseprevail
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6:24pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Letcommonsenseprevail
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6:26pm Fri 25 Jan 13
suzigirl wrote:I don't think you're allowed to drive along the prom.
It is sometimes very hard to distinguish humour from sarcasm! Has nobody blamed a motorist yet?
nosuchluck54
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6:30pm Fri 25 Jan 13
LetcommonsenseprevaiIs that humour or sarcasm mmm?
l wrote:
suzigirl wrote:I don't think you're allowed to drive along the prom.
It is sometimes very hard to distinguish humour from sarcasm! Has nobody blamed a motorist yet?
Carolyn43
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6:47pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Dont drop litter
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10:09pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Controversial But True wrote:I think you'll find that riding a bike on he prom is not an offence. Neither is cycling without a helmet. Technically, cycling whilst using a telephone is also not an offence although its not very sensible.
I'm an avid long distance cyclist, so reading this really angers me.
However, what angers me more are cyclists without lights at night, cyclists with no helmet and cyclists who use pedestrian footpaths.....
.....and smokers (I just threw that one in)!
Riding a bike has become a lot less fun that it used to be that's to angry motorists in oversized cars - this sort of thing isn't helping.
Yankee1
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12:25am Sat 26 Jan 13
Curly Jefferson
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7:53am Sat 26 Jan 13
downmoor-ch
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11:05am Sat 26 Jan 13
Curly Jefferson wrote:Then why talk about it, just go for it and DO IT!.
I have cycled here before and always been courteous to walkers. However I was walking one night with my girlfriend and a woman on a bike came right up behind us dinging her bell repeatedly waiting for us to move. I felt like ripping her bell off and throwing it in the sea!
ranger_bob
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4:59pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Curly Jefferson wrote:And if she had come up behind you and charged passed without a warning you would have been angry as well. Talk about a lose/lose situation!
I have cycled here before and always been courteous to walkers. However I was walking one night with my girlfriend and a woman on a bike came right up behind us dinging her bell repeatedly waiting for us to move. I felt like ripping her bell off and throwing it in the sea!
Letcommonsenseprevail
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5:43pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Curly Jefferson wrote:Er, isn't that exactly what the bell is for???????
I have cycled here before and always been courteous to walkers. However I was walking one night with my girlfriend and a woman on a bike came right up behind us dinging her bell repeatedly waiting for us to move. I felt like ripping her bell off and throwing it in the sea!
scrumpyjack
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3:12pm Mon 28 Jan 13
suzigirl wrote:So he didn't actually hit you?
Controversial But True wrote:I agree with you. I had a cyclist pass me on the pavement this morning on his mobile phone. That it wrong on so many levels! May I add that motorists who drive with their fog lights on when it is not foggy is very irritating and also dog owners who do not pick their dog poo up!
I'm an avid long distance cyclist, so reading this really angers me. However, what angers me more are cyclists without lights at night, cyclists with no helmet and cyclists who use pedestrian footpaths..... .....and smokers (I just threw that one in)!
He passed safely?
scrumpyjack
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3:27pm Mon 28 Jan 13
suzigirl wrote:*rolls eyes
Isosceles wrote:Your reading is not great is it the key word here is "cyclist" and what would a cyclist be riding - you' ve guessed it - a bicycle!
suzigirl says 'I had a cyclist pass me on the pavement this morning on his mobile phone' I never realised before that mobile phones had wheels!
I thought it was just Americans that struggled with sarcasm. Apparently not.
MrTea76
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2:38am Sun 10 Feb 13
MrTea76
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7:01pm Mon 11 Feb 13
spooki says...
8:43am Fri 25 Jan 13