In reply to krikoman:
> Ha ha, I've only come here to complain about your complaint about another thread on cycling and it's dangers.I could have just ignored it but I'm taking a leaf out of your book and actually taking the time to Oh! FFS! back at you. thanks for the input.
And thank you too - I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
However, let's not be under any illusions, these posts aren't started to raise awareness of the dangers of cycling - those dangers are entirely apparent. Nor are they really started to ask whether the incident should be reported, as again it is purely common sense that the police should be involved to try and prevent future incidents.
At best these posts are started to vent the poster's [understandable] rage, and at worst they are started to seek attention and sympathy. In the latter case it is just the same as doing a Facebook check-in at an A&E department and waiting for the "hope you're okay hun" comments to start rolling in.
A post with a less disingenuous "i'm so fu**ing annoyed and need to vent about..." approach wouldn't have received my flaming - a hand-wringing "should I report this" one unfortunately does.
Rant over.