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Cyclists wearing headcams “are vigilantes in Lycra”, says Daily Mail

The Guardian and The Daily Mail neatly split along ‘party lines’ in mid-June when discussing whether cyclists are a high-risk group of road users in need of more protection from motorised traffic or, alternatively, a selfish-aggressive minority from whom, if anything, other roads users need protection.

Rik Thomas
26 June 2015
London`s Evening Standard on 22 June
London`s Evening Standard on 22 June

 

Two very different views on how cyclists should behave on our roads, and how other road users should behave towards them, appeared in the media in mid-June. One, rather trenchant, view was put forward by Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine on 19 June. “The real menaces on our roads are vigilantes in Lycra filming your every move,” Vine suggested. “Militant cyclists – also known as the Cycle Stasi – are taking over the roads [and] many of this new breed of Lycra-clad...

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