(08-06-2015, 12:43 PM)excollier Wrote: @Warrior
On your first point, there used to be far more bikes on the island years ago, and far less of this type of incident used to occur, I think it's the "bucket list" rider's attitudes that have changed the number of unnecessary incidents.

It's been a long time since I was able to come to the Island, and I remember the 2 miles of promenade chock-a-bloc with bikes, don't think I'd like what I'd see nowadays.


As to another post about challenging litterers and pee-ers,  well,  frequently they are intimidating looking yobbos , and very unlikely to pay much attention to a polite approach from someone civilised.  Western Society is going to Hell in a Handcart,  in fact it seems that the "tuff guy "manner has become a fashion for many.  You only have to go past a gathering of like-minded individuals, whether boy-racers, Hog riders, Subaru owners, you name 'em, to see the geezers standing around looking "well'ard" , arms folded to push the muscles into prominence, designer shades , pirate headscarves , I could go on and on.  The awful thing is, that many of these yobs are old enough to know better.

Sorry, overdone the rant as usual
Dave