LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

So who's going? I'm well excited, I love these skates.

Gav · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:18 am Subject:

I'll be down in Guildford on the ice... all winter. oh well, no ntwns's for me.

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

Think I'm out to play, and Mike, I may want to have a chat with you about the philisophical possibilities of responsible suiciding. Vis a V redlights and Peds.

and Gav, Guildford? Me interested, more in a PM.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Red lights? I stop for them on the bike, but that's because it's illegal not to. On skates it's perfectly legal to blow them, though whether it's morally correct or sensible is another matter.

Edit, oh, and peds? You mean scaring/hitting them? That's never acceptable. They are vulnerable road users like skaters and cyclists, we should be very tolerant and avoiding of them. Cagers in their cages, on the other hand...

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

Adam B(GMF) · Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 237

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

I'm gonig to the moraly correct and sensible, and I'm not too sure I'd like to argue the toss with the fuzz either.

But just thinking, as I've been known to stop and wait at lights while skating even on a few NTWNSs too how other people felt, and if it was just me who felt a bit bad bowling through like we owned the place.

Seems we want skating as a mode of transport, and to be anarcic too, when we feel like it.

Wasn't planning on having this debate here and now, just some time and sounding out opinions.

Attempts remove cat from pigeons and stuff back in bag, weld lid back on can of worms etc...

Adam B(GMF) · Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 237

My 2pees worth

If it gets out of hand there would be a chance of getting an ASBO slapped on us and would effect skating in general not just the NTWNS

Think the risk is low though - but something to bear in mind

Safety - I for one am going to try and be sesible and stay in one piece as i would go mad sitting at home, broken

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

That's obvious, if you're skating outside your own limits and abilities, you shouldn't be on the NTWNS, nor any other skate for that matter. Always skate to within what you know yourself capable of, and be aware how your abilities drop off with exhaustion.

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

As far as I am aware ASBOs are applied to individuals, not activities. They would need a bye-law for skating to be affected.

That should not be seen as an excuse to skate wrecklessly. You should always think about the consequences of your actions to not just yourself but to those around you including people not connected to what you are doing.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Oooohhh, that was so good! Such a nice chilled and enjoyable skate, twice up Pentonville too.