Oh dear .. CW is now knocking Nokia for sponsoring Bike Week,.#...
Why?
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Nokia sells hands free sets which enable drivers to use mobile phones when driving, despite research which shows that use iof any mobile phone puts other road users and particularly cyclists at risk
depends on the conversation. A short use to inform "delayed in traffic or whatever" is acceptable. Holding the equivalent of a board room debate whilst on way to see a customer or whatever is not.
But hang on.. I frequently see pedestrians walk into lamp posts and shop displays whilst nattering
I also come across cyclists using HAND HELD devices whilst wobbling throughout their conversations .. plus some on hands-free So what if we were to ban using these devices - including radios/MP3s whatever as these hinder a cyclist who relies on his or her ears to detect traffic around them?
I am sure there would be a huge screaming outcry of "UNFAIR! They world hates us!"
It is just as dangerous then to use these devices whilst cycling - if not more so as it takes away the benefit of "hearing and listening out for approaching traffic." You can tell how fast a car is approaching from behind from the sheer sound of the engine after all
Darnton - Chair of Cycling England and partner of Bike Week is amazed by the "gist which suggests
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Cycling should never associate itself with anything that could be construed as having danger to cyclists
OK - so Tour de France and ToB should not have cars and film crews in CARS following to record the and provide back up then
Darnton in CW wrote:
Would we never for example take promotional/backing money from hamburger conglomerates, fuel companies or CAR MANUFACTURERS?
CW backpedals a bit here :lol;
Shades of ANSWER the
QUESTION come to mind again
CW wrote:
But our question was how did Bike Week become associated with a piece of equipment which endangers vulnerable road users - such as cyclists?
But my question to CW would be to show the stats on this one as it's rather a sweeping statement and I am certainly no fan of the mobile phone anyway.
How many of these incidents were caused by the CYCLIST using this equipment?
I can come up with quite a few incidents from our own patch
Of course - Nokia benefited BIKE WEEK with a whopping £200,000 donation to help promote its objectives per Darnton
Bike Week's objectives are simple: reaching new audiences for cycling and encouraging folk to get pedal powered up
The target this year was FAMILIES and the emphasis was on proving that cycling is a family activity and a very positive form of transport for everyone
Nokia helped make Bike Week more mainstream - and the Nokia partnership enabled the committee to communicate with
a huge number of folk in a bid to make cycling more relevant to them. Something which would have taken years without this help from the mobil phone company.
The Bike Week Management Team - made up of CCN, Sustrans, Cycling England/Scotland and the CTC (who were camapigning to have hands free devices banned to drivers
) is
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delighted that Nokia is this year's sponsor of Bike Week.
A key focus for Bike Week has been providing advice to cyclists. This year is no different and Nokia actively supports this message by providing information and advice as to how to use the phones. The hand-free kits user guides clearly explain how to use these kits safely. Ever driver i ultimately responsible for the safe operation of thier vehicle
But undeterred
{i]Answer the
question[/i]
CW wrote:
We asked Nokia why in the light of such research - they continue to sell this equipment
Errrr.. because it's business and cyclists and pedestrians are seen "regularly apparently talking to themselves..
Per the company spokesperson
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It's illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving without using a hands free kit and Nokia does not condone drivers who use the phones in that way. We highlight in every user guide that mobile phones should not be used at the wheel of a car and produce a kit for customers who want or need to make hands-free calls
Nokia is proud to be a sponsor of Bike Week, especially when there are a number of initiatives during the week for all cyclists of all ages and abilities to learn more about keeping safe on their bicycles
Bike Week runs from June 14 to June 22. So get your bikes out and take part!
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