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GMB hi-vis (GMB/ITV) Am I agreeing with… St…Sta…Stanley Johnson?! What’s the world coming to? He was doing pretty well until the final few second of this clip…yep, it’s the sequel to the poll nobody asked for — Johnson vs Foufas… ‘Why would you want to put your safety in the hands of people that are fallible, they make mistakes.’ Broadcaster @cristo_radio (link is external) believes cyclists should take responsibility and wear HI VIS and a helmet. �♂️ pic.twitter.com/s9rnE8zrTw (link is external) It’s a live blog full house this morning. The radio and TV producers of the world have hit a brick wall, must be a slow news day because all the greatest hits are on repeat… (he loves us really)… BBC Three Counties Radio joined the party, getting Mr Loophole on to talk about helmets…
"Cyclists are so vulnerable," he told Jonathan Vernon-Smith. "They are exposed to massive dangers on the road from motorists, from the road surface itself and it just seems to be common sense to say you need to wear these items to protect yourself.
"I’ve been talking about this for a long time. What’s astonishing to me is why anyone’s astonished that anyone would suggest this because we get into a car which is a mass of metal, you’re protected and you have to wear a seatbelt because it makes you safe… how can you possibly get onto a bicycle with that degree of vulnerability and say ‘I don’t really want to protect my head and […]
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