Mr Liddle's View Of Cycling
Cycling today editors office,
Milwall Street,
Buckinghamshire,
London,
Qt54YH5
Dear Sir, I am writing to inform you that I was outraged and furious when reading Mr Liddle’s recent article on his view of cycling and I couldn’t disagree with it more! I think that the article should be removed due to the many ‘jokes’ made at cyclists’ expense.
Mr Liddle throughout his article puts forward lots of opinions, which we cyclists do not agree with towards the start of the article, he mocks us for ‘arrogantly’ suggesting we are saving the planet. Each gallon of petrol, burned in an average car’s engine blows 19.4 pounds of CO2 out the exhaust and directly into Earth’s atmosphere, but riding a bike produces nothing and as a bonus, we’re losing weight. …show more content…
His mockery is just completely unnecessary. Just because we cyclists are bothered about our personal CO2 emissions and are prepared to put in the effort to do something about it doesn’t mean that Mr Liddle can mock us for doing something we love. I would guess that Mr Liddle is not a keen cyclist but I suggest he should try it! It might do him a bit of good, getting him out of the office. When Mr Liddle says that cyclists are a menace to society, that’s just an assumption. There might be the odd cyclist that is inconsiderate and won’t let you pass, but in reality there are always people who are rude but it happens in all walks of life! In reality it is more likely to be the ignorant drivers that think nothing more than mowing down a few cyclists is a great idea who are the problems here. His statement “I am worried that not enough cyclists are being killed on our roads each year” is morally wrong, claiming that they are like a different species and they need to be exterminated. Also, the way he refers to the Tour De France as just a bike race. When it is one of, if not the biggest cycling races in the world and a huge personal achievement for Sir Bradley Wiggins to come anywhere the podium. I think this was just plainly insulting towards cyclists and the winners of the ‘bike
Milwall Street,
Buckinghamshire,
London,
Qt54YH5
Dear Sir, I am writing to inform you that I was outraged and furious when reading Mr Liddle’s recent article on his view of cycling and I couldn’t disagree with it more! I think that the article should be removed due to the many ‘jokes’ made at cyclists’ expense.
Mr Liddle throughout his article puts forward lots of opinions, which we cyclists do not agree with towards the start of the article, he mocks us for ‘arrogantly’ suggesting we are saving the planet. Each gallon of petrol, burned in an average car’s engine blows 19.4 pounds of CO2 out the exhaust and directly into Earth’s atmosphere, but riding a bike produces nothing and as a bonus, we’re losing weight. …show more content…
His mockery is just completely unnecessary. Just because we cyclists are bothered about our personal CO2 emissions and are prepared to put in the effort to do something about it doesn’t mean that Mr Liddle can mock us for doing something we love. I would guess that Mr Liddle is not a keen cyclist but I suggest he should try it! It might do him a bit of good, getting him out of the office. When Mr Liddle says that cyclists are a menace to society, that’s just an assumption. There might be the odd cyclist that is inconsiderate and won’t let you pass, but in reality there are always people who are rude but it happens in all walks of life! In reality it is more likely to be the ignorant drivers that think nothing more than mowing down a few cyclists is a great idea who are the problems here. His statement “I am worried that not enough cyclists are being killed on our roads each year” is morally wrong, claiming that they are like a different species and they need to be exterminated. Also, the way he refers to the Tour De France as just a bike race. When it is one of, if not the biggest cycling races in the world and a huge personal achievement for Sir Bradley Wiggins to come anywhere the podium. I think this was just plainly insulting towards cyclists and the winners of the ‘bike