@willireallyam1@cyclist13@WarksCyclist There was clearly ample opportunity after impact to fend off/block access to road/ preserve safety and dignity of the cyclist 🚴♂️
The more I hear from the Covid enquiry, the more I think that the PM and the majority of ministers did not have the intellectual tools necessary to understand scientific advice and therefore to be able to weigh it successfully alongside economics, social science etc. In my view this can be traced to educational failure - they weren’t taught or didn’t learn the basics of science alongside their chosen disciplines. This also applies the other way round to scientists of course. Breadth of knowledge is key, as well as specialisation / expertise, and I don’t think our system delivered that in the 80s and 90s when I (and they) went to University - whether it does that today is an open question. I think we need to be producing more polymaths.
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@nwex@MikeyCycling 🤔 they didn’t always. I’m thinking it’s because helmet manufacturers do a lot of the sponsoring in tdf and it’s another platform for them to advertise on.