Peter Hitchens

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

And again .@captain_jimjam https://t.co/t1e63MKKmi — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@captain_jimjam And another https://t.co/SYNvboO1bk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

And another .@captain_jimjam https://t.co/D0TmIOsgWj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Another one .@captain_jimjam https://t.co/HWUnj4xDYX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

So would I (though it was not just lorry drivers) , .@captain_jimjam, but until someone compiles it, here are some examples : https://t.co/MISIQF0UAS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

I am pleased to hear it .@sean_walsh_1967 . Perhaps because I attended a Cathedral school in the late 1950s, I have always found architecture the most moving and powerful of the arts. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

RT @BillyBo148: @Bairey89 @ClarkeMicah @cyclingEU They may be limited but if you put a chip in some of these Ebikes you can get over 40mph. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Live as what? .@milfmore — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@captain_jimjam. I personally think you might as well wear a paper hat as a 'cycle helmet'. This is partly because, as an ex-motorcyclist, I know what a serious helmet involves. If nobody points out their faults, they'll become compulsory, so putting many off cycling at all. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@milfmore . THis sounds like one of those three wishes trick questions. Why do you ask? In 1860 I would have been a farm labourer with neither time nor desire to ramble. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

RT @CyclingJourno: Your occasional reminder that Peter Hitchens is a regressive, reactionary bigot who favours cycling only because he's op… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Meta-study, as far as I can see .@captain_jimjam. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Ah, I am sorry, please forgive the misunderstanding .@cecpodd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@captain_jimjam Maybe (what do you dispute?) but I'm not claiming the authority of scientific research. Anyone who examines a 'cycle helmet' can see that it won't protect you if you're hurled into the air (or struck) by a speeding ton of steel and glass. At any speed. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Hitchens on the death of all we hold dear https://t.co/t8K1ddiwcy via @theconwom — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Yes, this is true in Toytown, .@jnisbet, where Mr Plod ensures that Noddy never tweaks his speed limiter. Elsewhere, if you see an e-bike coming while crossing the road or walking in the park, get ready to jump for your life — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

2/2 .@captain_jimjam I'd guess cyclists who die on the roads do so largely thanks to being crushed at junctions by turning HGVs, or hit from behind by speeding cars (often driven by people who are drunk or drugged). Helmets cannot protect against this. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 .@captain_jimjam . You can get away with almost anything in a 'study' if your conclusion fits conventional wisdom. See how many times the report on this one relies on the weak verb 'could' , which also means 'could not'. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

RT @mark_sennett: Jesus Christ - turned 50 last month and here I am agreeing with Hitchens 🥳🤣🙏🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@cyclingEU e-bikes are not bicycles. They are motorbikes. I can see why they might suit the over-80s. but their main users are food delivery riders, who now fly along designated cycle paths at 25 mph, negating decades of campaigning to segregate bikes from motor vehicles. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@CecPodd In what way common sense? Most cyclists ride upright at abt 10 mph. Cycle 'helmets' are in fact styrofoam bowls able to withstand only small shocks at low heights; but they do influence their wearers to ride more recklessly, and drivers to treat cyclists more casually. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

2/2 .@jerrytaylor. 🔀🐢🎼🧱 #BFPO You can't just say what you like about people on social media. Justify this attack with evidence, please (or , if not, what does that make you, do you think?). — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 .@jerrytaylor. I am going to persist with this, as I don't have you down as a regular Mail on Sunday reader. You accuse me of writing 'bizarre deluded nonsense about the MMR vaccine ', a pretty serious charge. On what date? What words do you refer to? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@arbuthnotting. You obviously have not read the study you cite. Where is the testable or falsifiable objective evidence for the efficacy of bike helmets? Summarise it. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@jerrytaylor. Did you? Or did you read a false account of it? What did I say , do you think? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@JerryTaylor Twaddle.I doubt you've ever actually read anything by me before. My dear brother,once he could afford taxis,barely walked and wouldn't have gone near a bicycle for love or money.Though I think I persuaded him to start using trains instead of planes between DC & NYC. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@curtainsilcon, Oh, I ride pretty much everywhere in the city, using cycle paths when possible - but it often isn't. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Nope, I've observed the opposite. .@curtainsilicon. 90% of the riders I see riding through red lights , or who cut me up on the inside, are helmet wearers. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

THis surely just guesswork .@curtainsilicon. Even the makers admit that the helmets only protect at very low speeds. Yet rides who wear helmets are rasher, and drivers treat them with less care. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Or it might not .@chubbychaserlee. There's no objective evidence that it does so. An egg and an eggbox are not very good parallels. On the other hand, I think the wearing of safety gear encourages rash riding. Dutch injury figures are interesting. — PolitiTweet.org