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Home » Long Term Weight Loss » Eastenders star thanks cycling for dramatic weight loss; Media guidelines for road collisions ‘trying to ban the term Lycra lout’, says DM article;…

If ever there was a case of putting two and two together and arriving atanything but four, it's thisbizarre article in today's edition of the Daily Mail.

Referring to the recently launched Road Collision Reporting Guidelines - with road.cc contributor Laura Laker formingpart of the University of WestminsterActive Travel Academy teamthat drafted them - Simon Walters claims the 'campaigners' are "trying to ban the use of the term 'Lycra louts' to describe speeding cyclists". He also says they want to makethe "abuse of cyclists ahate crime", similar to the protections offered to domestic violence victims and refugees.

As outlined by Laker above and inthe proposedRoad Collisions Reporting Guidelines, the team were advised by Impress, and cyclists who simplyfeel insulted won't be able to make formal complaints, unless their safety is at risk. The term 'Lycra lout' is not mentioned at all, and the proposed guidelines on discrimination against a group ofroad users outlined in Guideline 2, clause 2.3 says this:

"A representative group, or an individual, may bring a complaint under this clause. Language that dehumanises is that which is intended to, or is likely to, provoke hatred or to put a person or group in fear. The disputed words, therefore, must be more than provocative, offensive, hurtful or objectionable: this provision includes, but is not limited to, speech that is likely to cause others to commit acts of violence against members of the group or discriminate against them, for example driving with less care, or greater aggression, towards a perceived group of road users."

Walters also claims newspapers would be "gagged from stating if an injured cyclist was not wearing a helmet or high-vis clothing"; in the same way it's best not to mention things that are irrelevant when reporting on just about anything else, then...

Funnily enough the tabloid appear to have deleted the article from their website, but for some reason it's been copied word-for-word on msn.comso you can read all the inaccuraciesfor yourself.

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Eastenders star thanks cycling for dramatic weight loss; Media guidelines for road collisions 'trying to ban the term Lycra lout', says DM article;...

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