Cycle Lane of Doom.

I know that I have posted in regards to the London Olympics already, but it is happening at present. Let's face it, even if you've been gang raped by a hoard of Astro Gazelles, unless it's happened somewhere in the vicinity of the Olympic Village it's not going to be headline news. That's precisely something that has bothered me.

The media are in an absolute frenzy - like paedophiles at a 'Singing Kettle' show. So much so that they seem to be broadcasting almost any and every 'incident' within a 5-mile radius of the Olympic Village. I'm half expecting a BBC News 24 presenter to interrupt with breaking news about some randomer in distress. 'Reports suggest that a 13 year-old girl has had her very first period on one of the Olympic rides. There's currently no information on which ride this event took place on, but we'll be sure to update you when more information becomes available.'

There was one thing that did happen which was difficult to ignore - a cyclist was killed after being struck by an Olympic shuttle bus.  The following is a quote from The Times Online.

"The man, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene on the A106 near the junction with the A12, a road that runs around the north side of the park, near the velodrome and the basketball arena.
The victim has not yet been formally identified but his next of kin have been informed of his death. The International Olympic Committee said last night that he was not an athlete."

Tragic stuff. Is it just me, or does the last line of that quote read like they're fucking relieved? 'Shit, a cyclist has been killed! He's not an athlete? Phew, thank god for that. I almost gave a fuck there.' Apparently the bus driver was arrested for causing death by dangerous driving. That may be jumping to conclusions as a large portion of non-competing cyclists at the Olympics seem like they're off their fucking rocker according to some reports.

Incidentally, this is not the only 'accident' to have occurred involving a cyclist being T-boned by a motor vehicle. Somewhere near Kent, a 14 year-old boy was knocked of his bike by a man in a Fiat Bravo in a hit and run attack. There appears to be some sort of 'League of Shadows' meets 'Destruction Derby' in a vendetta against cyclists. It's like they're being picked off one at a time by the hired henchmen of the 'Anti Bicycle Corp' or some shit. If they really wanted to make an impact, where were they during the Tour De France?

Speaking of the Tour De France, winner Bradley Wiggins has called for helmets to be made compulsory by law in the wake of these tragedies. A good idea, but is Bradley's arsehole big enough to fit him on your head? Seriously though, he says it as if wearing a piss-thin plastic helmet is impregnable to the force of a fucking double decker bus. That's like calling for wooly gloves to be a legal requirement incase of a fucking avalanche. It'd have to be made of 5-inch thick steel coated with Rhino skin or something. Gormless prick.