1. Be naughty in cars: Vatican issues driving ‘10 Commandments’
A 36-page document called Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road contains 10 Commandments covering everything from road rage, respecting pedestrians, keeping a car in good shape and avoiding rude gestures while behind the wheel.
“Cars tend to bring out the ‘primitive’ side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant results,” the document said.
Okayyy, must track down a copy and see if either the Madonna del Ghisallo or bicycle riders are granted a mention.
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2. Be a naughty Pro Tour cyclist: UCI tells cyclists to sign anti-doping declaration before Tour de France
All ProTour cyclists will be asked to sign a declaration before the Tour de France saying they are not involved in doping and agreeing to pay a year’s salary on top of their two-year ban if found guilty of drug use.
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Although the federation can’t force riders to sign, UCI is asking team managers to take that into consideration when deciding whether to enter riders in a race.
Actually that’s sounds as useful as tits on a canary when it comes to stamping out doping in the sport.
3. Be a ignorant prick: Bizarre 101 hit-and-run injures S.F. cyclist
At about 11 p.m. Sunday, 36-year-old Girogos Vassiliades, of Emeryville, allegedly made an illegal right turn from Market Street onto the entrance of U.S. Highway 101, hitting and injuring a cyclist who was riding in the bicycle lane eastbound on Market, police reported.
San Francisco police Sgt. Steve Mannina said Vassiliades stopped on the onramp after the crash, but then began to drive off. A witness to the crash, who was standing outside Vassiliades’ 2005 Ford Focus when he tried to flee, grabbed the steering wheel to stop him, Mannina said.
As Vassiliades and the witness wrestled for the steering wheel, the Focus rolled up onto a car that was stopped in front of it and flipped onto its side, pinning the witness, Mannina said.
According to this news report, Mr Vassiliades has been booked for a felony hit-and-run. Pity there’s no legal equivalent to being also publically labelled a ignorant prick on top of a probable sentence. Maybe Public Nuisance would suffice?
